Toady coincides with the birth anniversary of the 3rd Imam of Shia, Imam Hussain ibn Ali (AS), who sacrificed all his ...

Karbala, where Hussein and his brother Abbas are buried in two enormous mausoleums facing each other, is the centre of the Shia world during this time. Pilgrims freely express their suffering ...

Shia Muslims and lovers of Holy Ahlul Bayt across the world are celebrating the auspicious birth anniversary of Hazrat Abul ...

Tradition has it that this took place on the first day of the month of Muharram. For ten days, Hussein's company was cut off from water in the scorching desert of Karbala. Despite the knowledge that ...

Last year, an estimated 22 million pilgrims attended the commemoration in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala, where Hussein and ...

Zaynab is sister of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam who was massacred along with his family and followers in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD. Following the battle, Lady Zaynab, along with other ...

"The major corruption is committed by government officials and the Anti-Corruption Commission cannot do anything against them ...

Hadrat Abul Fazl Abbas (A.S.), the brave and valiant son of Imam Ali (A.S.), the Shining and Radiant Moon of Bani Hashim and ...

The Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his devoted companions was observed ... be taken out in various cities and towns across country to pay homage to martyrs of Karbala. Additional measures ...

For the first time in Iraqi universities, the Department of Nahj al-Balagha and Islamic Education was launched in a ceremony ...