"Correction: October 15, 2014
An earlier version of this article misstated the origins of the ritual celebrated at a Shiite shrine. The ritual commemorates the appointment of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib by the Prophet Muhammad as his successor, not the imam’s birth."
An earlier version of this article misstated the origins of the ritual celebrated at a Shiite shrine. The ritual commemorates the appointment of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib by the Prophet Muhammad as his successor, not the imam’s birth."
