1184 candles lit up commemorating Awaited Imam al-Mehdi’s birth + Photos

The Imam Hussein and the al-Abbas Holy Shrines have held a stately festival on the occasion of the anniversary of the blessed birth of the Awaited Imam Mohammed al-Mehdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance.

The Imam Hussein and the al-Abbas Holy Shrines have held a stately festival on the occasion of the anniversary of the blessed birth of the Awaited Imam Mohammed al-Mehdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance.

1184 candles, forming the name Mehdi, were lit up according to the age of the Imam, may Allah hasten his reappearance.

This festival annually held known as Candle Festival was attended by a huge number of the lovers of Ahlulbait, peace be upon them, expressing their true love for the Imam, congratulating one another on such blessed occasion.

A speech was delivered by sheikh Maithem al-Zaidi in behalf of the Imam Hussein and the al-Abbas Holy Shrines, in which he said that the Awaited Imam said: “For the events taking place, they need to be referred to those of knowledge; those who carry the knowledge of Ahlulbait, peace be upon them,, for they are my proof on you, and I am God’s proof on them.”