MASHHAD - Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi was laid to rest in his hometown of Mashhad, which hosts the holy shrine of the eighth Shia imam, Imam Reza. The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA ...
In a unique workshop at Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, northeast Iran, around 500 thousand prayer turbahs are produced and repaired each year. These turbahs are mostly made from the soil of Karbala.
Ebrahim Raisi’s burial at the gold-domed Imam Reza Shrine - a memorial to the eighth Shia imam - which is considered the holiest in Iran, came after three days of ceremonies elsewhere.
Iran has reopened its major Shia Muslim shrines, two months after they were closed to combat the coronavirus. Worshippers will be allowed to access courtyards, but not covered areas. They must ...