Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar.
The Shiite Muslims commemorate the Battle of Karbala and consider this a month of sadness and mourning.
Can you tell me a little about Ashura?
Ashura
is the day Husain Ibn Ali , the grandson of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH
& HP) , was martyred along with his family members and friends in
the Battle of Karbala.
This month is period of intense grief and mourning.
Clergymen give sermons with themes of Hussein’s personality and position in Islam, and the history of his uprising.
The clergymen retell the Battle of Karbala and speak about the pain and sorrow endured by Hussein and his family.
Many people congregate together in mosques for chest beating and mourning.
They
show their devotion to Imam Hussein by Lamenting and grieving to the
tune of beating drums, sound of bugles and chants of “Ya Hussein.”
Some people sacrifice a sheep in Ashura.
What is Ashura
Ashura
(transliteration: ‘Āshūrā’, Ashura, Ashoura, and other spellings) It is
on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax
of the Remembrance of Muharram but not the Islamic month. It is also
called Yaumu-l ‘Ashurah, or simply Ashura meaning, ‘the tenth day’.
It is well-known because of historical significance and mourning for the
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet
Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala in the year 61 AH (AD 680). It is a
day of speeches, public processions, and great grief. Men and women
chant and weep, mourning Husain, his family, and his followers. Speeches
emphasize the importance of the values for which Husain sacrificed
himself, his family, and his followers.
The Shiite Muslims commemorate the Battle of Karbala and consider this a month of sadness and mourning