February 4, 2026, Budgam, Jammu & Kashmir, India: A Kashmiri Shia Muslim girl looks on as she holds a photograph of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally. Shia Muslims, mostly students from Islamic schools, took part in a rally held in Kashmir, on the 15th of Sha'ban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar, to commemorate the birth anniversary of the final Shia Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi. leer más The day holds deep religious significance for Shia Muslims, who believe that Imam al-Mahdi is in occultation and will reappear before the end of time to establish peace, justice, and moral order in the world. Moreover, people were carrying pictures of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a show of support, amid threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to attack Iran. leer menos