Its climax is Hussain (A.S.), its beginning is Ismail (A.S.).” This couplet binds two sacred sacrifices, offered on the altars of Mina and Karbala. Both were acts of absolute surrender to the will of ...

Ayatollah Khamenei, who commands all Iranian armed forces took part in a mourning ceremony held at Imam Khomeini Hussainiya located at his office's compound in downtown Tehran on Saturday night.

Vali Jahani, the provincial tourism chief, told ISNA news agency that these rituals reflect the deep-rooted religious and cultural practices of the region. He emphasized that Gilan possesses a rich ...

Tabar Qarib Mombeini said that with the aim of preserving intangible heritage and strengthening the cultural identity, the daily performance of traditional Ashura rituals in the form of ritual groups ...

A Kashmiri Shiite Muslims mourns during the commemoration of Muharram in the lawn of a residential house in Srinagar Indian-controlled Kashmir, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Observing the Muslim month of ...

(CNN) — Shiite Muslims across the globe on Tuesday observed Ashura, an annual commemoration mourning the seventh-century martyrdom of a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. Imam Hussein bin Ali’s death ...

On the fifth day of Muharram, intense mourning ceremonies were held across Lucknow to commemorate the sacrifices made by Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.) and his family during the Battle of Karbala.

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar: On the ninth day of Muharram, the mourners from the floating areas of Dal Lake in Srinagar came together to observe the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS) with a ...

Despite an upsurge in coronavirus infections in Iran and a ban on weddings and large funerals, the country's famed gatherings of mourners during the Shi'ite month of Muharram will be held. The ...

Ayatollah Khamenei, who commands all Iranian armed forces took part in a mourning ceremony held at Imam Khomeini Hussainiya located at his office's compound in downtown Tehran on Saturday night.