4,000 Individuals Learn Quran at Abdul Azim Hassani Center Annually: Official
Abbas Salimi made the remark at the closing ceremony of the center’s summer Quran teaching courses, held Wednesday night at the holy mausoleum.
Some 170 of the top participants in the courses were honored at the ceremony, which was also attended by a number of Quranic and religious officials as well as prominent Quran activists.
Salimi said that after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the summer Quranic courses of the center were received very well this year, with more than 1,240 individuals taking part in the in-person and virtual classes.
He said the courses featured lessons on Quran memorization, recitation, etc, adding that the participants took an examination at the end of the classes.
Salimi referred to a Hadith from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that urges parents to raise their children with the love for the Quran, for the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and for Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS), praising those parents who teach their children the Quran.
Abdul Azim Hassani (AS), also known as Shah Abdol Azim, was a fifth generation descendant of Imam Hassan ibn Ali (AS) and a companion of Imam Muhammad Taqi (AS).
His holy shrine in Rey, south of the Iranian capital, is a pilgrimage site that attracts millions of pilgrims from across Iran and other parts of the world every year.
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