Mourning is important to keep the memory of Karbala and the legacy of Hussein (AS) alive and historical texts show even Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and other prophets cried for Hussein .

Millions of Muslims worldwide are commemorating Ashura, a remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam.

Iranians have taken part in mourning processions on Tasu'a, the ninth day of the lunar month of Muharram.

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As the commemorations of Ashura gets underway, an Islamic center in Rome is holding a theatrical representation of the mourning rituals for Imam Hossein.

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. Every year during this month, mourners take to the streets and gather in mosques and other religious places to take part in different ceremonies for the martyrdom anniversary of the 3rd Shia Imam

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei advises Iranian youth to stick to the path of Imam Hussein (AS).

Through the lenses of several foreign tourists from different countries, the documentary shows the mourning ceremony of Imam Hussain (AS) in Yazd, Iran.

Thousands of Shia mourners gathered in the city of Milan in northern Italy on Sunday to commemorate Ashura, the tenth of Muharram.

Ashura was the fountainhead of Imam Khomeini’s revolutionary ideology and his popular call for fighting Taghut, a Quranic term denoting tyrannical powers on earth.