Indiatimes

Matam, marsiya, soz: Traditional mourning rituals mark Ashura

Lucknow: Mourners clad in black attire turned up to show solidarity with the martyrs of the Battle of Karbala on Ashura, the tenth day of Islamic month of Muharram, on Wednesday. It was on the day of ...
The Express Tribune

Biggest ‘aag ka maatam’ in Pakistan arranged in Hyderabad on Muharram 9

HYDERABAD: To mourn the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his companions, some people undertake to walk across a red-hot path of fire, while others make a quick dash across it. This ritual of ...
Hindustan Times

Matam matters: Self-flagellation during Mohurram

Self-flagellation isn't practised by Shia Muslims to atone their sins. It is a symbolic practice, which recently drew attention, to signify that Shias would not have hesitated to lay their lives down ...
The Hindu

A sea of grief, faith and ritual: thousands join Muharram procession in Hyderabad’s Old City

Draped in black, thousands thronged the lanes and streets of Hyderabad’s Old City on Sunday, joining the historic Muharram juloos that marks Ashura, the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram. It ...
Indiatimes

Hyderabad: Muharram begins, shrines still in want of maintenance

Muharram, the first month of the Islamic Hijra calendar, began on Sunday with Muslims offering special prayers and recalling the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Muhammad. Members ...