Devotees and mourners are performing mourning rituals in the central Iraqi holy city of Karbala on the day of Arba'een.
Monday, September 27, 2021 12:42
Iran’s foreign ministry has condemned a brutal terrorist attack in Pakistan’s Punjab province against commemorative Ashura mourning ceremonies held by local Shia Muslims, expressing deep sympathy with the families of the victims.
Saturday, August 21, 2021 05:59
Ashura is the culmination of a 10-day annual mourning period in the lunar calendar month of Muharram for Imam Hussein (AS), who was martyred along with his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in southern Iraq in 680 AD after fighting courageously for justice against the much larger army of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid.
Thursday, August 19, 2021 11:54
Bahrain’s leading cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim says there exists no divide between Shia and Sunni Muslims, but the Islamic world is in fact split into a camp that champions normalization with the Tel Aviv regime and one that adheres to the cause of resistance against Israel and the United States.
Thursday, August 19, 2021 11:31
In 680 AD, on Ashoura- the tenth day of the holy month of Muharram- Husain Ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the third Imam of Shia Muslims, was martyred in the desert of Karbala, located in contemporary Iraq.
Thursday, August 12, 2021 05:09
Iranians and devotees of Imam Khomeini, the revered founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, are commemorating the 32nd anniversary of his departure, while an annual mourning ceremony at his mausoleum is canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Friday, June 04, 2021 09:11
Every year, on the 21st day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, mourners gather in mosques and religious centers across Iran to attend ceremonies commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Ali (PBUH) the truthful successor of the holy prophet of Islam . Along with Iranians, Muslims worldwide also pay tribute to Imam Ali, Prophet Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law.
Monday, May 03, 2021 07:05
A large number of people attended mourning ceremonies marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza (PBUH) at the mausoleum of the 8th Shia Imam in Mashhad, northeast Iran, on Thursday.
Monday, October 19, 2020 03:59