Muharram Mourning Rituals in Kashmir

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Despite pressures and restrictions imposed by the Indian government and army, devotees of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) mourned the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) this year, like previous years, in the Indian administered Kashmir.

Shia Muslims around the world mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the Sayyid-ul-Shuhada (master of martyrs), in Muharram, the first month in the lunar Hijri calendar.

The third Shia Imam (AS) and a small group of his followers and family members were martyred by the tyrant of his time - Yazid Bin Moaweya, in the battle of Karbala on the tenth day of Muharram (known as Ashura) in the year 680 AD.

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