Ruholamin’s latest painting, completed in the sacred atmosphere of Karbala during the preparations for Arbaeen pilgrimage, captures the perspective of Hazrat Zainab (SA), Imam Hussein's sister, ...

The Shia Muslims follow the ritual of parading an injured horse on the day of Ashura in remembrance of the horse of Imam Hussain, which was seriously injured during the battle of Karbala.

Ashura, or “the 10th day,” falls on the 10th day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. It is the holiest day for Shiites, many of whom make pilgrimages to a shrine in Karbala ...

Ashura also has a deeper significance and is a day of mourning to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. Imam Hussein's ...

On the Day of Ashura, the battle reached its tragic ... In addition to its religious significance, the Battle of Karbala has influenced literature, art, and culture in the Islamic world.

Ashura falls on the tenth day of the Muslim month of Muharram. On that day, Shiites mark the anniversary of the killing of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, during the Battle of Karbala, ...

Muslims have begun celebrating the religious festival of Ashura, with some Shia men flagellating ... to mourn the death of Hussein in 680 AD at Karbala in modern-day Iraq. Though the self ...

What made Ashura unique was its use of theater to create a two-planed reality: We were both in the present, mourning the past, and with Hussein circa 680 on the Plain of Karbala. Pilgrimage is ...

Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month ... during the tragic events of Karbala. The day marks the undeterred resilience of the Prophet's (PBUH) grandson, Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA ...