 | The Biography of Imam Reza (PBUH) | | Alī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā (PBUH), the eighths Imam of Shias, is the progeny of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his eighth successor. At the age of 35, he became responsible as the leader of the Islamic Shia union. His life was contemporary to the Abbasid reign and therefore, he suffered great difficulties made by the Abbasids. Finally, he was martyred by Ma’mun (his contemporary Abbasid Caliph) at the age of 55. In what follows, we briefly review some aspects of this holy Imam’s life. |
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| Director of the Board of Policy Making | | “The 9th International Festival of Imam Reza should be held with more magnitude and more comprehensively than before, both nationally and internationally in 1390”, said the minister of Islamic Culture and Guidance. |
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| Imam Reza in the Words of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei | | Imam Reza, the captain of the ship of Islam in the Turbulent Marv (Khorasan)
Note: In a message issued to the First International Congress on Imam Reza, held at Razavi Islamic University in Mashhad, the Supreme Leader of Iran described one of the most important political periods in the life of the Imam, as follows: |
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| Diagrams of the Shrine Complex | | The Shrine Complex comprises courtyards, porches (iwans), chambers and basts (sanctuaries). On this page are overviews of these, and linked pages have details of each type of structure. Below is the official map given to pilgrims (in 2008). |
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| Ziarat Imam Reza (a.s.) | | On this page you'll find links to what a zawwar needs to do on a ziarat, maps showing the different locations in the shrine complex and instructions on how to do the ziarat (on the left, half way down the page). There are also instructions for getting the 'holy food' (below). |
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