The occasion is observed 40-days after Ashura – the commemoration of the death of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Husayn, in the Battle of Karbala, which took place in 680 AD on the 10th day ...

Muharram, the sacred first month in the Islamic lunar calendar, includes Ashura, honoring Husayn ibn Ali's sacrifice at Karbala. Referred as the ‘Sacred month of Allah’ by Prophet Muhammad ...

This battle took place in Karbala, a city in present-day Iraq, and was fought between the forces of Yazid I, the Umayyad caliph, and a small group of supporters of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of ...

For Shiites, who make up 15 percent of the global Muslim community, it marks the climax to the Remembrance of Muharram and commemorates the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad at the ...

The martyrdom of Husayn and his family has been a profound source of grief and inspiration for Muslims, symbolizing the struggle between good and evil. Thanks For Reading!

Iraqi Shiites take part in Ashura that marks the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and members of his immediate family in the Battle of Karbala, in Karbala ...