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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.

AHVAZ (IQNA) – People of Bushehr, south of Iran, hold special ceremonies to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companion in Muharram.
News ID: 3479956    Publish Date : 2022/08/03

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Those who were martyred in the Battle of Karbala were different in various ways. Some had been among the companions of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), had seen the Ghazawat, seen the childhood of Imam Hussein (AS) and heard for themselves what the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said about Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3479941    Publish Date : 2022/08/02

Reflections on Ashura/4
TEHRAN (IQNA) – In the 4th episode of “Reflections on Ashura”, the Internal Manager of the Seminary of England Sheikh Mirza Abbas gives a brief definition of servitude to Allah while also pointing to its link with the movement of Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3479940    Publish Date : 2022/08/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – One way of learning about the event of Ashura and what happened in the Battle of Karbala is learning about the 72 companions of Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3479933    Publish Date : 2022/08/02

Reflections on Ashura/3
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Muslim scholar Sheikh Mirza Abbas talks about two types of knowledge and how the movement of Imam Hussein (AS) relates to enhancing the knowledge of people.
News ID: 3479924    Publish Date : 2022/08/01

By Maryam Qarehgozlou
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Every year Iranian across the country commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and his loyal companions in Muharram, holding mourning processions and rituals.
News ID: 3479917    Publish Date : 2022/08/01

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Preferring dignified death to a life of humiliation is the common point between Socrates and Imam Hussein (AS) who were 1,000 years apart.
News ID: 3479906    Publish Date : 2022/07/31

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The flags of the dome of Imam Hussein (AS) and Hazrat Abbas holy mausoleums in Karbala were replaced with black flags of mourning as the lunar Hijri month of Muharram arrived.   
News ID: 3479899    Publish Date : 2022/07/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Mourning rituals were held on the eve of the lunar Hijri month of Muharram Friday night at the Islamic Center of Hamburg in Germany.
News ID: 3479892    Publish Date : 2022/07/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The carpets covering the floors of the mausoleum of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala, Iraq, were replaced on Friday ahead of the mourning rituals of Muharram.
News ID: 3479889    Publish Date : 2022/07/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The British capital city of London is hosting an Islamic book fair marking the lunar Hijri month of Muharram.
News ID: 3479884    Publish Date : 2022/07/29

TEHRAN (IQNA) – As the lunar Hijri month of Muharram is approaching, the mausoleum of Imam Hussein (AS) and the Zarih (outer sarcophagus enclosure) of the holy shrine were dusted and washed in preparation for the mourning ceremonies.
News ID: 3479882    Publish Date : 2022/07/29

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The summer Quranic courses organized by the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine concluded in a ceremony at the holy mausoleum in Karbala, Iraq.
News ID: 3479878    Publish Date : 2022/07/29

TEHRAN (IQNA) – One of the turning points in the history of Islam is the movement by the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who began it in the middle of Hajj by leaving Mecca for Iraq with the purpose of launching a political and religious uprising.
News ID: 3479868    Publish Date : 2022/07/27

TEHRAN (IQNA) – One of the Fiqhi (jurisprudential) issues related to the uprising of Imam Hussein (AS) is his unfinished Hajj pilgrimage. The Imam (AS) was present in Mecca but left the city for Kufa in the middle of the Hajj.
News ID: 3479865    Publish Date : 2022/07/27

TEHRAN (IQNA) – With the approach of the lunar Hijri month of Muharram, the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala, Iraq, is being prepared for the mourning rituals of Muharram.
News ID: 3479844    Publish Date : 2022/07/26

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The governor’s office in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf has set up a special committee to oversee mourning ceremonies in the governorate during the lunar Hijri month of Muharram.
News ID: 3479826    Publish Date : 2022/07/24

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Police in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, have installed more than a thousand new cameras in different parts of the city as part of measures to ensure the security of the pilgrims.
News ID: 3479714    Publish Date : 2022/07/16

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Thousands of Iranian pilgrims gathered near Mount Arafat, in Mecca, on Friday to recite the special dua of Imam Hussein for the Day of Arafah.
News ID: 3479630    Publish Date : 2022/07/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – In his supplication for the Day of Arafah, Imam Hussein (AS) depicts God’s characteristics and demonstrates the capacity of an influential individual. These features turn this dua into one painted in love.
News ID: 3479628    Publish Date : 2022/07/09