Shias in Germany Attend Muharram Mourning Events

IQNA – With the arrival of the month of Muharram, mourning ceremonies marking the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions have begun in the German city of Göttingen.

The Astan (custodianship) of Hazrat Abbas (AS) holy shrine organizes the mourning rituals.

They are attended by Shia Muslims residing in Göttingen and nearby cities, according to Al-Kafeel.

Sayed Ahmad al-Radi, representative of the Astan in Europe, said the ceremonies will continue until the 10th day of Muharram (July 6).

He added that the programs include reciting the Holy Quran, reciting the Ashura Supplication, reciting elegies and poems about Imam Hussein (AS), and holding congregational prayers.

Al-Radhi noted that on the nights of the first ten days of Muharram, each session will feature a religious lecture in German, and a representative of the Astan will distribute votive food to the mourners.

Shia Muslims, and others in different parts of the world, hold ceremonies every year in the lunar Hijri 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.

This year, Muharram began on June 27 and the day of Ashura falls on July 6.

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