The visit, which was attended by the Secretary-General of the Holy Shrine; Sayed Mustafa Murtada Aal Dia-Uddin, was organized by the Department of Hussayni Rituals, Processions, and Bodies.
A member of the Board of Directors of the Holy Shrine, Dr. Afdhal Al-Shami, said: "Today, we had the honour, along with the officials of the processions, parties, and groups in the holy city of Karbala, to visit the shrines of Imam al-Hussayn and his brother Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon them), coinciding with the arrival of the month of Muharram; with the aim of renewing our commitment to serving the Hussaini cause."
He added that "the visit included going to the graves of several servants of the Hussaini rituals, including the late (Kadhem Al-Manzoor), the late (Sheikh Abdul Zahra Al-Kaabi), the late (Hamza Al-Zughayr), the late Sheikh (Hadi Al-Karbalaei), the late Haj (Mohammed Al-Radoud), and others."
For their part, the owners of the processions expressed their gratitude to the Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine for its continuous efforts in commemorating the personalities and symbols that contributed to the service of the Hussaini cause.