Husayn is an important figure in Islam as he is a member of the Ahl al-Bayt (the household of Muhammad) and Ahl al-Kisa, as well as being a Shia Imam, and one of The Fourteen Infallibles of Shia ...

A mosque has been referred to the charity watchdog after its imam said that women have an “obligation” to have sex with their ...

Israeli bombardment of Lebanon forced Mohammed Fawaz and his family to flee so often that they finally moved many kilometres ...

The large number of pilgrims at holy shrine of Hazrat Abbas on Friday night, the night of Hazrat Zahra's martyrdom and the ...

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The Central Chehlum procession of Hazrat Imam Hussain [Razi Allah-o-Ta'ala Anho], successfully concluded at the Federal Capital tonight. Inspector General of Islamabad, Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, commended ...

The 'Chehlum' of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) will be observed on Saturday across the country with religious reverence to remember the supreme sacrifices rendered by Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his ...

In a series of ceremonies, which were held at Imam Reza shrine (northeast Iran) under the aegis of the Deputy Office for ...

Ashura is a major commemoration of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in a battle in the seventh century. Some of the worshippers in the courtyard can be heard shou ...

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Shiites flooded the streets of the holy city of Karbala Saturday for the birthday of the historic 12th Imam.