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{{Infobox holiday | |||
|holiday_name = 'Ashura | |||
|image = Ashura.jpg | |||
|caption = | |||
|official_name = {{lang|ar|عاشوراء}} ''{{transl|ar|ALA|ʻĀshūrā’ }}'' {{ar icon}} | |||
|nickname = Hosay, Tabuik, Tabot, The Day of Atonement | |||
|duration = 1 day | |||
|frequency = Once every Islamic year | |||
|observedby = Muslims | |||
|observances = Mourn and derive messages from Husayn's sacrifice (Shia Islam); fasting (Sunni Islam) | |||
|type = Islamic and national (In some countries such as Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Lebanon, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, India, and Indonesia) | |||
|significance = Marks the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali according to Shia Islam; the day that Islamic view of Moses fasted as gratitude for the liberation of the Israelites according to Sunni Islam}} | |||
''''Ashura''' is the tenth day of [[Muharram]] (the first month of the Islamic calendar). It is the climax of the Muharram mourning rituals which commemorates the [[martyrdom]] of [[Hussain ibn Ali]], the grandson of the prophet of Islam, [[Muhammad]] at the Battle of [[Karbala]] on 10 Muharram in the year 61 AH. For Sunnis, it is a day on which fasting is recommended. | ''''Ashura''' is the tenth day of [[Muharram]] (the first month of the Islamic calendar). It is the climax of the Muharram mourning rituals which commemorates the [[martyrdom]] of [[Hussain ibn Ali]], the grandson of the prophet of Islam, [[Muhammad]] at the Battle of [[Karbala]] on 10 Muharram in the year 61 AH. For Sunnis, it is a day on which fasting is recommended. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||