Imam Hussein Mausoleum’s Carpets Replaced Ahead of Muharram
Like in previous years, the carpets were collected and taken to a warehouse and the floors were covered with red moquettes, according to the website imamhussian.org.
On the afternoon of the tenth day of Muharram (Ashura) and after the ritual of Rakdha Tuwairaj, the red moquettes will be collected and divided into pieces to be distributed among groups of mourners and the carpets will again cover the floors.
Rakdha Tuwairaj is a ritual on Ashura in which mourners walk barefoot from the town of Hindya (formerly known as Tuwairaj) to the holy shrines of Imam Hussein (AS) and Hazrat Abbas (AS) while beating their head and chest and then leave the shrines within a short time.
Muharram, which began today, July 30, is the first month in the lunar Hijri calendar.
Shia Muslims, and others in different parts of the world, hold ceremonies every year in the month of Muharram to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions.
The third Shia Imam (AS) and a small group of his followers and family members were martyred by the tyrant of his time - Yazid Bin Muawiya, in the battle of Karbala on the tenth day of Muharram (known as Ashura) in the year 680 AD.
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