Ashura - Islam

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Ashura 2015: What is the Shia festival in Karbala

 

On Friday (23 October), millions of Muslims will gather to mark the holy day of Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar. The 10-day festival of Muharram is observed by both Sunni and Shia sects, but for Shia Muslims it is also a major commemoration of the assassination of Imam Husayn, a Shia leader and the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.

Husayn was killed by the army of the Caliph Yazid at the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, in what is now modern-day Iraq. His death was an event that led to the split in Islam into two main sects - Sunnis and Shias.echo the suffering of Husayn in a ritual called "tatbir".

This controversial practice is discouraged by some Shia leaders, who say it creates a negative image - but is still practised by many. On Ashura, some Shia men and women parade through the streets dressed in black, slapping their chests and chanting, while others reenact the Battle of Karbala with mourning rituals and passion plays. Many also choose the holy day to make a pilgrimage to the Mashhad al-Husayn, the shrine in Karbala in Iraq that is regarded as Husayn's tomb.

 

 

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[TriNitroToIuene 4,765]

Er... Ashura Mubarak, everyone ^_^

[Darren4Turbo 4,913]

Ashura Mubarak :)

 

Damn, India has many festivals means many holidays from schools? eh?  :ph34r: #SaveMeFromSchool

[dilsharox 2,395]

Er... Ashura Mubarak, everyone ^_^

[Rayyan 3,415]

Er... Ashura Mubarak, everyone ^_^

:)

[sha77777_super 877]

Ashura Mubarak!

[hhgb 2,655]

THIS HOLIDAY IS AGAINST MY RELIGION.

 

REMOVE TOPIC

[princess_sherri 26]

THIS HOLIDAY IS AGAINST MY RELIGION.

 

REMOVE TOPIC

I am sorry but your religion is not the only one in the world , grow up. And these topics are not for pleasing anyone ok ?  SO go ahead make ur own topics about religious festivals, 

[The.Skilled.Legend 1,459]

Thought today was the 9th xD

 

It says it started on the 13th of October, therefore today is the 9th?...

[DonCarnage 1,270]

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