Tehran (IP) - The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution has pardoned or commuted prison terms of over 2,272 convicts on the occasion of Eid al-Adha and Eid Ghadir, two great Islamic Eids.

Iran PressIran news: Eid al-Adha marks the day on which Allah spared the Prophet Abraham of the need to sacrifice his son Ishmael.

Eid Ghadir marks the day on which the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) declared his cousin and son-in-law, Imam Ali, as his successor and the ummah’s wali (leader) after his departure.

Ayatollah Khamenei issued an order to that effect upon a proposal by the Iranian Judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i.

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