Muharram

Leader's meeting with Iraqi hosts to Karbala pilgrims

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday received a number of Iraqis who play host to the millions of pilgrims during Arbaeen processions.

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.

By: Majid Dehghanizadeh

‘Nakhl Bardari’ rituals in Ashura Day in Mehriz

YAZD, Sep. 12 (MNA) – “Nakhl Bardari” rites and rituals is one of the most ancient mourning ceremonies in Mehriz, Yazd province which is usually held in Ashura Day.

Leader attends fifth night of Muharram mourning ceremony

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – The fifth night of 2019 Muharram mourning ceremony was held on September 10, at Imam Khomeini Hussainiyeh with Ayatollah Khamenei and senior Iranian officials attending.

By: Behnam Yousefi

Ashura mourning ceremony in central Iran

KHOMEIN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – People of Khomein, Markazi province, gathered in the center of the city to mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH) on Ashura Day (this year on September 10).

Ayatollah Khamenei attends a Muharram mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashura

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The fourth night of 2019 Muharram mourning ceremony was held on September 9, at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyeh with Ayatollah Khamenei and senior Iranian officials attending.

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.

By: Majid Dehghani Zadeh

Muharram mourning in Yazd

YAZD, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Various religious groups of Yazd, central province of Iran gathered and held Muarram mourning in Hussainia on the 7th day of Muharram.

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.

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.

Leader attends Muharram mourning ceremony

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the mourning ceremony of Imam Hossein (PBUH) and his companions at Tehran's Husseiniyeh of Imam Khomeini on Friday.

By: Rahbar Emamdadi

Traditional Muharram mourning ceremony in Bandar Abbas

BANDAR ABBAS, Sep. 04 (MNA) –Mourning ceremony entitled “Alam Shoie” is one of the traditional rituals of people in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, southern province of Iran. “Alam Shoie” ceremony starts as of the second night of Muharram month and dates back to 300 years ago.

By: Majid Dehghanizadeh

Traditional mourning ceremony of ‘Mahale Gardi’ in Yazd during Muharram

YAZD, Sep. 03 (MNA) – Mourning ceremony entitled “Mahale Gardi” is one of the traditional rites and rituals of people of Mehriz, Yazd province, which dates back to more than 100 years ago. “Mahale Gardi” ceremony starts as of the second day of Muharram month in a way that lovers of Imam Hussain (PBUH) pass from the old neighborhoods and invited them to take part in mourning ceremony in Baghe Bahar Husseiniyah.

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.

By: Majid Asgaripour

Exhibition of Ashura artworks in Tehran

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) –The exhibition of Ashura artworks was inaugurated in Tehran on Sunday evening. Ashura is the tenth day of Muḥarram, 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 on 10th of Muharram in the year 61 AH.

By: Ramin Saffari

'Salat' traditional ritual held at holy shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH)

MASHHAD, Sep. 02 (MNA) – The traditional ritual of “Salat” (meaning 'calling' or 'inviting') was held at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH) in Mashhad on Sunday.

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.

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.

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.

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.

‘Dust clearing’ ceremony in Hosseinieh Azam Zanjan Mosque

ZANJAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – ‘Dust clearing’ ceremony is held in Hosseinieh Azam Zanjan Mosque as a preparation for the mourning month of Muharram.

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).

By: Mehdi Bakhshi

Preparations for Muharram in Qom

QOM, Aug. 26 (MNA) – As the mourning month of Muḥarram approaches, the Iranians make preparations for mourning the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS) on the 10th of Muharram in the year 61 AH. The following photos show setting up a big tent at the Musa al-Mubarqa' holy shrine in Qom in the north of Iran.