Fayyaz Hussain Rahujo, and SSP Mir Hassan Sardar Niazi on Monday visited the route of the mourning procession to be held on 25th Muharram-ul-Haram in Babarloi. During their visit, they were ...

The theocratic government is repurposing folklore and patriotic anthems as it seeks to channel national outrage into ...

Mourning ceremonies for the death of Imam Hussein, the prophet’s grandson are held annually in Iran, starting on the first day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic year.

Significance Of Ashura. With the onset of Muharram, Muslims worldwide commemorate the Battle of Karbala. The battle was fought on the 10th of Muharram, 61 Hijri (October 10, 680 C ...

Ashura falls on the 10th of Muharram. It honours the martyrdom of Imam Hussein. The day also marks important historical events. Shia Muslims observe it with mourning and pilgrimage to the mausoleum of ...

Srinagar- Martyrdom anniversary of Imam ZainAabedin also known as Imam Sajjad, the only male survivor from the household of ...

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. The tenth day of Muharram is known as Ashura. Among Shia Muslims, Ashura is observed through large demonstrations of high-scale mourning as it ...

But too often, we treat Muharram as a ritual occasion rather than a call to transformation. Like Hurr, we can choose courage over comfort, clarity over confusion. The True Purpose of Mourning ...

Ashur, Pakistan witnessed a multitude of mourning processions to mark Imam Hussain's martyrdom anniversary. The Ministry of Interior reported thousands of religious gatherings across the nation, with ...

Not merely a mourning ceremony: The month of Muharram in Iran. International; November 27, 2011 - 13:54. The Persian word for human is adaami (stemming from ‘Adam’ as the first human on earth) but the ...

The date of Muharram varies each year, as it depends on the sighting of the moon, which often causes uncertainty around the exact holiday. In 2025, the moon was sighted in India on June 26, marking ...

In 2004, bombings at shrines in Karbala and Baghdad during the Day of Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram and the focal day for mourning, killed 140 people. Correction (9/13 10:17 p.m.): ...