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Imam Reza (AS)

Imam Reza (766–818 CE) is the eighth Imam of Twelver Shia. He was known for his wisdom, piety, and teachings on justice and ethics. Abbasid Caliph Al-Ma'mun brought the Imam by force to Khorasan. Imam Reza (AS) was later poisoned in Tus (modern-day Mashhad, Iran), where his shrine is now a major pilgrimage site.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A traditional ritual dubbed "Khutbe Khani" was held at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, on Monday night, on the eve of the 8th Shia Imam’s martyrdom anniversary.
News ID: 3469758    Publish Date : 2019/10/29

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Tuesday, October 29, marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza (AS), the 8th Shia Imam.
News ID: 3469755    Publish Date : 2019/10/28

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A large number of pilgrims attended mourning rituals held at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, on Sunday.
News ID: 3469751    Publish Date : 2019/10/28

Imam Reza (AS): The highest level of Aql (intellect) is knowing oneself. (Bihar al-Anwar, V78, P 352)
News ID: 3469749    Publish Date : 2019/10/28

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Muslims in Iran and other countries around the world held rituals on Sunday to mourn the anniversary of the demise of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and martyrdom of his grandson, Imam Hassan Mojtaba (AS).
News ID: 3469746    Publish Date : 2019/10/27

TEHRAN (IQNA) – On the eve of the lunar month of Muharram, a ceremony attended by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei was held on Saturday morning to dust clean the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), the 8th Shia Imam.
News ID: 3469287    Publish Date : 2019/08/31

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A number of seminary students from Georgia visited the mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS), the 8th Shia Imam.
News ID: 3469245    Publish Date : 2019/08/25

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The special Salawaat (salutation) upon Imam Reza (AS) was calligraphed by Iranian calligrapher Nasir Tawousi in Moscow, Russia.
News ID: 3468968    Publish Date : 2019/07/16

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A large number of people attended a celebration in Ahvaz, southwest Iran, on Sunday night to mark the birth anniversary of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Shia Imam.
News ID: 3468962    Publish Date : 2019/07/15

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The following footage shows the northeastern city of Mashhad and holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in 1974.
News ID: 3468953    Publish Date : 2019/07/14

TEHRAN (IQNA) – In a ceremony on Saturday night, the flag of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, was replaced with a new one.
News ID: 3468952    Publish Date : 2019/07/14

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A ceremony was held in the Russian capital of Moscow to mark the birthday anniversary of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Shia Imam.
News ID: 3468948    Publish Date : 2019/07/14

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The holy shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh (SA) in Qom will host special programs on Saturday night and Sunday to celebrate the birthday anniversary of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Shia Imam.
News ID: 3468945    Publish Date : 2019/07/13

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An international conference entitled “Imam Reza (AS) and Islamic World’s Scientific, Civilizational Movement” got underway in Iran’s northeastern holy city of Mashhad on Wednesday.
News ID: 3467970    Publish Date : 2019/02/20

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, is visited by millions of Iranian pilgrims and those from other countries every year.
News ID: 3467728    Publish Date : 2019/01/19

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A large number of people attended mourning ceremonies marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza (AS) at the mausoleum of the 8th Shia Imam in Mashhad, northeast Iran, on Thursday.
News ID: 3467176    Publish Date : 2018/11/10

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A group of Sunni scholars and seminary students paid a visit to the holy mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, a few days before the martyrdom anniversary of the 8th Shia Imam.
News ID: 3467161    Publish Date : 2018/11/06

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 13th edition of an international festival featuring poems in praise of the 8th Shia Imam (AS) got underway Saturday in Urumiyeh, capital of Iran’s northwestern province of West Azarbaijan.   
News ID: 3466661    Publish Date : 2018/09/01

TEHRAN (IQNA) – In a ceremony attended by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Thursday, the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), the 8th Shia Imam, was dust cleaned.
News ID: 3466518    Publish Date : 2018/08/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 23rd day of the lunar Hijri month of Dhu al-Qidah (which fell on Monday, August 6 this year) is a day in which visiting the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad has been highly recommended.
News ID: 3466499    Publish Date : 2018/08/07