HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, Iraq: Moharram 7 is attributed to groom of Karbala Al-Qassem bin Al-Hassan Al-Mojtaba (a.s.) throughout the world.

In the holy city of Karbala, special mourning processions were taken out to revive the occasion.

A large number of children and youth participated in aza Al-Qassem (a.s.) while holding candles, hina, sweets, candies and dry fruits in decorated trays.

13-year-old Qassem bin Al-Hassan (a.s.) was married to Sayyedah Fatimah Al-Kobra (a.s.), daughter of Al-Imam Al-Hussein bin Ali (a.s.), in Karbala before Ashura dawned.

Various Husseini groups participated in commemoration of Qassem bin Al-Hassan (a.s.) in Karbala.

Meanwhile, Hina (Mehndi Qassem bin Al-Hassan) processions and majalis were also held in other countries i.e. India, Pakistan, United States, Britain, Bahrain, Kuwait etc.