Rasa – Ayatollah Makarim Shirazi commented on the success and grandeur of this year’s Muharram commemorations and stated that mourning for Imam Hussein protects Islam and Muslims from enemies.

Rasa – Ayatollah Makarem said Karbala provided a great investment to the Islamic world such that during its own time, the tragedy became a great scandal for the Umayyad Dynasty and during subsequent periods, became an important movement to combat all deviations and oppression.