An opening ceremony marking the beginning of the new academic year has been held with ‎presence of Ayatollah Nouri-Hamadani.‎

Millions of Iranians are observing Ashura, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

Tens of thousands of Shia pilgrims gathered amongst heightened security on Monday (September 9) in Karbala to commemorate Ashura.

People across the world on Monday mourned Tasoua, the 9th day of the lunar month of Moharram, a day before Imam Hossein (PBUH) was martyred in the battle of Karbala 1,300 years ago.

Millions of Iranians are partaking in nationwide processions on Tasu'a, the 9th day of the Muslim month of Muharram, a day before the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia imam.

The Comprehensive Counter for Administrative and Welfare Services at al-Mustafa International University in Qom was inaugurated in the presence of a number of provincial and federal government officials.

Mr. Nemati said that documentary filmmakers must be propagators of the school of thought of the Ahl al-Bayt and said, “We can speak to the world though the school of thought of Ashura.”

Sayyed Mojtaba Emami referred to the lost spirituality among mankind in the current era and said, “As a spiritual magnet which is greater than interreligious dialogue, Arba’in can find the lost people among humanity.”

Archbishop Songulashvili emphasized that the Arba’in pilgrimage produces hope in the ‎hearts of humankind and said, “The pilgrimage from Najaf to Karbala was full of love ‎and fellowship.”‎

The eighth Annual Ghadir Conference was begun in the holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS) in Najaf Ahraf.

The chairman of the Office for Religious Propagation and Education of Imam Hussain (AS) holy shrine announced that the tenth Congregation of Welcoming the Month of Muharram is going to be held.

Simultaneous with the start of the eighth Ghadir Festival, the southern minaret of Imam Ali (AS) holy shrine was unveiled.

A teacher in the Islamic Seminary of Qom emphasized the importance of avoiding taking a ‎superficial look at the Statement on the ‎Second Phase of the Islamic Revolution and said, ‎‎“Today, we must to take an ijtihadi and inferential look at this statement.”‎

Referring to the Statement on the ‎Second Phase of the Islamic Revolution as a leading ‎document, the teacher in the Islamic Seminary of Qom emphasized, “The Supreme Leader’s ‎attention to academia and research in this statement is accurate and evaluative.”‎

A teacher in the Islamic Seminary of Qom referring to the Supreme Leader’s special attention ‎to culture and economics in the Statement on the ‎Second Phase of the Islamic Revolution ‎and said, “Culture and economics must be together and can’t achieve their result if they are ‎separated.”‎

A conference on Statement on the Second Phase of the Islamic Revolution has been held at ‎‎Rasa News Agency with the aim of explaining the mission of the Islamic Seminaries and ‎clergy with the presence of a number of senior scholars and personalities of the Islamic ‎Seminaries.‎

A conference has been organized by a number of teachers from the Islamic Seminary of ‎Qom to explain the mission of the Islamic Seminaries and the clergy in relation to the ‎Statement on the Second Phase of the Islamic Revolution. ‎

On Eid Ghadir Day, the holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS) hosted hundreds of thousands of Ahl al-Bayt’s followers.

The graduation ceremony of six thousand students from summer programs was held in Basra Province.