iqna

IQNA

Imam Hussein

Imam Hussein (AS) was the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the son of Imam Ali (AS), the first Shia Imam. He is revered by Shia Muslims as the third Imam and the leader of the martyrs. He sacrificed his life and his family in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE, where he faced the tyrannical army of Yazid I, the Umayyad caliph. He is remembered for his courage, piety, and resistance against injustice and oppression.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The governor of Iraq’s Karbala Governorate said a decision will be made soon on the vaccine requirements for pilgrims visiting the country in the Arbaeen season.
News ID: 3480126    Publish Date : 2022/08/17

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Hundreds gathered for an annual procession held in Burnley in Lancashire, England, as part of commemorations to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam.
News ID: 3480117    Publish Date : 2022/08/16

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The official of Najaf international airport in Iraq said the airport has been prepared to receive more than 200 flights every day starting on the first day of the lunar Hijri month of Safar (August 29).
News ID: 3480114    Publish Date : 2022/08/16

TEHRAN (IQNA) – According to Iraqi authorities, more than six million pilgrims visited holy shrines in Karbala on Tuesday, the day of Ashura.
News ID: 3480051    Publish Date : 2022/08/11

TEHRAN (IQNA) – In an online event, American Muslim researcher David Coolidge discussed different aspects of love and freedom in the movement of Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3480046    Publish Date : 2022/08/11

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The role of women in the Ashura uprising has been all positive. Not only is there the role played by unique women like Hazrat Zaynab (SA) and Umm Salama, but also there is no violence on the part of women and even the wives of some of the commanders of the Yazid army have rebuked their husbands.
News ID: 3480039    Publish Date : 2022/08/10

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An Ashura mourning ceremony marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) was held in Niger.
News ID: 3480038    Publish Date : 2022/08/10

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The annual Rakdha Tuwairaj was held in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, on Tuesday, which marked the Day of Ashura in the Arab country.
News ID: 3480034    Publish Date : 2022/08/10

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions were the noblest models in preaching and practicing the Islamic philosophy of patience and sacrifice, a senior Pakistani official said.
News ID: 3480027    Publish Date : 2022/08/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Dar-ol-Quran Center of the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine in Karbala organized a Quranic circle on the eve of Ashura.
News ID: 3480025    Publish Date : 2022/08/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – One of the great lessons of the movement of Imam Hussein (AS) is that the elites of the society should not be restricted by the rulers.
News ID: 3480021    Publish Date : 2022/08/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Shia Muslims mourning the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) came under attack by Nigerian troops in the city of Zaria, northwestern state of Kaduna, on Monday.
News ID: 3480019    Publish Date : 2022/08/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The enemies of the Islamic Ummah seek to distort religious concepts to lead Muslims astray and dominate them, the leader of Yemen’s popular Ansarullah resistance movement said.
News ID: 3480018    Publish Date : 2022/08/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iranian people across the country mourned the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) on Monday through diverse mourning processions.
News ID: 3480017    Publish Date : 2022/08/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Lebanese Christian literary figure said the Ashura uprising and the epic created by Imam Hussein (AS) do not belong to Shia Muslims only, adding that Ashura portrays an everlasting truth about a human being that does not die with that person’s death.
News ID: 3480015    Publish Date : 2022/08/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Shia Muslims from across Iraq and other countries, including Iran, visited the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala on Sunday evening to take part in mourning ceremonies marking the martyrdom anniversary of the third Imam (AS) and his companions.
News ID: 3480013    Publish Date : 2022/08/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A large number of pilgrims have traveled to the city of Karbala in Iraq to visit the holy shrines of Imam Hussein (AS) and Hazrat Abbas (AS) and attend mourning rituals on the day of Ashura, officials say.
News ID: 3480011    Publish Date : 2022/08/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A special procession called Husseini infants gathering was held in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Friday.
News ID: 3480000    Publish Date : 2022/08/06

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A comprehensive plan has been devised and is being implemented to ensure the security of pilgrims visiting holy sites in Iraq in the lunar Hijri month of Muharram.
News ID: 3479998    Publish Date : 2022/08/06

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Ashura uprising is a unique model for resistance against corrupt political systems and wrong ways of governance.
News ID: 3479994    Publish Date : 2022/08/06