Photos: Tasu'a mourning ceremony at offices of Grand Ayatollah Makarem and Nouri Hamedani in Qom

Tasu'a mourning ceremony (the eve of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein) was held at office of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi and Nouri Hamedani in Qom, Iran. Imam Hussein and his companions were martyred on Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram (Lunar month), which falls on 12th October 2016 this year. Muharram ceremonies symbolize the eternal and unwavering stance of truth against falsehood and humanity’s struggle against tyranny, the cause for which Imam Hussein was martyred.