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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 large number of pilgrims from across Iran and other countries have travelled to Mashhad to celebrate Imam Reza’s (AS) birthday anniversary at the 8th Imam’s holy mausoleum.
News ID: 3463550    Publish Date : 2017/08/03

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, has been decorated with beautiful tile and mosaic patterns.
News ID: 3463544    Publish Date : 2017/08/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – People in Mashhad, northeast Iran, laid flowers at the Mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS) on Tuesday at the beginning of the ten-day Karamat Festival.
News ID: 3463468    Publish Date : 2017/07/26

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei attended a ceremony to clean the dust at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad on Sunday.
News ID: 3463447    Publish Date : 2017/07/24

TEHRAN (IQNA) – During the holy month of Ramadan, the kitchen of Astan Quds Razavi in Mashhad cooked meals for some 170,000 pilgrims of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) and other fasting faithful in and around Mashhad every day.
News ID: 3463195    Publish Date : 2017/06/24

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 12th edition of Mashhad international Holy Quran exhibition will be held at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS).
News ID: 3462793    Publish Date : 2017/05/10

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A number of programs were held in and around the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, Friday night, to mark the birthday anniversary of Imam Javad (AS).
News ID: 3462528    Publish Date : 2017/04/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The holy mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, is a pilgrimage site annually visited by millions of Shia Muslims from around the world.
News ID: 3461884    Publish Date : 2017/01/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Snow covered the mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS) in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad on Friday.
News ID: 3461651    Publish Date : 2016/12/12

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Shia Muslims around the world attended mourning processions on Wednesday to mark the martyrdom anniversary of the eighth Shia Imam, Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AS).
News ID: 3461547    Publish Date : 2016/11/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Iranian Cultural Center in Beirut, Lebanon, plans to hold a conference titled “Imam Reza (AS), Founder of Dialogue between Islam and Christianity”.
News ID: 3460800    Publish Date : 2016/08/24

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