Afghan Religious Elders Honoured at Ceremony in Mashhad, Iran

DID Press: A ceremony honouring veteran devotees of the Ahl al-Bayt (the Prophet Muhammad’s family) and veteran leaders of religious congregations among Afghan migrants in Iran’s Razavi Khorasan province is underway in Mashhad, with the participation of cultural and religious figures from Iran and Afghanistan.

The event is being held at the conference hall of the Islamic Development Organisation in Razavi Khorasan province to recognise the decades of service by devotees of the Ahl al-Bayt.

The ceremony also highlights their role in preserving the culture of Ashura and transmitting religious values to younger generations of Afghan migrants.