Summary:
more-inCries of ‘Ya Hussain’ resonated in the city on Friday, the Youm-e-Ashura, as open palms slapped bare chests in rhythm. “It was the day Hazrat Imam Hussain was martyred in the battle of Karbala by forces of the tyrant Yazid. Mir Abbas Ali Moosvi, mutawalli of the Badshahi Ashoorkhana, which predates the Charminar, said the Youm-e-Ashura, or the 10th day of Muharram, is an important day in Islamic history. The process of maatam continued around Charminar and was protected by a ring of security personnel and volunteers. Volunteers were seen rushing to give water to those who were in need while others washed wounds..