• Tasua, picture of love and loyalty

    Tasua, picture of love and loyalty

    Sep 09, 2019 08:15

    Tasua is the ninth of Moharram. It is so closely connected with Ashura that the devotees of the Prophet and his Ahl al-Bayt observe it just like Ashura.

  • Tasua – eve of history’s heart-wrenching tragedy

    Tasua – eve of history’s heart-wrenching tragedy

    Sep 09, 2019 04:08

    Today is Tasua or the 9th of the mourning month of Muharram. It is one of the most crucial days in history. It is the day preceding the world’s most heartrending tragedy, that is Ashura or the 10th of Muharram on which Imam Husain (AS) attained immortal martyrdom with his sons, brothers, nephews, and loyal companions, on the plain of Karbala, beside the Euphrates.

  • Iranians attend processions in millions to mark Tasu'a

    Iranians attend processions in millions to mark Tasu'a

    Sep 09, 2019 03:54

    Millions of Iranians are partaking in nationwide processions on Tasu'a, the 9th day of the lunar month of Moharram, a day before the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias’ imam.

  • Karbala Epic in Farsi Literature

    Karbala Epic in Farsi Literature

    Sep 08, 2019 06:13

    Farsi literature is full of beautiful poetry and prose on Imam Hussein and history's most heartrending tragedy that happened in the year 61 AH at Karbala.

  • Imam Hussein in the eyes of Mowlana

    Imam Hussein in the eyes of Mowlana

    Sep 07, 2019 03:31

    Imam Hussein's uprising was a totally based on reasoning and logic. His martyrdom was not a suicidal act; but he intended to scandalize Umayyads, especially Yazid.

  • Muslims observe International Hazrat Ali Asghar Day

    Muslims observe International Hazrat Ali Asghar Day

    Sep 06, 2019 10:48

    Over 50,000 mothers and their toddlers gathered in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium to honor the martyrdom of the youngest son of Imam Hussein (PBUH) in the battle of Karbala in Iraq in the 7th century.

  • Ashura traditions in Iran

    Ashura traditions in Iran

    Sep 06, 2019 05:00

    The battle of Imam Hussein and his loyal companions against the hordes of Yazid took place at Karbala desert on the day of Ashura, 61 AH. This event was the most poignant catastrophe in the history of Islam and humanity.

  • Moharram mourning in world countries

    Moharram mourning in world countries

    Sep 05, 2019 03:42

    The arrival of the month of Moharram is reminiscent of the innocent martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his companions and it fills the hearts of Muslims and even free-spirited people of the world with grief.

  • Art of Ashura, Symbolic and Epic (2)

    Art of Ashura, Symbolic and Epic (2)

    Sep 04, 2019 04:12

    Art acts as media in the ceremonies of Ashura. Ashura is manifested in various branches of art. In the modern painting in Iran the art of Ashura can be clearly seen especially in a branch of it called Saqqa Khaneh. In addition to painters, other contemporary artists have tried to use signs and motifs in their works that symbolize Ashura and Imam Hussein (AS).