Shia Muslims hold mourning rituals on Day of Ashura
Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram which marks the day when Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his companions were martyred at the…
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Photos: Leader attends Sham-e Ghariban mourning ceremony
ISNA – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended the mourning ceremony of Sham-e Ghariban on Sunday night, August 30, at the…
Photos: Sham-e Ghariban mourning ceremony held throughout Iran
ISNA | Mohammadreza Dehdari, Mostafa Shanechi, Mohammadali Ghasemi, Masoud Mohaghegh, Majid Khani, Mahnaz Dezhban, Mohammad Ghajar: Iranians held the mourning ceremony of…
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Ayatollah Khamenei attended the first mourning ceremony of Muharram 2020 Iran Defense Minister get acquainted with S-400 during Arms Expo in…
Shia Muslims hold mourning rituals on Day of Ashura
MNA – Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram which marks the day when Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his companions were martyred…
Millions of Muslim mourners mark Tasu’a across world
Press TV – Millions of Muslims around the world are commemorating Tasu’a, the 9th day of the lunar calendar month of Muharram,…
Yazd, tourism center during Muharram ceremonies
MNA – The Muharram mourning ceremonies in commemoration of Imam Hussein (PBUH) have become a tourist attraction across the central province of…
Photos: Iranians perform Muharram mourning processions amid strict social distancing measures
Tasnim | Morteza Salehi: People in Iran’s central city of Isfahan are performing Muharram mourning processions in the city’s Grand Mosque while…
Iran in photos: Aug. 17-23
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Photos: People in Iranian capital preparing for mourning season of Muharram
Tasnim | Mohammad Maleki: Iranian people in the capital’s market as well as across the country, are preparing for Muharram mourning ceremonies…
Pakistan to adopt Iran’s model for Muharram ceremonies
MNA – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan called on the Shia Muslims of his country to follow Iran’s model for Muharram ceremonies.…
Observing health protocols during Muharram ‘a top priority’
MNA – Head of Islamic Development Organization Hojatoeslam Mohammad Ghomi says observing health protocols during the mourning ceremonies of Muharram is definitely…
Minister urges nation to observe health protocols in Muharram
MNA – Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli has called on the Iranian nation to fully observe anti-coronavirus health protocols during Muharram rituals.…
Muharram rituals to observe COVID19 Task Force guidelines
MNA – The Council of Iranian Religious Congregations has urged the nation to follow the guidelines of the National Task Force for…
Photos: Exhibition of Ashura artworks in Tehran
MNA | Majid Asgaripour: The exhibition of Ashura artworks was inaugurated in Tehran on Sunday evening. Ashura is the tenth day of…
Photos: ‘Salat’ traditional ritual held at holy shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH)
Mizan | Mohsen Rahimi: The traditional ritual of “Salat” (meaning ‘calling’ or ‘inviting’) was held at the holy shrine of Imam Reza…
Photos: Ayatollah Khamenei attending ‘dust clearing’ ceremony at Imam Reza shrine
Tasnim – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended a ‘dust clearing’ ceremony at the sacred grave of Imam Reza…
Basra-Khorramshahr marine passenger line relaunched
MNA – On the occasion of Arbaeen (marks forty days after the Day of Ashura, the day Imam Hussein (AS) was martyred…
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: Shah Hussein Gouyan; a Muharram ritual in Iran’s Azarbaijan
IFP – Shah Hussein Gouyan is one of the most important religious ceremonies held in Iran’s Azarbaijan province during the holy month…
Photos: Ashura evening ceremony (Sham-e Ghariban) in Karaj
Mizan | Fereshteh Eslahi: The mourning ceremony of “sham-e-ghariban”, the eleventh night of Muharram dedicated to the destitute of Karbala, was held…
Photos: Ayat. Khamenei attends 1st Muharram mourning ceremony
IRNA – The first night of mourning ceremony on the martyrdom of Imam Hussain was held in presence of Ayatollah Khamenei at…
Ayat. Khamenei attends 1st Muharram mourning ceremony
MNA – The first night of mourning ceremony on the martyrdom of Imam Hussain was held in presence of Ayatollah Khamenei at…
The legacy of Ashura: resistance and victory
MNA – Shia Muslims around the world mark the holiest lunar months of Muharram and Safar to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of…
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: ‘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 preparing for Muharram mourning ceremonies in Ardabil
Mizan | Sajed Yaghoubi: Iranian people are preparing for Muharram mourning ceremonies in Ardabil.
Imran Khan orders ‘comprehensive’ security plan for Zaireen visiting holy sites in Iran, Iraq
IRNA -Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday directed that a comprehensive action plan should be chalked out in consultation with all the stakeholders…
Several terrorists detained during Muharram: Iran Intelligence Minister
Press TV – Iranian Intelligence Minister Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi has said several terrorist plots were thwarted during the holy month of Muharram. On Monday,…
Old Islamic rite bringing together Iranian Shias, Sunnis
IFP – ‘Carrying the Sword Alam’ is among old Islamic rituals in Iran whose performance provides the country’s Shia and Sunni populations…
Weekly report: Iranians observe Tasu’a and Ashura nationwide
October 1, The Iran Project – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meeting with several senior officials on the sidelines of 72nd session of…
Photos: Ashura evening ceremony (Sham-e Ghariban) in Tehran
Tasnim | Mohammad Hassanzadeh: The mourning ceremony of “sham-e-ghariban”, the eleventh night of Muharram dedicated to the destitute of Karbala, was held…
Photos: Shia Muslims commemorate Ashura in Tehran
Fars | Soheil Sahranavard: Shis and other Muslims in Tehran held mourning ceremonies on Sunday, the day of Ashura, to commemorate the…
Photos: Millions of Shias mourn Imam Hussein’s martyrdom across Iran
Fars| Marya Mortazavi, Amin Faezi, Abdolreza Sheybani: Millions of Shia Muslims in Tehran and other parts of Iran on Sunday commemorated Ashura,…
Photos: Pres. Rouhani attends Ashura mourning at Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine
IRNA| Mohammad Reza Ali Madadi: President Rouhani attended Ashura mourning ceremony at Shah-Abdol-Azim holy shrine and mourned for Imam Hossein (AS).
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…
Muslims mark Ashura with mourning ceremonies
Press TV – In their millions, Muslims have started staging passionate mourning ceremonies in commemoration of the day in history that witnessed…
Millions of pilgrims flock to Karbala
Press TV – The holy city is located in southern Iraq. The holy shrine of Imam Hussein is located there. Muslims all…
Photos: Leader attends Muharram mourning ceremony
IRNA- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has attended a mourning ceremony on the 1st night of mourning for Imam Hossein-ibn-Ali and…