Bahraini authorities prevent a distinguished Shia Muslim cleric from traveling to Iraq to join masses of pilgrims marching to the holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een.

Millions of pilgrims from across the world are converging on the central Iraqi holy city of Karbala for the annual Arba’een commemoration.

Every year, in the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar called Muharram, Muslims and liberated humans from around the world, commemorate the jihad and martyrdom of Imam Hussein and his companions, in Karbala.

Arbaeen is a longstanding tradition in Islam, which marks the fortieth day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad. Days ahead of the occasion, people in Tehran have gathered en masse to commemorate Imam Hussein.

Like the rest of the world, mourning ceremonies have also been held across Pakistan to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein and his companions.

When one thinks of the former imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul, one can’t help but conjure up images of the iconic Sultan Ahmet Mosque or the magnificent Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia.

Addressing hundreds of Ashura mourners in Beirut, Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah outlined main stances of the resistance movement.

As Shia Muslims rally worldwide to commemorate Ashura, local Muslims in Austria came out in large numbers to add their voices of grief to the millions of mourners across the globe.

Masses of Muslims across Britain have held ceremonies across the nation mourning the slaying of Prophet Muhammed grandson Imam Hussein more than a millennia ago

Iranians across the country have held mourning processions to mark the day of Ashura.