Ashura: Fans asked to mourn during Iran v South Korea World Cup qualifier
TEHRAN - Supporters attending Tuesday's World Cup qualifier between Iran and South Korea in Tehran have been asked to replace football chants with religious slogans at the 100,000-seat stadium, because the match is on a holy day - Ashura (Muharram 9th and 10th).
Black flags will be raised in the Azadi Stadium and some terraces will be set aside for bussed-in crowds of mourners, the BBC reported.
The match is being held on the first of two mourning days on the first month of Islamic calendar - Muharram.
South Korea will also wear black armbands as a sign of respect for the hosts.
Muslims mourn the start of a battle that ended on Ashura (Muharram 10th, 61AH), when Imam Hussain - one of most important figures in Islam - was martyred in the battle of Karbala, in today's southern Iraq.
Seventy two of his followers and members of his family were also martyred in the Battle of Karabala.
Black flags will be raised in the Azadi Stadium and some terraces will be set aside for bussed-in crowds of mourners, the BBC reported.
The match is being held on the first of two mourning days on the first month of Islamic calendar - Muharram.
South Korea will also wear black armbands as a sign of respect for the hosts.
Muslims mourn the start of a battle that ended on Ashura (Muharram 10th, 61AH), when Imam Hussain - one of most important figures in Islam - was martyred in the battle of Karbala, in today's southern Iraq.
Seventy two of his followers and members of his family were also martyred in the Battle of Karabala.
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