Imam Reza Shrine
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Imam Reza shrine hosts US Shia pilgrims on Christian New Year
Mashhad, IRNA - On Christian New Year's Day, around 50 American Shia pilgrims to Imam Reza (AS) shrine in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, began their new year in the complex’s Nations Portico.
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Pezeshkian arrives in Mashhad in 1st trip as Iranian president
Mashhad, IRNA – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has arrived in Mashhad in the northeastern province of Razavi Khorasan to start his first trip as president from this holy city.
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President off to Mashhad on eve of Imam Reza (AS) martyrdom anniv.
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian left Tehran for the holy city of Mashhad on Tuesday morning.
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Photo: Mehdi Ghorbani
Servants change dome flag at Imam Reza (AS) shrine
Servants of Imam Reza (AS) shrine in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad changed the dome flag in the holy shrine on July 6, 2024 after a ceremony known as Izn Aza in which servants asks for Imam Reza’s permission to start a 10-day mourning period for Third shia Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions who were martyred in in 680 AD in Iraq’s Karbala.
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People in Mashhad mark one week since Raisi martyrdom
Mashhad, IRNA – People in the holy city of Mashhad have held a ceremony to mark one week since Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage were martyred in a helicopter crash.
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Karachi-Mashhad flights to resume as of June 11: Iran's envoy
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s consul general in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi has announced the resumption of direct flights from Karachi to Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad as of June 11.
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Photo: Mehdi Ghorbani
Fifth Global Conference of Imam Reza (AS) ends in Mashhad
The Fifth Global Conference of Imam Reza (AS) Was Hel. The closing ceremony took place in Mashhad on May 14, 2024, with Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi in attendance.
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Photo: Mehdi Ghorbani
5th World Congress of Imam Reza Held
The 5th World Congress of Hazrat Reza (AS) with the slogan "Justice for all, oppression for none" was held on Monday (May 13, 2024) with the presence of Iranian and international thinkers in the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS).
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Photo: Mohsen Bakhshandeh
Cleaning golden dome of Imam Reza’s shrine
On the eve of the advent of the holy month of Ramadan and Nowruz (the Iranian New Year's day), the golden dome of Imam Reza's holy shrine was cleaned. Ten people participated in this sacred ritual. Imam Reza (AS) (766 – 818) is the eighth Shia Imam.
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Photo: Mohsen Bakhshandeh
Cleansing illuminated shrine of Imam Reza (AS)
On the eve of the holy month of Ramadan and the new year, the shrine of Imam Reza (AS) was ritually washed with pure rose water on Sunday morning (Esfand 20, 1402) in the presence of the Supreme Leader's representative in Khorasan Razavi, and the custodian of Astan Quds. Dust removal is one of the ancient rituals of Razavi Holy Shrine, which is usually held several times a year in the presence of the supreme Leader, great verses and national and provincial authorities.
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Dust-cleaning ceremony of Imam Reza (AS) shrine/ VIDEO
On the eve of the birth of the Holy Month of Ramadan and the Iranian New Year, the dust-cleaning ceremony of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (a.s.) was held in Mashhad on Sunday.