Muharram – a time for reflection, learning and development – a time that Group Muslim Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of Essex raised £1,000 for St Clare Hospice In the month of Muharram (first lunar month of the year), all over the world, Shia Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS), grandson of Prophet Muhammad (SAWW).
Imam Hussain (AS) was killed ruthlessly with his family and companions and ladies of the household were made captives on the plains of Karbala (in current Iraq) in 680 AD. He stood up against Yazid, the tyrant ruler of the time, for principles of free will, human rights and justice.
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