1185 candles lit up commemorating Awaited Imam al-Mehdi’s birth 

The Imam Hussein and the al-Abbas Holy Shrines have held a stately festival on the occasion of the anniversary of the blessed birth of the Awaited Imam Mohammed al-Mehdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance.

The Imam Hussein and the al-Abbas Holy Shrines have held a stately festival on the occasion of the anniversary of the blessed birth of the Awaited Imam Mohammed al-Mehdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance.

1185 candles, forming the name Mehdi, were lit up according to the age of the Imam, may Allah hasten his reappearance.

This festival annually held known as Candle Festival was attended by a huge number of the lovers of Ahlulbait, peace be upon them, expressing their true love for the Imam, congratulating one another on such blessed occasion.