The Annual Ashura Mouring gatherings begin on Sunday the first of Muharram 1433. The Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Sayyid Ibraheem Zakzaky annouced that the annual Ashura Majlis to begin on the coming Sunday.
He made the annoucement after the normal weekly tafseer program on wednesday the 23rd of November 2011 at Husainiyyah Baqiyyatullah, Zaria.
The new year, due to variations in counting, may likely fall on Saturday or Sunday, however, the gathering is slated to begin on Sunday for convinience.
The Annual gathering is held world wide to commemorate the killings of Imam Husain(AS), his family members and companions at the Plain of Karbala by the Yazid.
The leader of the islamic recounts the histroy of Karbala to hundred of thousands of mourners each year.