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ʿAshuraʾ
[ ash-oo-rah ]
noun
- the tenth of the month of Muharram, an important fast day for Sunni Muslims.
- (among Shiʿite Muslims) the anniversary of the martyrdom of Hussein.
Ashura
/ ˈæʃʊˌrɑː /
noun
- Islam a Shiah festival observed on the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar to commemorate the death of the martyr Imam Hussein bin Ali at the Battle of Karbala in 61 ah (680 ad )
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Origin of ʿAshuraʾ1
From the Arabic word ʿĀshūrāʾ
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ʿAshuraʾ1
C21: from Arabic 'Ashūrā
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