Followers of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) around the world have been holding mourning rituals marking the anniversary of martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions in the 680 AD Battle of Karbala.

A gathering of Husseini (AS) infants was held in different parts of Sierra Leone on Friday.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei attended a mourning ceremony at the Imam Khomeini Husseiniyeh (religious center) in Tehran of on Saturday night.

A special program was held at the Berlin branch of the Anglican Church about mourning ceremonies marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS).

In line with the need of Razavi holy places to provide with optimal conditions for the movement of pilgrims at the entrance of Dar al-Wilaya portico, the steel window of the east side of the Islamic Republic Courtyard was moved to its side opening.

A senior official at the Organization for Mobilization of Oppressed (Basij) said that necessary measures have been adopted on Iranian borders, including the southern and northwestern borders, for safe travel of Arba’een pilgrims.

Thousands of pilgrims of Hormozgan have registered their names for the pilgrimage of Karbala on Arbaeen.

"We're here to remember Imam Hussain and for Ashura, to remember his mission," said Hussein Berro, 33, of Dearborn, carrying a banner with Imam Hussain's name. "He stood up for justice, he stood up against oppression, he stood up for the weak ones, to refuse tyranny and to spread peace and justice."

Hujjat al-Islam Aktari, the Ahlul Bayt World Assembly's Secretary-General delivered speeches in this symposium

Thousands of mothers donated their infants to the uprising of Imam Mahdi (A.S.) in the biggest Husseini Infants Assembly in the Islamic world.

Grand Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi, during a meeting with members of the policy-making and planning staff of Maj. General martyr Mohammad Naser Naseri memorial, stating that the Saudi regime is the strategic extension of Yazidi system, said, “Today, the House of Saud literature, is the same as Yazidis in year 61 AH.”

“Establishing mourning ceremonies for master of martyrs, Imam Hussein (A.S.), is a sign of venerating the divine rituals”, Ayatollah Kazeruni said.

Processions continue across the valley in Muharram organized by J&K Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian. Mourners expressed outrage against the Indian repression and ban on Muharram processions.

Bahraini security forces attacked Shia Muslims commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussian (as) .

The representative of Supreme Leader of Ardabil province of Iran

Hujjat al-Islam Fadhlullah criticized the Shi’a mourning ritual of self-flagellation and said Imam al-Husayn did not bloody his head and body but was martyred by the sword on the battlefield on the path of justice and freedom.

Hujjat al-Islam al-Karbala’i said that the mourning ceremonies for Imam al-Husayn and the symbols of mourning for him are our greatest treasures and we cannot neglect them and must use all of the means available to protect them.

Ayatollah Saidi said that elements in some Western countries, including the United Kingdom, support and promote the ritual of self-flagellation in their own specific context to destroy the image of Islam.

It is usual in the commemoration of Ashura ritual that each of the first ten days and nights of Muharram are divided according to a particular table, to highlight as much as possible the tragedy that is great in the skies for all the people of the heavens and earth, in a Hussayni tradition, the fifth night and day of Muharram are allocated to revive the martyrdom of the ambassador Muslim Ibn 'Aqeel (peace be upon him), the first martyr of the timeless Hussayni tragedy.

The Representative of the Supreme Religious Authority, the High Responsible of the Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine; Sayed. Ahmed Al-Safi has described the volunteer fighters, saying: Those brothers are writing history of Iraq with blood, and this history will be added to the great history of Iraq, which is based on epics and heroism.