Hawzah News Agency (Mashhad, Iran) - According to Astan News, 11-person group of Shia people from Lyon came to the pilgrimage of Imam Reza (A.S.) on Rajab 24th / April 10th. The group will leave the city in the evening of the third day of Sha’ban/ April 20th, concurrent with the birth anniversary of Imam Hossein (A.S.). 
Attending Razavi Illuminated Shrine, this group of foreign pilgrims had a pilgrimage at the shrine of the gracious Imam (A.S.) and also paid a visit to the central library and museums of Astan Quds Razavi. The group also enjoyed the cultural and religious program of this illuminated shrine in Dar al-Marhamah Portico.  
On the 6th day of their presence in Mashhad and Razavi Holy Shrine, these French pilgrims were invited to the Astan Quds Razavi Center for International Affairs and welcomed by the center’s authorities. 
They talked, in this meeting, about how they converted into Shia Islam and also referred to the problems with which they were encountering in France. 
Speaking among these pilgrims, the head of Astan Quds Razavi Center for International Affairs stated, “We do ask you as pilgrims of Imam Reza (A.S.) who have come to visit Razavi Shrine with pure hearts to pray for all Muslims and faithful people”. 
He went on to say, “I hope to come back from this pilgrimage to your own city healthy and with full hands and also to remember and pray for all who have asked you to remind them in your pilgrimage. 
It is worth mentioning that some of cultural products of Astan Quds Razavi were offered to this group of pilgrims finally. 

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