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14 August 2023

Attended by Thousands of Pilgrims and Neighbors; Commemoration and Admiration of the Martyrs’ Family of “Hojaji” and “Mashlab” in the Razavi Shrine.

On the evening of August 16th, the program of “Companions of Hussein” to honor the shrine defenders martyrs and admiration of the family of the martyr Mohsen Hojaji and martyr Mashlab was held at the Razavi Grand Courtyard.


The program of “Companions of Hussein” on the evening of the August 16th, by the presence of vast masses of pilgrims after performing the evening and night prayers, began by the leadership of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi.
The atmosphere of this evening was indescribable; the firmness of martyrs' families and the pilgrims' tears in the Shrine of the compassionate Imam displayed a sense of dignity, authority, chivalry and sympathy.
Following in the program of “Companions of Hussein”, Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, the Grand Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi, gave a speech describing the status of shrine defender martyrs, and after his speech the families of the martyr Hojaji and Mashlab were admired and the badge of the servanthood of the Razavi Illuminated Court was granted to the family of martyr Hojaji.
After bestowing servanthood decree, the father of the martyr Mohsen Hojaji, while choking back the sobs said, “My son, was the pilgrim of Imam Reza (A.S.) two months ago, and now the God Almighty favored us and granted him martyrdom. My gratitude extends toward all pilgrims and neighbors of the Imam Reza’ (A.S.) Shrine, and I hope we all will follow the martyrs’ path.”
 At the end of the program, Seyyed Reza Narimani started reading panegyrics and rawda.
It should be noted that this special program was broadcasted through wide-screen displays and universal sound in other courtyards and porticos of the Holy Shrine and pilgrims enjoyed this spiritual grace.