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Iran partakes in Karbala book fair with 320 book titles
The ongoing exhibition is coincident with the martyrdom anniversary of the fourth Shia Imam, Imam Sajjad (PBUH), on August 9 with the participation of ten countries in Karbala, IRNA reported.
Among the other Iranian works displayed at the exhibition are newly published books in the fields of Iranology, Islamic sciences, jurisprudence, principles, beliefs, and ethics, available in both Persian and Arabic.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalaei, the Friday prayer leader and custodian of the holy shrine of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam (PBUH), said that the primary objective of this cultural event is to focus on the esteemed legacy of Imam Sajjad (PBUH) in Islam, as well as his intellectual, doctrinal, jurisprudential, ethical, and social perspectives, and the role of this legacy in the reformative path of the Islamic community and the opening of new horizons.
The book exhibition is taking place at the Bab al-Qibla of the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (PBUH) and will continue until August 10.