IQNA – The Municipality of Najaf announced preparations for providing services to pilgrims on the anniversary of the demise of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) later this week.
IQNA – The preliminary round of the recitation category in the 7th International Quran Competition for Muslim Students opened on August 18, 2025, with recitation of participants from 36 countries being evaluated.
IQNA – It is expected that more than seven million pilgrims will visit the holy city of Mashhad, northeast Iran, in the last five days of the lunar Hijri month of Safar, an official said.
IQNA – The Gaza Scholars Association in a statement warned Gazans against abandoning their land, saying that leaving the land is a betrayal of the soil and the blood of the martyrs.
IQNA – The preliminary stage of the recitation category in the 7th International Quran Competition for Muslim Students has begun, with participants from 36 countries submitting entries for evaluation.
IQNA – An Iranian scholar has called for stronger ties among mosques worldwide, stressing the need for coordinated action to defend Al-Aqsa Mosque against ongoing Israeli encroachments.
IQNA – A religious scholar in Qom has described Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as the ultimate role model for humanity, stressing that his moral character serves as a guide for Muslims today.
IQNA – The so-called “Greater Israel” project is a continuation of long-standing Zionist ambitions to expand occupied territories, a former Iranian diplomat says.
IQNA – A painting event was held in August 2025 at the shrine of Imam Reza (AS), where several Iranian painters created artworks inspired by Imam Hussein's (AS) movement and Ashura.
IQNA – Three special mourning programs will be held at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, during the last days of the lunar Hijri month of Safar.
IQNA – The Dar al-Quran of the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Ali (AS) holy shrine said 300,000 pilgrims benefited from the Quranic plan implemented by the center during the Arbaeen season.
IQNA – Muhammad Hussein al-Tayyan, a Syrian author and linguist, believes that the Quran is the key to the Arabic language, and it was through the Quran that this language expanded and matured.
