Muharram

Supreme Leader attends mourning ceremony held on eve of Tasu’a

Tehran, IRNA – A ceremony has been held in the Iranian capital Tehran on the eve of Tasu’a, the ninth day of the lunar month of Muharram and a day before the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hossein (AS).
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Iraq ready to safeguard Muharram, Arbaeen ritual

Baghdad, IRNA – The spokesman of the Joint Operations Command, Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji announced readiness for safeguarding the Muharram and Arbaeeen ritual in Iraq.
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Israeli crimes in Gaza awakened conscience in West: Nasrallah

Tehran, IRNA- Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says that horrendous and unprecedented crimes committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza have awakened the conscience of people in the West.
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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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Iranian choir group perform Tazieh in 6 European cities

London, IRNA -- Iranian troupe has performed Tazieh – a religious performance in commemoration of Imam Hossein (AS) – at Islamic centers in six cities of the European countries for the second consecutive year.
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Iranian pilgrims' trek to Karbala

Iranian pilgrims from the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz 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/Ali Moaref)
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Mourning ceremony for Imam Hussein's daughter in Tehran

A mourning ceremony was held at Imam Hussein Square in downtown Tehran on August 21, 2023, to observe Muharram mourning rituals and to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Ruqayyah (AS), the daughter of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Imam of Twelver Shias. (IRNA photos/Hassan Shirvani)
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Sahraroud field Ta’zia

The ceremony of Sahraroud field Ta’zia, dubbed “From Ghadir Pond to Killing Pit”, was held on August 3, 2023, concurrent with the 16th day of the Muslim calendar month of Muharram in Ya Sahib al-Zaman Hill near the road of the Fasa-Jahrom in Fars province, 160 km from Shiraz City. About 500 actors, the youngest being 5 and the oldest being 92 years old, played parts in the performance. (IRNA photos/Reza Ghaderi)
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Tourists take part in mourning rituals in Yazd

A group of tourists visiting Iran during the Islamic month of Muharram take part in the ancient mourning ceremonies in the central city of Yazd, August 1, 2023. (IRNA photo/Majid Jarrahi)
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Traditional Dast-e Choobi ritual in Muharram in north Iran

Dast-e Choobi is a traditional ritual annually performed by people in Gorgan, in northern Iran, on the eve of the of 12th of Muharram – the first month of Islamic year – to mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), who was martyred along his companions in the 10thof Muharram in Karbala in 680 CE. During the ceremony, the mourners walk as they raise a long wood with one hand and hit their chest. (IRNA photos/Raheleh Hesari/July 30, 2023)
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Nakhl Bardari ritual on Ashura in Iran's Taft

The traditional ritual of Nakhl Bardari or Nakhl Gardani is annually performed across Yazd province, in central Iran, to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein (AS), the third Imam of Shia Muslims who was martyred in Karbala in today's Iraq in 680 CE. Pictures published on July 28, 2023 show mourners carrying the huge wooden structure of Nakhl in the city of Taft. (IRNA photos/Majid Jarrahi)
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Mourning ceremony on Ashura marked in Tehran

The mourning ceremony on Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram, was held at Hedayat Hussainiya in the Iranian capital city of Tehran on July 28, 2023. (IRNA photos/Ahmad Moeini Jam)
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Mourning ceremony in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, Sadeghiyeh Sq. on Ashura Day

The mourning ceremony on Ashura Day, the tenth day of Muharram, was held in Sadeghiyeh Square and the Grand Bazaar of the Iranian capital city of Tehran on July 28, 2023. (IRNA photos/Amin Jalili)
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Mourning ceremony, a day before Ashura in south Iran

A ceremony was held in the Shah Cheragh shrine in southern Iranian province of Fars on July 27, 2023, a day before Ashura – the 10th day of Islamic month of Muharram -- to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein (AS) – the third Imam of Shia Muslims – and his 72 companions in Ashura in Karbala in 680 CE. (IRNA photos/Reza Ghaderi)
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Tasu’a mourning ceremony in Mashhad

Iranian mourners took part in Tasu’a (ninth day of Islamic month of Muharram) mourning processions throughout holy city of Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province Thursday morning (July 27, 2023). (IRNA photos/Mehdi Ghorbani)
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Pres. Raisi takes part in Tasu'a mourning ceremony in Tehran

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has attended a mourning ceremony marking Tasu’a (ninth day of Muharram) at the Arg Mosque in Tehran.
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Tasu’a mourning in Iran’s Tabriz

A great number of Imam Hossain’s followers took part in mourning procession of Tasu'a, the ninth day of Muharram, at historical market of the city of Tabriz, East Azarbaijan, Thursday noon. (IRNA photos/Ali Hamed Haghdoust)
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Indian-controlled Kashmir holds Muharram rally after 34 years

Tehran, IRNA – Muslims in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Thursday held their traditional 8th Muharram rally, the first such procession in more than three decades.
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Leader attends third night of Muharram mourning ceremonies

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the third night of Muharram mourning ceremonies for Imam Hossain (AS) and his true faithful companions on Wednesday at Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah.
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Supreme Leader attends third night of Muharram mourning ceremonies on eve of Tasu’a

Tehran, IRNA - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the third night of Muharram mourning ceremonies for Imam Hossain (AS) and his true faithful companions on Wednesday at Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah.
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People in Tehran hold Muharram mourning ceremonies

The 7th night of Muharram was marked by people in Sa’adat Akhavi Hussainiya located in the Iranian capital city of Tehran, just as in other Iranian cities on Tuesday night. (IRNA photos/Mehdi Pourarab)
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Raising mourning tent in Iran's Haruniyeh

The 400-year-old traditional ritual of raising the mourning tent in Haroonieh, Isfahan, central Iran, was held with the participation of a group of athletes in Haroonieh Mosque on July 25, 2023. (IRNA Photos/Rasoul Shojaie)
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Muharram rituals in Iran's Khuzestan

People of Khuzestan, a southwestern Iranian province, are on July 25, 2023, mourning for Hazrat-e Abolfazl Al-Abbas (AS), the brother of Imam Hussein (AS) – the third Imam of Shia Muslims – on the seventh day of the first month of the Islamic year, Muharram (IRNA photos/Ali Moarref)
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Supreme Leader attends second day of Muharram mourning ceremony

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the second session of mourning ceremonies marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein (AS) at Imam Khomeini Husseiniyah on Tuesday. (Photos by Khamenei.ir)
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Mourning for Imam Hussein (AS) in Isfahan's Chahar Bagh

People take part in a mourning ceremony for Imam Hussain (AS), the third shia imam and the grandson of prophet Muhammad (PBUH) historical street of Chahar Bagh in Iran's central city of Isfahan on July 23, 2023. (IRNA photos/Rasoul Shojaei)
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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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The only drum-making factory in Iran

The only drum-making factory in Iran and in the Middle East is receiving more orders as Iranians hold ceremonies to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (AS), which falls on the 10th day of the lunar month of Muharram (July 28). (IRNA photos/Ali Hamed Haghdoust)
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Iranians hold mourning ceremonies on Muharram 3rd

Iranians mourn for Imam Hussein (AS) – the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) – on the third night of Muharram in Islamic Azad University Karaj Branch on July 21, 2023. (IRNA photos/Mehdi Pourarab)
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1st day of Muharram mourning ceremonies in Tehran

The people of Tehran marked the first day of Muharram month by attending mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussein (AS) at Hedayat Hussainiya on July 19, 2023. (IRNA photo/Mohammadreza Alimadadi)
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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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