Aerial view of Imam Hussein’s shrine and Abbas ibn Ali’s shrine filled with worshipers in Karbala, Iraq. #NativeThreads // www.nativethreads.co
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The Imam Husayn Shrine is the mosque and burial site of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and third Imam of Shia Islam, in the city of Karbala, Iraq. It is near the place where he was martyred during the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. The tomb of Husayn is one of the holiest places in Shia Islam, outside of Mecca and Medina, and many make pilgrimages to the site. Every year, millions of pilgrims visit the city to observe Ashura, which marks the anniversary of Husayn's death
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Today is Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. Ashura is a major holy day and occasion for pilgrimage in Shia Islam, as well as a recommended but non-obligatory day of fasting in Sunni Islam to commemorate the victory of Prophet Moses over the pharaohs.