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Shi'ite Muslims mark day of Ashura 2025

Shi'ite Muslims around the world performed mourning rituals to mark Ashura, the holiest festival in their calendar commemorating the death of Prophet Mohammad's grandson.

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Shi'ite Muslims mark day of Ashura 2025

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  1. Shi'ite Muslims mark day of Ashura 2025

  2. Shi'ite Muslims gather ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Najaf, Iraq July 3, 2025. Large torches known as masha’al are lit each night during the first ten days of Muharram as part of traditional Shi'ite mourning rituals. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  3. Shi'ite Muslims use razors to flagellate themselves during the commemoration of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calender, in New Delhi, India, July 6. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  4. SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Shi'ite Muslims flagellate themselves with knives during a ceremony marking Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Karbala, Iraq July 6, 2025. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  5. Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims reach out to touch the tomb of Imam Hussein located inside the Imam Hussein shrine ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, July 5. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  6. Shi'ite Muslims cool off under water sprinklers amid high temperatures, as they gather ahead of Ashura, the holiest day of the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Kerbala, Iraq, July 5. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  7. A Shi'ite Muslim man takes part in a mourning ritual while displaying a tattoo on his back depicting the sword of Imam Ali, during the holy month of Muharram, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 6. Many Shi'ite Muslims commemorate Muharram with rituals such as chest-beating and other expressions of grief. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  8. Supporters of Yemen's Houthi movement shout slogans, as they rally to mark Ashura day, on which Shi'ite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in Sanaa, Yemen July 6. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  9. Shi'ite Muslims flagellate themselves with knives during a ceremony marking Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Karbala, Iraq July 6. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  10. Iranian Shi'ite Muslims attend a ceremony to mark Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Tehran, Iran July 6. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  11. Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims carry torches during a mourning ritual ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq July 3. Large torches known as masha’al are lit each night during the first ten days of Muharram as part of traditional Shi'ite mourning rituals. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  12. Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims gather to commemorate Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq July 6. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  13. Iranian Shi'ite Muslims attend a ceremony to mark Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Tehran, Iran July 6. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  14. Children cool off under water sprinklers as they attend a ceremony to mark Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Tehran, Iran July 6. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  15. Shi'ite Muslims living in Greece flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession to mark Ashura, in Piraeus, Greece, July 6. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  16. Shi'ite Muslim volunteers, dressed as ancient warriors, re-enact a scene from the 7th-century Battle of Karbala as part of a religious ritual to commemorate Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 6. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

  17. Shi'ite pilgrims pray between the Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas shrines ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, July 5. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

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