Thousands in Kashmir Attend Ceremonies on Imam Ali (AS) Birthday
Thousands of Shia Muslims of Kashmir took part in the celebrations.
The programs included speeches featuring the life and Seerah of the first Shia Imam (AS) and his governing style and efforts to uphold justice and law.
Also eulogies were recited in praise of Imam Ali (AS).
Shia Muslims and others celebrate the birth anniversary of Imam Ali (AS) on the 13th day of the lunar month of Rajab (which fell on February 15 this year).
Imam Ali (AS) was Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s highly revered son-in-law and cousin as well as the first Imam in Shia Islam.
The Imam is respected for his courage, knowledge, belief, honesty, unbending devotion to Islam, deep loyalty to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), equal treatment of all Muslims and generosity in forgiving his defeated enemies.
