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Muharram 2024: Shia members mourn marking 'Ashura' on Muharram in Iran| Oneindia News
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Published on July 16, 2024 - Duration: 03:02s
Muharram 2024: Shia members mourn marking 'Ashura' on Muharram in Iran| Oneindia News
Shia Muslims in Iran and other countries are taking part in mourning rituals for Imam Hussein who was martyred along with his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in southern Iraq in 680 AD after fighting courageously for justice against the much larger army of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid I.
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Muharram
First month of the Islamic calendar
Shia Islam
Second-largest branch of Islam
Ashura
Tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram
Oneindia
Indian online news portal
Imam Husayn Shrine
Burial site of Husayn ibn Ali in Karbala, Iraq
Battle of Karbala
Battle in 680 between Umar ibn Sa'd and Husayn ibn Ali
Yazid I
Umayyad caliph from 680 to 683
Umayyad dynasty
Rulers of Umayyad Caliphate