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The religious pilgrimage mission of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, received in Medina, religious and cultural figures, professors and students of the seminary, and general believers. The official website of the religious authority stated in…

The International Quranic Preaching Center at Imam Hussain Holy Shrine announced the launch of the activities of the fifth developmental program for Quranic talents, which is hosted in the holy city of Karbala, with the participation of twelve Iraqi provinces.…

The Ahlulbayt Center for Islamic Thought in Baghdad formed a delegation of professors, students of religious sciences, imams of mosques and directors of institutions to visit the holy shrines in Karbala. The delegation visited the office of His Eminence, Grand…

Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development in the holy province of Karbala honored a number of mayors of Al-Hurr District, for their great cooperation in the success of its humanitarian project – the Charter for the Protection of Orphans…

A mourning ceremony was held in the house of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the holy city of Qom, on the occasion of the Special Pilgrimage Day of Imam al-Redha, peace be upon him,…

Imam Hussain Holy Shrine announced that intensive preparations are being made in the holy shrine to receive the millions of pilgrims on Arafah Day, the holy month of Muharram, and the Arbaeen Pilgrimage. The Secretary-General of the Holy Shrine, Hassan…

The 23rd of Dhul-Qa’dah is commemorated as the Imam Redha Pilgrimage Day, or according to some narrations, the Eighth Imam’s martyrdom anniversary. Imam Redha Holy shrine held various special events to mark the day and to host arriving pilgrims. Meanwhile,…

A group of Persian language and literature professors from India’s top universities of Lucknow, Bhagalpour, and Khajeh Mu’in al-Din Chishti have paid a visit to central library and museum of Imam Redha Holy Shrine. During his tour of the central…

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 1,000 people and injured 1,500 in eastern Afghanistan. The Taliban appealed for international help for the rescue effort as pictures showed landslides and ruined mud-built homes in the province of Paktika. The quake…

Many Iraqi religious and cultural activists met the son of the Supreme Religious Authority, Ayatollah Sayyed Hussein al-Shirazi in the holy city of Qom. The official website of the Shirazi Religious Authority said in a statement, received by Shia Waves…