Participants and Lecture Titles: Dr. Mehdi Sahra-Gard (Faculty Member, Islamic Azad University of Mashhad) Lecture Title: A Reflection on the Kufi Inscription of the Safavid Mosque in Kāẓimayn Dr. Mortezā Enferādi (Head of the Social Studies of the Sacred Precincts Group, Islamic Research Foundation) Lecture Title: The Importance of the Sacred Precincts among Muslims from the Perspective of Islamic Sources Hujjat al-Islām wal-Muslimeen Seyyed Reżā Shirāzi (Faculty Member, Research Institute of the Islamic Research Foundation) Lecture Title: Ziyārah across History: Beyond the Boundaries of a Single Discipline Dr. Abolfazl Hasan-Ābādi (Director of Manuscripts, Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi) Lecture Title: The Importance of Memoir-Writing in Cultural Relations between Iran and the Holy Shrines Session Moderator: Dr. Asghar Montazer-al-Qā’em (Professor of History, University of Isfahan) Lecture Title: The Economic Conditions of Najaf up to the Eighth Century AH Date & Time: Thursday, 4 Bahman 1403 (January 24, 2025) ⎯ 09:00 to 11:30 Location: Mashhad, Haram Mutaḥhar Reżavi, Tabarsi Turnaround, Islamic Research Foundation of Astan Quds Razavi, Sheikh Bahā’ī Hall

The second pre-conference on the construction, development, and reconstruction of the Holy Shrines was held on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 14:00 in the conference hall of Shahid Bahonar Farhangian University, with the presence of Dr. Ali-Akbar Kajbāf, President of Farhangian University of Isfahan, and speeches by several university professors.

Dr. Hossein Harsij, President of the University of Isfahan, stated: “We hope that, given the approach the university has adopted, it will be able—both scientifically and culturally—to assist the Headquarters for the Development and Reconstruction of the Holy Shrines and play a commensurate role. The President of the University of Isfahan went on to say that the martyr Commando Haj Qasem Soleimani was the founder of the Holy Shrines Headquarters, and through his efforts he succeeded in strengthening Iran–Iraq solidarity. Beyond the foregoing, the mutual impacts of Iran–Iraq solidarity encompass many different aspects that must be addressed.”

First Pre-Conference titled “Role of Iranians in the Development and Reconstruction of the Holy Shrines” Speakers: Dr. Asghar Qaedan, Professor at the University of Tehran Topic: The Role of Iranian Women from the Safavid to Qajar Eras in Reconstructing the Holy Shrines Prof. ‘Īsā Ḥakīm, Former President of the University of Kufa Topic: The Scientific Flourishing of Najaf in the Fifth Century AH Dr. Hossein Harsij, President of the University of Isfahan Topic: Mutual Impacts of Iranian–Iraqi Solidarity Dr. Ali-Akbar Kajbāf, President of the University of Farhangian Topic: The Political and Social Role of the Safavids in Najaf al-Ashraf Dr. Asghar Montazer-al-Qā’em, Professor at the University of Isfahan Topic: An Overview of Najaf al-Ashraf’s Cultural Conditions in the Eighth Century AH