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09 Aug 2022

Muharram 2022: Significance of Ashura; wishes and messages on this holy day

The first month of the Islamic calendar, Muharram is considered the second holiest month after Ramzan. The word 'Muharram' stands for forbidden.

08 Aug 2022

Muharram 2022: Know significance of day of Ashura, how it is observed

This year in India, Ashura starts in the evening of 7 August and ends in the evening of 8 August.

19 Aug 2021

Muharram 2021: Significance of the day of Ashura

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar This year, it began on August 11 in India

Shiite pilgrims

11 Oct 2016

Gunmen kill 14 in Kabul attack on Shiites marking Ashura

Gunmen targeted Shiite pilgrims in Kabul late Tuesday, killing at least 14 people as they gathered to celebrate Ashura, one of the most important festivals on the Shiite calendar, officials said.

24 Oct 2015

Pakistan's Shi`ites mark Ashura amid tight security after bombing

Shi`ites in Pakistan on Saturday demanded more protection from the government even as they observed Ashura amid tight security, a day after militant group LeJ carried out a suicide bombing on a Muharram procession in the Sindh province that claimed 24 lives.

24 Oct 2015

Crowds mass in Iraq's Karbala for mourning ritual

Huge crowds of black-clad Shi`ite faithful massed in the Iraqi city of Karbala on Saturday, crying and beating their chests to commemorate the 7th century killing of the prophet's grandson.

24 Oct 2015

Islamic State claims responsibility for bombings in Bangladesh; 1 dead

A series of blasts killed at least one person and wounded dozens as Shi'ite Muslims gathered for a procession in the old part of Bangladesh's capital early on Saturday to mark the holy day of Ashura, police said.

Jammu and Kashmir

24 Oct 2015

Police foil Muharram procession in Srinagar, detains mourners

The Police on Saturday foiled the Muharram procession in Srinagar when they were trying to gather at Ghanta Ghar in lalchowk to take out a major procession.

24 Oct 2015

Blasts targeting Shias kill one, wound nearly 90 in Bangladesh

At least one person was killed and nearly 90 others were injured on Saturday in a series of bomb blasts in front of a Shia shrine in Bangladesh.

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