Shia Community Holds Celebrations for Auspicious Birth of Ali al-Akbar (peace be upon him)
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\nA birth anniversary celebration for Ali al-Akbar (peace be upon him) was held at the Beit al-Hussein Hussainiya in Melbourne, Australia, drawing dozens of members of the Shia community. The event, organised by the centre, affiliated with Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini Shirazi, featured speeches and devotional recitations, during which participants learned about the moral virtues and life of Ali al-Akbar (peace be upon him).<\/p>\n
The occasion, coinciding with the 11th of Sha\u2018ban in the Islamic calendar, is widely observed by Shia Muslims internationally as the birth anniversary of Ali al-Akbar (peace be upon him), the son of Imam al-Hussein (peace be upon him) and an exemplar of youth, courage and devotion.<\/p>\n
Similarly, major religious gatherings have taken place in other regions, including India and Pakistan.<\/p>\n
At the shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) in Holy Najaf, pilgrims and devotees held celebrations with prayers, recitations and cultural programming to mark His Majesty\u2019s birth anniversary.<\/p>\n
In Afghanistan, centres affiliated to the Supreme Religious Authority also held commemorative events during the month of Sha\u2018ban, with religious ceremonies and charity activities dedicated to Shia sacred occasions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Shia Community Holds Celebrations for Auspicious Birth of Ali al-Akbar (peace be upon him) ————————————- A birth anniversary celebration for Ali al-Akbar (peace be upon him) was held at the Beit al-Hussein Hussainiya in Melbourne, Australia, drawing dozens of members of the Shia community. The event, organised by the centre, affiliated with Grand Ayatollah Sayyid …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":139797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marjaeyat"],"yoast_head":"\n