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Traditions of Karbala

4 traditions tied to Karbala.

🇮🇶 Karbala, Iraq and 4 moreMuharramٱلْمُحَرَّم The sacred opening month of the Islamic year, observed through remembrance and fastingSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast

🇮🇶 Karbala, Iraq and 5 moreMourning of Muharramعَزَاءُ ٱلْمُحَرَّمِ Annual rites of grief and remembrance for Imam Husayn and his companionsSpiritual

🇮🇶 Karbala, Iraq and 3 moreTasu'aتاسوعاء A Shia day of remembrance before Ashura, honouring Abbas and the fallen at KarbalaSpiritual

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 3 moreGhadir Khummغَدِير خُمّ A historic sermon and annual festival marking Ali's role in early Islam.Festival

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Muharram: Victor Armand Poirson, Public domain, source
Eid al-Ghadir: khamenei.ir, CC BY 4.0, source
Tasu'a: Alirajabzadeh49, CC BY 4.0, source
Mourning of Muharram: Naser Jafari, CC BY 4.0, source

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