Lucknow: Grief and devotion marked Ashura, the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, as mourners across the city ...

Every year, millions of Muslims visit Imam Hussain ibn Ali's shrine in Karbala. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is considered sacred by Muslims around the world. The onset of the ...

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail The day of Ashura is one of the most important days of the Islamic year, holding great historical and spiritual significance for both Sunni and Shia Muslims around the ...

Huge crowds of black-clad Shiite Muslim pilgrims thronged the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala Wednesday, weeping and beating their chests in mourning for the seventh-century killing of the prophet’s ...

Thousands of Shi’ite Muslims gathered in Karbala, Iraq on Sunday to mark Ashura — the most sacred day in the Shi’ite Islamic calendar — amid strict security measures across the city. Worshippers from ...

Tens of thousands of people in Lebanon gathered on Friday for mourning ceremonies marking Ashura, the annual Shiite ...

Every year on the tenth day of the holy month of Muharram, the first on the Islamic lunar calendar, Shia Muslims show a distinctive face of Islam, one that sees spirituality in passion and rituals ...

Ashura, the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, is among the holiest days on the Shi'ite calendar. It is a day of mourning marked by dramatic displays of passion and faith by Shi'a -- including ...