Shia Muslims�commemorate�Arbaeen,�40 days after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussain (AS), in Nigeria, coincidentally with other Muslims across the world. � By Fars News Agency

Muslims in Nigeria have held the annual Arbaeen mourning rituals, which mark 40 days after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him). Shia Muslims on Saturday gathered in the city of Zaria to hold processions along with fellow countrymen. Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, told Press TV that ...