Mourning ceremonies being held to mark Ashura worldwide

Ashura is the culmination of a 10-day annual mourning period in the lunar calendar month of Muharram for Imam Hussein (AS), who was martyred along with his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in southern Iraq in 680 AD after fighting courageously for justice against the much larger army of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid.

Muharram rituals organizers threatened by Bahraini authorities

In 680 AD, on Ashoura- the tenth day of the holy month of Muharram- Husain Ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the third Imam of Shia Muslims, was martyred in the desert of Karbala, located in contemporary Iraq.

The chain of events that ended in February 1979 with the overthrow of the Pahlavi regime

Were Imam Khomeini’s ancestors Kashmirian in origin?

Imam warned Muslim nations of foreign meddling

Imam Khomeini even through his theological works warned Islamic scholars and nation to beware of foreign meddling into affairs of Muslims.

Imam Khomeini revived genuine Islam and awakened Muslims

Beir Geit Sarha, a German journalist

Jurisprudential foundations of the Islamic Revolution from perspective of Imam Khomeini’s ideals

Author: Ali Akbar Nassari Year: 2009 University: Al-Mustafa International University, Higher School for Jurisprudence and Islamic studies

Pakistani scholars say Imam Khomeini has been a symbol of courage, determination

Pakistani thinkers, leaders of religious parties and scholars affiliated with different Islamic schools of thought attended the event. They expressed their heartfelt devotion to Imam Khomeini and his sacrifices in the fight against tyranny, arrogant powers, support for the oppressed, including Palestine.