Photos: Arbaeen Mourning Ceremony at Imam Al-Sadr Center in Cotonou, Benin

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Arbaeen Mourning Ceremony was held at Imam Al-Sadr Center in Cotonou, Benin. #Arbaeen2020-1442 Arbaʽeen الأربعين‎, ‎"the fortieth day" is a religious observance that occurs forty days after the Day of Ashura. It commemorates the martyrdom of Hussain ibn Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUT), who was martyred on the 10th day of the month of Muharram. Imam Hussain and his companions were martyred by tyrant Yazid in the Battle of Karbala in 61 AH (680 CE).