Imam Hussein

Iran’s Supreme Leader: Hussein (AS) belongs to humanity

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said “We Shia Muslims are proud to be followers of Imam Hussein, but Imam Hussein does not belong only to us,” adding that all Muslims are under the banner of Imam Hussein and that even those who are not Muslims participate in the Arbaeen march.
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Iran FM Spox calls on Muslims to reveal ‘terrorist identity of Israel’

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has called on Muslims across the world to help reveal the “evil and terrorist identity of Israel and its criminal supporters”.
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Iran calls on Muslims to counter Israeli cruelty as it marks Tasu’a

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has expressed his condolences to Muslims around the world on the occasion of Tasu’a, calling for global action to stop the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
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Torch-carrying ceremony

The torch-carrying ceremony, held by the people from Iraq's Najaf residing in Qom, central Iran, serves as a reminder and commemoration of the historical event when the tents of Imam Hussein (AS) were set on fire after he and his 72 companions were martyred on Ashura. Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam and a grandson of Islam's Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), and his companions, were martyred 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 I. The tenth day of the Arabic month Muharram is known as Ashura.
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Mourners throng holy shrines in Karbala on Muharram eve

Karbala, IRNA – The holy shrines of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam and his brother Hazrat Abbas (AS) were filled with chants of "Labbaik ya Hussein" on the eve of the mourning month of Muharram as their lovers thronged the sites during the ceremony of changing the red flag on the top of the mausoleums.
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Arbaeen marches across Iran

Mourners took to the streets across Iran on Sep. 6, 2023, in symbolic marches for Arbaeen which marks the 40th day since the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein (AS). (IRNA photos)
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Arbaeen pilgrims walk in Tehran

A large number of devotees of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Imam of Shia Muslims and the grandson of Prophet Mohammed, who couldn’t make it to this year’s Arbaeen walk toward Karbala took to the streets in Tehran on Wednesday morning (September 6, 2023) to walk from Imam Hussein Square to Shah Abdol-Azim shrine located in Shahr-e Rey to commemorate the fortieth day of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS).
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Iranian pilgrims' trek to Karbala

Iranian pilgrims are taking the path to the holy city of Karbala on foot to participate in the Arbaeen ceremony, which marks the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hossein (PBUH). (IRNA Photos)
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Imam Hussein (AS), Hazrat Zaynab (SA) honored in Iran's Qom

Women and girls gathered in the Iranian city of Qom on August 20, 2023, to take part in a religious ceremony to commemorate the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussain (AS), and his revered sister Hazrat Zeynab (SA), the grandchildren of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). (IRNA photos/Hamid Abedi)
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‘Special Mourners of Hussein (AS)’ congregate in Yazd

A mourning ceremony for “Special Mourners of Hussein (AS)” was held in Amir Chakhmaq Square, Yazd City, on July 24, where a group of people as well as children and teenagers with disabilities and Down Syndrome congregated to mark the days leading to the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS). (IRNA photos/Majid Jarrahi)
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Torch-carrying ritual in Iran's Qom

Every year, on the 8th and 9th nights of the Islamic calendar month of Muharram, people originally from Iraq's city of Najaf who reside in the Iranian holy city of Qom walk and mourn alongside their traditional torches and drums from the Najafis Mosque and Hussainiya in Gozar Khan Bazaar to the Shrine of Hazrat Fatima Masoumeh(AS). (IRNA photos published on July 26, 2023/Hamid Abedi)
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Torch-carrying ritual held in Tehran's Dolat Abad

The torch-carrying ritual of people from Iraq's Najaf and Karbala residing in Tehran was held on Tuesday night (July 25, 2023) in the neighborhood of Iraqis, located in Dolat Abad, Shahr-e-Rey, southern Tehran. The torches carried in this ceremony are a symbol of the torches that set fire to the tent of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), in the afternoon of Ashura. (IRNA photos/Mohammad-Reza Alimadadi)
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Mourning for Imam Hussein in Iranian Army premises

A mourning ceremony on the 4th night of Muharram for Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), was held on the evening of July 21, 2023 in the al-Abbas tent, in the Iranian Army’s 06 barracks, where Mahmoud Karimi delivered a eulogy with the presence of mourners. (IRNA photos/Mohammad-Mahdi Pourarab)
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Khamenei.ir publishes music video ‘After You’

Tehran, IRNA - To introduce Imam Hussein (AS) and the event of Ashura to the Western youth, Khamenei.ir published a music video named "After You":
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Iranian negotiators attend Vienna mourning ceremony on eve of Ashura

Tehran, IRNA – Members of the Iranian nuclear negotiating team have participated in a mourning ceremony for Imam Hussain (PBUH) at the Imam Ali Center in Vienna, Austria.
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Tasu’a mourning ceremony at Tehran Grand Bazaar

Tehran, IRNA – People from all walks of life gathered at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar for the mourning ceremony on Tasu’a that marks a day before the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hossein (AS). Tehran, Iran. August 7, 2022. IRNA/Mohammad Reza Alimadadi
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Iran nuclear negotiating team in Vienna mourning ceremony

Tehran, IRNA – Members of the Iranian nuclear negotiating team have participated in a mourning ceremony for Imam Hussain (PBUH) at the Vienna Islamic Centre, Austria.
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Supreme Leader attends mourning ceremony on eve of Tasu'a

Tehran, IRNA – The third night of mourning for the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hossein (AS), was held on Saturday in the presence of Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
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The longest march for Arbaeen pilgrimage

People from Mashhad have held a ceremony to escort the longest march on foot from Mashhad in Razavi Khorasan province to Karbala in Iraq. The ceremony was held in the presence of Iranian cleric Ahmad Marvi, representing Astan Guds Razavi (Imam Reza’s holy shrine), on Friday morning. The march kicked off at the Baghiatallah al-A’zam Islamic Complex in Shahid Rajaei town in the holy city of Mashhad. July 17, 2022. IRN/Mohsen Bakhshandeh.
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Iranians mourn on Ashura Day while observing health protocols

Tehran, IRNA – The mourning ceremonies were held across Iran on Thursday to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (AS), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the third Shia Imam.
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Ashura rituals observed across Iran

Iranian people across the country commemorate the mourning day of Ashura marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (AS), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the third Shia Imam on August 19, 2021.
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Muharram mourning rituals revitalize Tehran city

Tehran, IRNA - Tehran Municipality organizes special events for mourning of martyrdom of Imam Hussain (A.S), third Shia Imam, in the capital city, which are going to be held respecting health protocols to avoid spread of coronavirus among mourners during the holy month of Muharram, the first month in Islamic calendar.
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