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 marks the death of Hussein ibn Ali, the third Imam of Shia, who was martyred during the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE.
Publish Date: 17 July 2023 - 13:35
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – The dome of Imam Hussein's holy shrine in Iraq's Karbala was washed and cleaned as the Muharram month approaches.