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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) – A ceremony was held at the holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS) in Najaf, Iraq, to celebrate the Eids of the month of Sha’aban.
News ID: 3474282    Publish Date : 2021/03/19

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 78th edition of an online international webinar was organized on the birth anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), Hazrat Abbas (AS) and Imam Sajjad (AS).
News ID: 3474276    Publish Date : 2021/03/18

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Dar-ol-Quran Center of Astan (custodianship) of the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) has published a booklet featuring information on the Quranic projects of the center.
News ID: 3474209    Publish Date : 2021/03/10

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Center for Repairing Manuscripts affiliated to the Astan of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine has repaired and restored a large number of manuscripts.
News ID: 3473238    Publish Date : 2020/11/28

TEHRAN (IQNA) – In a ceremony on Sunday evening, the flag of the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala, Iraq, northeast Iran, was replaced.
News ID: 3472873    Publish Date : 2020/10/19

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The English translation of a book titled “The Chronicles of the Martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS)” was launched last week at the Islamic College in London.
News ID: 3472816    Publish Date : 2020/10/13

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei attended a mourning ceremony marking Arbaeen, the 40th day after Ashura, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3472766    Publish Date : 2020/10/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The annual Arbaeen march shows that Shias and other Muslims and even many followers of other faiths in the world say Labayk to the movement of Imam Hussein (AS), President of the Islamic Center of Moscow Hojat-ol-Islam Saber Akbari Jeddi said.
News ID: 3472764    Publish Date : 2020/10/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) – As the day of Arbaeen approaches, groups of mourners enter the holy shrines of Imam Hussein (AS) and Hazrat Abbas (AS) one after another to hold mourning rituals.  
News ID: 3472763    Publish Date : 2020/10/07

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An online forum was held in Iraq to discuss the Quranic teachings in the movement of Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3472739    Publish Date : 2020/10/06

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A summer online Quranic course was held in the south of Lebanon by a Dar-ol-Quran Center affiliated to the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine.
News ID: 3472558    Publish Date : 2020/09/14

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A gathering of women devoted to the path of Imam Hussein (AS) was held in Tehran on Tuesday evening to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of the third Imam (AS) and his companions.
News ID: 3472449    Publish Date : 2020/09/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei attended a ceremony held to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and Imam Sajjad (AS).
News ID: 3472428    Publish Date : 2020/09/01

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to Imam Hussein (AS) on Sunday, saying nothing was more important to him than the values of truth and justice.
News ID: 3472411    Publish Date : 2020/08/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Bahrain’s most prominent Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim said the Jihad (struggle) against concession and normalization (of ties with the Zionist regime) is the continuation of the Jihad of Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3472409    Publish Date : 2020/08/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Millions of Muslims around the world are commemorating the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein (AS), and his companions.
News ID: 3472408    Publish Date : 2020/08/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Self-sacrifice on the path of the truth and justice is a clear message that the movement and uprising of Imam Hussein (AS) have for all humanity throughout history, said President of the Islamic Center of Moscow Hojat-ol-Islam Saber Akbari Jeddi.
News ID: 3472406    Publish Date : 2020/08/29

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Tasua is the day on which Imam Hussein (AS) announced that before achieving martyrdom, one must prepare his soul, must become ready for martyrdom, said President of the Islamic Center of Moscow Hojat-ol-Islam Saber Akbari Jeddi.
News ID: 3472403    Publish Date : 2020/08/28

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Mourning rituals are held during the first ten days of the lunar Hijri month of Muharram across Iran, including at the Imamzadeh Ali ibn Hamzeh (AS) in Shiraz, marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3472402    Publish Date : 2020/08/28

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei attended a ceremony to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3472400    Publish Date : 2020/08/27