In this ceremony which was held at Imam Khomeini grand portico, mothers dressed their babies in special green and white clothes, which are said to resemble clothing of Hazrat Ali Asghar. Babies also had a headband with the name of Ali Asghar written on it.
This year’s processions were focused on pivotal role of mothers and the remembrance of infant martyrs in Iran and the Gaza Strip.
Mothers vow to support their infant children in Mahdavi uprising, an act that stems from the Ashura belief and the expectation of the reappearance of the Savior.
Imam Reza holy shrine hosts thousands of infants and their mothers from around the country in the special ceremony of Hosseini infants on first Friday of Muharram to remember 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.
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