As it is used to celebrate the great occasion of the anniversary birthday of the Commander of the Faithful, the Master of the Successors, and the Leader of Believers, the Secretariat General of the Imam Ali (PBUH) Holy Shrine held its annual festival as officials and dignitaries attended.

The Intellectual and Cultural Affairs Department at the Imam Ali (PBUH) Holy Shrine held a seminar on the intellectual efforts of the late Sheikh Baqir Sharif al-Qarashi depicting the personality of the Commander of the Believers Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH). The Deputy Secretary General, Radwan Sahib, the son and relatives of the Sheikh, and a number of scholars attended the seminar at Ammar ibn Yassir Hall.

As he visited Najaf city and the Imam Ali (PBUH) Holy Shrine, Obeida al-Dandarawi, Deputy Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq, congratulated the Islamic world on the anniversary of the birth of the Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH).

Mr. Fatih al-Kirmani, member of the Board Directors, said that the works of renovating the southern minaret have reach about 80%. Mr. Redhwan Sahib, the vice secretary general, viewed the ongoing works firsthand and intended to lay the last Quranic brick announcing the last phase of this part.

Commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Ali al-Hadi (PBUH), the Secretariat General of the Imam Ali (PBUH) Holy Shrine logistically supports the al-Askari Holy Shrine in an attempt to serving the pilgrims in this sad ziyarah.

The Fadak Farm, affiliated with the Animal and Plant Wealth Department at the Holy Imam Ali (PBUH) Holy Shrine, produced a number of its summer crops to be displayed on the local market at prices supported by the General Secretariat of the Holy Shrine.

The Religious Guidance and Teaching Division affiliated with the Secretariat General of the Imam Ali (PBUH) Holy Shrine participated in the tribal conference of signing the Tribal Covenant Document.

As part of its ongoing program of renovating schools, the Volunteers Division affiliated with the Secretariat General of the Imam Ali (PBUH) Holy Shrine, supports and supervises the voluntary guilds and associations renovating hundreds of schools.