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Bookmark or Share- What is Ashura? How do Shia and Sunni Muslims observe it?Ashura is a day of commemoration in Islam and holds great significance for Muslims across the world. It falls on the 10th of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar, carrying spiritual...
- What is Ashura? - BBC NewsFor Shia Muslims, Ashura is a solemn day of mourning the martyrdom of Hussein in 680 AD at Karbala in modern-day Iraq. It is marked with mourning rituals and passion plays re-enacting...
- Ashura - WikipediaAshura (Arabic: عَاشُورَاء, ʿĀshūrāʾ, [ʕaːʃuːˈraːʔ]) is a day of commemoration in Islam. It occurs annually on the tenth of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. For Sunni Muslims, Ashura marks the parting of the Red Sea by Moses and the salvation of the Israelites.
- Things you should know about Ashura - IslamicFinderAshura falls on the 10th day of Muharram, which is the first month of the Islamic Lunar Calendar. In Islam, it is considered as a month of pure sacredness and sanctity; being one of the four months that Allah chose to be sacred.
- Ashura | Definition, History, & Facts | BritannicaAshura, Muslim holy day observed on the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Muslim calendar (Gregorian date variable). For Sunni Muslims, Ashura is the day that Allah parted the Red Sea for Moses.
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