Lucknow's Muharram transcends religious boundaries, weaving Shia mourning rituals into the city's cultural fabric. Centuries of nawabi patronage and S ...

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In Islamic culture, the month of Muharram is known as "God's (Allah's) Sacred Month." The Prophet Muhammad — Peace be upon him — said, "The best of fasting after the month of Ramadan is fasting in God ...

Each year, as the Islamic calendar turns to Muharram, a familiar question resurfaces: why does a 7th-century event in the deserts of Karbala continue to command such deep emotional, political and ...

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 ...

Muharram 2025: Shiite Muslims outside the Imam Hussein shrine for a procession to mark Ashura, on the ninth day of Muharram, in Baghdad on July 5.(AP) Muharram, one of the most sacred months in Islam, ...

For travelers interested in religious culture, intangible heritage, and dramatic expressions of collective memory, Muharram offers a rare opportunity to witness some of the most powerful and symbolic ...

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. The tenth day of Muharram is known as Ashura. Among Shia Muslims, Ashura is observed through large demonstrations of high-scale mourning as it ...

The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee on Thursday announced that the Muharram moon has been sighted in the country, hence the first of Muharram will fall on June 27 (Friday). Accordingly, the Ashura – ...

Processions in which ‘panjas’ were carried by members of the Muslim community and also by Hindus at some places were taken out in Dharwad, Haveri and Gadag and Uttar Kannada districts on Wednesday as ...

Muharram 2024: The tenth day in the new Islamic calendar marks Ashura, when Muslims mourn the death of Prophet Muhammad's grandson (Getty) Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar that has ...

Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is deeply significant for Muslims all around the world. Muharram will commence around July 8, 2024, with the precise day determined by the sighting ...