Devotees perform mourning rituals on Arbaeen in Karbala

Devotees and mourners are performing mourning rituals in the central Iraqi holy city of Karbala on the day of Arba'een.

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.

The nightly mourning ceremony to mark Ashura held at Imam Khomeini’s Hosseiniah with the presence ...

Imam Khomeini revived Ashura values and culture in contemporary history

Hojjat-al-Islam Ali Komsari, the acting head of the institute for compilation and publication of Imam Khomeini's works has described the late founder of the Islamic Republic as a real revivalist who revived the values and culture of Ashura in contemporary era and history.

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.

The mourning ceremony titled “martyrdom sweeter than honey” held at Imam Khomeini’s mausoleum

Iranians pay tribute to Imam Khomeini on 32nd anniversary of heavenly departure

Iranians and devotees of Imam Khomeini, the revered founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, are commemorating the 32nd anniversary of his departure, while an annual mourning ceremony at his mausoleum is canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Imam Khomeini was still taking care of us, our family

Once it was brought into the notice of Imam that a well-khnow Quranic reciter in the holy city of Najaf, Mr. Shoshtari, was grappling with disease and finanical problems needed assistence.