Ramadan Quran Reading Programs Planned in Iraq
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Dar-ol-Quran Center of the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine plans to organize 146 Khatm Quran (reading the Quran from the beginning to the end) programs in the holy month of Ramadan.
They will be held at the center and its branches in different parts of Iraq, the website of the Astan reported.
They are part of the center’s activities and programs for the holy month, which will begin on Sunday.
Safa al-Silawi, the head of the center, said the other programs will include Quranic circles on the birth anniversary of Imam Hassan (AS), Qadr Nights and martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali (AS).
There will also be competitions on memorization, recitation and Tafseer (interpretation) of the Quran as well as Quran reading sessions for women, he added.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar in which Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. The Quran was revealed to the Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) heart in this month.
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