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).

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 ...

Shia Muslims carried out mourning processions on the 10th day of the Muharram month to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Muhammad. In Srinagar, authorities on Friday ...

It is a time for reflection and mourning, particularly amongst Shia Muslims, who commemorate the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain. This period begins on the first day of Muharram and lasts for two ...

Thousands of mourners joined the traditional Muharram procession through lanes and bylanes of Old City, recalling the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Muhammad. Elephant ...

On Thursday, July 27, amid tight security, the Shia Muslim community in Srinagar took out the 8th Day Muharram procession ... commemorated the martyrdom of Imam Hussain in the battle of Karbala ...

Muharram marks the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussain, in 680. It culminates Sunday with Ashoura, the holiest day in the Sunni calendar.

Amidst mourning and rituals, the tenth day of Muharram - Ashura - signifying the day of the martyrdom of Imam Husain (Prophet Mohammad's grandson and the third Shia Imam) and his family and ...

Shia Muslims refrain from attending and celebrating all joyous events in this period and observe a ‘faaka’ on the tenth day of Muharram, commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussain ...