Lucknow: Mourners clad in black attire turned up to show solidarity with the martyrs of the Battle of Karbala on Ashura, the tenth day of Islamic month of Muharram, on Wednesday. It was on the day of ...

Ashura is being marked with religious fervour and devotion to commemorate the great sacrifice of Imam Hussain (RA), his family, and his companions. Like other parts of the country, processions of ...

Religious leader Agha Syed Jafar Mashadi (R) File pic of matam Had it not been for the Agha’s relentless effort, there would not have been mourning processions in Hyderabad during Moharrum, ...

I read an article about Ashura on Monday, 1st March' 2004. I was quite shocked when I read a couple of sentences which were misleading. First of all, matam is not self-inflicted torture using knives ...

Muslims around the world will celebrate the holiday of Ashura, an Islamic holiday that commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein ibn Ali, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at Karbala. The holiday ...

JHELUM: The district police heaved a sigh of relief after peaceful passing of the Ashura. The processions of matam and majalis ended peacefully with no untoward incident reported from anywhere in the ...