Tag Archives: Muharram Mourning

In light of the relative dearth of scholarship on the Shia in Scotland and of their religious spaces, this article focuses on an annual ritual procession emerging out of a Twelver Shia imambargah in Edinburgh, Scotland, which situates it both within a...

The months of Muharram and Safar offer the yearly opportunity to commemorate the martyrdom of al‑Husayn ibn `Ali (A), the grandson of the Prophet (S) and the third Imam of the Shiite Muslims, at Karbala' on the tenth of Muharram in the year 61....

The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question Ayatullah al-Sistani Regarding the Mourning Ceremonies of Imam al-Hussain (p) for the Month of Muharram, 1442 A.H. during the...

The Shia prominent jurist, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei offers some advice for Imam Hussain (as) mourning on this Muharram during Coronavirus outbreak....

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan called on his people to follow Iran’s model for Muharram mourning ceremonies....

Representatives of the Grand Ayatollahs (HA) and leaders of the Shia centers in England have issued a statement following the mourning ceremonies of the martyrdom of...

The months of Muharram and Safar offer the yearly opportunity to commemorate the martyrdom of al‑Husayn ibn `Ali (A), the grandson of the Prophet (S) and the third Imam of the Shiite Muslims, at Karbala' on the tenth of....

Though, the Muharram mourning in Kashmir have a history of being targeted by many intolerant rulers but the struggle by all awakened sections of the society ceased the practice from being...

Government forces in Nigeria have attacked mourners marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH) on Ashura, killing at least 12 people and...

Ahead of the mourning month of Muharram, the top Shia Marja’ Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has issued his recommendations to Shia preachers and speakers. He urged them to refrain from...