The day marks when Prophet Muhammad is believed to have appointed Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor at the location of Ghadir Khumm between Mecca and Medina. The Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party ...

In the Islamic culture, a special holiday titled “Eid al-Ghadir" is marked on the 18th of the eleventh month of Dhuʻl-Hijjah in the Arabic calendar. This day is a reminder of the time when, according ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on June 5 approved the pardon, commutation, or reduction of sentences for more than 2,000 prisoners following a request from judiciary chief ...

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