Day of Ashura

Day of Ashura
Day of Ashura
	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)
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).^[1] According to Sunni Muslim tradition, Muhammad fasted on this day and asked other people to fast.^[2]^[3]

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.

Day Of Ashura Media

Ashura demonstrations against the Pahlavids in Iran, 1978
Shia passion play (ta'ziya) in Iran
Tawarij march in Karbala, Iraq
Tawarij march on Ashura, Karbala
Tuwairij run
Tuwairij run
Ashura procession in Syria
Shia mourners on Ashura in Saudi Arabia
Ashura procession in India carrying alams, signifying the ensign of Husayn in Karbala
Alam of an Ashura procession in Iran