Shia Muslims in Bangladesh Mark Ashura with Tazia Procession
Published: 09 Aug 2022, 07:18 pm
Thousands of people of the Shia community in Bangladesh have taken part in Tazia processions on the occasion of holy Ashura, under tight security.
On this day in the Hijri year of 61, Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), along with his family members and 72 followers, embraced martyrdom in the hands of Yazid’s soldiers on Karbala maidan in Iraq to uphold the teachings of the Prophet.
Devotees were seen gathering on the premises of Hussaini Dalan in Dhaka to mark the holy day.
Shia Muslims take out processions on the day of Ashura and carry Tazia, which is a miniature replica of the tomb of Imam Hussain.