Hawzah News Agency- Hujjat al-Islam Mortaza Shabanzadeh, The Director General of Islamic Propaganda of Qom province had an interview with Hawzah news, on the sidelines of Imam Hussein’s mourning ceremony in Qom during which he paid tribute the ceremonies attributed to Imam Hussain (PBUH) and said,” All the scholars and mystics say that the shortest, fastest and most reliable way to reach God is through the ceremonies for Imam Hussain (PBUH), the shrine of Imam Hussain (PBUH) and devotion to Imam Hussain (PBUH).”

He added,” During Muharram, there are more than 1,000 mosques and Hussainiyas, more than 1,500 active eulogists, 2,000 religious missionaries, 300 home prayer houses, 300 special ceremonies for foreign nationals in more than 100 seminary schools as well as numerous the child and the special youth ceremonies have joined this campaign to revive the Ahl al-Bayt’s teachings (PBUT).”

He considered young people to be in search of a role model and said,” The school of Imam Hussain (PBUH) is the ultimate role model. Therefore, if we can use the opportunity of Muharram and Safar correctly, we can coordinate the lifestyle of our youth with the lifestyle of Imam Hussain (PBUH) and Ahl al-Bayt (PBUT); therefore, the participation of young people in Hussaini circles can have a direct influence on their lives and behavior.”