Arabic calligraphy exhibition titled "In the Path of Ashura" has opened in the revered area between the shrines of Imam ...

Ashura symbolizes the enduring struggle between truth and falsehood. The legacy of Imam Hussein (AS) continues to inspire ...

Ashura 2024: The Battle of Karbala. The Battle of Karbala, fought on October 10, 680 AD (10th of Muharram in 61 AH), was a pivotal event in Islamic history.

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – The Day of Ashura- the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala, when the 3rd Shia Imam, Hussein ibn Ali, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was martyred by the forces of Ubayd Allah ...

Then, 40 days later, as many as 30 million people are expected to return to Karbala and the shrines for the Arbaeen pilgrimage on foot. These are record numbers. No other annual pilgrimage in the ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Thousands of Shiite visitors from all around the world turned towards Iraq’s southern city of Karbala for Ashura as temperatures in the southern Iraqi city neared 50 ...

Shiite Muslims across the globe on Tuesday observed Ashura, an annual commemoration mourning the seventh-century martyrdom of a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.

Video. Shiite Muslim pilgrims flaggelate themselves in a mourning ritual during Ashura, a 10-day period commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein.