Holy Shrines

The minister at the Greek Catholic Church of ‘The Lady of Damascus’, Father Macarius Qalomah, and his accompanying delegation have visited the holy shrine of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, and expressed their admiration of the spirituality and architecture…

The residents of the holy city of Karbala have commemorated the sorrowful anniversary of Imam al-Hassan al-Askari, peace be upon him, in Holy Samarra. The Shia Waves correspondent in Holy Samarra said that “Large crowds of the people of Holy…

Huge crowds of Shia pilgrims, from various Iraqi provinces, have begun their on-foot journey towards the holy city of Samarra to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam al-Hassan al-Askari, peace be upon him. Large processions from Basra, Nasiriyah, Diwaniyah and…

During the days leading up to Safar 28, many Shiites from around the world, especially the people of Iraq, travel on foot from different cities to holy Najaf to visit the holy shrine of Amir al-Mu’minin Ali bin Abi Talib,…

The Electronic Monitoring Division, affiliated to the Order Keeping Department at Imam Hussein Holy Shrine, has revealed that the employment of artificial intelligence technologies for the first time to secure and analyze data and the number of pilgrims arriving to…

As the event of Arbaeen approaches, the Technical Department of Imam Hussein Holy Shrine is setting up huge Sun Shades around the Holy Shrine using new technology. This project, covering five thousand square meters of outdoor space, is aimed at…

Jombang, a local newspaper in Indonesia, quoted an interesting statement by Seyed Marzooqi Moostamar, Speaker of the State Assembly of East Java Province, with regards to Ahlul-Bayt, peace be upon them. Moostamar states that Indonesia is a safer and easier…

A group of German converts from the followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, performed pilgrimage to the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, in the holy city of Najaf. The German Shia devotees also visited Al-Kufa…

The holy Zarih of Aun bin Abdullah, peace be upon him, will be completed in Pakistan to be transferred to the holy city of Karbala and will enter Iraq in the next few days. A group of faithful benefactors, from…

The Two Holy Shrines of Imam Hussein and Abu Al-Fadl Al-Abbas, peace be upon them, and the area between them (Bainul Harmain) have been laid out with red carpet in preparation for the Tenth of Muharram (Ashura). The Tenth Day…