Millions of Muslims worldwide are observing Ashura, which commemorates the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon Him).
Ashura, the 10th day of the lunar month of Muharram, falls on Friday in Iran this year.
Dressed in black, Shia Muslims hold mourning rituals to remember ...
Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram which marks the day when Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his companions were martyred at the Battle of Karbala.
The day of Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. This day is significant for Shia due to what occurred in Karbala on this day in the year 61 AH (October 10, 680 CE). On that day, Imam ...
Ayatollah Khamenei attended the first mourning ceremony of Muharram 2020
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="637"] The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Sayyid Ali Khamenei attended a mourning ceremony in the Hussainiyeh of Imam Khomeini on the first night of mourning for the Master of the Martyrs, Imam Hussain bin Ali, and his companions ...
MNA Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram which marks the day when Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his companions were martyred at the Battle of Karbala.
The day of Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. This day is significant for Shia due to what occurred in Karbala on this day in the year 61 AH (October 10, 680 CE). On ...
IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message recalled great sacrifices of Imam Hussein (AS), saying it has established resistance in heats of his followers.
"Since 680 CE, millions of Muslims have commemorated martyrdom of Imam Hussein," Zarif wrote in his Twitter account on Saturday.
"Honoring his great sacrifice has ingrained ...
MNA The Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah condemned any call for peace with the Israeli regime.
"We condemn any call for peace with the Israeli regime," Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah said during a live speech on the occasion of the Day of Ashura on Sunday noon.
"An example of the Israeli supremacist attitude is how it dealt with some Emirati ...
ISNA - Iranian people, across the country, while wearing gloves and face masks, have taken to the streets to mark the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam on Ashura, one of the largest Muslim gatherings since the COVID-19 pandemic started.
Tasnim Irans President Hassan Rouhani said all hostile plots against the Iranian nation have ended in failure under strong resistance, adding that his administration has handled the economy despite a $50 billion drop in incomes caused by the US sanctions.
Addressing a cabinet session on Wednesday, Rouhani said the enemy had formulated plans to ...
MNA Had it not been for Ashura school of thought, the victories in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain and Yemen would not have been achieved, said the Tehran Interim Friday Prayers Leader Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Hassan Abutorabifard.
Speaking during Friday Prayers sermon in Tehran, Hojjatoleslam Mohammad HassanAbutorabifard said that the Ashura ...
IRNA One of the four Iranians who had been injured on Tuesday in a stampede in Karbala, Iraq, passed away on Wednesday.
The pilgrim, Hossein Khavari, 31, passed away on Wednesday, said the representative of medical center of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization of Khorasan Razavi Province.
The mourning ceremony is held annually to commemorate the ...
Tasnim | Mennati, Abdollah Asl and Nazari: Shia Muslims in Iran held mourning ceremony of sham-e-ghariban, the eleventh night of Muharram dedicated to the destitute of Karbala on Tuesday night.
Tasnim | Masoud Shahrestani: The mourning ceremony of sham-e-ghariban, the eleventh night of Muharram dedicated to the destitute of Karbala, was held in Tehran on Tuesday evening.
Tasnim - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei took part in Ashura evening ceremony (Shame Ghariban) at the Husseiniyeh of Imam Khomeini on Tuesday night.
MNA Three people were killed and dozens injured when security forces opened fire on Ashura processions in a number of areas in Nigeria.
According to a statement by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, a joint team of Nigerian police and army opened fire on the participants in the Ashura procession, which commemorated the martyrdom of Imam ...
Mizan | Daneshvar, Mirbozorg, Sharif: Shia Muslims across Iran are marking Ashura, the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), by holding mourning rituals. The occasion falls on the tenth day on the lunar month of Muharram, 10 Sep. this year.
IRNA - Millions of Muslims in Iran and other Muslim countries commemorated the tenth day of Muharram which marks the anniversary of martyrdom of Imam Hossein (AS), the third Imam of Shia Muslims.
For Muslims, Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram, marks the climax of the remembrance of Muharram, and commemorates the martyrdom of Hossein ibn Ali ...
Tasnim - The fourth night of 2019 Muharram mourning ceremony was held last night, September 9, at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyeh with Ayatollah Khamenei attending.
MNA The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has described Ashura and Imam Hussein (AS) are Gods gift to Muslims and the entire world, adding there is no such great masterpiece in the history of mankind.
According to the official website of the Iranian Presidency, President Rouhani made the remarks at Imam Husseins (AS) ...
IFP - A Zoroastrian cleric from the city of Yazd says the Iranian followers of Prophet Zoroaster highly respect the third Shia Imam, Hussein Ibn Ali, because of his historic defence of the oppressed and the truth.
Rostam Kavousianzadeh, a Zoroastrian eulogist of Imam Hussein, says the Zoroastrians special love for and dedication to Prophet ...
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