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Template:/box-header The Ashura (Arabic: عاشوراء‎‎ ʻĀshūrā’ , colloquially: /ʕa(ː)ˈʃuːra/; Urdu: عاشورا‎; Persian: عاشورا‎‎ /ʕɒːʃuːˈɾɒ/; Turkish: Aşure Günü) is on the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Remembrance of Muharram. Shi'a Muslims maintain that Ashura is a day of great sorrow due to the tragic events of Karbala. It is commemorated by Shi'a Muslims as a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram in the year 61 AH ( in AHt: October 10, 680 CE). The massacre of Husayn with small group of his companions and family members had great impact on the religious conscience of Muslims. Especially Shia Muslims have ever remembered it with sorrow and passion. Mourning for Husayn and his companions began almost immediately after the Battle of Karbala, by his survivor relatives and supporters. Template:/box-footer

Arbaeen Pilgrimage is the largest gatherings which is held every year at the end of a 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual for the commemoration of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson Hossein ibn Ali's death in 680. Arba'een marks a "pivotal event in Islamic history" in which the pilgrims make their journey to Karbala on foot, where Husayn ibn Ali, the third Imam of Shia, some of his family members and his army were killed and beheaded by army of Yazid I. Over 19 million people from 40 countries of the word participate this pilgrimage. Some Sunnis, Christians, Yazidis and people of other faiths also participate the festival. The ritual is no longer considered a purely cultural ceremony while ISIL, the group who regards Shia as apostate, has launched a wide offensive in Iraq, and hence presence of such a huge population of Shia is of a political importance. Along the roads to Karbala, many pavilions are devised with the aim of providing "accommodation, food and beverage and medical services," and practically all what the pilgrims need for free. 7000 number of such mawakeb were set up in city of Karbala in 2014.

Al-‘Abbās ibn ‘Ali (Arabic: العباس بن علي‎‎, Persian: عباس فرزند علی‎‎) (born 4th Sha‘bān 26 AH – 10 Muharram 61 AH; approximately May 15, 647 – October 10, 680) was the son of Imam Ali, the first Imam of Shiite Muslims and the fourth Caliph of Sunni Muslims, and Fatima bint Hizam commonly known as Mother of the Sons (Persian: 'أم البنين'‎‎). He fought bravely at the battle of Karbalā and was killed, according to most traditions, on the day of Ashura (10 Moḥarram 61/10 October 680) while trying to bring back water from the Euphrates river to quench the unbearable thirst of the besieged "Ahl al-Bayt" (holy family). Abbas is revered by Sunni and Shiite Muslims for his loyalty to his half-brother Hussein, his respect for the Households of Muhammad, and his role in the Battle of Karbala. Abbas is buried in the Shrine of Abbas in Karbala, Karbala Governorate, Iraq, where he was martyred during the Battle of Karbala on the day of Ashura.

A painting on the Battle of Karbala hold in Brooklyn Museum.

• ...that the Mourning of Muharram, observed by Shi'a Muslims, commemorates the anniversary of the death of Imam Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala in 680?
• ...that due to the large number of pilgrims who visit Bahrain during Muharram (Muharram procession pictured), the country has been referred to as the "Karbala of the Gulf"?
• ...that Muslim ibn Awsaja al-Asadi was a companion of Muhammad prophet who participated at in Battle of Karbala as a companion of Hussain ibn Ali?
• ...that Wahhab ibn Abdullah al-Kalbi was Christian companion of Hussain ibn Ali who was killed in battle of karbala?

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