Doorkeepers
Tuesday , 09/11/2012 - 16:08
The Office of Doorkeepers' Affairs consists of more than 1220 personnel, working in 8 groups. They include formal, voluntary, inherited, and special doorkeepers.
The main duties of the doorkeepers are as follows: washing and cleaning the courtyards, keeping order and discipline in the courtyards, offering necessary admonitions and guidelines to the respected pilgrims observing the Islamic behavior, dusting the courtyards according to a determined schedule, clearing snow from the roofs and the courtyards of the holy shrine, being present in the Dar-al-Saadah or Dar-al-Hikmah porticos to perform the ceremonies of Khutbah and shift delivery every morning, taking part on time in the religious ceremonies of Khutbah held on the occasions of Ashura, Sham-i-Ghariban and on the anniversary of martyrdom night of Imam Reza (A.S.), and carrying out duties in the balconies with their special sticks.
The main duties of the doorkeepers are as follows: washing and cleaning the courtyards, keeping order and discipline in the courtyards, offering necessary admonitions and guidelines to the respected pilgrims observing the Islamic behavior, dusting the courtyards according to a determined schedule, clearing snow from the roofs and the courtyards of the holy shrine, being present in the Dar-al-Saadah or Dar-al-Hikmah porticos to perform the ceremonies of Khutbah and shift delivery every morning, taking part on time in the religious ceremonies of Khutbah held on the occasions of Ashura, Sham-i-Ghariban and on the anniversary of martyrdom night of Imam Reza (A.S.), and carrying out duties in the balconies with their special sticks.
