The Day of Ashura is the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram. The Prophet Muhammad singled it out as a recommended fasting day and made it a meritorious act for his followers. He also ...

Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar that has 354 days. Following the phases of the moon, the year is divided into 12 months. Following Ramadan or Ramzan, Muharram is considered to ...

Shi'ite Muslims in Afghanistan, Iraq and Bangladesh mark the Ashura festival, which commemorates the death of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein in 680AD.

On Ashura, many Muslims wear black and there are often parades through the streets. Plays re-enacting the death of Husayn are often performed to remind Muslims of the events that led to his death.

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's Ashura day speech attacks Riyadh's role in Yemen and Bahrain as crowds chant 'death' to Saudi Arabia Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during his Ashura day speech in ...