Muharram and its life-inspiring mourning ceremonies are considered a catalyst for triumph of truth over falsehood by most world Muslims, especially in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Yemen, Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and other places. Whatever the circumstances, the devotees of the Prophet’s Ahl al-Bayt or Blessed Household, have over the past millennium commemorated the tragedy of Karbala with elaborate mourning ceremonies in this month.

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