Ayatollah Shaykh Bashir al-Najafi, an Iraqi source of emulation during a meeting with a group of people from Arab states of the Persian Gulf, described ‘a positive change in individual behavior’ as ‘a sign of acceptance of pilgrimage of Karbala.’
Ayatollah Najafi, emphasizing the importance of reviving Ashura rituals, reiterated that revival of the cause of Ashura and the message of Karbala means revival of the true and immutable Islam.