Committee Set Up in Iraq’s Najaf to Oversee Mourning Rituals in Muharram

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The governor’s office in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf has set up a special committee to oversee mourning ceremonies in the governorate during the lunar Hijri month of Muharram.

The committee will work with government offices and religious groups to serve the mourners, an official said, Al-Ahed News reported.

Representatives of different government bodies and offices, including water, electricity, wastewater, and health departments as well as civil defense and municipalities are present in the committee, he said.

The official added that various programs have been devised to ensure security and provide services to those attending the mourning rituals.

The holy city of Najaf, home to the mausoleum of Imam Ali (AS) always receives a large number of pilgrims in the first tend days of Muharram.

In Muharram, Shia Muslims all over the world mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), who was martyred on the Day of Ashura (tenth of Muharram) in the 680 (AD) Battle of Karbala along with 72 of his companions.

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