Iraqi Shia pilgrims gather at the Imam Abbas shrine in the central Iraqi city of Karbala, 120 kms south of the capital Baghdad, on the eve of the Arbaeen religious festival which marks the 40th ...

This Muharram marks the 1,377th year when Imam Husain arrived in Karbala. The shrine of Hazrat Abbas, which is the same distance from Imam Hussain's shrine, as the hills of Safa and Marwa in Mecca.

With the onset of Muharram, Muslims worldwide commemorate the Battle of Karbala. The battle was fought on the 10th of Muharram, 61 Hijri (October 10, 680 CE), in the plains of Karbala in Iraq. This ...

One of the ways of marking Imam Hussain's memory and showing respect to him among Shias is to pay a visit (ziyarat) to his holy shrine which is located in Iraq's Karbala. The greatest and biggest form ...

In south Mumbai, after a two-year gap, lakhs of mourners of Imam Hussain will commemorate the mass procession on September 18. Imam Hussain Shrine. Pic/Vasi Sayed ...

Imam Hussain stood by his principles of righteousness; therefore, along with his supporters of less than 100 in the land of Kerbala in October 680 AD, the 10th day of the Islamic New Year called ...

Hazrat Abbas (PBUH) and his brothers then confronted Shemr, rejecting his offer of safe passage and condemning his concern for them while the Holy Prophet's descendants remained unprotected. Following ...

Similarly, Edward Gibbon pays tribute to Imam Hussain in his monumental work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: “In a distant age and climate, the tragic scene of the ...

Iranians Commemorate Tasou'a, Honoring Imam Hussein's Martyred Brother Abbas July, 15, 2024 - 16:32 Society/Culture news ...