Al-Abbas's (P) Shrine holds the activities of the fourth international Maraqi al-Mujtaba (peace be upon him) competition

The Al-Abbas's(p) holy shrine held on Friday evening, the activities of the fourth international vertical poetry competition of Maraqi Al-Mujtaba (peace be upon him).

The competition is held under the slogan (Al-Mujtaba-peace be upon him-the verse of generosity and the Constitution of the wise), and was supervised by the Department of Intellectual and Cultural Affairs at the holy shrine and Al-Ameed University.

The competition witnessed the presence of Dr. Abbas al-Deda al-Mousawi, a member of the board of Directors of the Al-Abbas's (p) Shrine, a number of its officials, as well as Hawza and academic figures, and a selection of poets participating in the competition.

The events began with a beautiful recitation of the verses of the Holy Quran, read by reader Laith al-Obeidi, followed by a speech by the general secretariat of the Al-Abbas's(p) holy shrine delivered by Dr. Ahmed Sheikh Ali, in which he stressed that "the competition aims to revive the heritage of Imam al-Hassan al-Mujtaba(peace be upon him), and enjoys great support from the Senior Official of the Al-Abbas's (p) shrine; Sayed Ahmad al-Safi, to promote Islamic culture and commemorate the memory of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them)".

The assistant head of the Department of Intellectual and Cultural Affairs, Mr. Radwan Abdul Hadi, said that"the competition of Maraqi Al-Mujtaba(peace be upon him) was held under the supervision of the general secretariat of the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine, through the Department of Intellectual and Cultural Affairs and the Al-Ameed University, and the number of poems that participated in (46) poems from seven countries, of which 10 poems won."

The ceremony was concluded by honoring the honorable committees and the winning poets by the representative of the Al-Abbas's (p) shrine, Dr. Ahmed Sheikh Ali, in addition to the head of the scientific complex of the Holy Quran, Dr. Mushtaq Al-Ali, the president of the University, dean Dr. Jawdat Nuri al-Jashami, the representative of the Kadhemiyah Holy Shrine, Mr. Amer al-Anbari, and the president of the writers Union in Karbala, Mr. Salam sl-Bannai.