Zarif highlights Imam Hussein’s lesson of resistance to tyranny, injustice
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message recalled great sacrifices of Imam Hussein (AS), saying it has established…
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Tasu’a, commemoration day of a tragic incident
MNA – Tasu’a in the Islamic calendar refers to the ninth day of Muharram. A day before Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his…
Arbaeen march has introduced Imam Hossein to world: Ayatollah Khamenei
MNA – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Arbaeen trek has introduced Imam Hossein (PBUH) and the…
Photos: Leader attends Muharram mourning ceremony
ISNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the mourning ceremony of Imam Hossein (PBUH) and his companions…
Over 2 million Iranians entered Iraq for Arbaeen
AFP – At the border town of Mehran between Iran and Iraq, a sea of pilgrims surges forwards, en route to one…
Photos: Massive Arbaeen procession in Ahvaz
Mizan | Mohammad Hasan Ameri: Thousands of devotees of Imam Hussain (SA) embarked on their journey towards Iraqi city of Karbala from…
Events that led to day of Ashura, momentous day in history of Islam
Alwaght – Every year on the 10th of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, millions of Shiite Muslims mourn the martyrdom of Imam…
Photos: Muharram mourning ceremonies in Masuleh
ISNA | Ashkan Shabani: Iranians across the country hold mourning rituals in Muharram, first month in lunar calendar, tenth of which marks…
Photos: Iranian people preparing for Muharram mourning ceremonies
ISNA | Pouria Pakizeh, Abolfazl Rostami and Ahmad Zohrabi: Muharram, the first month on the Lunar calendar, is an important period of…
Photos: ‘Hosseini infants’ gathering held across Iran
ISNA | Kimia Nik: Mothers across Iran brought their infants on Friday to gatherings called ‘Hosseini infants’ to commemorate the martyrdom of…
Photos: Imam Reza shrine prepares to host Shia mourners in Muharram
Mizan | Mohsen Rahimi: In a special ceremony on Monday, the green flag hoisting above the holy shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH)…
Photos: People mourn Arbaeen of Imam Hossein (PBUH) in Iran
IRNA- Mourners on Thursday poured to the streets of Iranian cities to mark Arbaeen (40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hossein…
Iranians honor 40 days after martyrdom anniversary of 3rd Shia Imam
Press TV- Iranians from all walks of life mark the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, while millions of others…
Photos: Shrine of Imam Hussein (PBUH) in Karbala packed with pilgrims
Tasnim I Abdolrahman Rafati: Shia Muslims from around the world visit the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) to commemorate Arbaeen, the 40th…
Najaf airport breaking records of arrivals during Arbaeen
Press TV – Millions of mourners are flocking to Iraq’s holy cities of Najaf and Karbala to mark Arbaeen, the 40th day…
Iran minister lauds third Shia Imam’s inspiring role
IRNA – Iranian intelligence minister on Sunday which marks the anniversary of martyrdom of the third Imam of Shia Muslims, lauded Imam’s…
Photos: The second Muharram mourning ceremony of 2017 held at Imam Khomeini Hussainiyeh
FNA- The 2017 Muharram mourning ceremony was held at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyeh for a second night with Ayatollah Khamenei attending it…
President: Iranians following Ashura epic as model of self-sacrifice
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani says Iranian people strongly defended their honor, territorial integrity and dignity setting heroic braveries of Imam Hossein…
Global campaign introducing Imam Hussein to the world
According to a report by Mehr, as translated by IFP, Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is not only an…
Iconic eulogizer Salim Moazzenzadeh dies at 80
MNA– Iranian prominent eulogizer Salim Moazzenzadeh Ardabili, best known for his sincere heart-rending panegyrics in mourning ceremonies for Imam Hossein (AS), passed…
For the Love of Hussain
Alwaght – For a traveller, a cup of water to quench thirst or a piece of bread to satiate a grumbling stomach…
Photos: Greetings to Imam Hossein (PBUH)
Tasnim I Hossein Zohrevand: Imam Hossein’s lovers who have traveled miles on foot to reach the holy shrine on Arbaeen, tearfully present…
Photos: ‘Public service’ abounding to pilgrims of Arbaeen
IRNA lAhmad Jalalian: Traditionally and historically, Iraqi Shias have welcomed pilgrims of Arbaeen along their path from Najaf to Karbala, providing them…
Photos: Karbala; Shrine of Imam Hussein embraced by swarms of pilgrims
IRNAlAhmad Jalalian: Only two days to anniversary of 40th day of Imam Hussein (as) martyrdom in October 680 AD, Karbala, where the…
Photos: Pilgrims in Shia holy shrines in Iraq’s Najaf, Karbala
Tasnim|Amir Hesami Nejad: Millions of pilgrims gathered in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala and Najaf to mark Arbaeen, commemorating the end of…
President Rouhani: Millions of Iranians responded Imam Hussein’s call for help
AhlulBayt News Agency – Alborz province is the land of the youth, Sacred Defence heroes and pioneers of production and prosperity of Iran,…
Photos: Arbaeen pilgrims marching from Najaf to Karbala
Tasnim|Hossein Zohrevand: Thousands of Shia pilgrims walk from holy city of Najaf towards Karbla for attending Arbaeen ritual, The Shia ritual of…
Photos: Ahvazi pilgrims start Arbaeen journey
MNA| Mostafa Abidavi– Lovers of Imam Hossein (AS) travel dozens of kilometers on foot towards the cities of Najaf to Karbala to…
Rouhani thanks Iraqi govt. for hospitality during Arbaeen
TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed gratitude to the Iraqi government and nation for the glorious holding of…
Muslims observe Arbaeen in Iran
Tehran, Dec 2, IRNA – Millions of Iranians nationwide are holding mourning rituals on Arbaeen, which marks the 40th day after the…
Iran to host largest gathering of Ta’zieh performers in Khansar
The Iranian city of Khansar in the central Isfahan Province is getting ready to host the largest gathering of Ta’zieh performers with the aim…
Millions of Iranian mourners mark Ashura nationwhide
With heavy hearts, the faithful have come out in their millions across Iran as well as elsewhere in the world to commemorate…
Photos: Villagers in north of Iran mourn for Imam Hussein (AS)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – People of Masuleh, a village with stunning architecture in Iran’s northern province of Gilan, stage mourning rituals with traditional…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Dec. 14
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 25 of them. IFP has…
Photos: Iranian pilgrims returning home after Arbaeen in Iraq
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – More than 1.2 million Shiite pilgrims from Iran are returning to their country after attending Arbaeen rituals in Iraq’s…
Iranian buses head to transfer pilgrims from Iraq
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran dispatched 250 buses to neighboring Iraq on Sunday to bring back the pilgrims who attended the overcrowded mourning…
Commander: Iran monitoring Western airspace to protect Shiite pilgrims
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian commander said air defense units are closely monitoring the country’s airspace over the western region and beyond…
Iraq’s Karbala registers record number of pilgrims
Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi said Thursday that the number of pilgrims in the city of Karbala for the annual Arbaeen commemoration…
Shia cleric raps terror attack on mourners in S Arabia
Prominent Bahraini Shia cleric Sheikh Issa Ghassem has strongly condemned the recent deadly terrorist attack on Muharram mourners in Saudi Arabia. Sheikh…
Iran condemns terrorist attack on Nigerian mourners
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned a suicide attack on Shiite Muslims in northeastern Nigeria that killed at least…