Mourning ceremonies being held to mark Ashura worldwide

Mourning ceremonies being held to mark Ashura worldwide

Ashura is the culmination of a 10-day annual mourning period in the lunar calendar month of Muharram for Imam Hussein (AS), who was martyred along with his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in southern Iraq in 680 AD after fighting courageously for justice against the much larger army of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid.

Thursday, August 19, 2021 11:54

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Iranian mourners commemorate Tasu’a

Iranian mourners commemorate Tasu’a

Tasu’a, in the Islamic lunar calendar refers to the ninth day of Muharram, a day before Ashura when Imam Hussein (AS), a grandson of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him), and his 72 companions were martyred in the Battle of Karbala. Iranian mourners commemorate Tasu’a, on the eve of Ashura, the day marking the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, under strict health measures imposed to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wednesday, August 18, 2021 12:00

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Leader says foreign providers agreed to sell Iran vaccines only after domestic jab production

Leader says foreign providers agreed to sell Iran vaccines only after domestic jab production

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says foreign providers of COVID vaccines initially reneged on their promises and refused sales to Iran.

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 11:20

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Resistance key to ending US intervention in Islamic nations: Leader’s Hajj message

Resistance key to ending US intervention in Islamic nations: Leader’s Hajj message

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says a Jihad-like struggle and continued resistance is what can prevent America and other international aggressors from interfering in the affairs of the Islamic countries.

Monday, July 19, 2021 09:18

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Veteran jurist stresses need to act upon Imam Khomeini`s ideals

Veteran jurist stresses need to act upon Imam Khomeini's ideals

veteran jurist and prosecutor Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei has stressed the need for acting upon Imam ideals and guidance of the late founder of the Islamic Republic.

Thursday, July 01, 2021 12:05

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Leader commemorates martyr Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti

Leader commemorates martyr Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has commemorated Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, the head of Supreme Judicial Council of the time, who was assassinated in a bombing carried out by the MKO in Tehran on June 28, 1981.

Monday, June 28, 2021 11:14

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Imam Khomeini used to apply scent and perfumes before prayers

Imam Khomeini used to apply scent and perfumes before prayers

Extracted from a collection of memoirs about Imam

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 10:30

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Leader hails Iranian nation as ‘great winner’ of 2021 election

Leader hails Iranian nation as ‘great winner’ of 2021 election

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised the “epic” turnout in Iran’s 2021 presidential election, saying the “great” winners of the key vote are the people themselves, whose iron will was broken by neither the pandemic nor attempts at frustrating them.

Saturday, June 19, 2021 10:34

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