{"id":50776,"date":"2023-02-27T12:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T12:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/event\/martyrdom-of-imam-reza\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:32:07","slug":"martyrdom-of-imam-reza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/martyrdom-of-imam-reza\/","title":{"rendered":"Martyrdom of Imam Reza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Martyrdom of Imam Reza<\/strong>, the eighth Shia Imam, is observed with somber ceremonies and pilgrimage to his shrine in Mashhad, Iran. Considered by Shias as a symbol of knowledge and tolerance, his death is traditionally attributed to poisoning by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Ma&#8217;mun. On this day, participants engage in poetry recitation and storytelling that eulogize Imam Reza&#8217;s virtues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tips for Travellers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On this day, the city of Mashhad will be crowded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wear suitable attire, avoiding shorts or revealing tops. Black clothing is customary, signifying mourning, so visitors should dress in a conservative manner to display solidarity and respect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event Date:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the specific date of this event and a full rundown of <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/iran-public-holidays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Iran&#8217;s public holidays, visit this link<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;50776&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Martyrdom of Imam Reza&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 16px; height: 16px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this post<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Martyrdom of Imam Reza is another important event for Shia Muslims. He was poisoned by the Abbasid Caliphate and is remembered for his knowledge, wisdom, and piety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":63988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15889,306,15892,15779],"tags":[15899,15898,15633],"class_list":["post-50776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-culture","category-public-holidays","category-tips","tag-event","tag-holiday","tag-public-holidays"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Iran-Public-Holiday.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50776"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":134817,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50776\/revisions\/134817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}