BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of pilgrims are in the Iraqi city of Karbala for Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Shiite Muslims Wednesday in Lebanon and Iraq commemorated Ashoura, marking the 7th-century death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, that gave birth to their faith, while paying ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — The holy day is when Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The annual pilgrimage is one of the largest religious events in the ...

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 ...

Ashura, one the holiest days for Shias, is the 10th day of the first month of the Arabic calendar. It's a lunar calendar, so it varies every year in relation to Gregorian dates, but this year, it was ...

Parts of Greenfield Road will close Saturday, Aug.16, for Dearborn’s Arba’een march. Participants will pray at the Karbalaa Islamic Center before marching to Ford Woods Park. The Arba’een march honors ...

“You’re so lucky to be here, Bilal. You can’t just come here like that … it’s an invitation. You’re handpicked.” Arbaeen marks the 40th day after Ashura — the day Imam Hussain embraced martyrdom.