Holy Shrines

Imam Ali Holy Shrine announced the start of maintenance and restoration work on the oldest window for the holy shrine of the Commander of the Faithful—Imam Ali—peace be upon him. The metal frame will be displayed at Imam Ali Holy…

The construction project of Al-Aqeela Courtyard in the holy city of Karbala, is witnessing a remarkable development in its works, which have reached the stages of cladding the walls with marble and Karbala tiles. Shia Waves Agency has monitored the…

The 8th of Rabi’ul-Thani, according to some narrations, marks the martyrdom anniversary of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her, 40 days after the martyrdom of the Messenger of God, peace be upon him and his pure family. On this…

The Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, in Holy Najaf has been covered in black in commemoration of the sorrowful martyrdom anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her, according to the forty-day narration. Shia Waves…

Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, in Iraq commemorated the sorrowful martyrdom of Sayyid Ibrahim al-Ghamar, grandson of Imam Hassan and Imam Hussein, peace be upon them, at his holy shrine in the holy city of Kufa in…

The Scientific Assembly of the Noble Qur’an from Al-Abbas Holy Shrine held a specialized Arabic calligraphy workshop at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Mohammad Falah Kaate’a, a calligrapher and illustrator of the Scientific Assembly said: “We received an invitation from…

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,…