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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.

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

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Shia scholars in Bahrain chose the motto for the day of Ashura this year.
News ID: 3479409    Publish Date : 2022/06/22

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Winners of a Quran competition organized by the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine were honored in a ceremony.
News ID: 3479377    Publish Date : 2022/06/20

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iranian authorities unveiled the slogan of this year’s Arbaeen march in a ceremony in Tehran.
News ID: 3479282    Publish Date : 2022/06/13

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The fifth edition of a Quranic course held in Mali by a center affiliated to the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine wrapped up.
News ID: 3479192    Publish Date : 2022/06/06

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, the grand imam of Al-Azhar, visited the Imam Hussein (AS) Mosque in Cairo, Egypt’s capital.
News ID: 3479101    Publish Date : 2022/05/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iraq’s Civil Defense said a fire that had broken out near the holy mausoleum of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala has been extinguished.
News ID: 3478940    Publish Date : 2022/05/17

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called on the Iraqi government to facilitate the travel of Iranian pilgrims to the holy shrines, especially in Arbaeen.
News ID: 3478680    Publish Date : 2022/04/27

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The pavilion of the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine at the 29th Tehran International Quran Exhibition is displaying its Quranic activities in different parts of the world via posters.
News ID: 3478542    Publish Date : 2022/04/19

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Karbala-based Tabligh (propagation) Center is organizing Khatm Quran (reading the Quran from the beginning to the end) programs in 13 countries during the holy month of Ramadan.
News ID: 3478391    Publish Date : 2022/04/07