Ashura

Ashura

day, event, religious holiday

Native label	عَاشُورَاءُ
Vocalized name	عَاشُورَاءُ
Religion anaa worldview	Islam
Culture	Islamic culture, Arab culture
Ein location	Muslim world, Arab world
Dey follow	Tasu'a
Language of work or name	Arabic, multiple languages
Day in year for periodic occurrence	10 Muharram

Ashura (Arabic: عَاشُورَاء, ʿĀshūrāʾ [ʕaːʃuːˈraːʔ]), also more formally Yawm Ashura (Arabic: يوم عاشوراء, romanized: Yawm ʿĀshūrāʾ), be a day of commemoration insyd Islam. E dey occur annually on de tenth of Muharram, de first month of de Islamic calendar.

For Sunni Muslims, Ashura dey mark de parting of de Red Sea by Moses den de salvation of de Israelites. Also on dis day, dem believe say Noah disembark from de Ark, God forgive Adam, wey dem release Joseph from prison, among various oda auspicious events occur on Ashura according to Sunni tradition. Dem dey celebrate Ashura insyd Sunni Islam thru supererogatory fasting den oda acceptable expressions of joy. Insyd sam Sunni communities, de annual Ashura festivities dey include carnivals, bonfires, den special dishes, even though sam Sunni scholars criticize such practices.

By contrast, for Shia Muslims, Ashura be a day of mourning as dem annually dey commemorate de death of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of de Islamic prophet Muhammad den de third Shia imam. Husayn refuse on moral grounds to pledge ein allegiance to de Umayyad caliph Yazid ibn Mu'awiya (r. 680–683) wey na dem subsequently kill am, alongside chaw of ein male relatives den ein small retinue, by de Umayyad army insyd de Battle of Karbala on Ashura 61 AH (680 CE). Among Shia Muslims, dem dey see mourning give Husayn as an act of protest against oppression, a spiritual struggle for God, den a means of seeking Husayn ein intercession insyd de afterlife. Dem dey observe Ashura thru mourning gatherings, processions, den dramatic reenactments. Insyd such ceremonies, Shia mourners strike dema chests to share insyd de pain of Husayn. Extreme self-flagellation, often dey involve self-inflicted bloodshed, remains controversial among de Shia, wey be condemned by chaw Shia clerics, den outlawed insyd sam Shia communities. Ashura sam times be an occasion for sectarian violence, particularly against de Shia minority.

Insyd de Gregorian calendar

Ashura, tenth of Muharram insyd de Islamic calendar, dey correspond to a different day every year insyd de Gregorian calendar.

Islamic calendar	1447	1448	1449
Gregorian calendar	5 July 2025	25 June 2026	15 June 2027

Gallery

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  Tawarij march on Ashura, Karbala
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  Tuwairij run, 2019
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  Ashura procession insyd Syria
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  Shia mourners on Ashura insyd Saudi Arabia
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  Ashura procession insyd India wey dem dey carry alams, wey dey signify de ensign of Husayn insyd Karbala
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  Alam of an Ashura procession insyd Iran
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  Insyd India, ta'ziya dey symbolize Husayn ein bier
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  Insyd Iran, nakhl dey symbolize Husayn ein bier
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  Tadjah dey represent Husayn ein tomb, Hosay ritual insyd Trinidad, 1950s
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  Submerging tabuiks on Ashura insyd a mock funeral of Husayn, Indonesia
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  Ashura reenactment of de burning of Husayn ein tents, Iran

Read further

• Sivan, E. (February 1989). "Sunni Radicalism in the Middle East and the Iranian Revolution". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 21 (1): 16–20. doi:10.1017/S0020743800032086. JSTOR 163637. S2CID 162459682.