Flag of Imam Hussein Holy Shrine Gifted to Iran’s President-Elect

IQNA – A flag of Imam Hussein’s (AS) holy shrine was gifted to Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian.

Pezeshikan joined a large number of devotees of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) attending a mourning ceremony at Imam Hassan Mujtaba (AS) religious center in Tehran commemorating Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram. 

Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, the commander of the IRGC Quds Force, was also among those present at the ceremony.

During the event, Saeed Haddadian, a renowned Iranian elegist, gifted the flag of the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) to the president-elect.

Pezeshkian secured the majority of votes in the election runoff on July 5, becoming the ninth Iranian president.

With a total of 30,530,157 votes counted, Pezeshkian secured a strong lead with 16,384,403 votes, while his rival Saeed Jalili received 13,538,179 votes.

Muharram is the first month in the lunar Hijri calendar.

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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