Millions of Iranians hold mourning processions across the country on Ashura, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam.
Thursday, September 20, 2018 03:43
It has been recalled through a series of memoirs that a massive crowd of people had gathered around Imam Khomeini’s historic residence in Neauphle Le Chateau, on the outskirts of the French capital Paris, during days of Tasu’a and Ashura nearly four decades ago.
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 07:38
Iranians are attending mourning ceremonies in their millions across the country to mark Tasu’a, ahead of the day in history that witnessed the martyrdom of Shia Islam’s third Imam.
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 03:35
The Battle of Karbala between a small group of supporters and relatives of Imam Hussein and a larger military detachment from the forces of the Umayyad caliph represents the war as one between good and evil.
Sunday, October 01, 2017 03:25
The occasion falls on the ninth day on the lunar month of Muharram. Shia Muslims have begun marking Tasu’a, the eve of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), by holding mourning rituals the world over.
Saturday, September 30, 2017 12:47
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 01:00
Iranians have held mourning ceremonies to commemorate Tasu’a, which marks the ninth day of the lunar month of Muharram.
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