In pictures: Imam Reza (PBUH) martyrdom anniversary marked in the holy city of Mashhad

A large number of people attended mourning ceremonies marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza (PBUH) at the mausoleum of the 8th Shia Imam in Mashhad, northeast Iran, on Thursday.

Shia Muslims mark Imam Reza's martyrdom anniversary with social distancing

Every year on Imam Reza's martyrdom anniversary, his holy shrine gets jampacked with pilgrims, who attend his shrine to mark one of the major occasions on the Islamic calendar, the martyrdom anniversary of the eighth Shia Imam.

Muslims mourn prophet's passing anniversary with social distancing in Mashhad

Muslims are marking the passing anniversary of Prophet Mohamamd (Peace be upon him). In Iran, the coronavirus has canceled most of the mourning processions.

Imam Khomeini reminded Muslim ummah about divine characters of the holy prophet, his infallible ...

The 28th day of the month of Safar (the second month in the lunar Hijri calendar) marks the passing away of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as well as the martyrdom of Imam Hassan (AS), the second Shia Imam.

Iranians marks Arba'een with social distancing

In Iran, those who cannot make it to Karbala, take part in a symbolic march from Tehran to the town of Rey. This year, such a march was also called off.

The significance of the mourning ceremonies

Conference of "The morals and the politics regarding the Alavi character according to Imam Khomeini"

Place of Conference: Tehran, : IRIB hall of the international conferences Time of Conference: Khordad 13th Administrator: The foreign headquarters of the commemoration ceremonies of Imam Khomeini Secretary of the Conference: Dr. Mohammad Moghadam (the head of the foreign headquarters of the commemoration ceremonies regarding Imam Khomeini/ the deputy of the international affairs section of the institute for the ordering and the publishing of the works of Imam Khomeini) Inaugural speaker: Ayatollah Seyyed Hasan Khomeini (the custodian of Imam’s holy shrine and the institute for the ordering and the publishing of Imam Khomeini's works The closing speaker: DR. Ali Larijanee and he is the present head of the Islamic council of the house of law-making

Faithfuls mark Ashura amid strict coronavirus restrictions

Millions of Muslims, wearing gloves and face masks, have marked the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam on Ashura, one of the largest Muslim gatherings since the COVID-19 pandemic started.