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Day of Ashura
Ashura Hardoi 2011.jpg
Shi'a Muslims of Hardoi, Northern India, strike their chests during the mourning of Ashura 2011
Official name Arabic: عاشوراء (ʻĀshūrā’); Turkish: Aşure Günü
Also called Hosay, Tabuik, Tabot
Observed by Shi'a Muslims
Type Islamic and national (In some countries such as India, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Lebanon)
Significance Marks the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali (Shi'a Islam); The day that Moses fasted as gratitude for the liberation of the Israelites (Sunni Islam)
Observances Mourn and derive messages from Husayn's Sacrifice(Shi'a Islam); Fasting (Sunni Islam)
Date 10 Muharram
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The Day of Ashura is on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar. It is the high point of the Remembrance of Muharram.

Shi'a Muslims mourn for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad. He died at the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram in the year 61 AH (October 10, 680 AD). According to Sunni Muslim tradition, Muhammad fasted on this day and asked other people to fast.

In many Shi'a regions of Muslim countries such as Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Lebanon, and Bahrain; the Commemoration of Husayn ibn Ali has become a national holiday. Most ethnic and religious communities participate in it. Even in a mostly Hindu country like India, Ashura is a public holiday.

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Images for kids

  • Kerbela Hussein Moschee

    Millions of Shia Muslims gather around the Husayn Mosque in Karbala after making the pilgrimage on foot during Arba'een, which is a Shia religious observation that occurs 40 days after the Day of Ashura.

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    Name of the Karbala martyr Husayn with Islamic calligraphy in Hagia Sophia

  • 10 Muharram

    Remembrance by Jafaris, Qizilbash Alevi-Turks and Bektashis together in Ottoman Empire

  • A tadjah at Hosay

    A tadjah at Hosay in Port of Spain during the 1950s

  • Muharram (Ta'ziya) procession Barabanki India (Jan 2009)

    Indian Shia Muslims carry out a Ta'ziya procession on day of Ashura in Barabanki, India, January 2009.

  • Hussay Celebration in Jamaica

    A historic Ashura celebration in Jamaica, which is known locally as Hussay or Hosay

  • Muharram (Al'am) procession Barabanki India (Jan 2009)

    Shia Muslims carry out an Al'am procession on the day of Ashura in Barabanki, India, January 2009.

  • Mourning of Muharram in cities and villages of Iran-342 16 (66)

    Nakhl gardani in cities and villages of Iran

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    Shias mourning in Iran

  • Ashura procession in Tehran, Iran

    Ashura procession in Tehran

  • Tazia procession at Ashura in Chiniot

    Shias mourning in Chiniot

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    Tuwairij Run in Karbala, Iraq

  • Tabuik festival

    Tabuiks being lowered in Pariaman, Indonesia

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    Shias congregating outside the Sydney Opera House in Australia.

  • Ashura in Qatif 3

    Shias mourning in Qatif, Saudi Arabia

  • Ashura in Syria- 2017 01 (2)

    Ashura in Syria

  • Tehran Ashura Demonstration, 11 December 1978 (12)

    Ashura Demonstration in Tehran in 1978

  • Ashura 2016 mourning in Imam Hossein Square, Tehran 05

    2016 Ashura mourning in Imam Husayn Square

  • Ashura In Aligarh

    Ashura in AMU, Aligarh, India

See also

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