Portal:Shia Islam/DYK/6


 * ...that the Mourning of Muharram, observed by Shi'a Muslims, commemorates the anniversary of the death of Imam Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala in 680?
 * ...that due to the large number of pilgrims who visit Bahrain during Muharram (Muharram procession pictured), the country has been referred to as the "Karbala of the Gulf"?
 * ...that Muslim ibn Awsaja al-Asadi was a companion of Muhammad prophet who participated at in Battle of Karbala as a companion of Hussain ibn Ali?