Solemnity, mourning and prayers marked 10th day of Muharram, the first month of Islamic calendar, in the city on Saturday. Thousands of mourners joined the traditional Muharram procession through ...

Islam, the Religion of Peace, Truth, Justice and Freedom came to a place and time where oppression was the rule, slavery was a tool to humiliate the weak, killings a way to solve problems. On the 10th ...

Marking the culmination of 10 days of mourning, Ashura is observed across the country with solemnity every year to pay homage to Imam Hussain and other martyrs of Karbala. Processions with elaborate ...

Indian Shia Muslim beat their chests during a religious procession on the sixth day of the mourning period of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura (photo/AFP) Kanpur: To avoid the possibility of ...

Mumbai: City witnessed solemn processions on Saturday as Shias observed Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, to mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussain and his companions in Karbala nearly 1,400 years ago.

The month of Muharram marks the beginning of the new year according to the Islamic lunar calendar. This year, the Islamic new year began on July 31 in India. Muharram, a time of mourning, is one of ...

Fasting is considered of great importance on the day of Ashura The day of Ashura is observed on the 10th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. On this day, the Muslim community, ...

The serenity is momentarily broken by a chant of Labaik Ya Hussain (I am at your service Ya Hussain) from a new group of pilgrims who have entered the mausoleum in Karbala in Iraq — they are probably ...