ʿAshuraʾ

[ ash-oo-rah ]

noun

1. the tenth of the month of Muharram, an important fast day for Sunni Muslims.
2. (among Shiʿite Muslims) the anniversary of the martyrdom of Hussein.

Ashura

/ ˈæʃʊˌrɑː /

noun

1. Islam a Shiah festival observed on the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar to commemorate the death of the martyr Imam Hussein bin Ali at the Battle of Karbala in 61 ah (680 ad )

Word History and Origins

Origin of ʿAshuraʾ¹

From the Arabic word ʿĀshūrāʾ

Word History and Origins

Origin of ʿAshuraʾ¹

C21: from Arabic 'Ashūrā

Example Sentences

Although Shias are a minority in Pakistan, the shops along the route were closed that day, a national holiday known as Ashura.

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Ashura is also a reminder that the eternal value of justice must be defended regardless of the odds of success.

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This year, Ashura, the culmination of the mourning ceremonies, will fall on December 27.

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The Revolutionary Guard and the basij are determined to make sure that Muharram and Ashura will not provide that opportunity.

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He was killed on the tenth of Muharram (Ashura) in the year 680 on the plain of Karbala, in what is now Iraq.

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They strictly observed the dietary laws, and solemnized the festivals, and the fast of Yom-Kippur, which they called Ashura.

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It is greater than the day of Ramadan and the day of el-Adha and the day of Ashura.

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