Iranian Qari to Attend Sydney Quranic Event

IQNA – A Quran recitation circle is planned to be held in Sydney, Australia, on the occasion of birth anniversary of Imam Ali (AS).

The Samen Al-Aeme Imam Reza Quran Academy in Sydney will organize the event after Maghrib and Isha prayers this Friday.

Renowned Iranian Quran reciter Hadi Esfandani will be the special guest qari at the program.

Mustafa Ashrafi, an Iranian Quran activist in Australia, will also take part in the Quranic circle.

The Samen Al-Aeme Imam Reza Quran Academy is a grassroots institute that organizes various Quranic and religious programs for Muslims in Sydney and elsewhere in Australia.

They include Quran competitions that are received very warmly by the country’s Muslims.

Shia Muslims and others celebrate the birth anniversary of Imam Ali (AS) on the 13th day of the lunar month of Rajab, which falls on Thursday, January 25.

Imam Ali (AS) was Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s highly revered son-in-law and cousin as well as the first Imam in Shia Islam.

The Imam is respected for his courage, knowledge, belief, honesty, unbending devotion to Islam, deep loyalty to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), equal treatment of all Muslims and generosity in forgiving his defeated enemies.

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