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5 Oct 2022 08:44

Shias mark martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hassan Askari

Shia Muslims across the globe mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hassan Askari (AS), the 11th Shia Imam and father of Imam Mahdi (AS) on 8th of Rabi’ al-Awwal in the Muslim lunar calendar.

3 Oct 2022 16:10

New Zarih for Hazrat Zeinab shrine installed (photo)

The new zarih, gilded lattice structure, belonging to Hazrat Zeinab (AS) sent from Hazrat Abbas shrine in Iraq and installed by experts in the Syrian capital Damascus.

3 Oct 2022 16:00

Umrah visas extended to 3 months for all pilgrims

Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah announced on Sunday that the ministry extends the one-month visas issued for Umrah to three months for all pilgrims.

3 Oct 2022 15:00

Turkey’s int’l Qur’an competition underway in Konya

The 8th round of Turkey’s international Qur’an competition is underway in Konya as participants from 49 countries attend the annual event.

3 Oct 2022 13:03

36th Islamic Unity Conference to discuss operational strategies towards global peace

36th International Islamic Unity Conference will officially begin with Muslim elites and intellectuals from across the globe discussing “Islamic Unity, Peace and Avoidance of Division and Conflict in the Islamic ...

2 Oct 2022 15:57

Elders welcomed to holy shrine of Imam Reza, Mashhad (photo)

Servants at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), eighth Shia Imam and grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) assist the elderly for commuting and pilgrimage.

28 Sep 2022 17:01

Arba’een fosters common identity of Shia Muslims

After the fall of the Baathist government in 2003, there has been an upsurge in foreign pilgrims traveling to the shrine cities of Najaf, Samara and Karbala.

28 Sep 2022 12:43

New Zarih for Hazrat Zeinab shrine completed (photo)

Sponsored by the holy shrine of Hazrat Abbas (AS) in Iraq, a new Zarih (ornate lattice structure enclosing graves of imams) for Hazrat Zeinab (SA), sister of Imam Hussein the third Shia Imam and a central character ...

26 Sep 2022 11:20

Iran’s Pres. Raeisi attends opening ceremony of new educational year (photo)

Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi attended a school in the capital Tehran on September 24th to mark the opening ceremony of the new educational year.

25 Sep 2022 09:00

Muslims mark demise anniv. of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)

Muslims worldwide commemorate the demise anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) on 28th of Safar, the second month in Islamic lunar calendar.

20 Sep 2022 14:02

Shia, Sunni Qur’an reciters stress Islamic solidarity

Director of Qur’an affairs at Organization of Endowments and Charity hailed the participation of Shia and Sunni reciters in Qur’an competitions calling that an instance of solidarity between denominations in Iran....

19 Sep 2022 13:35

Huj. Shahriari felicitates new chief of Lebanon’s Jama'a al-Islamiyya

Secretary General of Iran’s World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought has sent a message to top Lebanese cleric Sheikh Mohammed Takkoush to congratulate the scholar on his appointment as the new secretary ...

19 Sep 2022 10:41

War remnants kill at least 108 Yemenis since truce

At least 108 Yemeni people have lost their lives by war remnants including landmines and cluster bombs since the UN-brokered truce came into effect in the country in April.

19 Sep 2022 09:51

Huj. Shahriari congratulates new chief of Islamic union

Secretary General of Iran’s World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought has issued a message to congratulate the new Secretary General of the World Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS).

18 Sep 2022 10:59

Iranians marked Arba’een mourning ceremony 1 (photo)

People from different Iranian cities held ceremonies to mark the day of Arba’een and the great march taken to the holy city of Karbala.

17 Sep 2022 12:48

Supreme Leader attends Arba’een mourning ceremony (photo)

Supreme Leader of Islamic Republic attended the mourning ceremony of Arba’een which marks the 40th day after martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), third Shia Imam.

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