People in Iran’s southern city of Ahwaz mark the martyrdom of Hazrat Abbas, half-brother and closest companion of Imam Hussein (AS), on ninth of Muharram, also known as Tasu’a.

Supreme Leader attended the first night of mourning ceremonies for Hazrat Zahra (AS), daughter of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), in Imam Khomeini (RA) Husseinia in the capital Tehran on Saturday.