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.
Friday, October 16, 2020 07:15
President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will be free to trade weapons as of Sunday after the United States failed in its attempts to secure an extension of the United Nations arms embargo against the Islamic Republic.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 12:58
Thursday, October 08, 2020 10:15
Iran loses legendary maestro, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, the country’s most prominent and internationally-acclaimed vocalist in the area of traditional Persian music, to kidney cancer.
Thursday, October 08, 2020 08:04
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.
Thursday, October 08, 2020 07:10
Muslims around the world commemorate Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam Hossein (AS) amid coronavirus-related restrictions placed by Iraq on the number of foreign pilgrims.
Thursday, October 08, 2020 10:18
A great significance had been attached to this day because the Ahlul-Bayt reached the land of Karbala on this day and performed pilgrimage to the holy shrines of Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his 72 companion who gave their life for the cause of Islam.
Wednesday, October 07, 2020 10:59
Saudi authorities have partially resumed the year-round Umrah pilgrimage after a seven-month hiatus over the coronavirus pandemic, allowing a limited number of people to perform the rituals in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina with strict observance of health protocols.
Sunday, October 04, 2020 01:51