Literally meaning '40', the event signifies the end of a 40-day mourning period for the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein ibn Ali, the third imam of the Shia tradition. Hussein, known as Imam ...

Muharram commemorates the death of Prophet Muhammed's grandson, Hussein Ibn Ali, who was killed during the Battle of Karbala on the tenth day of Muharram, known as the Day of Ashoura. (Credit ...

The flag is rarely raised outside the mourning of the Muharram month, which commemorates the death of the Shiite Imam Hussein ibn Ali. According to the Kashmir Observer, it has only been raised ...

Imam Hussein bin Ali’s death in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD is believed to have cemented the split between Shiites – who consider him a rightful successor to the prophet – and Sunnis ...

Muharram, the sacred first month in the Islamic lunar calendar, includes Ashura, honoring Husayn ibn Ali's sacrifice at Karbala. Referred as the ‘Sacred month of Allah’ by Prophet Muhammad ...

In the late 19th or early 20th century Iran, Shia Muslims mourn the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammed who was killed at the Battle of Karbala in 680 C.E. Purchase gift ...

Muharram commemorates the death of Prophet Muhammed's grandson, Hussein Ibn Ali, who was killed during the Battle of Karbala on the tenth day of Muharram, known as the Day of Ashoura.