Shia Muslims mark Imam Reza's martyrdom anniversary with social distancing

Every year on Imam Reza's martyrdom anniversary, his holy shrine gets jampacked with pilgrims, who attend his shrine to mark one of the major occasions on the Islamic calendar, the martyrdom anniversary of the eighth Shia Imam.

Muslims mourn prophet's passing anniversary with social distancing in Mashhad

Muslims are marking the passing anniversary of Prophet Mohamamd (Peace be upon him). In Iran, the coronavirus has canceled most of the mourning processions.

The spiritual atmosphere at Imam Reza (PBUH) holy shrine during last days of the lunar month of ...

Conference of "The morals and the politics regarding the Alavi character according to Imam Khomeini"

Place of Conference: Tehran, : IRIB hall of the international conferences Time of Conference: Khordad 13th Administrator: The foreign headquarters of the commemoration ceremonies of Imam Khomeini Secretary of the Conference: Dr. Mohammad Moghadam (the head of the foreign headquarters of the commemoration ceremonies regarding Imam Khomeini/ the deputy of the international affairs section of the institute for the ordering and the publishing of the works of Imam Khomeini) Inaugural speaker: Ayatollah Seyyed Hasan Khomeini (the custodian of Imam’s holy shrine and the institute for the ordering and the publishing of Imam Khomeini's works The closing speaker: DR. Ali Larijanee and he is the present head of the Islamic council of the house of law-making

Iranians prepare to mark Muharram amid anti-virus precautions

Iranians are to set to mark the mourning month of Muharram while strictly observing the health protocols issued by government officials to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading further.

This year’s Muharram ceremonies at Imam Hossein (PBUH)’s holy shrine in Karbala amid coronavirus ...

A spiritual gathering to recite Arafa supplication was organized at the holy shrine of Imam ...

The ceremony was held with observance of health protocols and social distancing in the courtyard of Haj Agha Mostafa at the holy shrine of Imam Khomeini

Imam Reza (PBUH) shrine is visited by nearly 30 million people annually

The shrine of Imam Reza (peace be upon him) is visited by nearly 30 million people annually, making Mashhad one of the biggest pilgrimage destinations in the world and the holiest spot in Iran.