Shia Muslims

  • Bahrainis pour into streets to protest arrest of renowned religious scholar

    Bahrainis pour into streets to protest arrest of renowned religious scholar

    May 23, 2023 13:39

    Bahraini protesters have taken to the streets across the country to condemn the arrest of another Shia Muslim religious scholar as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah dynasty ramps up its crackdown and persecution of the members of the religious community in the Persian Gulf island state.

  • Iran to send pilgrims to Syria via regular weekly flights

    Iran to send pilgrims to Syria via regular weekly flights

    May 04, 2023 05:54

    Iran will start sending pilgrims to holy shia shrines in Syria under a deal signed with the Arab country during President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi’s visit to Damascus.

  • Afghan couples marry in mass wedding to promote Islamic culture

    Afghan couples marry in mass wedding to promote Islamic culture

    Mar 12, 2023 06:13

    The 15th of Shaban, a month in the Islamic calendar, marks the birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi (May God hasten his reappearance), the last Shias' Imam. It is one of the most celebrated occasions in Afghanistan and the rest of the Islamic world. It is an occasion when most marriages take place. In one of the festivities, more than 30 couples tied the knot in a mass wedding in Kabul.

  • Birthday anniv. of Imam Mahdi celebrated in Tehran

    Birthday anniv. of Imam Mahdi celebrated in Tehran

    Mar 08, 2023 08:37

    Millions of people celebrated the auspicious birth anniversary of the Promised Savior, Imam Mahdi (May God hasten his reappearance), in the Iranian capital city of Tehran.

  • Pakistanis mark Imam Mahdi’s birth anniversary

    Pakistanis mark Imam Mahdi’s birth anniversary

    Mar 08, 2023 12:47

    They lit up the sky with fireworks. This is one of the main traditions in Pakistan when it comes to marking the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad's (SAWA) 12th infallible successor, Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his reappearance).

  • Nigerians celebrate birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi

    Nigerians celebrate birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi

    Mar 08, 2023 08:26

    Followers and supporters of Ahlulbayt (Prophet Mohammad’s household) in Nigeria have celebrated the birth anniversary of the last Shia Muslims’ Imam, Imam Mahdi (May God hasten his reappearance).

  • Birthday anniv. of Imam Mahdi celebrated in Yerevan

    Birthday anniv. of Imam Mahdi celebrated in Yerevan

    Mar 08, 2023 08:17

    The Birthday anniversary of Imam Mahdi, the 12th Imam of Shia Muslims (May God hasten his reappearance) was celebrated in the Blue Mosque of Yerevan with the presence of the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Armenia.

  • Imam Mahdi's birth anniv. celebrated in Istanbul

    Imam Mahdi's birth anniv. celebrated in Istanbul

    Mar 08, 2023 07:36

    People celebrated the auspicious birth anniversary of the Promised Savior, Imam Mahdi (May God hasten his reappearance), in the Turkish capital city of Istanbul.

  • Auspicious birth anniv. of Imam Mahdi, celebrated in Kashmir

    Auspicious birth anniv. of Imam Mahdi, celebrated in Kashmir

    Mar 08, 2023 07:23

    On the occasion of the auspicious birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi (May God hasten his reappearance) several ceremonies were held in the Indian-controlled Kashmir region.

  • Top Saudi court hands down death sentence to Shia activist from Qatif

    Top Saudi court hands down death sentence to Shia activist from Qatif

    Feb 24, 2023 08:55

    Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court has sentenced an anti-regime activist from the kingdom’s oil-rich and Shia-populated Eastern Province to death, as the House of Saud is pressing ahead with a heavy-handed crackdown against members of the religious community.