Holy Shrines

Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and French President Emmanuel Macron visited the holy shrine of Imam Musa al-Kadhim and Imam Muhammad al-Jawad, peace be upon them, in the city of al-Kadhumiya, in Baghdad.A statement by the Prime Minister’s Media Office, which…

Crowds of pilgrims from Saudi Arabia arrived to perform the Umrah and pray in the Grand Mosque, after the capacity was raised to 60,000 pilgrims.The Grand Mosque is now witnessing the influx of pilgrims from inside the Kingdom to perform…

Yesterday, the Dutch Ambassador to Iraq, Michael Rintenar, visited the holy city of Karbala and the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, expressing his gratitude with the visit after touring the religious and cultural heritage of the…

The Saudi authorities announced that they will gradually raise the capacity of pilgrims to reach two million pilgrims per month.The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said that it will start receiving requests for Umrah from various countries of the…

The Media Department at Imam Hussain Holy Shrine received a delegation from the Tasnim Foundation in the Republic of Turkey, consisting of various Islamic sects, and this came in coordination with the International Media Center within its ongoing religious and…

As part of the ongoing preparations in various departments at Imam Ali Holy Shrine to celebrate the Greatest Eid, Eid al-Ghadir, the Holy Quran Center announced the completion of its preparations for holding the “Al-Ghadir International Quranic Conference “.The head…

Saudi Arabia announced the return of Umrah for pilgrims from outside the Kingdom, starting from the first day of Muharram, corresponding to August 10.A member of the National Committee for Hajj and Umrah, Hani Ali, said in a statement that…

Imam Ali Holy Shrine placed the special Eid al-Ghadir banner atop the Holy Shrine, as part of an annual tradition and in special ceremonies in order to welcome the Greatest Eid on the eighteenth of the month of Dhul-Hijjah.The banner,…

Large crowds of pilgrims celebrated the Day of Arafat at the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein and his brother al-Abbas, peace be upon them, in the holy city of Karbala.The holy city was crowded with pilgrims from various Iraqi cities…

After the dawn prayer on Monday, the ninth of the month of Dhul Hijjah, the Saudi authorities replaced the covering of the Kaaba, also known as the Kiswa, as is their custom on this day every year.The old Kiswa is…