The video is from the Hosseini Infants Ceremony, an annual ritual held on the first Friday of the Islamic month of Muharram.

Today marks the beginning of the lunar month of Muharram, which is of great significance for Shia Muslims. People in Iran are ...

The Imam Reza (AS) shrine in Mashhad held its traditional “permission to mourn” ceremony, marking the first night of Muharram ...

For Shiite Muslims, Ashura is a day to mourn the death of Muhammad’s grandson Hussein ibn Ali and most of his male relatives at the battle of Karbala, in modern-day Iraq, in AD 680. Imam Johari ...

Israel and Iran entered a fragile ceasefire on June 24, the day after Israel struck Evin Prison. Last weekend, the U.S.

Muharram, possibly observed on July 6 or 7, will be a public holiday in India, with banks, schools, and stock markets closed ...

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided the deployment of the Pakistan Army across the country to ensure security ...

MUSCAT: Muslims around the world marked the arrival of the Hijri New Year, AH 1447, on June 27, which corresponds to Muharram ...

Thousands of Iranians took to the streets to mourn around 60 people who were killed in Israeli strikes over the past few ...

QUETTA: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced that the Muharram ul-Haram moon has been sighted in Pakistan, and Ashura ...

The United Arab Emirates has announced that the Islamic New Year holiday will fall on Friday June 27, giving all workers in ...

The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced a nationwide holiday for both public and private offices on July 7. Also, schools ...