What is Ashura? Why do local Shia commemorate it? If you are unfamiliar with the rituals of Shia Islam, Ashura gatherings might seem like funerals. But the mourning congregations in Ashura are to commemorate a man who died more than 1,300 years ago. Ashura is one of the pillars of the Shia religious creed. Yazid, the sixth Caliph in Islam, killed Hussain, the grandson of the prophet Mohamad, for refusing to pledge allegiance to him in 860. Shia, who believe that the prophets descendants are the legitimate Caliphs after Mohamads death, allocate the first 10 days of the Islamic lunar calendar to mourn and pay tribute to Hussains sacrifice. bit.ly/1u0WV3N
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:19:01 +0000
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