On November 4 Azerbaijani Shiites mark the main mourning - Ashura. All mosques hold ceremonies and read prayers.The mourning is associated with the tragic death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the son of Imam Ali, near Karbala, Iraq in 680 AD.On Ashura the believers mourn Imam Hussein and his supporters, who were killed in an unequal battle with the forces of Umayyad. Mosques read special prayers - Khutbah, people dress...

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