Shiraz (IP) - The night of Ashura ceremony, called 'Shaam-e Ghariban, meaning “the night of oppressed” was held in the shrine of Ahmad Ibn Musa (AS), known as 'Shah Cheragh' in Shiraz, the capital of Fars province, southern Iran.
Tabriz (IP) - The traditional and religious ritual of candle lighting in mosques and religious places was held on Ashura eve in Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan province, northwestern Iran.
Tehran (IP)- Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran stated that today Imam Hussein's mourning ceremony is observed more enthusiastically and extensively than 100 years ago.
Rasht (IP) - These days are the end of rice harvest from the farms in Gilan province in northern Iran.
Mashhad (IP) - A special ritual of mourning ceremony during Muharram is popular with women. In these kinds of mourning rituals which have been observed in Hussainiyas, mosques, and even private houses, only female mourners attend and observe morning rituals which is popular across the country including in the holy city of Mashhad in northeastern Khorasan Razavi province. 101/205
Millions of Muslims around the world are commemorating Tasu'a, the 9th day of the lunar calendar month of Muharram, ahead of the day that witnessed the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam al-Hussein Bin Ali [AS].
Bandar-Abbas (IP) - On the occasion of Tasua, the ninth day of Muharram, people mourned in Ghadir Park in Bandar Abbas, the capital of Hormozgan province in southern Iran.
Isfahan (IP) - With the arrival of the ninth night of Muharram (Tasua), people mourned in Isfahan with health protocols observance.
Tehran (IP) - mourning rituals of the Tasua night was held in different parts of Iran's capital, Tehran.
Imam Hussein and 72 of his companions were martyred for justice after fighting courageously against thousands of Umayyad Caliph's troops.