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(literally: the City) is the second most religious city for Muslims which is located in Saudi Arabia. The Prophet's (s) emigration to this city marks the beginning...

performed in this city. In addition, religious leaders always encouraged Muslims to worship and perform religious rituals in this city especially in Masjid...

Alids. Children of Imam al-Hasan (a) inhabited this area. Historical events that took place in Yanbu include Imam Sajjad’s giving refuge to the family of...

Arabia. Previously, al-Shaykh Husayn Isma'il al-Makrimi was their leader who was in the prisons of Saudi Arabia and Yemen for a long time and died in 1426/2005...

successful in Ta'if. Many of its products are exported to other cities of Saudi Arabia or to other countries. There are different historical sites in Ta'if...

masonry art in decorations and teakwood in repairing its roof. In addition, a Maqsura, a place where the Imam of prayer should stand, was built in front of...

others believe that Madyan was in the present Saudi Arabia. God chose Prophet Shu'ayb (a) for Madyan nation in the city of Madyan. After escaping from...

sermons in their names. In this period, the presence of al-Allama al-Hilli in Iran for ten years and his freedom in teaching Shiite beliefs and laws, in addition...

notable city there. The Day of 'Ashura in Muharram is an official holiday in Kurdistan. Having important Shi'ite religious cities, Tourism industry in Iraq...

Dūmat al-Jandal (Arabic: دُومَةُ الجَنْدَل‏) is a city in al-Jawf province in Saudi Arabia which was part of Syria territory before. As Dumat al-Jandal...

hospitals in Jeddah. There are large facilities to desalinate the sea water. The city is one of the largest industrial centers in Saudi Arabia. In addition...

Medina in about 46 B.H./577-8 in al-Abwa'. It is said she is buried in this village. When Quraysh planned to attack Medina to avenge their losses in the Battle...

pattern was applied in building Baghdad in the 2nd/8th century and Cairo in the 4th/10th century. In conquered cities, such as Damascus, Jerusalem and al-Mada'in...

the Ba'th regime in Iraq. His most famous son was Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim who was martyred in 1424/2003 in a terrorist attack in Najaf. Al-Sayyid...

Shirazi in 1309/1891, in response to the granting of exclusive tobacco rights by Nassir al-Din Shah to the British Régie Company in four cities of Iran...

Malik Husayn, the king of Arabia, to lead the congregational prayers in Masjid al-Haram in which Shiite and Sunni Muslims attended. In late 1355/1936-7, he...

million. In different sources, the number of Shi'as in Kabul is estimated to be at most half of its population. Kabul is a historical city in Afghanistan...

responded to Israeli invasions by engaging in military conflicts and launching missile attacks on Israeli cities. In several wars initiated by Israel against...

rule over Arabia began, Wahhabis destroyed many historical sites of early Islamic history. Destroying all the tombs in al-Baqi' cemetery in 1220/1805-6...

days when schools were off. In many Islamic countries, Fridays are still off, but in some countries, such as Saudi Arabia and Iran there is more emphasis...