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 ...

ISNA | Mohammadreza Dehdari, Mostafa Shanechi, Mohammadali Ghasemi, Masoud Mohaghegh, Majid Khani, Mahnaz Dezhban, Mohammad Ghajar: Iranians held the mourning ceremony of Sham-e Ghariban on Sunday night, August 30, in different cities of Iran. Sham-e Ghariban mourning ceremony is held in the evening of Ashura for the captives of Karbala including Zainab ...

ISNA Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended the mourning ceremony of Sham-e Ghariban on Sunday night, August 30, at the Hussainiyeh of Imam Khomeini in Tehran. Sham-e Ghariban mourning ceremony is held in the evening of Ashura for the captives of Karbala including Zainab bint Ali, the sister of Imam Hussain (PBUH) and Imam Zayn al-Abidin ...

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 ...

Press TV - Millions of Muslims around the world are commemorating Tasu'a, the 9th day of the lunar calendar month of Muharram, ahead of the day that witnessed the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam. Tasu'a precedes Ashura on the 10th day of Muharram, when Imam Hussein (AS), a grandson of Islams Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him), and his 72 companions ...

MNA The Muharram mourning ceremonies in commemoration of Imam Hussein (PBUH) have become a tourist attraction across the central province of Iran, Yazd. Being the first month of the Islamic New Year, Muharram holds great importance in Islam. The Battle of Karbala took place on Muharram 10th (AD 680/AH 61), when the forces of the second Umayyad ...

Tasnim | Morteza Salehi: People in Iran's central city of Isfahan are performing Muharram mourning processions in the city's Grand Mosque while taking strict social distancing measures and health protocols to tackle COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.  

People in Iranian capital preparing for mourning season of Muharram [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800"] Iranian people in the capitals market as well as across the country, are preparing for Muharram mourning ceremonies which commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions in the Battle of Karbala in the ...

Tasnim | Mohammad Maleki: Iranian people in the capitals market as well as across the country, are preparing for Muharram mourning ceremonies which commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions in the Battle of Karbala in the year 680 A.D.   ...

MNA Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan called on the Shia Muslims of his country to follow Irans model for Muharram ceremonies. Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan called for holding Muharram ceremonies based on the model proposed by Irans religious figures known as Marja. He further asked the Pakistani people to follow health protocols during ...

MNA Head of Islamic Development Organization Hojatoeslam Mohammad Ghomi says observing health protocols during the mourning ceremonies of Muharram is definitely a top priority. Our biggest concern is to raise awareness and contribute to the utmost implementation of the health protocols in the society, Hottajoaleslam Ghomi said at a session on the ...

MNA Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli has called on the Iranian nation to fully observe anti-coronavirus health protocols during Muharram rituals. Making the remarks in a meeting on Sunday, the minister referred to the recent call of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei for the nation about preserving the anti-...

MNA The Council of Iranian Religious Congregations has urged the nation to follow the guidelines of the National Task Force for Fighting Coronavirus in holding mourning ceremonies during the upcoming Islamic month of Muharram. In a statement on Saturday, the council announced all religious ceremonies and gatherings should meet the criteria outlined ...

MNA | Majid Asgaripour: The exhibition of Ashura artworks was inaugurated in Tehran on Sunday evening. Ashura is the tenth day of Mu?arram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. It marks the climax of the Remembrance of Muharram, and commemorates the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the prophet of Islam, Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala ...

Mizan | Mohsen Rahimi: The traditional ritual of Salat (meaning 'calling' or 'inviting') was held at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH) in Mashhad on Sunday. The tradition dates back to more than 300 years ago, in which eulogists of the Household of the Holy Prophet recite the concept of mourning for the Third Imam of Shia Muslims, Imam Hussain (PBUH) ...

Tasnim - Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended a dust clearing ceremony at the sacred grave of Imam Reza (as) in Iranian northeastern city of Mashhad on Saturday. The annual ceremony is held in Imam Reza shrine as a preparation for the mourning month of Muharram.   ...

MNA On the occasion of Arbaeen (marks forty days after the Day of Ashura, the day Imam Hussein (AS) was martyred in the Battle of Karbala), Basra-Khorramshahr marine passenger line was relaunched. Mohammad Mohseni Director General of Khorramshahr Ports and Maritime Department General made the above remark and said, at the all-out support ...

IFP - Shah Hussein Gouyan is one of the most important religious ceremonies held in Irans Azarbaijan province during the holy month of Muharram. During the mourning ceremony, people shout the name of the Third Shiite Imam, Hussein Ibn Ali (AS), and praise him as the leader of all martyrs. The ritual is held in most parts of Azarbaijan province ...

Alwaght - Every year on the 10th of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, millions of Shiite Muslims mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussein bin Ali, grandson of the messenger of Islam Prophet Mohammad. The historical events that led to the battle of Karbala where Imam Hussein leading an army of 72 followers from his household and companions go way back ...