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By: Taghva Sadat Heydari

Muharram mourning ceremony at Tehran’s Imam Hossein sq.

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Hundreds of women convened at Imam Hossein square, downtown Tehran, on Tuesday noon to hold Muharram morning rituals. The ceremony was held with all health protocols in place.
2020-09-02 16:29
Leader attends 10th eve of Muharram mourning

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei participated in the Ashura mourning ceremony at Husseiniyeh of Imam Khomeini on Sunday night.
2020-08-31 08:50
Mourning month of Muharram in Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Today marks the beginning of the lunar month of Muharram, which is of great significance for Shia Muslims.
2020-08-21 06:00
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).
2020-08-19 11:24
VIDEO: Visiting Imam Reza holy shrine amid pandemic

TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – Pilgrims must observe health protocols while visiting Imam Reza holy Shrine in order to avoid the spread of COVID-19.
2020-06-30 07:00
By: Mohammad Mohsenifar

Pilgrims attend Arbaeen ceremony in Karbala

KARBALA, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Millions of pilgrims have arrived in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala, where the shrine of Imam Hossein (PBUH) is located, to attend the Arbaeen mournings. Arbaeen – falls on October 19 this year – marks the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hossein.
2019-10-19 14:17
Arbaeen ceremony shows friendship, unity in Muslim World: Jahangiri

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Iranian first vice president appreciated the Iraqi government and nation’s efforts in hosting Arbaeen pilgrims, saying the great gathering shows the high level of friendship and unity among Muslims.
2019-10-19 12:52
Leader attends Arbaeen mourning ceremony

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the mourning ceremony of Arbaeen at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Hussainia on Saturday.
2019-10-19 11:29
Condolences to Muslims on Arbaeen

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Today coincides with Arbaeen, the 40th day since the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
2019-10-19 10:27
By: Hamid Vakili

Walk to heaven: pilgrims’ trip to Karbala

KARBALA, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Millions of pilgrims are getting to the holy city of Karbala from different parts of the world to attend the Arbaeen ceremony. Close to 2.8 million pilgrims from Iran have visited Iraq for this year’s mourning ceremony.
2019-10-16 10:11
107k pilgrims enter Iraq from Mehran border on Monday

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Some 107,000 Iranian and foreign pilgrims entered Iraq from the Mehran border in the western province of Ilam on Monday to take part at Arbaeen pilgrimage, an official in the province said.
2019-10-08 10:51
By: Seyed Hossein Hosseiniseddiq

Muharram mourning in a strange country

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – A few years back, I went to Germany to study for a doctorate and settled in a university campus located in a small town hundred kilometers North of Frankfurt in the woods. After a short while, I got to know the university and its surroundings.
2019-09-15 09:01
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.
2019-09-09 18:40
Leader attends 2nd Muharram mourning night

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the second consecutive mourning night of Imam Hossein (PBUH) and his companions at Tehran's Husseiniyeh of Imam Khomeini on Saturday.
2019-09-08 08:36
By: Mehdi Bakhshi

Muharram ritual in Qom

QOM, Sep. 03 (MNA) – The Battle of Karbala was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid and a small army led by Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, at Karbala Iraq. Every year, people of Iran’s Qom hold a symbolic ritual of the arrival of Imam Hussein's caravan to Karbala on the second day of Muharram.
2019-09-03 12:14
Hoisting black flag at holy shrine of Imam Hossein

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – On the eve of the mourning month of Muharram, the black flag was hoisted on top of Imam Hossein shrine’s dome on Saturday night in Karbala, Iraq.
2019-09-01 12:41
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.
2019-09-01 09:53
By: Mahmoud Rahimi

‘Moslemiyeh” ceremony marked in Shah Abdol-Azim (AS) shrine

REY, Aug. 10 (MNA) – The first night of mourning ceremony of ‘Moslemiyeh” and martyrdom anniversary of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (AS) was held in the holy shrine of Shah Abdol-Azim (AS) on Thursday.
2019-08-10 10:20
By: Mehdi Bakhshi

Martyrdom anniversary of Imam Sadiq (AS) marked in Qom prov.

QOM, Jun. 30 (MNA) – A mourning ceremony was held on the occasion of martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq, Sixth Infallible Imam of Household of Holy Prophet Muhammad (S), in Qom province on Friday in the presence of Ayatollah Vahid Khorasani and huge participation of enthusiasts and lovers of this infallible imam.
2019-06-30 10:09
VIDEO: British photojournalist documents Arbaeen Pilgrimage

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – London-based photojournalist Emily Garthwaite has traveled through southern Iraq with an Iranian documentary film crew co-directing and photographing the Arbaeen Pilgrimage. The pilgrimage marks the end of a 40-day mourning period following Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam.
2018-10-31 10:46
VIDEO: Leader says to Arbaeen pilgrims 'I wish I was with you!'

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – Here is a video published by the official website of the Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei about his view on the Arbaeen pilgrimage. (Source: Khamenei.ir)
2018-10-28 16:08
A new chamber tomb installed at Imam Hossein’s shrine in Karbala

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – On the occasion of Arbaeen ceremony, a new chamber tomb has been installed at the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Iraqi city of Karbala.
2018-10-27 17:45
IRGC to set up 10 field hospitals for March of Arbaeen

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – IRGC will establish ten field hospitals to provide medical services to Arbaeen pilgrims, said 2nd Brigadier General Ahmad Abdollahi, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ deputy commander for health, rescue, treatment, and medical education.
2018-10-11 13:12
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

Why Zainab’s (SA) mandate is heavier than Hussain’s (AS)

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Ashura was marked across the world with tremendous religious fervor this weekend. Massive processions were taken out in different countries to pay glowing tribute to the martyrs of Karbala. Mourners wore black dresses, recited soul-stirring elegies and reaffirmed their pledge to uphold the sacrosanct principles exemplified by the grandson of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) on the desert plains of Karbala more than 1400 years ago.
2018-09-23 18:53
By: Mahdi Almasi

Night of Sham-e-Ghariban in Zanjan

ZANJAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – The night of Sham-e-Ghariban was held at Azam Hosseinieh of Zanjan on Thursday, during which Muslims mourn and lament the martyrdom of Imam Hossein (AS).
2018-09-21 14:42
Zarif:

Imam Hossein’s message is ‘standing up for justice yields victory’

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif posted a message on his Twitter account saying that the main message of Imam Hossein in Karbala is ‘standing up for justice yields victory’.
2018-09-19 18:24
VIDEO: Muharram mourning procession in Bushehr

BUSHEHR, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Bushehr, Southern Iran, annually hosts Muharram mourning ceremonies which are distinguished for their order and discipline. Here you can see a group of mourners doing the procession in a Bushehr's mosque.
2018-09-19 17:11
By: Aref Fathi

Performing Ta’zieh in Alborz province

BARAGHAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Ta’zieh is a type of Condolence Theater which focuses on the tragic fate of Imam Hossein in the battle of Karbala. This theater stages in almost all parts of Iran during Muharram mourning. Here is a Ta’zieh played in Baraghan village, Alborz province.
2018-09-18 15:54
Leader attends Muharram mourning ceremony

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei attended the first night of mourning ceremony on the martyrdom of Imam Hussain held at Tehran-based Imam Khomeini's Hosseinieh.
2018-09-17 12:33
By: Zanganeh, Abdi

‘Hosseini infants’ gathering held across Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Mothers across Iran brought their infants on Friday to gatherings called ‘Hosseini infants’ to commemorate the martyrdom of Ali-Asghar (AS), the 6-month old son of Imam Hossein (AS) who was martyred brutally in the battle of Karbala.
2018-09-14 14:29