Ashura

**Ashura** (Arabic: عَاشُورَاء, *ʿĀshūrāʾ* [ʕaːʃuːˈraːʔ]), also more formally **Yawm Ashura** (Arabic: يوم عاشوراء, romanized: *Yawm ʿĀshūrāʾ*), be a day of commemoration insyd Islam. E dey occur annually on de tenth of Muharram, de first month of de Islamic calendar.

For Sunni Muslims, Ashura dey mark de parting of de Red Sea by Moses den de salvation of de Israelites. Also on dis day, dem believe say Noah disembark from de Ark, God forgive Adam, wey dem release Joseph from prison, among various oda auspicious events occur on Ashura according to Sunni tradition. Dem dey celebrate Ashura insyd Sunni Islam thru supererogatory fasting den oda acceptable expressions of joy. Insyd sam Sunni communities, de annual Ashura festivities dey include carnivals, bonfires, den special dishes, even though sam Sunni scholars criticize such practices.

By contrast, for Shia Muslims, Ashura be a day of mourning as dem annually dey commemorate de death of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of de Islamic prophet Muhammad den de third Shia imam. Husayn refuse on moral grounds to pledge ein allegiance to de Umayyad caliph Yazid ibn Mu'awiya (r. 680–683) wey na dem subsequently kill am, alongside chaw of ein male relatives den ein small retinue, by de Umayyad army insyd de Battle of Karbala on Ashura 61 AH (680 CE). Among Shia Muslims, dem dey see mourning give Husayn as an act of protest against oppression, a spiritual struggle for God, den a means of seeking Husayn ein intercession insyd de afterlife. Dem dey observe Ashura thru mourning gatherings, processions, den dramatic reenactments. Insyd such ceremonies, Shia mourners strike dema chests to share insyd de pain of Husayn. Extreme self-flagellation, often dey involve self-inflicted bloodshed, remains controversial among de Shia, wey be condemned by chaw Shia clerics, den outlawed insyd sam Shia communities. Ashura sam times be an occasion for sectarian violence, particularly against de Shia minority.

## Insyd de Gregorian calendar
Ashura, tenth of Muharram insyd de Islamic calendar, dey correspond to a different day every year insyd de Gregorian calendar.

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File:Tuwairij run 1.jpg|*Tawarij* march on Ashura, Karbala
File:Tuwairij run 2.jpg
File:Tuwairij run.jpg|Tuwairij run, 2019
File:Ashura in Syria- 2017 01 (2).jpg|Ashura procession insyd Syria
File:Ashura in Qatif 3.jpg|Shia mourners on Ashura insyd Saudi Arabia
File:Muharram (Al'am) procession Barabanki India (Jan 2009).jpg|Ashura procession insyd India wey dem dey carry *alam*s, wey dey signify de ensign of Husayn insyd Karbala
File:Ashura procession in Tehran, Iran.jpg|*Alam* of an Ashura procession insyd Iran
File:Muharram (Ta'ziya) procession Barabanki India (Jan 2009).jpg|Insyd India, *ta'ziya* dey symbolize Husayn ein bier
File:Mourning of Muharram in cities and villages of Iran-342 16 (66).jpg|Insyd Iran, *nakhl* dey symbolize Husayn ein bier
File:A tadjah at Hosay.jpg|*Tadjah* dey represent Husayn ein tomb, Hosay ritual insyd Trinidad, 1950s
File:Tabuik festival.jpg|Submerging *tabuik*s on Ashura insyd a mock funeral of Husayn, Indonesia
File:Ashura 2016 mourning in Imam Hossein Square, Tehran 05.jpg|Ashura reenactment of de burning of Husayn ein tents, Iran


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