Hawzah News Agency –Karamat Razavi Foundation, affiliated to Astan Quds Razavi has collected over 3000 billion Rials to support the needy walks of life living in the deprived areas of the country, says Mohammad Hossein Ostadagha, CEO of the foundation.

Ostadagha said: “Despite economic hardships and various financial shortcomings, servants of Imam Reza holy shrine have managed to collect the considerable amount of budget to support the underprivileged people”.

The CEO of the Karamat Razavi Foundation underscored strong public belief in Imam Reza (AS) and servants of the holy shrine as the two reassuring factors for participating in good deeds, saying “People offer their aids, as much as they can, based on the love they have for Imam Reza (AS); we also do our best to deliver their aids to the real needy”.

He also referred to the servants’ role in boosting public contributions, stating that “With amiability and pure acts it is possible to seek help from the Imam in alleviating people’s problems”.

He pointed to livelihood hardships and unemployment as two pressing problems across the country, adding “We, the Razavi servants, have to put settling livelihood, health, and educational problems of the people high atop our main agenda. Alongside of these activities, we have to do our best to upgrade knowledge and insight level of the society”.

Karamat Razavi Foundation is working under the auspices of Imam Reza holy shrine and it is in charge of managing AQR’s social responsibilities. The foundation has been offering numerous supports of different kinds to the needy people all over Iran. Astan Quds Razavi is the body in charge of Imam Reza holy shrine in Mashhad, northeast Iran.