Ta'zieh

  • The Valiasr Square in Tehran played host to the Ta'zieh performance of Ashura, known as the Battle of Karbala, on 9 September, the battle in which Imam Hossein (AS), who was the grandchild of the prophet of Islam Muhammad (SAWA) and his 72 disciples were martyred. Ta'zieh, Condolence Theater or Passion Play, is a traditional Persian theater, in which actors convey the dramatic events through music and songs.

  • The Iranian Artists Forum is the venue for passion plays that depict the martyrdom of Imam Hossein (AS), the third Shia Imam, in the Battle of Karbala. The Battle of Karbala took place on Muharram 10, in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar in Karbala, in present-day Iraq. The battle took place between a small group of supporters and relatives of Prophet Mohammad's grandson, Hossein ibn Ali, and a larger military detachment from the forces of Yazid I, the Umayyad caliph.

  • The City Theater of Tehran continues to play host to passion plays in the mourning month of Muharram which marks the martyrdom of Imam Hossein (AS), the third Shia Imam. The passion play theater has a long tradition in Iran, the play of the suffering and martyrdom of Imam Hossein and his 72 companions in the day of Ashura.

  • Concurrent with the mourning month of Muharram that marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein (AS), the third Shia Imam and grandson of the Prophet Mohammad (SAWA), several passion plays (Ta’zieh) are being performed every day in the open space of the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran.

  • Iranian Artists Forum is playing host to passion plays (Ta'zieh) concurrent with the mourning month of Muharram and the martyrdom of Imam Hossein (AS) in Karbala.

  • TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) - Iranian Artists Forum is hosting a series of Ta’zieh performances for 10 nights (September 11-20) in its outdoor space on the occasion of Muharram mourning ceremonies.

  • City Theater of Tehran is playing host to passion plays (Ta'zieh) until 20 September.A Passion play is a dramatic presentation depicting the martyrdom of Imam Hossein (AS) in Karbala. The programs start at 18:30 in the evening.