Bohra community leader selects Karachi for Ashara Mubaraka
(WorldNews Pakistan)

His Holiness Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the 53rd al-Dai al-Mutlaq and head of the Dawoodi Bohra community, who arrived in Karachi on September 14, will conduct Ashara Mubaraka in the city, said a press release on Tuesday. Ashara Mubaraka refers to a period of 10 days at the beginning of the Islamic year dedicated to the remembrance of the Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) and Ahle Bayt, specifically his grandson Imam Hussain (RA). The tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is known as Ashura and marks the day on which Imam Hussain (RA) was martyred along with his family...