Islam World

After the Taliban terrorist movement succeeded in deceiving the world by protecting the holy Husseini rituals and the participation of Afghan Shias in mourning ceremonies in Muharram last year, it announced this year to remove the painful Ashura holiday from…

The Refectory (Mudheef) Department of Imam Hussain Holy Shrine is preparing meals for tens of thousands of pilgrims who come to the shrine of the Master of Martyrs, peace be upon him, on Ashura. The assistant head of the aforementioned…

The United Nations has warned Saudi Arabia for the second time in six months that enforcing the death penalty on two Bahraini men who were allegedly tortured and forced to make confessions could constitute arbitrary execution. In a June letter…

Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has mobilized all efforts to secure the Ashura ceremonies and prepare all the requirements for the mournful month of Muharram, revealing the participation of more than 5,000 volunteers to contribute to the implementation of the security…

The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, will deliver a speech to Husseini mourners this Monday (8/8/2022) in his honorable home in the holy city of Qom. It is expected that a crowd of scholars,…

On the arrival of the mourning month of Muharram, the House of the Grand Shia Jurist Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the holy city of Qom, hosts commemorations for Imam Hussein’s martyrdom, peace be upon him. The believers, clerics,…

Shia followers of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, in Islamic and non-Islamic countries are marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him; and mass mourning processions are being held to commemorate the Imam’s great sacrifices for…

The Afghan police announced that an explosion occurred in a Shia neighborhood in the capital, Kabul, killing eight people and wounding 18 others. “The explosion occurred in a crowded place,” city police spokesman Khaled Zder said. A video clip circulated…

The religious authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Hussein al-Wahid al-Khorasani, said that the establishment of the sacred Husseini rituals, no matter how great they are, will not reach the greatness of the calamity, describing the enemies and fighters of…

Yesterday, the Bahraini authorities expelled the Kuwaiti recite Muhammad al-Hujairat from the country, after he revived the Husseini mourning ceremonies, while bloggers and activists described the decision as arbitrary aimed at preventing Ashura manifestations. The Bahraini authorities showed their lack…