The Splendor and Greatness of the Imam Ridha Holy Shrine is a Credit for the World Shiites

MASHHAD, Iran (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - A group of German and Turkish Alavi Shi'ites attending the Imam Ridha Holy shrine visited the central library and the museums of Astan Quds Razavi.

According to the reports issued from Astan Quds Razavi, the supervisor of this group said, " Because of the blessings of the Imam Reza's (A.S.) presence and appropriate use of his endowments, Astan Quds Razavi has become self reliant in different domains and is a credit for the Islamic world."

"Astan Quds Razavi has provided the best spiritual and material services and facilities for all people in the society specially the Mashhadi citizens and the pilgrims of Imam Reza (A.S.) and our familiarity with this center will be very beneficial", Fattah Amini added.

Stating that this is his first travel to Mashhad, Mustafa Kumeil, a Hamburger Shi’a said, "I hope all Shi'ites in the world have the opportunity to come to this holy place and get acquainted with the greatness and splendor of the Shi'ites."

Ali Saleh a shi’a from Istanbul city in Turkey said, "Extensive constructional and infrastructural activities performed for developing the Razavi holy shrine, is a life long investment for the next generations."

He called the treasury of the Supreme Leader's dedications a splendid and indescribable treasury and remarked, "The collection of museums and the library of Astan Quds Razavi are great credits for the Islamic world."

Muhammad Tiran a Shi’a resident in Hamburger pointed to the elegant architecture of the Razavi Holy shrine and remarked, "I hope other religious places in the Islamic world build constructions like Razavi sacred premises using the originality of the Islamic architecture."

Astan Quds Razavi (Persian: آستان قدس رضوی‎ Āstān-e Qods-e Razavi) (also known as Astan-e-Qods) is a Bonyad, or autonomous charitable foundation, in Mashhad, Iran. It is the administrative organization which manages the Imam Reza shrine and various institutions which belong to the organization.


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