Karbala
Americannoun
noun
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On Wednesday, hundreds of mourners processed through the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala with Mousavi’s body.
From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2023
Many pilgrims walk hundreds of kilometres from the Iran-Iraq border to Karbala, or drive there in overcrowded cars and buses, and deadly accidents have been frequent.
From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2023
The site of the shrine, located in Iraq's Karbala region, contains a water spring that Shia Muslims believe their first imam Ali bin Abi Talib drank from in the 7th Century.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2022
It invokes the ancient Battle of Karbala, where the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson was martyred and which symbolizes the struggle against injustice and oppression.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 4, 2022
They deny that the head is at Cairo and the body at Karbala.
From Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society by Crooke, William
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