New holy grille of al-Askariyain Holy Shrine

Al-Askariyain Holy Shrine, in Holy Samarra, witnessed the unveiling of the new holy grille.

Al-Askariyain Holy Shrine, in Holy Samarra, witnessed the unveiling of the new holy grille.

Hujatul Islam Seyyed Ibrahim Lajurdi, head of the al-Askariyain holy grille manufacturing project, said that the project took four years to be achieved, adding that the Iranian-made holy grille contains 10.5 tons of teak wood, 4.5 tons of silver, 3 tons of copper, and 70 kg of plated gold.

Seyyed Lajurdi further added that the holly grille was engravedwith Arabic Islamic calligraphy in addition to other Islamic arts for embellishment.

It is worth mentioning that the holy grille was manufactured under the supervision of Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s office in the holy city of Qom.