On the first anniversary of the late Hojat al-Islam Haj Sayed Moghtada Hosseini Abhari, the founder of the Imam Ali (a.s.) Islamic Center of Lugano, Switzerland, and a member of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, a commemoration ceremony will be held.
The ceremony will be held virtually by the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, the Imam Ali (a.s.) Center in Lugano, and the Office for the Defense of the Rights of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) followers in Switzerland.
Ayatollah Mohammad Hassan Akhtari, Chairman of the Supreme Council of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, Ayatollah Ahmad Mobaleghi, Representative of Lorestan in the Assembly of Leadership Experts, Hojat al-Islam Seyed Abolhassan Nawab, President of the University of Religions and Islamic Denominations, Hojat al-Islam Dr. Hassan Shojai, representative of the people of Abhar in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, Hojat al-Islam Saeed Moradpour, Friday prayer leader of Abhar, Dr. Ayat Peyman, Secretary-General of the World Center for Shiite Studies, and Dr. Farhad Afshar, Chairman of the Coordination of Swiss Organizations and member of the Swiss Council of Religions, will deliver their speech in the webinar, and discuss the important issue of the “Shia in the West”.
Also, in this scientific conference, the Journal of Solidarity of Religions, the new publication of the Imam Ali (a.s.) Islamic Center of Lugano, will be unveiled.
The webinar will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 13:30 Tehran time (11 AM Lugano time).
Those who are interested in scientific and religious topics can watch the program live from the following links:
- Webinar page of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly at:
https://vc.miu.ac.ir/ahl
- Website of the Abarat Internet Television at:
Abarat.tv
It worth mentioning that several scientific, religious, and international institutions are participating in holding this meeting, including:
University of Religions and Islamic Denominations, Swiss International Association for the Religions Studies, AhlulBayt (a.s.) News Agency - ABNA, Foundation for Iran-Netherlands Friendship and Developing Relations, Islamic and Cultural Foundation of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) Geneva, Europersia University of International Interaction, Secretariat of Iranian Theologians, Coordination of Islamic Organizations in Switzerland (KIOS), Islamic Confederation of Shiites in Italy, Al-Bayan Institution for Connection and Establishing, The World Center for Shiite Studies, AhlulBayt (a.s.) Islamic Cultural Center of Zurich, Imam Ali Cultural Center of Milan, and Scientific Association of Shiite sects participated in the conference.
It should be mentioned that Professor Hojat al-Islam Sayed Moghtada Hosseini Abhari, an international missionary, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.
He was a member of the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly and with the establishment and management of the Imam Ali (a.s.) Islamic Cultural Center in Lugano in the Ticino canton in southern Switzerland, he provided many services to the Shiites of that region.
In addition to Switzerland, the deceased also provided many services in various Islamic centers of Europe and in the Islamic Republic of Iran (especially the city of Abhar). He left works on Islamic, legal and historical subjects.