The Battle of Karbala has been regarded as one of the ... after being released from the jail in Yazid’s palace in Damascus, the first majlis preceded, mourning the Ahl-ul-Bayt [the family ...

Yazid recognised that if he left Hussain’s family at his palace, they would further embarrass him before all of his ministers, so he had to let them go. Following the Battle of Karbala ...

Irfan Ali Gangjee is one of the millions of Shia Muslims who have travelled on foot for days to reach the holy city of Karbala in Iraq to participate in Arbaeen – one of the largest annual ...

As of yesterday, more than 1,800 Mawkib (voluntarily prepared stations) have been registered in Karbala. The Mawkibs are providing the pilgrims with services during the first decade of Muharram. In ...

The holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, located deep in the Shia heartland of southern Iraq, traditionally opposed the secularist Baathist rulers in Baghdad. They are home to some of the most ...

Shiite Muslim devotees at the tomb of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Mohammed's grandson, in Iraq's central holy city of Karbala — Hussein Faleh Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims massed at the ...

Millions of Shia Muslim pilgrims massed at the golden-domed mausoleums of the holy Iraqi city of Karbala on Wednesday, commemorating Arbaeen, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.

Imam Hussein bin Ali’s death in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD is believed to have cemented the split between Shiites – who consider him a rightful successor to the prophet – and Sunnis ...