The Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine held a Hussaini mourning council in Germany, coinciding with the arrival of the month of Muharram for the year 1447 AH.
The representative of the holy shrine in Europe; Sayed Ahmed Al-Radi, said: "The council is held in the German city of Göttingen to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam al-Hussayn (peace be upon him) and will continue until the tenth of the month of Muharram."
He added that "the council's program includes the recitation of the Holy Quran, reciting the Ziyarat of the Master of Martyrs (peace be upon him), reading elegies and Hussaini poems, in addition to holding congregational prayers."
Al-Radi pointed out that "the council includes a religious lesson in German presented by one of the youth," noting that "the representative of the holy shrine is working on distributing meals to the participants."