Laylat al-Qadr commemorated at Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad
The 23rd night of Ramadan, known as Laylat al-Qadr, was commemorated on Sunday night by millions of Iranians nationwide, includung at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, Iran.
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Feast held at Iran’s Imam Reza Shrine during Ramadan
As the auspicious birth anniversary of Imam Hasan Mujtaba (PBUH), the second Shia Imam, approaches, more than one thousand pilgrims and residents of Mashhad gathered on Sunday night at the Imam Hasan Mujtaba (PBUH) Courtyard of the Imam Reza (PBUH) Sh…
Pope seen praying at hospital chapel in photo released by Vatican
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Heavenly banquet: 270-meter Iftar spread lights up Tehran’s Tabiat bridge
In celebration of the midway point of the holy month of Ramadan and the auspicious birth anniversary of Imam Hassan al-Mojtaba (AS), a 270-meter-long Iftar table was set up on Tehran’s iconic Tabiat Bridge.