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, ...

BEIRUT — Shiite Muslims Wednesday in Lebanon and Iraq commemorated Ashoura, marking the 7th-century death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, that gave birth to their faith, while paying tribute ...

The barbaric Pahalgam massacre brings this unsung history to mind in response. The Battle of Karbala took place on the tenth day of the Arabic month of Muharram in 680 CE at Karbala in present-day ...

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 ...

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 ...

Islamic New Year, also known as the Hijri year, marks the beginning of the Islamic lunar calendar with the first day of the month – Muharram. In India the Islamic New Year begins on Friday, June 27 ...