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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…

The Hajj Pilgrimage Mission of His Eminence, the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, arrived in Medina in Saudi Arabia, to provide services to the pilgrims. The official website of the Shirazi Religious Authority stated in a…

The official website of the Shirazi Religious Authority revealed the numbers of sacrifices distributed by the Sayyed al-Shuhada International Committee in 12 countries. In a statement received by Shia Waves News Agency, the official website of the Shirazi Religious Authority…

Al-Rasool al-Adham Charitable Foundation, under the supervision of the Shirazi Religious Authority office in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, in cooperation with the Ahlulbayt Charitable Foundation in Kuwait, opened a well for drinking water in the city. Members of the…

The Department of Engineering and Technical Projects at the Imam Hussain Holy Shrine announced the continuation of work on the Al-Aqeela Zainab Courtyard Project, which is located within the expansion project of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain, peace be…

In a ceremony on Sunday, the holy Kiswah of the Kaaba was raised by three meters as an annual custom at the beginning of Hajj season. Preparing the holy mosque for the 1443 Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi officials raised the Kiswah…

Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development held its weekly meeting in the presence of its chairman, Hujjat Al-Islam Sheikh Mustafa Al-Muhammadi, and discussed what should be prepared for the upcoming Arbaeen Pilgrimage. A statement by the Foundation, received by…