Muharram Mourning
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By: Fatemeh Sadat Mir-Ahmadi
Bani Asad caravan mourns 3rd day of Imam Hussein martyrdom
TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – The symbolic march of the Bani Asad mourning caravan was held in Tehran’s Ghiyam Square on Tuesday on the third day of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS).
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Muharram mourning ceremony at Imam Khomeini Hosseiniya
TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – The sixth and last night of the mourning ceremony during Muharram (marking the martyrdom anniversary of third Imam of Shia Muslims, Imam Hussein (AS) was held in Tehran’s Imam Khomeini (RA) Hosseiniya late on Monday.
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By: Besharat Akhoun
Muharram mourning ceremony observed in Kashmir
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – A large number of people across Jammu and Kashmir observed Muharram mourning days which marks the martyrdom anniversary of third Imam of Shia Muslims Imam Hussein (Peace Be Upon Him).
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By: Fatemeh Sadat Mir-Ahmadi
Muharram mourning ceremony at Tehran’s Moniriyeh Sq.
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – The mourning ceremony of Imam Hussein (AS) was held at Tehran’s Moniriyeh Square on ninth night of Muharram (Tasu’a Day) with the participation of enthusiasts to the household of Holy Prophet (S).
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By: Foad Ashtari
Muharram mourning ceremony at Sadat Akhavi Hosseiniyah
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – The mourning ceremony was held at Sadat Akhavi Hosseiniyah in Tehran on Saturday on Tasu’a Day.
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Mourners in Iran, across world attend Tasua mourning ceremony
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Millions of Muslims in Iran and across the world are commemorating Tasu’a, a day before the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein (AS), the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
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By: Leader
Tasu’a mourning ceremony at Imam Khomeini Husseiniyah
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – A large number of people in Tehran including government officials held a mourning ceremony at Imam Khomeini (RA) Husseiniyah at Tasu'a night last night.
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Tasu’a, commemoration of the day before Ashura
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Tasu'a in the Islamic calendar refers to the ninth day of Muharram. A day before Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his true companions were martyred at the Battle of Karbala. Tasu'a is the commemoration day of a tragic incident.
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At threshold of Muharram:
Imam Hussein (PBUH) holy shrine draped in black (+PHOTOs)
TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – On the occasion of the arrival of the mourning month of Muharram, the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (PBUH) in Karbala was blanketed in black.
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New Zealand’s Maori King Tuheitia dies aged 69
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – New Zealand’s Maori Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII has died at the age of 69.
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VIDEO: Bein Al-Haramain on eve of Arbaeen
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – On the eve of Arbaen, the pilgrims hold huge mourning ceremonies in Bayn al-Haramayn which is the area between the Imam Hussein (AS) shrine and Hazrat al-Abbas (AS) shrine in holy Karbala in Iraq.
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VIDEO: Imam Hussein mourning ceremony in Rasht
RASHT, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Sarallah Mourning Group in Rasht observed the mourning ceremony of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and his true companions on Sunday night.
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By: Mehdi Bakhshi
4th night of Muharram mourning ceremony in Qom
TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – Like many other cities in the country, people in the city of Qom held a mourning ceremony on the fourth night of Muharram month.
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By: Fatemeh Sa’adatiannik
Muharram in shrine city of Mashhad
MASHHAD, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Like many other cities in the country, every part of the shrine city of Mashhad has been covered in black to mark the start of the mourning month of Muharram.
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By: Ali Aghayari
Muharram mourning ceremony in Urmia
TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Upon the arrival of the holy month of Muharram, the mourning ceremony is being held in Urmia City, West Azerbaijan Province.
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VIDEO: Eulogy at 1st night of mourning month of Muharram
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Renowned Eulogist Mohammad-Reza Taheri performed an eulogy on first night of mourning month of Muharram on a national TV program on Saturday night.
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VIDEO: Muharram traditional ceremony in Ardakan
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Torch bearing ceremony is one of the special ceremonies of Ardakan city in Yazd province which is held every year on the first night of Muharram to invite people to participate in the mourning ceremony.
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Leader attends last night of Imam Hussein mourning ceremonies
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the last night of the mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussein (AS) at Imam Khomeini (RA) Husseiniyah on Saturday night.
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VIDEO: Ashura mourning ceremony in front of White House
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – A mourning ceremony for Imam Hussein (AS) was held on the Ashura occasion in front of the White House, Washington, D.C.
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By: Mehdi Bakhshi
Sham-i-Ghariban in Hazrat Masumeh Shrine
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – The mourning ceremony of Sham-i-Ghariban was held in the holy shrine of Fatemeh Masumeh (SA) in the city of Qom on Friday night.
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By: Majid Dehganizadeh
People of Yazd hold Muharram ceremonies
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – Iranian people living in Yazd City gathered in a mourning ceremony for Imam Hussein (AS) to mark the month of Muharram.
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By: Seyed Saeed reza Razavi
Muharram mourning ceremony in Imamzadeh Saleh shrine
TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Crowds of people attended the mourning ceremony of the 7th night of Muharram at Imamzadeh Saleh (AS) shrine in Tehran.
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By: Iman HamiKhah
Muharram mourning ceremony in Iran's Maryanaj
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – The mourning ceremony of the 6th night of Muharram was held on Sunday night in Maryanaj City in the Hamedan province of Iran.
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By: Amin Brenjkar
5th night of Muharram mourning in Shiraz
TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – The 5th night of Muharram was marked in Shiraz, just as in other Iranian cities on Saturday night.
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By: Mehdi Bakhshi
Muharram mourning ceremony in Qom
TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – The mourning ceremony of the 4th night of Muharram was held in Iran's Qom on Friday night.