This is the shrine of Imam Reza (pbuh). It is the place upon which divine blessings descend. Pure, loving hearts speak to God, the Exalted, with their eager hearts in this holy shrine. It is a center for remembering God, for vigilance and for monotheism. I hope that all of us, all Muslims throughout the world, may benefit from the blessing of this great personage's attention. Imam Khamenei, Sept. 7, 2014

Reza Shah Pahlavi; Founder of the Pahlavi Empire and the architect of modern Iran, in the last years of his rule