Farewell ceremony of Arbaeen caravan was held on Monday, Aban 1st /October 23rd at 3 pm in Razavi Shrine's Inqilāb Courtyard.
After Qur'an recitation of Amir La'l Aval at the beginning of this ceremony, Haj Mahmoud Karimi, Javad Qorbanpour, and Navid Eta'ati had their eulogies. Seyyed Ibrahim Raesi, grand custodian of Astan Quds Razavi, delivered a lecture on status of Arbaein, in continuation of this ceremony.
After offering awarded flag of Astan Quds Razavi to some retinues of Arbaeen, Razavi servants get together, getting permission from their lord, in Inqilāb Courtyard. The group was deployed, among tears of joy of citizens and pilgrims, to the holy city of Karbala, after reciting special praise of Imam Reza (A.S.).
Astan Quds Razavi has dispatched over two thousand servants to the glorious ceremony of Arbaeen. These people include 552 sweepers, 250 cooks, 50 members of Astan Quds Razavi Basij, 335 bus drivers, 400 service stations servants, and 250 seminary students for five service stations.
Most dispatched servants of Astan Quds Razavi in this year's Arbaeen will be in Chazzabeh, Shallamcheh, Karbala and Kazemein stations".
In farewell ceremony of Arbaeen’s servants which was reflected via different media, all servants crossed Qur'an gate located in drum house passage.
It is worth mentioning that a cultural and news group including clergymen, Qura'n reciters, panegyrists, and reporters of Razavi Holy Shrine will be deployed to hold knowledge circles, Qur'an sessions, mourning ceremony, and covering news developments, cooperating with Islamic propagation and communications.