According to the correspondent of Rasa News Agency in Najaf Ashraf, simultaneous with the beginning of the eighth Ghadir Festival, the southern minaret of Imam Ali (AS) holy shrine, following its repair by Iranian Reconstruction Organization of the Iraqi Holy Shrines, was unveiled.
The new minaret was unveiled in the presence of the custodian of Imam Ali (AS) holy shrine, the governor of Najaf province, security, political and service officials of the province, representatives of other holy shrines, representatives of sources of emulation, seminary and academic figures, media activists and pilgrims.
Upon the unveiling of the new minaret, the custodian of the holy shrine of imam Ali (AS) talked for those participating in the ceremony.
Rasa News Agency
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