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: Millions of Muslims worldwide have commemorated Ashura, a remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
Tuesday 16 July 2024 - 15:05
Story Code : 424931
Source : Press TV
Shia Muslims hold mourning ceremonies to mark Ashura worldwide
Ashura mourners, who are dressed in black, beat their chests, march in mass processions, listen to elegies, and hold noon prayers, with benefactors distributing votive foods.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from different countries head to the city of Karbala, which hosts Imam Hussein’s holy shrine, to mark Ashura in ultimate magnificence.
Ashura is the culmination of 10-day mourning ceremonies that are observed in the lunar month of Muharram.
The Muharram rituals symbolize the never-ending and unwavering stance of truth against falsehood and humanity’s struggle against injustice, tyranny and oppression, the cause for which Imam Hussein was martyred.
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