Moharram

Deadly terror blast hits Ashura mourning procession in eastern Pakistan

Aug 19, 2021 10:51

A powerful bomb has exploded among a group of Pakistani Shia mourners commemorating Ashura in the eastern Province of Punjab, leaving at least five people martyred.
Muharram mourning ceremonies in Iran's capital

Aug 19, 2021 08:03

Shia Muslims in the Iranian capital attended Muharram mourning ceremonies in the holy shrine of Imamzadeh Saleh (PBUH) in northern Tehran to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his companions in the Battle of Karbala in the year 680 A.D.
Iranians, Muslims elsewhere mark Ashura, mourn martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH)

Aug 19, 2021 07:32

Millions of Muslims across the world, including Iranians, held rituals on Thursday to commemorate Ashura, a day of mourning for the martyrdom of the third Imam of Shia Muslims, Hussein ibn Ali (PBUH).
Iranians mark Tasu’a mourning rituals amid COVID safety protocols

Aug 18, 2021 07:48

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.
Police attack Muharram procession in India-controlled Kashmir

Aug 18, 2021 01:07

Scores of Shia Muslims were injured and many more were arrested after the Indian forces resorted to batons to foil a mourning procession in the capital city of Indian-administrated Kashmir.
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

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.
Iran's Ardebil people mourn on night of Tasua

Aug 30, 2020 06:03

The people of the city of Ardebil, northwestern Iran, mourned for Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias' Imam, on the ninth night of Muharram (Tasua), observing health protocols.
Imam Hussein, martyred for justice

Aug 30, 2020 05:57

Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias' Imam, and his 72 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.
Mourning rituals held on Tasua night in Isfahan

Aug 30, 2020 05:39

With the arrival of the ninth night of Moharram (Tasua), people mourned in Isfahan with health protocols observance.