Muharram Mourning
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Leader:
Muharram means honoring a unique memory of history
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wed. said that Muharram is commemoration of a unique and unparalleled memory of history.
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By: Iman Hamikhah
Preparations for Muharram across Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – With the arrival of the Islamic month of Muharram, people across Iran prepare streets and thoroughfares of the city to mourn for Imam Hussein (AS), the grandson of Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
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By: Mehdi Bakhshi
Preachers, eulogists convene in Qom at threshold of Muharram
QOM, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Concurrent with the arrival of Month of Muharram, preachers, elegists and eulogists of infallible Imams of Household of Holy Prophet (S) convened at Jamkaran Holy Mosque, Qom province on Monday night.
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VIDEO: Shiite holy shrines in Kazemein blanketed in black
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – On the occasion of arrival of mourning month of Muharram, holy shrines of the 7th and the 9th of Shiite Imams, respectively Musa Al-Kazim and his grandson Muhammad al-Jawad, are blanketed in black.
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VIDEO: Holy shrine of Imam Hussein (PBUH) blanketed in black
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – On the occasion of arrival of mourning month of Muharram, holy shrine of Imam Hussein (PBUH) in Karbala was blanketed in black.
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Pakistan to adopt Iran’s model for Muharram ceremonies
TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan called on the Shia Muslims of his country to follow Iran’s model for Muharram ceremonies.
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Religious Congregations Council:
Muharram rituals to observe COVID19 Task Force guidelines
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (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.
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By: Hamid Vakili
Working Group meeting held for Muharram mourning ceremonies
TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – A Working Group meeting on the mourning ceremonies of Muharram and Safar days was held at the Ministry of Interior on Tue.
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VP Jahangiri:
Enemies failed in creating duality between science, religion
TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Iranian First Vice President said that malicious plans orchestrated by enemies against Islamic Republic of Iran in creating duality between science and religion were failed.
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By: Manijeh Rezapoor
‘Tazieh can embellish capital all throughout the year’
TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Expert on tazieh Ala’eddin Qasemi believes that tazieh can be performed throughout the year every day. “At the present time, I have 400 tazieh plays ready to be performed and I can stage them on 400 nights throughout the year,” Qasemi told the Tehran Times in a recent interview.
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By: Amin Berenjkar
Iran’s largest field ‘passion play’ in Sahra Rud
FASA, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Iran's largest field ‘passion play’ was held on Thu. in Sahra Rud, Fasa county, Fars province, with the participation of more than 180 passion players and more than 1,000 functionaries.
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By: Mohmmadreza Abbasi
Tasu'a mourning processions in Tehran
TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – People in Tehran, as well as all in other provinces across Iran, took part at many mourning processions today on Tasu'a, the 9th day of the Muslim month of Muharram, a day before the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia imam.
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By: Majid Dehghanizadeh
Passion play of a group of the disabled in Amir Chakhmaq Sq. of Yazd
YAZD, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Muharram mourning ceremony and passion play was held by a group of Yazdi people with disabilities in Amir Chakhmaq Square of Yazd province.
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Ayatollah Khamenei attends 2nd Muharram mourning ceremony of 2019
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has attended a mourning ceremony at the Husseiniyeh of Imam Khomeini on the 2nd consecutive night of mourning month of Muharram.
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Traditional Muharram mourning ceremony "Alam Bandan" in Masuleh
MASULEH, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Every year on sixth of Muharram, people in Masuleh prepare themselves to hold traditional ceremony of “Alam Bandan” for mourning Imam Hussein (PBUH). This historical and religious ceremony, which dates back to nearly eight centuries ago, attract many visitors from different parts of Iran and the world. In this traditional ceremony, religious gatherings gather separately in order to receive “Alam” and return to their neighborhoods. “Alam” is a banner, emblem or steel structure which is hoisted by mourners during Muharram mourning ceremonies.
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By: Mohsen Noferesti
Mourning of Muharram in Birjand
BIRJAND, Sep. 01 (MNA) –The flag is a very important part of mourning ceremonies for the martyrs of Karbala during Muharram in Birjand, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran. The people of Birjand in a ceremony known as dressing up of the flag – “Alam Bandan” in Persian – which usually takes place on the first days of month of Muharram prepare themselves for Tasu'a and Ashura days.
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By: Mohammad Mohsenifar
Mourning ceremony on 1st night of Muharram
TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – A mourning ceremony for Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam, was held at Reyhanat Al-Hussein Religious and Cultural Complex on Saturday concurrent with the start of mourning Islamic month of Muharram.
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Preparations for Muharram mourning ceremony in Qom
QOM, Sep. 01 (MNA) – With the arrival of the Islamic month of Muharram, people of the central Iranian city of Qom are preparing themselves for the mourning ceremonies. Hazrat Masoumeh (SA) Mausoleum is expected to host thousands of mourners in the coming days.
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By: Shahab Ghayoumi
Preparations for Muharram in Tehran prov.
TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) –As the mourning month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, approaches, people in Tehran prepare streets and thoroughfares of the city to mourn for Imam Hussein (AS), the grandson of Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
