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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) – 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

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The flag of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, was replaced with a new one in a ceremony on Wednesday.
News ID: 3466406    Publish Date : 2018/07/25

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 16th edition of the Imam Reza (AS) international cultural festival concluded Tuesday in a ceremony in Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad on the eve of the 8th Imam’s birthday anniversary.
News ID: 3466404    Publish Date : 2018/07/25

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A series of ceremonies have been held in Zimbabwe over the past few days on the occasion of the Keramat Ten-Day festival.
News ID: 3466403    Publish Date : 2018/07/25

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, has been decorated on the eve of the eighth Imam’s birthday anniversary.
News ID: 3466398    Publish Date : 2018/07/24

Imam Reza (AS): The highest level of Aql (intellect) is knowing oneself. (Bihar al-Anwar, V78, P 352)
News ID: 3466396    Publish Date : 2018/07/24

TEHRAN (IQNA) – People from across Iran and other countries on Sunday attended ceremonies held in Mashhad to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza (AS), the 8th Shia Imam.
News ID: 3464464    Publish Date : 2017/11/20

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A ceremony was held at the holy mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, on Tuesday to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Baqer (AS).
News ID: 3463794    Publish Date : 2017/08/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A ceremony was held Monday in Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania, to celebrate the birthday anniversary of Imam Reza (AS).
News ID: 3463595    Publish Date : 2017/08/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Shia Muslims in Iran and elsewhere in the world on Friday attended ceremonies celebrating the birthday anniversary of Imam Reza (AS), the 8th Imam.
News ID: 3463551    Publish Date : 2017/08/04