Ashura

by Leila Yazdani: The Battle of Karbala in which Imam Hussain (A.S) rose up against the Umayyad Caliph Yazid ibn Muawiyah is replete with moral lessons laid out in the Quran. Imam Hussain’s (A.S) actions revealed his profound understanding…

رأيت في بعض تأليفات بعض الثقات من المعاصرين : روي أنه لما أخبر النبي صلى الله عليه وآله ابنته فاطمة بقتل ولدها الحسين وما يجري عليه من المحن بكت فاطمة بكاء شديدا ، وقالت : يا أبت متى يكون ذلك ؟ قال : في زمان خال مني ومنك ومن علي ، فاشتد…

by Dr Chris Hewer: There was to be no respect shown to the party of Hussain, even after they were dead. The soldiers were given orders to ride their horses over the bodies and smash them into the sand. They were to be denied the dignity of…

 Nakhl-Gardani is one of the mourning rituals held in different parts of Iran in the month of Muharram which symbolizes the funeral procession of Imam Hussein (AS). Muharram, the first month of lunar calendar, is…

The governor of Iraq’s Karbala Governorate said a decision will be made soon on the vaccine requirements for pilgrims visiting the country in the Arbaeen season. Speaking at a meeting of the Iranian Arbaeen Central…

For the following reasons, Imam Hussain (a.s.) did not accept this help and even encouraged many of his companions to go: Due to the political situation that was faced by Muawiya and Yazid at that time and in the name of religion, they…

The month of Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar year. An important and tragic event took place on the tenth of Muharram that shook the Muslim world. It was the murder of Imam Husain (A.S.), his family members, and his close…

by Dr Khairunnisa Aga*- The Pilgrims of Karbala are privileged to fit Ashura of their imagination in actual Karbala, including the representative symbols of that momentous day in history. When I visited Karbala, I also tried to bring to…

 A large number of pilgrims have traveled to the city of Karbala in Iraq to visit the holy shrines of Imam Hussein (AS) and Hazrat Abbas (AS) and attend mourning rituals on the day of Ashura, officials say. …