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  Updated: February 7, 2008

Mourning processions fill Karbala streets to mourn Imam Ali b. Al-Hussein (A)

By: Ismail Zabeeh

HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: Marking the martyrdom anniversary of Al-Imam Ali b. Al-Hussein (AS), grand processions and majales wee held in the holy city of Karbala.

Holding standards of Al-Abbas (AS), the mourners chanted elegies in connection with the sad occasion. They were pounding their heads to signify grief while drums were also beaten to show sorrow.

 

The main procession, culminated at the Holy Husseini and Holy Abbasi shrines.


 
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