Āshūrāʾʿ
-
▪ Islamic holy dayMuslim 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 fasting from sunset to sunset, probably patterned on the Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur. When Jewish-Muslim relations became strained, however, Muhammad made Ramadan (Ramaḍān) the Muslim month of fasting, leaving the ʿĀshūrāʾ fast a voluntary observance, as it has remained among the Sunnites.Among the Shīʿites, ʿĀshūrāʾ is a major festival, the tazia (taʿziyah), commemorating the death of Ḥusayn, son of ʿAlī and grandson of Muhammad, on the 10th of Muḥarram, AH 61 (October 10, 680), in Karbalāʾ (present-day Iraq). It is a period of expressions of grief and of pilgrimage to Karbalāʾ; passion plays are also presented, commemorating the death of Ḥusayn.
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Ashura — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Ashura (desambiguación). La Ashura, o el Día de Ashura (transliteración del árabe: Yawm ʾĀshūrā’) es un evento religioso del mundo islámico que se celebra en el décimo día del… … Wikipedia Español
Ashura — may refer to: *Ashura, meaning tenth in Arabic. *The Day of Ashura, (10th day of Muharram), an Islamic holiday, which is well known because of mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali.It may also refer to: *King Ashura, a character from the… … Wikipedia
Ashura — bezeichnet: das Aschura, den höchsten Trauertag im Islam eine Death Metal Band aus Frankreich, siehe Ashura (Frankreich). eine New Metal Band aus China, siehe Ashura (China). Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrer … Deutsch Wikipedia
ʿĀSHŪRĀʾ — ʿĀSHŪRĀʾ, the name of the fast of the tenth day of Muḥarram (the first month of the Muslim year), which according to ancient Islamic tradition was introduced by Muhammad when he came to Yathrib Medina in 622. It is a fast from evening to evening … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ashura — Islamic fast on the 10th day of Muharram, Arabic Ashura , lit. tenth … Etymology dictionary
ashura — àshura ž DEFINICIJA rel. muhamedanski post (pada u deseti dan i desetu noć prvog mjeseca muharema) ETIMOLOGIJA arap … Hrvatski jezični portal
ashura — I. əˈshu̇rə noun ( s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Arabic ashūrā, from asharah ten : a Muslim voluntary fast day observed on the 10th day of Muharram and especially sacred to Shiites II. noun Usage: usually capitalized … Useful english dictionary
'Ashura' — /ash oo rah/, n. 1. the tenth of the month of Muharram, an important fast day for Sunni Muslims. 2. (among Shi ite Muslims) the anniversary of the martyrdom of Hussein. [ < Ar Ashura ] * * * … Universalium
'Ashura' — /ash oo rah/, n. 1. the tenth of the month of Muharram, an important fast day for Sunni Muslims. 2. (among Shi ite Muslims) the anniversary of the martyrdom of Hussein. [ < Ar Ashura ] … Useful english dictionary
Ashura — Achoura Religion religions abrahamiques : judaïsme · christianisme · islam … Wikipédia en Français
