Simultaneously with the sorrowful moments of the striking of the first martyr of the Mihrab, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him), pilgrims and mourners gathered in the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, weeping and lamenting in profound grief.
At the dawn of the 19th of Ramadan, the courtyards and shrines of the Holy Alawi Sanctuary were tinged with the color of blood, as the cries of the mourners reached the heavens.