Laylat al-Qadr Ceremonies, Ramadan 2019, at the National Library Conference Center

One of the most interesting gatherings of this year's Laylat al-Qadr nights (Ramadan 2019) was held at the National Library Conference Center. There, we encountered mostly young and scholarly faces at the podium. Seddiq Qotbi, Elaheh Nouri, Mohammad Ali Ayazi, Ali Soltani, Mohammad Reza Jalaeipour, and Amir Hossein Azad spoke, among whom only Hojjat al-Islam Ayazi was dressed in clerical attire; a lecture by a woman and supplication recitation accompanied by the ney flute and singing were the approaches chosen by the organizers. Other strengths of the ceremony included providing adequate parking and a dedicated children's room with a specialist instructor, the absence of which is considered a weakness of many traditional gatherings.

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Speakers on the 19th Night of Ramadan 2019:

Seddiq Qotbi (The Spiritual Capacities of the Quran) Download Audio

Elaheh Nouri (Religious Women and Social Good) Download Audio

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Speakers on the 21st Night of Ramadan 2019:

Seyyed Mohammad Ali Ayazi (Rationalism and Religiosity) Download Audio | Watch Video

Ali Soltani (The Theology of Contentment) Download Audio | Watch Video

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Speakers on the 23rd Night of Ramadan 2019:

Mohammad Reza Jalaeipour (The Experience of the "Luminous Prayer") Download Audio | Watch Video

Amir Hossein Azad (A Stroll Through Persian Verse Supplications) Download Audio | Watch Video

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