Husseini Infants Gatherings Planned in Iran, 45 Other Countries
The congregations of mothers and their babies are held on the first Friday of Muharram to remember the 6-month-old infant son of Imam Hussein (AS), Hazrat Ali Asghar (AS), who was mercilessly killed on the day of Ashura in the battle of Karbala in the year 680 AD.
In the ceremonies, mothers dress their babies in special green and white clothes, which are said to resemble the clothing of Hazrat Ali Asghar.
Babies also wear a headband with the name of Ali Asghar written on it.
According to Secretary of Al-Asghar (AS) World Assembly Davoud Manafipour, 8,500 such ceremonies will be held in cities and towns across Iran as well as 45 other countries.
The first Friday of Muharram this year fall on July 12.
Manafipour noted that the Husseini Infants Gatherings have been organized every year since 2010.
Muharram is the first month in the lunar Hijri calendar.
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Shia Muslims, and others in different parts of the world, hold ceremonies every year in the month of Muharram to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions.
The third Shia Imam (AS) and a small group of his followers and family members were martyred by the tyrant of his time - Yazid Bin Muawiya, in the battle of Karbala on the tenth day of Muharram (known as Ashura) in the year 680 AD.
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