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The day of Ashura is the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, and it is a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein and his companions in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The courtyards of the holy shrine of Hazrat Abbas (AS) and Bain-ul-Haramain were covered with red carpets ahead of Ashura.
News ID: 3475529    Publish Date : 2021/08/18

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Quranic session is planned to be held at a mosque in Rey, south of Tehran, in the early hours of Ashura until sunrise.
News ID: 3475515    Publish Date : 2021/08/16

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Mourning ceremonies marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) continue in cities and towns across Iran as the day of Ashura nears.
News ID: 3475500    Publish Date : 2021/08/15

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Mourning for Imam Hussein (AS) is not just looking back at the past, it is looking at the past for building the future.
News ID: 3475497    Publish Date : 2021/08/15

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A poetry night on Ashrua and Muharram was organized by the Iranian Culture House in Lahore, Pakistan.
News ID: 3475491    Publish Date : 2021/08/15

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 5th martyrdom anniversary of Nigerian Shia Muslims who were killed in Zaria, a major city in Kaduna State in northern Nigeria, will be held online on December 12.
News ID: 3473366    Publish Date : 2020/12/11

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An exhibition has been mounted in Iran’s eastern city of Birjand showcasing artworks and items related to the rituals that are held to mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3472803    Publish Date : 2020/10/12

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A number of top Iranian Qaris recited verses from the Quran in a Quranic program held in Rey, south of Tehran, on the day of Ashura.
News ID: 3472423    Publish Date : 2020/08/31

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Thousands of Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia attended mourning rituals on the weekend marking the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3472420    Publish Date : 2020/08/31

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The rituals of Sham-e Ghariban were held in cities across Iran on the evening of Ashura on Sunday.
News ID: 3472418    Publish Date : 2020/08/31

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The annual Tuwairij run ritual was held in Karbala, Iraq, on Sunday, the day of Ashura.
News ID: 3472416    Publish Date : 2020/08/31

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The representative of Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Seyed Ali al-Sistani in Karbala hailed the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) for ensuring security in the city and elsewhere during mourning rituals marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3472413    Publish Date : 2020/08/31

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) – Bahrain's most prominent Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim denounced the Al Khalifa regime’s move to close Shia mosques in the city of Hamad, saying it would lead to Fitna (sedition).
News ID: 3472392    Publish Date : 2020/08/26

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Deputy Secretary-General of Bahrain’s Al-Wefaq prominent opposition group Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi deplored the regime authorities’ move to close mosques and cancel their religious role under the pretext of the coronavirus outbreak.
News ID: 3472387    Publish Date : 2020/08/26

TEHRAN (IQNA) – President of the Islamic Center of Moscow Hojat-ol-Islam Saber Akbari Jeddi underlined that the uprising of Imam Hussein (AS) was based on the verses of the Quran and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
News ID: 3472357    Publish Date : 2020/08/23

By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet
TEHRAN (IQNA) –Master miniaturist Mahmud Farshchian created “The Evening of Ashura” both to depict one of the greatest tragedies for Muslims and to represent the power of art in expressing major events of history.
News ID: 3472325    Publish Date : 2020/08/19

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Lebanese resistance movements Hezbollah and Amal called on the Arab country’s Shia Muslims to hold mourning rituals in Muharram at home.
News ID: 3472245    Publish Date : 2020/08/11