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