Every year, Shiite Muslims mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hussain with a mourning period that lasts a total of 50 days. Ashura, the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, ...

Muharram 2025: Every year on 'Ashura', streets across India echo with grief. Men beat their chests, women weep, and children carry memories of a battle that happened 1,300 years ago. From Delhi to ...

The Battle of Karbala, fought on the 10th of Muharram in 680 CE (61 AH), marks one of the most significant and sorrowful events in Islamic history. It was on this day that Imam Hussain ibn Ali, the ...

On the fourth day of Muharram, mourners in Lucknow gathered at various Imambaras to pay tribute to the martyrs of Karbala. Clerics delivered sermons, highlighting the sacrifices of Imam Hussain and ...

With the tragedy of Karbala being commemorated throughout the first ten days of Muharram throughout the country, veteran actor Khaled Anam has gone on record to rue the fact that respect for the grief ...

It was 3:30am in Khokhar Mohalla, one of Hyderabad’s oldest neighbourhoods, when streams of women clad in black crossed security barriers on July 4. Some carried sleepy toddlers in their arms; others ...

Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic New Year, a time of reflection and renewal for many Muslims around the world. As the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, Muharram holds deep ...

Muslims across the city gathered in mourning on Sunday to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain ibn Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad Muharram procession in Bengaluru commenced from Tannery ...