* The conference celebrated the scientific and value constants of the book and stressed the importance of promoting these concepts and facts.

Upon cooperation between the Administration of the Imam Al-Ridha Shrine and the Anwar Al-Najafiya Foundation for Culture and Development, the Research Center at the Holy Shrine held an introductory conference on the book proving the Birth of Imam Al-Mahdi (May Allah Almighty hasten his reappearance) from the lectures of His Eminence the Marja’ Sheikh Bashir Al-Najafy (may Allah prolong his life) after translating it into Persian and publishing it. This comes in celebration of the constants of the scientific value of the book.

The symposium was attended by the Director of the Research Center and the Director of the Seminary in Holy Mashhad, the Advisor of His Eminence the Grand Ayatollah Najafi (may Allah prolong his life) Ayatollah Sheikh Nazih Mohiuddin (may Allah prolong his life), the representative of His Eminence the Grand Ayatollah Al-Najafy (may Allah prolong his life) and the Director of the Central Office in Najaf, His Eminence Sheikh Ali Al-Najafy, in addition to the presence of distinguished scholars, professors of the Religious Hawza, and distinguished researchers.

In his speech, Sheikh Al-Najafy expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Imam Al-Ridha Holy Shrine for the great efforts exerted in this field, stressing the need to spread the Mahdist culture in Islamic societies, and clarify the features of this culture to strengthen the faith of generations and repel suspicions that try to divert believers from their religious faith.

It is noteworthy that the book (Proof of the Birth of Imam Al-Mahdi (May Allah Almighty hasten his reappearance) is a series of lectures by His Eminence Religious Authority Sheikh Bashir Al-Najafy (may Allah prolong his life) that were given during the past years to a gathering of believers in his central office in Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf, and it was expanded and many new doctrinal problems were added, which His Eminence (may Allah prolong his life) answered, and it has been translated into many languages.