WANA (Apr 12) – The second night of the Laylatul Qadr ceremony was held all across Iran.

 

On this night, mosques and holy places were full of Iranians who showed up with all types and appearances and prayed to their God.

 

In recent years, many media opposing the Islamic Republic of Iran are constantly promoting the fact that young Iranians are no longer interested in religious beliefs as before and becoming irreligious.

Iranian Shiite Muslims pray while marking the death anniversary of Imam Ali, during the holy month of Ramadan, at the shrine of Abdol-Azim in Tehran, Iran, April 11, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Iranian Shiite Muslims pray while marking the death anniversary of Imam Ali, during the holy month of Ramadan, at the shrine of Abdol-Azim in Tehran, Iran, April 11, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Field realities show something else. The presence of millions of young people in religious ceremonies refutes the claim of the foes.

 

We see the same crowd at political rallies. The last one was the march on the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution (22 Bahman).

 

The high participation in that march was while some people thought they could turn more Iranians into disagreeing with the regime through street riots.

Iranian Shiite Muslims pray while marking the death anniversary of Imam Ali, during the holy month of Ramadan, at the shrine of Abdol-Azim in Tehran, Iran, April 11, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Iranian Shiite Muslims pray while marking the death anniversary of Imam Ali, during the holy month of Ramadan, at the shrine of Abdol-Azim in Tehran, Iran, April 11, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Few politicians, analysts, and opponents of Iran imagined that such a crowd would come to the streets to defend the authorities.

 

The high presence of the participants in the revolution anniversary march did not mean approving all actions of the current administration.

 

They affirm the system as a whole. The participation of millions of young people in religious ceremonies did not confirm the activities of the government but represented the beliefs of Iranians in Islam and Shia religion.

 

Iranian Shiite Muslims pray while marking the death anniversary of Imam Ali, during the holy month of Ramadan, at the shrine of Abdol-Azim in Tehran, Iran, April 11, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Iranian Shiite Muslims pray while marking the death anniversary of Imam Ali, during the holy month of Ramadan, at the shrine of Abdol-Azim in Tehran, Iran, April 11, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

 

Shia Muslims similarly believe that Laylat al-Qadr is to be found in the last ten odd-numbered nights of Ramadan but mostly on the 19th, 21st or 23rd of Ramadan with 23rd being the most important night.

 

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