Al-Askariyain Holy Shrine revives Fatimid Days

The portico of Imam al-Hadi, peace be upon him, at the al-Askariyain Holy Shrine, witnessed the commemoration of the Fatimid Days, or the martyrdom anniversary of Fatima al-Zahraa, peace be upon her, based on

The portico of Imam al-Hadi, peace be upon him, at the al-Askariyain Holy Shrine, witnessed the commemoration of the Fatimid Days, or the martyrdom anniversary of Fatima al-Zahraa, peace be upon her, based on the second narration, which is 75 days after the martyrdom of her father Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon and his pure progeny. 

Servants of the two Imams, Imam Hassan al-Askary and Imam Ali al-Hadi, peace be upon them, were present in addition to many pilgrims.

The mourning ceremony commenced with Quranic verses recited by the Holy Shrine’s reciter Ishaq al-Attiyah, followed by a lecture delivered by Sheikh Bashir al-Hasnawi, who addressed the status and biography of the great woman and the oppression she suffered in her life. 

Then, Mulla Hatim Al-Ta’i recited an elegy on the events of the sorrowful tragedy.