Every year, Shiite Muslims mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hussain with a mourning period that lasts a total of 50 days. Ashura, the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, ...

Muharram 2025: Every year on 'Ashura', streets across India echo with grief. Men beat their chests, women weep, and children carry memories of a battle that happened 1,300 years ago. From Delhi to ...

(The Conversation) — Tens of millions of Shiite Muslims from around the world will visit Iraq on Sept. 10 this year to see the shrines of Hussain, grandson of Prophet Mohammed, and his brother Abbas ...

On the fourth day of Muharram, mourners in Lucknow gathered at various Imambaras to pay tribute to the martyrs of Karbala. Clerics delivered sermons, highlighting the sacrifices of Imam Hussain and ...

With the tragedy of Karbala being commemorated throughout the first ten days of Muharram throughout the country, veteran actor Khaled Anam has gone on record to rue the fact that respect for the grief ...

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar, and means "forbidden," referring to warfare being forbidden this month. This month, marking the beginning of the new Islamic year, offers an ...

It was 3:30am in Khokhar Mohalla, one of Hyderabad’s oldest neighbourhoods, when streams of women clad in black crossed security barriers on July 4. Some carried sleepy toddlers in their arms; others ...

Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic New Year, a time of reflection and renewal for many Muslims around the world. As the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, Muharram holds deep ...

Muslims across the city gathered in mourning on Sunday to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain ibn Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad Muharram procession in Bengaluru commenced from Tannery ...