The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei attended a mourning ceremony at the Husseiniyeh of Imam Khomeini on Friday, March 9.
The ceremony was held on the eve of the arba'in (the fortieth day after the martyrdom anniversary) of the Master of Martyrs Imam Hussein-ibn-Ali (greetings be upon him) and his faithful companions.
At the ceremony, which was also attended by thousands of students of Tehran universities, Hojjatoleslam Naqavian expounded on different aspects of the movement of Imam Hussein-ibn-Ali (greetings be upon him) and the mournful event of Ashura.
Afterwards, the eulogists of the holy prophet's household (greetings be upon them) recited some elegies in lamentation over the martyrdom of the Master of Martyrs and his faithful companions.