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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 media section of the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine announced that a new international radio channel named ‘Sawt Al- Imam Hussein (AS)’ has been launched in Karbala, Iraq.
News ID: 3472076    Publish Date : 2020/07/25

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine said the mirror work of the interior of the shrine’s dome has been completed.
News ID: 3471509    Publish Date : 2020/05/25

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Astan (custodianship) of the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala, Iraq, announced that unlike previous years, Eid al-Fitr prayers will not be held at the mausoleum.
News ID: 3471503    Publish Date : 2020/05/24

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Astan (custodianship) of the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Iraq has been helping the needy families amid the coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 3471451    Publish Date : 2020/05/17

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Director of the Dar-ol-Quran of the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine in Karbala, Iraq, stressed the need for Muslims to take note of the importance of the Nights of Qadr.
News ID: 3471432    Publish Date : 2020/05/16

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The World Quran Day, a campaign initiated by the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine in Iraq, is aimed at promoting the teachings of the Quran and contemplating the Holy Book.
News ID: 3471321    Publish Date : 2020/05/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An official with the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine said 3,000 face masks are produced and distributed among they Astan’s staff and others in Karbala.
News ID: 3471106    Publish Date : 2020/04/11

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine denounced the US strikes targeting an under construction airport in Karbala.
News ID: 3470902    Publish Date : 2020/03/14

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine in Karbala, Iraq, announced that Friday prayers will not be held at the mausoleum until further notice.
News ID: 3470892    Publish Date : 2020/03/11

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine announced the winners of an international religious contest for women.
News ID: 3469641    Publish Date : 2019/10/13

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said the Iranian and Iraqi nations are connected through faith and an enemy plot seeking to sow discord between the two will fail.
News ID: 3469589    Publish Date : 2019/10/07

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A scholarly seminar titled “Ashura and the Quran” was organized by a branch of the Dar-ol-Quran of the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine in Bamako, capital of Mali.
News ID: 3469476    Publish Date : 2019/09/22

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A non-Muslim has established a charity association named “Ansaran-e Hussein (AS)” (supporters of Imam Hussein (AS)) in Hyderabad, India.
News ID: 3469455    Publish Date : 2019/09/21

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei described the Arbaeen walk as a means of increasingly introducing Imam Hussein ’s (AS) message and rationale to the world.
News ID: 3469436    Publish Date : 2019/09/18

TEHRAN (IQNA) –  A Taziyeh performance featuring the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) was held in Tabriz, northwest Iran, earlier this week.
News ID: 3469400    Publish Date : 2019/09/15

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A conference was held in the Pakistani city of Lahore about the status and virtues of Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3469391    Publish Date : 2019/09/14

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The governor of Pakistan’s Sindh province Imran Ismail said that the sacrifice of Imam Hussein (AS) teaches us not to bow before tyrants and oppressors.
News ID: 3469380    Publish Date : 2019/09/11

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah said on the eve of Ashura that “we are in the middle of a big battle and our camp is being besieged by the US and Israel”.
News ID: 3469366    Publish Date : 2019/09/10

Irish Christian Scholar:
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Imam Hussein (AS) set an example that speaks to men and women of all ages and places, an Irish Christian scholar said.
News ID: 3469360    Publish Date : 2019/09/10

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Lawa Haydar Karrar Hey’at (religious group) in Karaj is among thousands of Hey’ats in cities and towns across Iran that hold special rituals in Muharram to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam.
News ID: 3469316    Publish Date : 2019/09/03