Eid al-Fitr celebrated as holy month of Ramadan comes to a close

Muslims in Iran and many other countries are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, after the new moon of the lunar month of Shawwal was sighted the previous night.

Muslims hold night-long vigils on Qadr Nights until dawn.

The night preceding Imam Ali’s martyrdom is considered to be one of the threefold Qadr (Destiny) Nights, when the Holy Qur’an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad more than 14 centuries ago. Muslims hold night-long vigils on Qadr Nights, reciting the holy Qu’ran and praying until dawn.

Iran parl. speaker says Hezbollah's display of power proved resistance cannot be eliminated

The Iranian Majlis (Parliament) speaker has reaffirmed that the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah’s strength and popularity have made it impossible for enemies to eliminate resistance from Lebanon’s political and security landscape.

Millions of Shia Muslims celebrate Imam Ali’s birth anniversary worldwide

Hundreds of millions of Shia Muslims have begun celebrating the eagerly-anticipated birth anniversary of Imam Ali ('a), the First Shia Imam, worldwide.

Mass funeral held in Tehran for IRGC commander assassinated by Israel

Iranians attend a funeral ceremony in Tehran for Major General Abbas Nilforoushan, a senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander who was assassinated last month along with the Hezbollah chief in an Israeli airstrike on Lebanon.

On the occasion of the martyrdom of Imam Hassan Askari

Imam Khomeini Denounced Extremist Ideologies

Imam Khomeini the founder of the Islamic Republic always strongly condemned the extremist Wahhabi ideology and all other forms of violence and terrorism.

21.48 million Muslims attend Arba’een commemorations in Karbala this year

A record number of pilgrims visited the Iraqi holy city of Karbala during this year's Arba’een commemorations, according to the management of the Hazrat Abbas (AS) shrine.