The holy shrines of Imam Hadi(AS) and Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS) the tenth and eleventh Shia Imams are covered in black for the mourning month of Muharram. Shia Muslims across the globe mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam and 72 of his companions.

The holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS), first Shia Imam, Imam Hussein (AS), third Shia Imam and Imam Musa al-Kazim (AS), seventh Shia Imam host Qur’an recitation sessions everyday during the fasting month of Ramadan.

Holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS), first Shia Imam and the holy shrine of his son, Hazrat Abbas (AS) are clad in black ahead of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Javad (AS), ninth Shia Imam and grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

Mohammad Javad Shabih, one of the masters and prominent artists in the field of stone carving in Iran has made the grave stones and also decorative stones at holy shrines, mausoleums and mosques in Iran and Iraq. Some of the most beautiful masterpieces at the holy shrine of Shahcheraq, Seyyed Ala’ Hussein, Hazrat Masoumeh (AS) in Iran and also the ...