Ali al-Naqi and his son, Hasan al-Askari. A second shrine marks the place where the hidden -- or 12th -- imam, al-Mahdi, son of Hasan, went into hiding. Imam Ali and Hasan were imprisoned in ...

Muslims in Imam Ali's shrine in Najaf, Iraq Imam Ali (PBUH), the First Muslim, an intimate associate of the Holy Prophet of Islam (S) in the life and holy Islamic mission, the Immediate Successor to ...

NPR's Michele Norris talks with Shaul Bakhash, professor of Middle East history at George Mason University, about the significance of the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq.

The artworks were installed prior to Eid al-Ghadir, Shia Muslims’ celebration on Dhul Hijjah 18, the day on which Imam Ali (AS) was appointed as successor to the Prophet Muhammad (S). On the way back ...

The first celebrative Islamic occasion of the glorious month of Shabaan is the birth-anniversary of the 3rd Infallible Imam and the 3rd descendant of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W) The second son of Imam ...

The shrine contains a spring where Shia believe the first Imam, Ali ibn Abi Talib, stopped to drink The landslide hit the ceiling of the Qattarat al-Imam Ali, which then collapsed on top of Shia ...

From the distant past to the present day, many devotees have dedicated the most important achievements of their lives to the shrine of Imam Ali bin Musa al-Raza to be used in various matters of the ...

IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a message on the occasion of International Imam Ali Naqi (AS) Congress said that explaining and promoting the thoughts and knowledge of that Imam at a time ...