Mourning Ceremonies Begin at Imam Khomeini Husseiniya
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Mourning ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Husseiniya (Shia religious center) in Tehran marking the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) on Friday night in the presence of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.
According to the Leader’s website, senior Iranian officials and people from different walks of life were also present the mourning rituals, which will be held every night until the 11th day of Muharram (Wednesday, September 11).
Hojat-ol-Islam Kazem Sediqi addressed the ceremony on Friday, while Mansour Arzi, Seyed Majid Banifatemeh and Hojat-ol-Islam Eslamifar recited elegies.
Throughout Iran, millions of people mourn the martyrdom of the Sayyid-ul-Shuhada (master of martyrs) in Muharram.
Dressed in black, mourners take to the streets and also gather in mosques to grieve the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS).
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