Performances Held In Major Cities Of Iran To Mark Death Of Imam Hussein

Iranians take part in a performance depicting the story of Imam Hussein on the day of Ashura in Qom, Iran, on Nov. 25, 2012. Muslims all over the world commemorated Ashura on Sunday, which marks the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammed, who was killed and buried in Karbala in 680 A.D. Ashura is celebrated on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz>

Iranian mourners chant slogans, as they cover themselves with mud, during Ashoura rituals, marking the death anniversary of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, at the city of Bijar, west of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. Hussein, one of Shiite Islam’s most beloved saints, was killed in a 7th century battle at Karbala, Iraq.

Iranian mourners cover themselves with mud, as people watch, during Ashoura, to mark the death anniversary of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, at the city of Bijar, west of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. <AP Photo/Vahid Salemi>