Arba’een

  • Iranians mark Arba'een with social distancing

    Iranians mark Arba'een with social distancing

    Oct 08, 2020 16:31

    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 14:32

    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 14:25

    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 14:14

    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).

  • The Significance of Arba’een

    The Significance of Arba’een

    Oct 08, 2020 10:36

    Heartfelt condolences to you all on the doleful day of Arba’een or the 40th day following the heartrending tragedy of Karbala and the martyrdom of Imam Husain (PBUH), the younger grandson and 3rd Infallible Successor of the Almighty’s Last and Greatest Messenger to mankind with the universal creed of Islam, Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny).

  • Iraqis pay tribute to General Soleimani a day before Arbaeen

    Iraqis pay tribute to General Soleimani a day before Arbaeen

    Oct 07, 2020 20:08

    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 09:10

    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 08:18

    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 06:21

    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.

  • No foreign pilgrim allowed in Iraq for Arba'een: Iranian official

    No foreign pilgrim allowed in Iraq for Arba'een: Iranian official

    Sep 02, 2020 05:59

    Baghdad has decided to bar all foreign pilgrims from visiting Iraq for this year’s Arba'een season due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, an Iranian deputy minister said.