A group of pilgrims from Pakistan holds a mourning ceremony at Imam Khomeini's holy shrine

Imam’s special devotion for Najaf and Karbala during exile in Iraq

A memoir by Ayatollah Hossein Mazaheri, a teacher of ethics and morality

THE SEA OF UNION

I am intoxicated by your wine and I have a desire, I have been drowned within your union sea but still needy.

Imam Khomeini was found on rooftop reciting Ziarat Ashura

Extracted from a collection of memoirs about Imam Khomeini

Cultural attachés serving abroad pledge allegiance with Imam Khomeini's ideals at his holy shrine.

Iran's spiritual capital, Mashhad, offers recreational experience to pilgrims too

Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad is well known as the spiritual capital of Iran since it hosts the shrine of a holy figure in Shia Islam; Imam Reza.

Imam Reza's holy shrine in Mashhad hosts large-scale Ramadan breakfast

The charity gesture is organized by Astan Quds Razavi, a religious institution in charge of the guardianship of Imam Reza's Shrine.

The president delivers speech at Imam Khomeini's holy shrine as Iranians mark Ramadan's Night of ...