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'''The 'Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly''' (Persian: {{iarabic|مجمع جهانی اهل بیت}}) is a non-governmental international organization established to introduce the genuine [[Muhammad (s)|Muhammadan]] [[Islam]], distributing the teachings of the [[Qur'an]] and the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]], reinforcing the [[Islamic unity]] and identify, organize, educate and support the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a).

* Revival and promotion of the culture and teachings of the genuine Muhammad (s)|Muhammadan Islam and guarding the sanctity of the Glorious Qur'an and the tradition of the noble Prophet (s) and the Pure and Infallible Ahl al-Bayt (a);

The general assembly, which is one of the bases of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly, is an institution comprised of elites and thinkers among the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) from around the world. Elite followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) from 120 countries are members of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly. Members of this assembly are continuously in contact with the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly and every four years, they gather for policy making, studying opportunities and threats and the mechanisms of their activities. In this assembly, decisions for improvement of the cultural, social, financial and legal situations of Muslims are made and plans and suggestions to achieve the goals of the assembly are presented.

The general secretary is the highest executive position of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly elected by the supreme council and appointed by the decree of [[Wali faqih]] to manage the assembly and carry out approved policies. Muhammad Hasan Akhtari is the present general secretary of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly.

* Committee for [[mosque]]s and building and supporting public benefit centers: Helping the construction of mosques, [[Husayniyya]]s, religious centers, schools, libraries, medical centers and orphanages are among the most important activities in this field which the assembly carries out or organizes by the help of benefactors.

* Holding and participation in seminars and conferences: In order to spread and promote the culture of the Ahl al-Bayt (a), the assembly has held different seminars:  

:* The International Congress of Sibt al-Nabi (a)  

:* The Grand Award Conference of the Great Prophet (s)  

:* The International Conference of the Caricature of Quds World Day  

:* The International Conference of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

* Defending the rights of [[Muslim]]s following the Ahl al-Bayt (a): In order to give information to Muslims in the world about their [[rights]] and legal ways of demanding and using institutions, means and international means to remove religious, racial and other kinds of discrimination and oppression, the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly has made effective steps and has been able to deliver the voices of the oppressed to International organizations and diminish some pressures and violations of human rights or bring them under control of supervisory institutions.

* Supporting local preachers: The assembly supports local preachers in the network of preachers and locals, in order to localize preaching activities in different places of the world, to benefit from the presence of graduates of seminaries, universities and Shi'a seminary schools after they return to their homelands and also to promote the scientific and cultural level of the society of the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a).

* Interacting with Shi'a sects: Although, most of the followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) around the world are [[Twelver Shi'a]], but millions of other Shi'a follow other [[Shi'a sects]] in [[fiqh]] or other issues. By forming different committees, the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly tries to intellectually and culturally support the followers of these sects such as [['Alawites]], [[Zaydis]], [[Isma'ilites]], [[Bohras]] and [[Sufis]].

* Publication and translation of Shi'a books: The total number of researched and published books by the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly and Ahl al-Bayt (a) assemblies connected with it is more than 1800 titles and the number of languages so far the books of the Assembly have been translated to reach 55 languages. The publication of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly has participated in most important book fairs in the world.

* [[WikiShi'a]]: It is an Internet-based encyclopedia to introduce Shi'a in cyberspace

* Publication of periodicals: To carry out its cultural and preaching mission, the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly publishes several periodicals (including the Ahl al-Bayt (a), Intizar, Balagh, Message of Thaqalayn, Message of Zaynab, Tawhid, Dhaw al-Qurba, Salam, Tuba, Fereshtegan-e Kuchak, Faryad, Qibla, Kawthar, Ganjineh-ye Majma', etc.) in different languages and different countries and supports some Islamic magazines and periodicals.

* Library and document center: In the library and the document center of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly located in [[Qom]] center, more than 30 thousand books, magazine and research documents are available.

* Supporting New Shi'a: In publications, the Assembly supports the establishment and activities of websites and theses of new [[Shi'a]].

* The Ahl al-Bayt (a) International University: This university is an educational non-government institute established by the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly in 2000. This university identifies, admits and educates non-Iranian students among followers of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) in higher education levels (MA and PhD) and offers official certificates to them upon graduation.

* Schools under supervision of the Assembly: By establishing schools and educational centers in different countries, the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly educates children and teenagers of the families following the Ahl al-Bayt (a).

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