Imam Reza's (AS) shrine hosts Dutch, German tourists

Imam Reza's (AS) holy shrine in the Iranian city of Mashhad has hosted a group of 14 tourists from the Netherlands and Germany who enjoyed special services of the Office for Foreign Pilgrims' Affairs.

The journey of this group started with a warm welcome upon entry to the holy shrine and then followed by special programs offered to them by the office of the Department of Tourists and Religions of the Office for Foreign Pilgrims' Affairs.

The group then visited the carpet at the central museums of Imam Reza's (AS) holy shrine.

Being presented with an introductive video clip on Imam Reza's (AS) shrine, the guests were also given the chance to have some debates with the office's religious expert on different areas such as misunderstandings on Islam and its relations with other divine religions.  

Also, the Department of Tourists and Religions provided the mostly old-aged tourists with some cultural gifts as memorials.

The foreign visitors enjoyed the friendliness and warmness of the Iranian nation and said the huge crowd of pilgrims inside the holy shrine was "very magnificent".

It is important to highlight that Imam Reza (AS) shrine's Office for Foreign Pilgrims' Affairs arranges yearly and occasional programs for a large number of arriving foreign visitors and tourists to the holy shrine.

Such programs aim to observe inter-faith dialogue and understanding among religions' followers.

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