Each year, as the Islamic calendar turns to Muharram, a familiar question resurfaces: why does a 7th-century event in the deserts of Karbala continue to command such deep emotional, political and ...

Hussain is from me, and I am from Hussain. Allah loves whoever loves Hussain.” (Tirmidhi) These powerful holy words reflect the profound bond between the Prophet (PBUH) and his beloved grandson, Imam ...

In Hyderabad’s centuries-old Imambargahs, mourners gather to perform sacred Muharram rituals steeped in devotion, grief and ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has called the tragedy of Karbala a timeless symbol of patience, sacrifice, and resistance against injustice, urging unity in today's divided world.

From humble pre-Partition origins, and born out of unwavering devotion, Karachi’s earliest imambargahs organically evolved ...

Marking the tragic events of Karbala, a Tazia procession began from Hussaini Dalan on Nazimuddin Road in Old Dhaka, drawing ...

Millions of Muslims in Iran and across the world are commemorating Tasu’a, a day before the martyrdom anniversary of Imam ...

Mahtab Hussain, ‘What Did You Want To See?’, 2025, exhibition view. Courtesy: the artist and IKON Gallery, Birmingham; photograph: David Rowan Hussain also presents a jerky, stuttering film – made ...

Lucknow: The 17th International Calligraphy and Heritage Exhibition on the theme of Muharram, inaugurated at the State Lalit ...

‘Our prayers were answered,’ say pilgrims from Mumbai as they left for Karbala in Iraq on Saturday morning to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussain Group of pilgrims at the airport on Saturday ...

Muharram History and Significance: For Shia Muslims, Muharram is a period of mourning to commemorate the death of Hazrat Imam Hussain, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala.

As the lunar Hijri month of Muharram approaches, mosques in Iran are being prepared to host people in mourning ceremonies.