Islam World

The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, repeatedly recommends, in several speeches, the importance of making the necessary efforts to facilitate the arrival of pilgrims from different countries of the world to commemorate the blessed…

The International Media Center (IMC) of Imam Hussain Holy Shrine received the American researcher and journalist Sam Campbell, in coordination with the Karbala Center for Studies and Research. Campbell said in a statement to the IMC, “I am honored to…

The banner of mourning was raised at all holy shrines in Iraq on the martyrdom anniversary of Imam al-Hassan al-Mujtaba, peace be upon him. His Eminence, the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, while emphasizing on the…

The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is mobilizing resources and staff to scale up its assistance in Pakistan to support local communities and refugees in areas devastated by the catastrophic floods. Some 33 million people have been affected by the weeks-long…

The Mission of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, has begun its activities, hand-in-hand with the influx of millions of Husseini pilgrims to the holy city of Karbala to…

The followers of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, held a deliberative meeting at the headquarters of Al-Shaaer International Channel in Baghdad.  The channel stated on its official website that the attendees discussed the…

Large crowds of believers commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Ruqayya, daughter of Imam Hussein (peace be upon them), at her holy shrine in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Crowds of followers of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, flocked from…

An explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people, including an extremist pro-Taliban cleric, and injuring another 21. The blast went off in the Guzargah Mosque in the western city of Herat…

The Department of Husseini Rituals and Processions in Iraq and the Islamic World, affiliated with the Holy Shrines of Imam Hussain and Al-Abbas (peace be upon them) announced the registration of more than 9,000 processions who intend to establish mourning…

Today, 5th of Safar, marks the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Ruqayah bint al-Hussein (peace be upon her), also known as the International Day of Ruqayah. Multiple centers around UK are hosting mourning ceremonies in commemoration of the sorrowful occasion. The…