IQNA – The Quran Sciences Assembly of the Astan (custodianship) of Hazrat Abbas (AS) holy shrine in Karbala, Iraq, has launched summer Quranic courses in the mausoleum.
IQNA – The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Israeli has killed more than 300 of the agency’s staff members in its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
IQNA – An 85-year-old retired Singaporean doctor was fined S$10,000 (approximately US$7,700) on Monday for making a Facebook post deemed insulting to Muslims.
IQNA – The management of the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina announced the implementation of an educational program for teaching the Qara’at Ashar (ten styles of Quran recitation) in the mosque.
IQNA – A senior Iranian cleric has extended congratulations to the new head of the Catholic Church, calling for greater interfaith dialogue and cooperation in a letter that also pays tribute to the late Pope Francis.
IQNA – A leading mosque in the city is grappling with limited space and facilities as it tries to keep up with the rising demand for Islamic funeral services from both local and regional communities.
IQNA – An Iranian cleric has dismissed allegations that Shia Muslims are disconnected from the Quran, calling such claims a longstanding fabrication by adversaries of Islam.
IQNA – As the damask roses bloom on the mountainous slopes of Niyasar in central Iran, the age-old ritual of rosewater distillation was once again carried out with its customary grandeur and purity.
IQNA – Former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was an exceptional man who combined love of the Quran with service to the people, a Palestinian analyst said.
IQNA – Cultural traditions and narrow interpretations of religious texts continue to hinder the realization of women’s rights in some Muslim societies, according to an Iranian researcher.
