The holy shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) has received crowds of believers coming from inside and outside Iraq to renew the pledge of allegiance to Commander of the faithful Ali Ibn Abi Taleb (peace be upon him) and to commemorate Eid al-Ghadeer at his holy shrine in Najaf. And after performing the rituals of the Ziyarat and prayer, they headed towards Karbala the city of martyrdom and pride, especially to the holy shrines of his two sons Imam al-Hussayn and Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon both of them), in order to congratulate them on this auspicious occasion, and also to perform the Ziyarat of eve of Friday.
As usual on every eve of Friday, the al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine opened its arms to embrace and welcome visitors from inside the province, the rest of the Iraqi provinces and the Islamic and foreign countries. The holy sanctuary of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him) and the neighboring areas were packed of them visitors, who did not care of the high temperatures and the rest of circumstances that may hinder their journey towards Karbala.
The servants of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him) harnessed all their efforts to get the honor to serve the respected visitors according to the service plan put for each Ziyarat of the eve and day of Friday, and worked to provide all that facilitates the performance of the rituals of the Ziyarat and other worship acts by preparing the suitable atmosphere for the visitors.