The Holy Quran Institute of al-Abbas Holy Shrine has held the closing ceremony of the summer Quranic courses with the participation of more than 16 thousand students from different age groups from inside the province of Karbala and in its branches across the rest of the Iraqi provinces.
The ceremony started by the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran recited by one of the graduates of these courses, followed by the word of the Institute delivered by its director Sheikh Jawad al-Nasrawi, in which he highlighted the most important activities of the Institute that are held throughout the year, from competitions, courses and evenings.
Sheikh al-Nasrawi considered the summer Quranic courses as one of the most important projects launched by the Institute, as they aim to build a conscious intellectual generation that adheres to the Holy Quran, Ahl al-Bayt and the Prophet’s Hadith: "I am leaving among you the Two Weighty Things: the Book of Allah and my `Itrat (Progeny), my Ahl al Bayt. So long as you (simultaneously) uphold both of them, you will never be misled after me; so, do not go ahead of them else you should perish, and do not lag behind them else you should perish; do not teach them, for they are more knowledgeable than you."
Students participating were from the holy city of Karbala, Baghdad, Najaf, Babylon and Hindiya. These students have learned in these courses a series of lessons, including memorizing the Holy Quran and how to recite it correctly, as well as lessons in jurisprudence, morals and the biography of the Holy Prophet and Ahl al-Bayt.
In the conclusion, the SG of al-Abbas Holy Shrine Engineer Mohamad al-Ashigar praised the work of the fighters in the battlefield, especially the volunteers of PMU, for their great role in preserving the security and safety of Iraq, and if it were it not for their sacrifices and dedication, such ceremonies would not have set up.