Day of Ashura

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.

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)

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.

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