'ashura (muslim holy day observed on the 10th of muharram)

  • 1Āshūrāʾʿ — ▪ Islamic holy day       Muslim holy day observed on the 10th of Muḥarram, the first month of the Islamic year (Gregorian date variable). ʿĀshūrāʾ was originally designated in AD 622 by Muhammad, soon after the Hijrah (Hegira), as a day of… …

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  • 2Day of Ashura — Shi a Muslims in Bahrain strike their chests during the mourning Official name Arabic: عاشوراء (ʻĀshūrā’); Turkish: Aşure Günü …

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  • 3Muharram — Islamic Calendar Muharram Safar Rabi al awwal Rabi al thani Jumada al awwal Jumada al thani Rajab Sha aban Ramadan Shawwal Dhu al Qi dah …

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  • 4Mourning of Muharram — See also: Day of Ashura Shia Muslims in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in a Majlis as part of the commemoration of Muharram Mourning of Muharram …

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  • 5Culture of Pakistan — The 17th century Badshahi Mosque built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore The society and culture of Pakistan (Urdu …

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  • 6ISLAM — The word conveys the sense of total and exclusive submission to Allah and is the name of the religion enunciated by the Prophet muhammad in the city of Mecca at the beginning of the seventh century C.E. An adherent of it is called a Muslim, a… …

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  • 7Shia Islam — Shia redirects here. For other uses, see Shia (disambiguation) …

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  • 8Islāmic world — Introduction  prehistory and history of the Islamic community.       Adherence to Islām is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to 40 countries, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and along a belt that stretches across northern… …

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  • 9Twelver — Part of a series on Shī‘ah Islam Twelvers The Fourteen Infallibles …

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  • 10Twelver Shi`ism — ( ar. اثنا عشرية Ithnāˤashariyyah ) is the largest branch of Shi a branch of Islam. An adherent of Twelver Shi ism is most commonly referred to as a Twelver , which is derived from their belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders, or Imams, and… …

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