Arafa Prayers
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Arafah prayers ceremony in Tehran’s Imamzadeh Saleh (AS)
TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – The spiritual ceremony of the Arafat prayers was held at Imamzadeh Saleh (Peace Be Upon Him) of Tehran on Thursday.
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Arafah prayers held across Iran
TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – The Arafah prayers were observed throughout the country on Thursday afternoon. Eid al-Adha, or ‘Feast of the Sacrifice, commemorates Prophet Abraham’s (known as Ibrahim in Arabic) willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail.
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Ceremony of renunciation of polytheists in Arafat Desert
MEDINA, Jun. 06 (MNA) – Concurrent with the Day of Arafah, the ceremony of renouncing the polytheists was held gorgeously in the Arafat Desert. This ceremony also was held in 57 other sites in the Arafat Desert.
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Day of Arafah observed in Iran
TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – Iranians observed the holy Arafah Day by holding religious ceremonies on Thursday.
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VIDEO: Arafah Day observed at Imam Reza (AS) shrine
TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – The Day of Arafah is an Islamic holiday that falls on the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah of the lunar Islamic Calendar. It is the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and is followed by the holiday of Eid al-Adha.