Arba’een

  • Kashmiris commemorate Arba’een

    Kashmiris commemorate Arba’een

    Oct 08, 2020 18:34

    Like previous years, Kashmiris have commemorated Arba’een, but this year, they have imposed some restrictions on the commemoration due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Afghans mark Arbaeen amid security threats, coronavirus pandemic

    Afghans mark Arbaeen amid security threats, coronavirus pandemic

    Oct 08, 2020 18:22

    This year, people in Afghanistan have preferred to mark Arba'een inside mosques, cultural centers and other religious sites due to serious concerns about security threats mainly coming from the Daesh terrorist group as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Iranians mark Arba'een with social distancing

    Iranians mark Arba'een with social distancing

    Oct 08, 2020 13:01

    In Iran, due to the coronavirus pandemic, only a handful of the centers got permission for Arba'een mourning ceremonies, and were only allowed to be held with strict limitations.

  • Leader attends mourning ceremony and Arba’een Supplication recitation

    Leader attends mourning ceremony and Arba’een Supplication recitation

    Oct 08, 2020 11:02

    On the day of Arba’een, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended a mourning ceremony on Thursday, October 8, 2020, in the Husseiniyeh of Imam Khomeini. In this ceremony, the Arba’een Supplication was recited.

  • Iraqis mark Arba’een in shadow of pandemic (2)

    Iraqis mark Arba’een in shadow of pandemic (2)

    Oct 08, 2020 10:55

    While the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has prevented foreign pilgrims from travelling to Iraq to mark this year’s Arba’een, local Iraqi people have attended processions in commemoration of the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Husain (AS).

  • Iraqis mark Arba’een in shadow of pandemic (1)

    Iraqis mark Arba’een in shadow of pandemic (1)

    Oct 08, 2020 10:44

    While the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has prevented foreign pilgrims from travelling to Iraq to mark this year’s Arba’een, local Iraqi people have attended processions in commemoration of the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Husain (AS).

  • Iraqis pay tribute to General Soleimani a day before Arbaeen

    Iraqis pay tribute to General Soleimani a day before Arbaeen

    Oct 07, 2020 16:38

    Iraqi Muslim pilgrims perform rituals a day before the Arbaeen in Karbala while paying tribute to Major General Qassem Soleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), who were martyred in US airstrikes in the Iraqi capital Baghdad earlier this year.

  • Iraq's Hashd al-Sha’abi says will oversee security of Arba’een processions

    Iraq's Hashd al-Sha’abi says will oversee security of Arba’een processions

    Oct 07, 2020 05:40

    The chairman of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, says the anti-terror resistance group will continue to defend Iraqi territory and sovereignty.

  • Shia Muslims flock to Iraq's Karbala to mark Arba’een amid virus curbs

    Shia Muslims flock to Iraq's Karbala to mark Arba’een amid virus curbs

    Oct 05, 2020 04:48

    Tens of thousands of Shia Muslims have been heading to Iraq's holy city of Karbala to mark Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias' Imam, amid tightened measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

  • Iranians’ participation in Arba'een procession this year off table: President

    Iranians’ participation in Arba'een procession this year off table: President

    Sep 06, 2020 01:51

    President Hassan Rouhani announced the cancellation of Iranians’ participation in this year’s Arba'een procession in Iraq due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.