Imam Marwan Sarwar Gill, Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Argentina, told Newsweek that "Ashura" means "tenth" in Arabic. Ashura is marked by Sunni Muslims with voluntary days of ...

Ashura, also known as Yom Ashura, marks the tenth day of Muharram, which is the first month in the Islamic calendar. Ashura is a day of atonement and mourning for Muslims and marks the day that Moses ...

The Islamic calendar is based on a lunar cycle, unlike the Gregorian calendar which is based on the sun hence, while the Gregorian calendar has 30 or 31 days in a month, a month in lunar calendar ...

On the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, Iranians and Shia Muslims across the world gather to commemorate the final prayer of Imam Hussein and his loyal companions in Karbala by performing ...

Multiple photos have surfaced on social media showing Hollywood Academy Award winner, Morgan Freeman, attending a commemoration ceremony for Shia Muslims in London. Morgan Freeman's voice will finally ...

This week marks the festival of Ashura, a holy day in the Muslim calendar, celebrated and commemorated by millions worldwide. Seen as holy to both Sunnis and Shiites, the day has different symbolisms ...

This weekend saw millions of Muslims mark the day of Ashura around the world. In central London, about 3,000 Shi'a Muslims gathered to commemorate the martyrdom of Hussain Ibn Ali, the grandson of the ...

Ashura has been a day of fasting for Sunni Muslims since the days of the early Muslim community. It marks two historical events: the day Nuh (Noah) left the Ark, and the day that Musa (Moses) was ...

The Day of Ashura- the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala, when the 3rd Shia Imam, Hussein ibn Ali, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was martyred by the forces of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad - is marked ...