The London Ashura procession began near Marble Arch on Friday, June 26, 2026. Mourners marked Ashura with prayers, recitations, water distribution and donation drives.
Organisers listed the Mawkeb gathering from 10 am local time, or 2 pm PKT. Processions and Dhuhr prayers began at 12 pm local time, or 4 pm PKT.
The listed route ran from Marble Arch to Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, Haymarket, Pall Mall, Trafalgar Square and Downing Street.
Volunteers handed out water and beverages to attendees and the public. The practice honours the martyrs of Karbala.
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Charity stalls also collected donations for humanitarian causes. Speakers and reciters held mourning sessions after prayers.
Several Islamic centres across London held evening Sham-e-Ghariban programmes. The brief listed KSIMC of London in Stanmore, Islamic Centre of England in Maida Vale, Hyderi Islamic Centre in Croydon and Idara-e-Jaaferiya in Tooting.
Road closures affected Oxford Street, Regent Street, Haymarket, Pall Mall and Whitehall. The brief also warned of bus diversions and crowd control near Marble Arch, Piccadilly Circus and Westminster stations.
