The Department of Intellectual Affairs commemorates the martyrdom anninversary of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) in African

The Department of Intellectual and Cultural Affairs at the Al-Abbas's (p) Shrine commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) in four African countries, within the (Al-Kafeel Sofra) program of the month of Ramadhan, which is supervised by the African Studies Center of the Department.

The director of the Center, Sheikh Saad Sattar al-Shammari, said that"the Center, as part of the (AL-Kafeel Sofra) program to commemorate the first blessed nights of al-Qadr, commemorated the wound and the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali(peace be upon him) in four African countries, Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar and Senegal".

He added that"the program, which was held in the presence of followers and lovers of Ahl al-Bayt(peace be upon them), included various devotional activities, including a Quranic session and reading of the supplications of Ahl al-Bayt(peace be upon them), special to the holy month of Ramadhan and Dua Kumayl".

He continued, " the Center's preachers also gave lectures on the incident of the assassination of the Commander of the Faithful(peace be upon him), what happened at the dawn of the nineteenth of the month of Ramadhan, and explaining the events and effects of this incident on the authentic Islamic Mohammadian religion, on the Islamic nation and on humanity as a whole."

Al-Shammari explained that"the preachers of the Center, namely Sheikh Ammar Ali in the state of Kenya in the city of Mombassa, Sheikh Ammar Mawlid in the state of Tanzania, Sheikh Abdul Malik in the city of vohipeno in the state of Madagascar, and Sheikh Yahya Tour in the city of Ziguinchor in Senegal, all commemorated the wound and the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali (peace be upon him), through the establishment of the (Al-Kafeel Sofra) program to revive the first blessed nights of Qadr in their countries".