Mourners perform rituals during a ceremony in Najaf. PHOTO: AFP
Muslims across the world are commemorating Ashura on Monday and Tuesday, the two days of the Islamic month of Muharram that mark the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his 72 loyal companions at the Battle of Karbala in the year 680 AD (year 61 on the Islamic calendar).
Iraqi Shias distribute food to mourners in the central city of Karbala. PHOTO: AFP
Shia pilgrims gather in the holy city of Karbala. PHOTO: REUTERS
Mourners gather at the Imam Abbas mosque in Karbala. PHOTO: AFP
Iraqi Shia men at a procession in Iraq's capital Baghdad's. PHOTO: AFP
A Muharram gathering in Karbala. PHOTO: Reuters
Mourners re-enact events of Ashura in Karbala. PHOTO: AFP
Mourners at an Ashura gathering. PHOTO: REUTERS
Mourners perform rituals during a ceremony in Najaf. PHOTO: AFP
Mourners in Iraq. PHOTO: AFP
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