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The ceremony which is called Ahla Menal Asal (death is sweeter than honey) dates back to the Battle of Karbala during which Qāsim b. Ḥassan, the son of Imam Hassan, the second Shia Imam, was martyred on the Day of Ashura in Karbala.
On the Eve of Ashura when Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam, asked him about his opinion about death, he answered, “It is sweeter than honey.”
TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (DAY) – More than two million tourists paid a visit to the holy city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran from March 21 to September 22, an official said.
TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (DAY) – An Iranian cultural delegation is in the capital of Tajikistan to discuss bilateral cultural cooperation and visit the cultural and historical sites in the Central Asian country.
TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (DAY) – Turning a blind eye to morality and spirituality has resulted in the formation of Takfiri and extremist groups in the world, Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance said Monday.