The Day of Tasu'a is the last day Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions spent the night on and that day is remembered with the “Eve of Ashura”. Tasu’a is associated with Imam Hussein’s half-brother, ...

The tenth day of Muharram is known as Ashura. Among Shia Muslims, Ashura is observed through large demonstrations of high-scale mourning as it marks the death of Hussein ibn Ali, the third Imam of ...

Thousands of Shiite Muslim pilgrims marked the holy day of Ashoura in the Iraqi city ... death of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, which gave birth to the Shiite faith.

Following the mourning, the flag of Imam Hussein's shrine was handed over to Masoud Pezeshkian, accompanied by wishes for success in his government.

Karbala (Iraq) (AFP) – Hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslims on Tuesday marked the festival of Ashura in Iraq's holy city of Karbala, the burial place of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet ...

Pilgrims usually flock from all around the world to honor Arbaeen on the 20th day of Safar ... chests and heads as they circled the Imam Hussein Shrine filled the air. One of the busiest points ...

Pilgrims usually flock from all around the world to honor Arbaeen on the 20th day of Safar ... chests and heads as they circled the Imam Hussein Shrine filled the air. One of the busiest points ...

The rift between Islam’s two main sects deepened after Sunnis killed Imam Hussein in battle in the Iraqi city of Karbala, south of Baghdad. It continues to this day to play a key role in shaping ...

Shiite Muslims attend an Ashura mourning session at the shrine of the reverred Imam in Iraq’s holy ... of Ashura in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala, the burial place of Imam Hussein, grandson of the ...