Hyderabad’s Old City celebrates 'Yaum e Wiladat e Imam Ali' with grandeur

A festive atmosphere is prevailing in the Old City, with ‘Yaum e Wiladat e Imam Ali’, the birth anniversary of the son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad, Ali ibn Abu Talib being celebrated on Tuesday, January 14.

The birth anniversary of Imam Ali, particularly celebrated by the Shia community on a



grand scale, falls on the 13th day of the seventh month of the Islamic calendar, Rajab, which corresponds to January 14 this year.

Several processions from the Old City to Moula Ali Pahad are currently underway with a large number of people irrespective of the sects participating in the festivities.