Muslims and Christians Mark Ashura in Nigeria
The tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar is set aside by the Muslim world to observe the day of Ashura and mourn the brutal killing of Imam Hussein (AS), grandson of the Holy Prophet of Islam (PBUH), and some of the Prophet’s family members by despotic Yazid, son of Mu’awiyyah, in the plain of Karbala, Iraq, in 680 AD.
There had been daily mourning sessions, which culminated in a large procession on Saturday that drew about 1 million participants in Kaduna.
Other states and cities across Nigeria witnessed processions of thousands upon thousands of mourners on the Day of Ashura.
Ashura Mourning Procession in Bauchi
Pictures of Ashura Mourning Procession in Zaria city
Ashura Mourning Procession in Kano
Source: Islamic Movement
