HIS EMINENCE CENTRAL OFFICE IN NAJAF AL-ASHRAF PROVIDES SERVICES TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ARBAEEN PILGRIMS
23/8/2024
* Providing diverse support to ensure the success of the Arbaeen pilgrimage of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) is one of the office's top priorities.
The office of His Eminence Grand Religious Authority Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir Al-Najafy (may Allah prolong his life) in Najaf Al-Ashraf organized a camp to provide services to the Arbaeen pilgrims. Among the services offered were tens of thousands of boxes of water, juices, and fruits, in addition to hundreds of ice blocks and tens of thousands of meals provided in three daily periods. The office also opened its various departments to offer rest for pilgrims from different countries around the world.
The media official of the office of His Eminence Grand Religious Authority Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir Al-Najafy (may Allah prolong his life) stated in a press statement: "The central office of His Eminence Grand Religious Authority Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir Al-Najafy (may Allah prolong his life) is accustomed to opening its doors in Najaf Al-Ashraf to pilgrims from various countries around the world who come to participate in the Arbaeen pilgrimage. The office staff provides necessary services to the pilgrims, including thousands of meals, tens of thousands of water boxes, chilled juices, dozens of ice blocks, and fruits," noting that the service is provided in three main periods in addition to supplementary periods.
The camp’s official pointed out that the procession serves more than ten thousand meals daily, according to the general average, throughout the blessed Arbaeen pilgrimage days. This is in addition to providing drinking water, cups of water, and other juices, sweets, fruits, and other light meals.
Meanwhile, the official stated that the office has mobilized all its resources to provide special places for the pilgrims to rest, sleep, and pray, among other comforts.
The head of the Hussainiya and religious rituals department indicated that the office, through instructions given to the Al-Anwar Al-Najafiya Foundation for Culture and Development, distributed tens of thousands of food-grade rice bags as additional support for the owners of the Hussainiya camps and tents. It also provided logistical support to ensure the success of this pilgrimage.
It is worth mentioning that the central office of His Eminence Grand Religious Authority Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir Al-Najafy (may Allah prolong his life) in Najaf Al-Ashraf actively oversees the project of guiding the lost pilgrims. This project is implemented along the roads leading to Karbala from Diwaniya, Babel, Najaf Al-Ashraf, and Karbala Al-Muqaddasa. Significant efforts have been made by hundreds of volunteers in coordination with the Middle Euphrates Operations Room and the holy shrines. The office provides extensive human support and trained specialists for this effort, preceded by an annual evaluative and directive conference on this million-strong occasion.