Mumbai: Muslims are observing the 10th of Muharram ... the day of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, as Ashura. The day corresponds to October 10, CE 680. People gather in localities for Majlis ...

Shi'ite Muslims in Afghanistan, Iraq and Bangladesh mark the Ashura festival, which commemorates the death of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein in 680AD.

This year, that was Wednesday, July 17. For Shia muslims, Ashura is a day of mourning, marking the martyrdom of Imam Husayn ibn Ali, who was the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. Georgi Majid ...

The Day of Ashura is the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram. The Prophet Muhammad singled it out as a recommended fasting day and made it a meritorious act for his followers. He also ...

On Ashura, many Muslims wear black and there are often parades through the streets. Plays re-enacting the death of Husayn are often performed to remind Muslims of the events that led to his death.

Ashura is marked by Muslims around the globe. For Shia Muslims, it is a solemn day to mourn the martyrdom of Hussein in 680 AD at Karbala in modern-day Iraq. It is marked with mourning rituals and ...

when Shia Muslims attend rituals on the eve of Ashura. Ashura is a major commemoration of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in a battle in the seventh century.

The annual Sebeiba festival, held in Djanet, 1,500 kilometres (900 miles) southeast of Algiers, dates back over 3,000 years and is held to coincide with the Shiite Muslim Ashura commemoration.