Muhtashimpur speaks about accompanying Mostafa Khomeini during Arba’een walk

Extracted from a collection of memoirs about Imam Khomeini

Imam Khomeini warned against the desire of the self

Imam Khomeini through his theological works explains that if one follows the desires of the self and from the day he becomes acquainted with himself pays no attention to anything other than the dark wilderness.

Mourning ceremonies being held to mark Ashura worldwide

Ashura is the culmination of a 10-day annual mourning period in the lunar calendar month of Muharram for Imam Hussein (AS), who was martyred along with his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in southern Iraq in 680 AD after fighting courageously for justice against the much larger army of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid.

Imam Khomeini ’s role was also central in shaping the new political order that emerged from the ...

Muharram rituals organizers threatened by Bahraini authorities

In 680 AD, on Ashoura- the tenth day of the holy month of Muharram- Husain Ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the third Imam of Shia Muslims, was martyred in the desert of Karbala, located in contemporary Iraq.

US seizes Qur'anic tiles from Iran for mosque in Virginia

US custom authorities have confiscated a set of Iranian tiles to be used in construction of a new mosque in Virginia, demanding they must be shipped backed to Iran or destroyed.

The chain of events that ended in February 1979 with the overthrow of the Pahlavi regime

Imam Khomeini had always smile on his face

Extracted from a collection of memoirs about Imam, a memoirs by Jafar Mashhadi