The Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine participated in the activities of the eighth annual festival of Sahib Al-Asr wa Zaman (may Allah hasten his holy reappearance), in Babylon.
The festival is organized by the Association of servants of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) in the Hashemiya District of Babylon governorate, with the participation of the holy shrines of Imam Ali, Imam al-Hussayn, Imam al-Kadhem and imam al-Jawad, Imam al-Hadi and Imam al-Askari, and Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon them), and in the presence of official figures and a large gathering of the people of the District.
The festival began with a recitation of the verses of the Holy Quran by the reader of the Imam ar-Redha's (p) Holy Shrine; Said al-Tusi, followed by the reading of Surah al-Fatiha in memory of the righteous martyrs of Iraq, and then the speech of the holy shrines of Imam al-Hussayn al-Abbas (peace be upon them) delivered by acting Sheikh Fattah Samer Barghouti from the Department of religious affairs at the Al-Abbas's (p) Shrine, in which he touched on aspects of the personality of Imam al-Mahdi(may Allah hasten his holy reappearance) in the time of occultation.
The festival witnessed several events, including the participation of the chanting group of the Holy Shrine of Imam al-Kadhem and Imam al-Jawad (peace be upon them), in addition to reciting poems about the love of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them), and concluded with the delegation of the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine handing over the banner of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him) to the official of the Association of servants of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them); Sayed Ali al-Sharifi, who in turn thanked and appreciated the holy shrine for its great support.