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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) – Special sessions on thematic interpretation of the Holy Quran are underway on a daily basis at Imam Reza (AS) Shrine in Mashhad, northeast Iran.
News ID: 3479209    Publish Date : 2022/06/07

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 2nd edition of the Imam Reza (AS) International Media Festival has seen a 65% rise in participation after receiving over three thousand works.
News ID: 3479172    Publish Date : 2022/06/04

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A host of religious scholars from Nepal visited the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran.
News ID: 3479142    Publish Date : 2022/06/01

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The custodianship of Imam Reza (AS) Holy Shrine announced that 120 national and international programs are set to be staged for the birth anniversary of the 8th Shia Imam.
News ID: 3479138    Publish Date : 2022/06/01

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) condemned a sacrilegious film that has won an award at the Cannes Film Festival.
News ID: 3479112    Publish Date : 2022/05/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A scholarly forum organized by the religions and Islamic faiths department affiliated to Islamic Research Foundation of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) discussed the phenomenology of pilgrimage focusing on pilgrimage in Judaism.
News ID: 3479062    Publish Date : 2022/05/26

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Artistic introduction of prominent historic works of Iran and Islam to the public, particularly the youth, in attractive, creative and updated methods, is among the major missions of the museum of Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine in Mashhad, an official said.
News ID: 3479051    Publish Date : 2022/05/25

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The first gathering of the women Quran activists of Mashhad, northeast Iran, was held Wednesday at the holy mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS).
News ID: 3478967    Publish Date : 2022/05/19

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Elaborating on the character of Imam Reza (AS) and implementing Jihad of elaboration are among the duties of the Razavi Cultural Foundation, an official said.
News ID: 3478866    Publish Date : 2022/05/12

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Eid al-Fitr prayers were held at mosques and Mosallas (prayer halls) in cities and towns across Iran on Tuesday.
News ID: 3478759    Publish Date : 2022/05/03

TEHRAN (IQNA) – All of the courtyards of Imam Reza’s (AS) mausoleum in Mashhad, northeast Iran, will be carpeted for Eid al-Fitr prayers, an official said.
News ID: 3478719    Publish Date : 2022/04/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – All courtyards and porticos of the holy mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, have turned into black, hosting mourners of Hazrat Khadija (SA) demise anniversary from Iran and many other countries.
News ID: 3478466    Publish Date : 2022/04/12

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The secretary general of the International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) strongly condemned a recent terrorist attack at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, that led to the martyrdom of two clerics.
News ID: 3478452    Publish Date : 2022/04/11

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Union of Muslim Ulama (scholars) in Lebanon denounced a recent stabbing attack in Iran’s holy city of Mashhad that led to the martyrdom of a clergyman and wounding of two others.
News ID: 3478394    Publish Date : 2022/04/07

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said the stabbing attack in Mashhad should not undermine Islamic unity.
News ID: 3478386    Publish Date : 2022/04/06

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Officials from Imam Hussein (AS) shrine in Iraq’s Karbala and Imam Reza (AS) shrine in Iran’s Mashhad have discussed ways to boost scientific cooperation.
News ID: 3478341    Publish Date : 2022/04/04

TEHRAN (IQNA) –The main mission of Quran Center of Imam Reza (AS) Holy Shrine in Mashhad, northeast Iran, is promotion of Quran, the head of the center said.
News ID: 3478304    Publish Date : 2022/03/31

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A young Dutch woman has converted to Islam on the eve of the birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi (AS), the 12th Imam of Shia Muslims.
News ID: 3478225    Publish Date : 2022/03/18

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Preparations are underway in Imam Reza holy shrine to warmly receive millions of pilgrims who are planning to visit the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad.
News ID: 3478141    Publish Date : 2022/03/13

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The holy mausoleum of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, will host programs in the coming days to celebrate the auspicious Eids of the lunar Hijri month of Sha’aban.
News ID: 3478039    Publish Date : 2022/03/05