{"id":16515,"date":"2026-06-19T22:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T22:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=16515"},"modified":"2026-06-19T22:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T22:32:08","slug":"tyre-in-southern-lebanon-marks-muharram-holy-month-after-destruction-from-israel-hezbollah-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=16515","title":{"rendered":"Tyre in southern Lebanon marks Muharram holy month after destruction from Israel-Hezbollah war"},"content":{"rendered":"

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB<\/strong><\/p>\n

TYRE, Lebanon (AP) \u2014 Wearing a yellow scarf showing her son killed fighting for Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, Iman Dilbani wept during a religious sermon Friday in the battered southern city of Tyre during the Islamic holy month of Muharram.<\/p>

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Tyre, Lebanon\u2019s fourth largest city, has been devastated by the Israel-Hezbollah war that reached a reported ceasefire Friday, with damaged buildings and structures reduced to rubble seen on almost every street following intense Israeli airstrikes.<\/p>\n

Muharram is among the holiest months for Shiite Muslims and marks the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad\u2019s grandson, Imam Hussein, and his 72 companions in the battle of Karbala in the seventh century in present-day Iraq.<\/p>\n

Dilbani and hundreds more gathered Friday in a lot in the coastal city for a mourning ceremony, many wearing scarves or holding portraits of relatives killed.<\/p>\n

Portraits of Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Kassem and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei were placed above the podium, with the lot surrounded by red and black banners with Hussein\u2019s name. A young girl held a portrait of Khamenei as she stood next to her father, who wept while listening to the sermon. The attendees wore black as they would at a funeral.<\/p>\n

The devastating war in Lebanon makes the month of Muharram even more meaningful for its Shiite Muslims. Some residents placed banners with Hussein\u2019s name on the ruins of their homes.<\/p>\n

The mourning over the deaths of Hussein and his companions reaches to its peak on Ashoura, the 10th day of Muharram, which millions observe worldwide.<\/p>

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