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Publish date2 Mar 2015 - 17:20
Story Code : 184405

Workshop on Imam Ali's status mounted in Addis Ababa

The status of Imam Ali (AS) in Sunni sources was discussed in a workshop held in Addis Ababa for new converts to Shia Islam in Ethiopia and Somalia.
Workshop on Imam Ali
The workshop was organized by the Iranian Cultural Center in Ethiopia in cooperation with Shia Muslims in the region.

According to IQNA, A Husseiniya (public hall for religious ceremonies) in Meganania, Addis Ababa suburbs, hosted the program for one week.

Experts in theology clarified Shia principles and beliefs for the participants in the workshop.
Seyyed Kazem Mehrniya, Iranian cultural attaché in Ethiopia, also addressed the program talking about the status of the first infallible Imam (AS) and Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) in the Holy Quran and their virtues and characteristics as well as the social situation in their time.

At the end of the program, the participants were granted 50 copies of Islamic books translated into Amharic and Somali languages and some copies of the Holy Quran and Mafatih.
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