Mourning of Muharram
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Mourning of Muharram is a set of religious rituals observed by Shia Muslims during the month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. These annual rituals commemorate the death of Husayn
Muharram mourning gathering on the night of Ashura in Tehran, Iran
Shia passion play (ta'ziya) in Iran
Procession of mourners in Iran
Ashura demonstrations against the Pahlavids in Iran, 1978
Muharram
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Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and one of the four sacred months in Islam. The name Muharram means “forbidden” or “sacred,” referring to the prohibition of warfare during the sacr
Mourning of Muharram
…محرم, romanized: ʿAzādārī-i Muḥarram; Azerbaijani: Məhərrəmlik / محرمليک) is a set of religious rituals observed by Shia Muslims during the month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. These annual rituals commemorate the death of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and…
Ashura procession in Iran, 2016
Muharram mourning gathering in Tanzania