Jul 24, 2023, 5:40 PM

VIDEO: Ritual on importance of martyrdom held in Iran

VIDEO: Ritual on importance of martyrdom held in Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – A ritual on the importance of martyrdom for God’s sake was held in the northwestern city of Urmia as part of Muharram mourning.

The ceremony which is called Ahla Menal Asal (death is sweeter than honey) dates back to the Battle of Karbala during which Qāsim b. Ḥassan, the son of Imam Hassan, the second Shia Imam, was martyred on the Day of Ashura in Karbala.

On the Eve of Ashura when Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam, asked him about his opinion about death, he answered, "It is sweeter than honey."

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