Central Office – His Eminence Grand Ayatollah the Religious Authority Sheikh Bashir Al-Najafi (may Allah prolong his life) received delegations of believers arriving from several Islamic countries, foremost among them the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and the Republic of India, along with a number of other Islamic and Arab countries.

The delegations came to the Republic of Iraq to participate in commemorating the Arba'een pilgrimage of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) and to seek enlightenment from the guidance of the religious authority in Najaf Ashraf.

His Eminence supplicated to the Almighty (glorified be His name) to protect the believers in the East and West of the earth, to crown the pilgrims with acceptance of their deeds, pilgrimage, and divine pleasure, and to ward off the plots of enemies from the Islamic nation.

His Eminence offered a number of paternal and religious recommendations and guidelines important for the esteemed pilgrim, foremost among them to make all their deeds an act of nearness to Allah Almighty alone, and to be mindful of the concept of God's pleasure and the acceptance of the pilgrimage, by adhering to the conditions and signs of acceptance, chief among them returning to their country as a renewed person, perfumed with the essence of faith, guidance, and human perfection.

His Eminence explained, during the meeting, a number of doctrinal, jurisprudential, and moral concepts relevant to the believers, praying for them for the good of this world and the Hereafter, and for the acceptance of the pilgrimage and righteous deeds.