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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) – Shia Muslims around the world, including those who had the opportunity to visit the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, celebrated the Imam’s birthday anniversary on Sunday.
News ID: 3460707    Publish Date : 2016/08/15

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A group of servants of Imam Reza’s (AS) holy shrine participated in a Quranic session held at the holy shrine of Hazrat Abbas (AS) in Karbala, Iraq.
News ID: 3460693    Publish Date : 2016/08/14

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Every year millions of Muslims travel to Mashhad, a city in northeastern Iran, to visit the mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Shia Imam.
News ID: 3460684    Publish Date : 2016/08/13

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Playing Naqqareh (a kind of drum) and horns is done twice a day at Naqqareh Khaneh (a 26 meters high tower at the holy mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeastern Iran).
News ID: 3460676    Publish Date : 2016/08/13

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A special program is planned to be held in the city of Merv in Turkmenistan this weekend on the occasion of Imam Reza (AS) birth anniversary.
News ID: 3460656    Publish Date : 2016/08/10

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An official with the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) World Assembly said the assembly has had 15 works on the Razavi (Imam Reza(AS)) culture translated into various languages including English and French.
News ID: 3460633    Publish Date : 2016/08/08

On the occasion of Imam Reza’s (AS) birth anniversary, ceremonies will be held in Washington, the US, and Toronto, Canada.
News ID: 1446508    Publish Date : 2014/09/03

The 12th edition of Imam Reza (AS) international festival will be held from August 27 to September 6 in 70 countries.
News ID: 1385107    Publish Date : 2014/03/10

A book titled “Seerah and Teachings of Imam Reza (AS)” has been published by Iranian Cultural Center in Thailand.
News ID: 1378142    Publish Date : 2014/02/22

A group of 170 eminent Iraqi Quran reciters left their country on a pilgrimage trip to the holy shrines of Imam Reza (AS) and Hazrat Ma’soumeh (SA) in Iran.
News ID: 1373788    Publish Date : 2014/02/10

The letter of Imam Reza (AS) to Hazrat Abdul ‘Azim Hassani (AS) is the theme of an international festival to be held by the Union of Islamic Associations of Students in the city of Rey.
News ID: 1369285    Publish Date : 2014/02/02

Islamic Center of Manchester plans to hold a special mourning ceremony on the occasion of the demise anniversary of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) on January 1, 2014.
News ID: 1345289    Publish Date : 2013/12/21

The 12th edition of Imam Reza (AS) International Festival will be held from the 1st of Dhul Gha’dah to the 11th of the month with the participation of representatives from 75 countries.
News ID: 1336799    Publish Date : 2013/12/10