Islamic Center of England Hosts Muharram Mourning Rituals
Like previous years, Shia Muslims from Britain and other countries participate in the religious events.
The mourning rituals are organized separately in four different languages, namely English, Persian, Arabic and Urdu.
They include elegy recitations and religious sermons the objectives and different aspects of the uprising of Imam Hussein (AS).
Addressing the first mourning rituals for Persian speakers at the center this year, Hojat-ol-Islam Seyed Hashem Mousavi, the Imam of the Islamic Center of England, stressed that mourning the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) in the month of Muharram is the Seerah of the Infallible Imams (AS).
He added that reviving the religion and Islamic values, enhancing unity, promoting moral virtues, and spreading the culture of Ashura are among the outcomes of holding mourning rituals in Muharram.
The Islamic Centre of England is a Shia Islamic religious and cultural center in London whose mission is to provide services to members of the Muslim community, in particular, and the wider community at large, focusing on religious guidance and cultural issues.
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Muharram 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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