Culture of Ashura shields revolution, inspires societies to revive values

Faithful Muslims and believers have begun marking Tasu’a and Ashura, the eve of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), by holding mourning rituals the world over.

Freedom of expression and media from Imam Khomeini’s viewpoint

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, maintained that if the newspapers or media outlets were not harmful or their contents were not misleading, were free for activities.

Leader tells Turkey: Any military action in northern Syria to harm entire region, benefit ...

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says any military action in northern Syria will definitely harm Turkey, Syria and the entire region and will instead benefit terrorists.

Iran's spiritual capital, Mashhad, offers recreational experience to pilgrims too

Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad is well known as the spiritual capital of Iran since it hosts the shrine of a holy figure in Shia Islam; Imam Reza.

Event of Ghadir kept the holy prophet’s mission alive, Imam Khomeini defined

Imam Khomeini, the father of Islamic Revolution also described Imam Ali (peace be upon him) as the perfect man, true successor of the holy prophet and manifestation of divine names.

Iranians across country perform Eid al-Adha prayers

The Iranian capital Tehran has held the Eid al-Adha prayers led by the temporary prayer leader of the city and chairman of the prayer leaders’ policy-making council Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari.

Largest Hajj pilgrimage since COVID-19 pandemic begins in Mecca

One million Muslim pilgrims have converged on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca for the largest Hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam’s pillars. The annual pilgrimage begins on Thursday, marking a major step toward normalcy after two years of a drastically scaled-down Hajj restricted to Saudi residents.

Did Imam Khomeini ever perform Hajj?