MUHARRAM 2025: Kashmir Adorns Black Banners

With the advent of the Islamic month of Muharram, the Kashmir valley has been enshrouded in black banners and hoardings, mourning the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (A.S), the grandson of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

- Observer News Service

Pertinently, Imam Hussain was martyred alongside 72 of his companions, in the battle of Karbala in 680 CE against the army of the Umayyad caliph Yazid.

Shia Muslims hold mourning rituals in this month, which peak on Ashura, the 10th of Muharram, commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (A.S.).

Roads and Highways in Shia-dominated localities are festooned with black flags and banners in homage to the martyrs of Karbala. Prominent areas such as Central Kashmir’s Budgam town, the Srinagar-Baramulla Highway, Alamgari Bazar, Saida Kadal, Lal Chowk, Foreshore Road, and Shalimar localities in Srinagar city have been adorned with banners in a bid to pay homage to martyrs of Karbala.