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According to ayandenews, the religious ceremony that takes place on the 19th, 21st, and 23rd nights of Ramadan might not be aired live this year for the first time in 20 years.  Laylat al-Qadr or as they are called in Iran, shab-e-Qadr means the Nights of Decree or Nights of Measures, and are the anniversary of two very important dates in Islam that occurred in the holy month of Ramadan.
It is the anniversary of the night that Muslims believe the first verses of the Qur’an were revealed, and many Shi’a Muslims in Iran strongly believe that their fate for the following year will be determined on these nights.  Iranian people usually spend the whole night in religious sites including mosques and holy shrines, specifically the holy shrine of Imam Khomeini, which traditionally hosts thousands during this time.
For the last 20 years, Iranian national TV has aired the ceremony live from the Imam Khomeini shrine. But, as the schedule has already set this year for the presence of Hojatu-al-islam Nategh Noori and former President Khatami, as the prayer leaders, along with the possible attendance of Karroubi and Mousavi, the IRIB is expected to replace live programming from Imam Khomeini with a live program from Imam Sadegh University, Abdul-Azim holy shrine or Mahdieh religious site in Tehran.
Nategh Noori has usually served as the prayer leader on the night of 19th, Khatami in the night 21st, and Hojatu-al-islam Hossein Ansarian on the last night of Qadr, the night of 23rd in the holy shrine of Imam Khomeini.

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