Ashura 2024 is from July 16, Tuesday to July 17, Wednesday. Muharram holds historical importance for both Sunni and Shia Muslims, as it marks the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. The battle involved a ...

For Shias, Ashura is a day of mourning which commemorates ... tomb of an unknown person at a cemetery in the central city of Karbala. There are over 2.5 million Muslims in the UK and the mosque ...

Fifty thousand Pakistanis have disappeared in Iraq after performing the Shiite religious pilgrimage during the Ashura season in Karbala, according to official Iraqi and Pakistani announcements.