HUSAIN DAY MESSAGE –Amir Ahmed Atozai, representative of the Pakistani Consulate, delivers his message during the Husain Day commemoration at Masjid-e-Ali mosque.
Muslims from around the region gathered at Masjid-e-Ali on Cedar Grove lane August 10 for their annual commemoration of Husain Day.
The day memorializes Imam Husain, the grandson of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, who was killed along with 72 members of his family and followers for refusing to acknowledge the authority of Yazid, who had claimed the title of Caliph of Muslim society more than 1,400 years ago.
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