Shia Muslims Mark Religious Festival of Ashura with Prayers and Self-Flagellation

Shia Muslims Mark Religious Festival of Ashura with Prayers and Self-Flagellation

Muslims across the globe marked the religious festival of Ashura with parades, marches and some Shia worshipers participating in self-flagellation in remembrance of the Prophet Mohammed’s ﷺ grandson Imam Hussein at the battle of Karbala in 680 AD. https://www.instagram.com/p/BLbtkdEhSfv/ Devotees mourned Imam Hussein for the festival, which falls on the 10th of Muharram, the first month…