Day of Ashura facts for kids
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| 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) |
| Date | 10 Muharram |
| Observances | Mourn and derive messages from Husayn's Sacrifice(Shi'a Islam); Fasting (Sunni Islam) |
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
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Name of the Karbala martyr Husayn with Islamic calligraphy in Hagia Sophia
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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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Remembrance by Jafaris, Qizilbash Alevi-Turks and Bektashis together in Ottoman Empire
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Shia devotees congregate outside the Sydney Opera House in Australia to commemorate Husayn.
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Ashura procession in Tehran, Iran
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A tadjah at Hosay in Port of Spain during the 1950s
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Sham Ghariban (the first night in mourn of Husayn) in Imam Reza Shrine, Mashhad, Iran
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Indian Shia Muslims carry out a Ta'ziya procession on day of Ashura in Barabanki, India, January 2009.
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A historic Ashura celebration in Jamaica, which is known locally as Hussay or Hosay
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Shia Muslims carry out an Al'am procession on the day of Ashura in Barabanki, India, January 2009.
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Tabuiks being lowered into the sea in Pariaman, Indonesia, by Shia Muslims
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Nakhl gardani in cities and villages of Iran
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