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With Ramadan around the corner, the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi gave his annual pre-Ramadan speech to scholars, preachers and religious seminary students.    With Ramadan around the corner, the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi gave his annual…

Writings and decorative inscriptions embroidered with Quranic verses and the names of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, adorn the inner side of the grand golden Iwan of Al-Abbas Holy Shrine in Karbala.    Writings and decorative inscriptions embroidered with…

A translation of the Holy Quran in Asante Twi language was unveiled in Kumasi, southern Ghana, to help with a better understanding and appreciation of the Holy book for those who cannot read and write the Arabic language.   A…

An exhibition displaying centuries-old handwritten copies of the Quran along with several other printed versions was opened to visitors yesterday in the city of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina.   An exhibition displaying centuries-old handwritten copies of the Quran along with several…

Asgharia Students Organization (ASO) supports sit in by families of Shia missing persons, announced ASO President Mohsin Ali Asghari.    Asgharia Students Organization (ASO) supports sit in by families of Shia missing persons, announced ASO President Mohsin Ali Asghari.  He…

The Fifth World Forum on interfaith dialogue will be held in Baku, the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on May 2-3.   The Fifth World Forum on interfaith dialogue will be held in Baku, the capital of the Republic…

Writings and decorative inscriptions embroidered with Quranic verses and the names of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, adorn the inner side of the grand golden Iwan of Al-Abbas Holy Shrine in Karbala.    Writings and decorative inscriptions embroidered with…

Over the past few days, the Central Office of Grand Shia Jurist Ayatollah Shirazi in holy Qom hosted groups of Shia believers from Lucknow in India who had come on a pilgrimage trip to sacred sites in Iran and Iraq.…

The Engineering Department of the Imam Hussein Shrine stated Monday that the second stage of Bab Elqibleh basement project started and made progress.   The Engineering Department of the Imam Hussein Shrine stated Monday that the second stage of Bab…

Sayyed Mohammed Hassan Husayni Nouri Shirazi (25 April 1814 – 20 February 1895), commonly known as Mirza Shirazi, was a Shia marja’. He is known for his 1891 verdict against the usage of tobacco in what became known as the…