Ashura

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Ashura is a significant Islamic holy day, especially in Shia Islam, marking the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala and symbolizing sacrifice, justice, and resistance against oppression.

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instanceOf Islamic holy day ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ
associatedWith Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ
Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Karbala ⓘ
calendar Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ
commemorates Battle of Karbala ⓘ
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
culturalImpact Shia identity formation ⓘ
inspiration for movements against injustice ⓘ
political symbolism in Muslim societies ⓘ
etymology derived from Arabic word for "tenth" (asharah) ⓘ
fastingEmphasizedBy Sunni Muslims ⓘ
linked to: Sunni Islam
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
linkedEvent Battle of Karbala ⓘ
linkedPerson Abbas ibn Ali ⓘ
Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
Yazid ibn Muawiya ⓘ
linked to: Yazid I

Zaynab bint Ali ⓘ
locationOfLinkedEvent Karbala, Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Karbala
mourningEmphasizedBy Shia Muslims ⓘ
linked to: Shia Islam
observanceType day of fasting (in many Sunni traditions) ⓘ
day of mourning ⓘ
observedBy Muslim communities worldwide ⓘ
Shia Muslims ⓘ
linked to: Shia Islam

Sunni Muslims ⓘ
linked to: Sunni Islam
occursOn 10th of Muharram ⓘ
relatedConcept Arbaeen ⓘ
Imamate in Shia theology ⓘ
Karbala paradigm ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
ritualsInclude fasting ⓘ
latmiyah (chest-beating) ⓘ
majlis (mourning assemblies) ⓘ
mourning gatherings ⓘ
processions ⓘ
public sermons ⓘ
recitation of elegies ⓘ
reenactments of Battle of Karbala ⓘ
significanceIn Shia Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
symbolizes justice ⓘ
resistance against oppression ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
theologicalTheme loyalty to the Prophet’s family ⓘ
martyrdom for faith ⓘ
struggle against tyranny ⓘ
yearOfEvent 680 CE ⓘ

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Shia Islam → commemorates → Ashura ⓘ
Hosay → relatedTo → Ashura ⓘ
Karbala → eventLocation → Ashura commemorations ⓘ
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Twelver Shia → commemorates → Ashura ⓘ
Ahl al-Bayt → connectedTo → Ashura commemorations ⓘ
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Bektashi order → hasFestival → Ashura ⓘ
Alevism → hasImportantEvent → Ashura commemorations ⓘ
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Hussain Day → relatedTo → Ashura ⓘ
Tadjah festival → basedOn → Ashura rituals ⓘ
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Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn → commemoratedOn → Day of Ashura ⓘ
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Hussain → hasNameDayOrCommemoration → Ashura (in Shia tradition, associated with Husayn ibn Ali) ⓘ
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Qasim ibn al-Hassan → commemoratedOn → Day of Ashura ⓘ
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Baghdad–Karbala highway → usedDuring → Ashura commemorations ⓘ
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Shia Arabs → observe → Ashura ⓘ
Arbaeen → associatedEvent → Ashura ⓘ
Imam Husayn → commemoration → Ashura ⓘ
Jabal Amel → hasCulturalHeritage → Ashura commemorations ⓘ
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Husseiniyas → associatedWith → Ashura ⓘ
Ziyarat → timeOfPerformance → Ashura ⓘ
Ashura statue → depicts → Ashura ⓘ
imamabara → usedDuring → day of Ashura ⓘ
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2004 Ashura bombings in Iraq → target → Ashura religious festival ⓘ
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Islamic New Year → precedesHoliday → Day of Ashura ⓘ
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Islamic New Year → occursBefore → Ashura (10 Muharram) ⓘ
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Asure → isAssociatedWithEvent → Day of Ashura ⓘ
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Abu al-Fadl → commemoratedOn → Day of Ashura ⓘ
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House of the Prophet → connectedTo → Ashura commemorations ⓘ
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