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Mourners in Mashhad mark martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza

People mark the martyrdom anniversary of the eighth Shia Imam, Ali ibn Musa al-Reza (peace be upon him) in Mashhad, Iran, November 19, 2017. (Photo by IRNA)

Millions of mourners have converged on Iran’s holy city of Mashhad to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza, the eighth Shia Imam.

Muslims from several other countries have also gathered in the northeastern city to attend the mourning ceremonies at Imam Reza's shrine.

Imam Reza was martyred after being poisoned by the Abbasid Caliph Ma’mun on the last day of the Islamic lunar month of Safar, in the year 818 AD.


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