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Across the Muslim world, Shi'ites mark Ashura to mourn the death of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson, Imam Hussein, the event that would come to define Shi'ism. Gavino Garay reports.
Kolkata, Aug 20 (EFE/EPA).- Shiite Muslims in Kolkata marked Friday the sacred month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic Calendar.The climax of Muharram is the Ashura festival which is believed to be the day that Moses - considered an important prophet in Islam - led the Jews to safety by parting the Red Sea; importantly, Ashura is also the same day the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, was killed in battle in AD 680, making the day a solemn occasion for Shia worldwide, who deeply revere Hussein.Ashura is the peak of ten days of mourning when Shiite Muslims mourn the killing of Imam Hussein whose shrine is located in Karbala in southern Iraq. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: SHIITE MUSLIMS MARK ASHURA DAY IN KOLKATAA, INDIA.
Millions of Shi'ite Muslims mark the anniversary of the death of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein in the holy city of Kerbala.
Grieving worshippers mourn the victims of an attack in Kabul that killed at least 18 people gathering to mark Ashura, one of the most important festivals of the Shiite calendar. IMAGES
Sunnis and Shi'ites pray together during a vigil in Baghdad held for the victims of an Islamic State car bombing which killed an estimated 250 people, making it the deadliest attack in Iraq in over a decade.
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