The University of Basra organized a scientific symposium on (popular events with academic eyes) with the participation of researchers and specialists. The symposium was moderated by Dr. Nofal Kazem Mahous. The symposium included a lecture given by Dr. (Nizar Aziz Habib) during which he addressed (foreign invasion and its impact on religious occasions (births and deaths of imams, peace be upon them). Likewise, the two female teachers, Dr. Salima Kazem Hussein and Dr. Zikra Awad Yasser, gave a lecture (the month of Sha’ban is named, its status, and its occasions).
The symposium discussed (everything related to the blessed month of naming, status, virtues, and religious occasions from the births of the imams, peace be upon them, and also emphasized the revival of these occasions, as the people of the lit, peace be upon them said, revive our affair, may God have mercy on those who revived our affair. On the practical side and imitating the teachings and morals of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them)
The symposium showed (First: Reviving the religious rites, including the births and deaths of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them).
Second: Guiding the youth to adhere to the principles and morals of Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, and to work with them.
Third: To combat foreign ideas hostile to the principles and teachings of the Islamic religion, and to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of the environment of the Arab-Islamic society.
