[DOC] [TLE] Ashura of Muharram - A Shia and Sunni Muslim Observance ... [PAR] Sunni Muslims celebrate Ashura by fasting on that day. .... Keep fasting on 9th 
and 10th but do remember the sacrifice of grand sons of ..... Islam is a religion 
that has not allowed to mourn for its' prophet; so what about his grandsons. ..... 
The simple answer: It neither benefits nor brings any significance to us as an 
ummah. [DOC] [TLE] Day of Ashura - Wikipedia [PAR] Ashura is the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar. For Shi'a Muslims, 
Ashura marks ... In Sunni Islam, Ashura marks the day that Moses and his 
followers (also known as .... Before being killed, Husayn said, "If the religion of 
Muhammad was not going to live on except with me dead, let the swords tear me 
to pieces. [DOC] [TLE] Ashura - ReligionFacts [PAR] Mar 17, 2015 ... Traditionally, Ashura commemorates two events: the day Nuh (Noah) left ... of 
fasting, making Ashura a voluntary fast, as it has remained among Sunnis. ... the 
Sunni and Shia sects of Islam, and it is of central importance in Shia Islam. ... <
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/holydays/ashura.shtml> [DOC] [TLE] OVERVIEW The religion of Islam was revealed to Mu- hammad ibn ... [PAR] founding a new religion with a new scripture but, rather, bringing belief in the one 
... Beyond the two major branches of IslamSunni (ap- proximately 85 percent... [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Islamic History" - Internet Archive [PAR] Disappearance of the 12th Shia Imam and beginning of "Lesser Occultation" ...... 
Six major Sunni collections were compiled, with the one of Muhammad Ibn Isma'il 
...... as an honorific for a great scholar, but it later denoted a simple school 
teacher, ..... For Shi'as, it is a religious observation 40 days after the Day of '
Ashura. [DOC] [TLE] The Other Shiites: From the Mediterranean to Central Asia * Edited ... [PAR] SABRINA M ERVIN explores 'Ashura' rituals in the Shiite communities of ... as 
well as flagellation and other mortification practices that he judged to be 
innovations. ... In the present day, both Sunnis and Shiites regard Shah Nur as 
their own ...... which usually refers to a forty-day fast, but through a metonymic 
process the... [DOC] [TLE] Competing Islamic Traditions: an Anthropological Perspective ... [PAR] By Dobroslawa Wiktor-Mach in Religion and Politics and Islamic Contemporary 
Studies. ... While the most apparent is the division into Sunni and Shia traditions, 
there is a need .... For example, whereas in most Muslim countries Friday is a free 
day, ...... Muslims were advised to observe Ramadan fasting but not full time, as
... [DOC] [TLE] [IMAMAT] First century shias vs today's shias. - Shia/Sunni ... [PAR] 2  () 2016 ... So die not except as Muslims And hold fast, all together by the ... (in which the 
relations are severed), the guilt that wipes away religion is the severing of 
relations. ... But Imam Hassan did not do any of these things; he behaved in a 
way ..... Ali was made the religious and spirtual leader on the day of Ghadir... [DOC] [TLE] Spring 2012 Master's Committee: Advisor: Cynthia ... - DSpace Home [PAR] Not only does Satrapi's memoir fall under such criticism, but that it can also be 
seen as .... as well as the depiction of Islam, without the context of the religion or 
culture. ..... While the simple artistry (which can be described as a wood-cut look) 
and ...... For Sunnis, Ashura marks the day on which Moses (known as Mousa in 
the. [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Islamic History" - Internet Archive [PAR] (Encyclopedia of world religions) Includes bibliographical references and index. 
...... Since the seventh century the Shia have vied with the Sunnis about who is 
best ...... for his simple lifestyle, frequent vig- ils, spiritual retreats, and extra 
fasting. ... Ashura Ashura is the 10th day of the first Islamic month, Muharram, and 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Fasting | Open Access articles | Open Access

Question: In this religion, Ashura is a simple fast for Sunnis but a day of guilt & mortification for Shiites
Answer: Islam