Shia muslims participate in mourning ceremonies in Muharram 2015 + Video

Shia muslims worldwide have participated in the mourning ceremonies since the first day of Muharram. mourning for Imam Hussain will reach its climax on the day of Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram.  In the following image you can see one of the Shia morning ceremonies which is held in every night of Muharram in Tehran, Iran.

The red curtain contained the name of “Ali Akbar (PBUH)” as last night was the night of mourning for Imam Hussain’s son, Ali Akbar (PBUH) who was martyred on the day of Ashura in Karbala while he was the most similar ones to the holy prophet Muhammad with respect to his face and behavior.

A video clip of this mourning ceremony which was held in the 8th night of Muharram, 21th of October 2015

See more video clips in the following link:

Haj Mahmoud Karimi-Muharram 2015