The day marks the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. Processions are carried out on the day and mourners also flagellate themselves during these ...

Muharram is the month of mourning for the seventh-century martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

The tenth day of Muharram is known as Ashura. Among Shia Muslims, Ashura is observed through large demonstrations of high-scale mourning as it marks the death of Hussein ibn Ali, the third Imam of ...

Observing a fast on this day is considered a ‘sunnah’ since Prophet Muhammad to kept a roza on this ... the tenth day of Muharram, commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, who was the ...