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Shiite Muslims prepare for Ashura in Tehran

A vendor sells imaginary pictures of Imam Hussein for Ashura in downtown Tehran, Iran on January 10, 2007. Ashura is the peak of ten days of mourning during the Islamic month of Muharram, the first month of the lunar calendar, when Shiite Muslims mourn the slaughter of Imam Hussein 1366 years ago in what is now Karbala in southern Iraq. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)

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Hezbollah leader: Israel government 'leading your nation to destruction' 8 months ago ago

Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned Sunday that Israel's government is "leading your nation to destruction."

Kabul mosque suicide bomb explosion kills dozens 1 year ago ago

KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A suicide bomb explosion in Kabul's Baqir ul Olum Shiite mosque killed at least 27 people and injured another 35, a police chief said.

At least 14 killed by gunmen in Kabul mosque at start of Ashura 1 year ago ago

KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Gunmen walked into a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital on Tuesday and opened fire, killing more than a dozen people and wounding many others inside.

IS claims responsibility for car explosion outside Saudi mosque 3 years ago ago

DAMMAM , Saudi Arabia, May 29 (UPI) -- An explosion outside a Shiite mosque in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, killed four people Friday, the second attack in a week in the Sunni-majority kingdom.

5 killed in Saudi Arabia gunfire 3 years ago ago

DALWA, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Three gunmen opened fire in a Dalwa, Saudi Arabia, Shiite shrine, killing five people and injuring nine, witnesses and the state news agency said.

Quadruple car bombings kill 40 in Karbala, Iraq 3 years ago ago

BAGHDAD, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A series of deadly attacks targeting Shiites in Iraq on Monday killed 40 people and wounded 84 others.

Iraqi security hiked as millions mark Arbaeen pilgrimage 4 years ago ago

BAGHDAD, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Iraqi officials say they have increased security in southern parts of the country as millions of Shiite Muslims began a pilgrimage to the holy city of Karbala.

Sectarian fury could threaten Iraq's push for record oil output 4 years ago ago

BASRA, Iraq, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government is seeking to restore calm in the southern province of Basra, the country's main oil production center, after hundreds of foreign oilmen were hastily evacuated amid violent protests by Iraqi oil workers.

Pakistani city under curfew after eight die in sectarian violence 4 years ago ago

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Pakistan has imposed a 24-hour curfew in the city of Rawalpindi after eight people were killed during a Shiite Muslim religious procession, officials say.

Suicide bombing in Iraq kills 16 Shiite pilgrims, injures 64 others 4 years ago ago

SA'DIYAH, Iraq, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A suicide bomb attack killed at least 16 Shiite pilgrims and injured 64 others Thursday in Iraq, police said.

22 dead in Iraq bombings aimed at police and Shiite pilgrims 4 years ago ago

BAQUBA, Iraq, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Bombs that killed 22 people Wednesday in Iraq were aimed at security officers and at pilgrims marking a day important to Shiite Muslims, police said.

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Baghdad bombings kill at least 10 6 years ago ago

BAGHDAD, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Four car bombs and a roadside bomb exploded in mostly Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 72 others, police said.

53 killed in suicide bombing in Iraq 6 years ago ago

BASRA, Iraq, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- A suicide bomber killed at least 53 Shiite pilgrims and wounded 137 others Saturday outside the southern Iraqi city of Basra, authorities said.

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Before Imamate: 46 years (4 - 50 AH) - 7 years with his grandfather Muhammad - 7 years with his mother Fatimah - 36 years with his father Ali - 46 years with his brother Hasan ibn Ali

Ali · Hasan · Husayn al-Sajjad · al-Baqir · al-Sadiq Musa (Twelver) · Ismail (Ismaili)

Husayn ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (Arabic: حسين بن علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب‎)‎ (3rd Sha'aban 4 AH - 10th Muharram 61 AH; 8 January 626 CE - 10 October 680 CE) was the son of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (final Rashidun Caliph and first Shia Imam) and Fātimah Zahrā (daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad). Husayn is an important figure in Islam as he is a member of the Ahl al-Bayt (the household of Muhammad) and Ahl al-Kisa, as well as being a Shia Imam, and one of The Fourteen Infallibles of Shia Twelvers. He is recognized as the 'Martyr Of Martyrs' by both Sunni and Shia.

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