Holy Shrines

Organizers of Hussaini processions in Holy Najaf and Karbala have announced their preparations to mark this tragic occasion which falls on the 25th of the current month of Shawwal 1445, corresponding to May 2, 2024. It should be mentioned that…

Imam Ali Holy Shrine and the organizers of Hussaini processions in Holy Najaf have announced their readiness to commemorate the Arba’een anniversary of Imam Ali and the martyrdom of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq, peace be upon them. The Holy Shrine said…

The French Ambassador to Iraq, Éric Chevallier, emphasized the great significance and symbolic importance of the holy city of Karbala, affirming his willingness to visit the holy city at the nearest opportunity. Chevallier expressed admiration for Karbala and its various…

Imam Ridha Holy Shrine has gifted a digitized copy of a rare Quranic manuscript to the treasury of Al-Abbas Holy Shrine in Holy Karbala. Salah al-Siraj, the director of the Manuscript Imaging and Cataloging Center affiliated with the Intellectual and…

The Secretariat-General of the Shia Shrines in Iraq announced today, Monday, that it had completed rehabilitating dome of the shrine of Alama Muhammad Bin Nama Al-Hilli (may his soul be sanctified) in the province of Babylon, as part of efforts…

Yesterday, Friday, the holy city of Karbala embraced the 4th central graduation ceremony for the Iraqi universities, where more than 4500 students performed the rituals of visiting the shrine of Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas, peace be upon him. Shia Waves correspondent…

Members of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, affiliated with the Vatican, expressed their happiness to have the honor of visiting the holy shrine of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in the holy city of Karbala. Abbas Al-Muhanna, the official…

The holy city of Karbala in Iraq, as well as other holy cities in Iran and Syria, witnessed the observance of special religious rituals for Eid al-Fitr, amidst prayers for goodness and peace to spread across the world on this…

The Egyptian advisor to Al-Azhar Sheikh, Dr. Mohamed Abdel Samad Mahanna, expressed his happiness over his visit to Holy Karbala. Sheikh Mahanna described his visit to the Holy Shrine of Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas, peace be upon him, as historic and…

The local government in Holy Karbala and the Two Holy Shrines are preparing to receive the honorable pilgrims from Iraq and other Arab and foreign countries on the coming Eid al-Fitr. Millions of followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them,…