Qom, IRNA – From early morning till noon Wednesday over three million followers of the twelfth Shia Imam took part in the birthday anniversary of Imam Mahdi at Jamkaran Mosque in Qom, Iran.
Tehran, IRNA – Some 2.5 million pilgrims are expected to throng Iran’s holy city of Qom on Mid-Sha'ban, which marks the birthday anniversary of Imam Mahdi (PBUH), the 12th Shia Imam, on March 8, according to a senior Iranian police official.