The shrine of ʿAlī al-Riḍā (Ali Reza), the eighth imam of the Twelver Shiʿah, is central to Mashhad’s religious and economic life, attracting tens of millions of pilgrims annually. It is the only shrine of an imam in Iran and its charitable trust (bonyād) is one of the largest and wealthiest institutions in the country.
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