Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month after Ramadan. The tenth day ...

Upon reaching Karbala, many Indian devotees visited Imam Hussain's Shrine to offer their respects. In a symbolic gesture, they hoisted the Indian flag, which was warmly received by the local Iraqis.

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in the city of Mashhad in northeast Iran is preparing to receive around 10 million pilgrims from across the country and the world, after two ...

MUMBAI: Mumbai has a long association with Karbala, the city in Iraq that houses mausoleum of Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Muhammad. Hussain was martyred by Umayyad king Yazid’s army in 680 ...