Ashura

Yom Ashura or Ashura (عاشوراء‎ ʻĀshūrā’) is the tenth day of Muḥarram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. Ashura marks the climax of the Remembrance of Muharram, and commemorates the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the prophet of Islam, Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram in the year 61 AH (October 10, 680 CE). Mourning for the incident began almost immediately after the Battle of Karbala.

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Muharram . Mourning . Hadith . Ashura

I have been to many different communities during Muharram, and they differ in their mourning periods. Is there any specific guideline in our Hadith for mourning after Ashura or is any continued mourning after then purely cultural practice?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 6 months ago

Muharram and Safar are the two months during which we mourn the tragedies of Karbala and avoid celebrations. Different countries have their own way of observing the mourning but all Shia Muslims express their grief on the tragedies of Ahlul Bayt (AS) by avoiding celebrations during Muharram and Safar.

Wassalam.

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Ziyarat . Ashura . Salam alaikum . Imprecation

Is it true that the names of those cursed in the Ziyarat Ashura were not originally mentioned in the text and were added later?

No. This claim is baseless. Ziyarat Ashraf is one if the most authentic Ziyarat narrated from Ahlul Bayt (AS). It was been narrated from Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (AS) with the names of those cursed persons. Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq (AS) used to teach the believers reciting Ziyarat Aashura as we see in the narration from Safwan . We have a narration in Eqbal Al-A'maal from Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq (AS) encouraging the Ziyarat of Aashura. (Eqbal Al-A'maal, page 568).

Wassalam.

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Muharram . Ashura . Sports

Can I celebrate my national team's win during Muharram, specifically on the 8th day when the Euro final takes place?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answer updated 1 year ago

It's not prohibited to celebrate things during the first 10 days of Muharram, but it is better not to celebrate out of respect for Imam Husayn.

If one considers it necessary to celebrate something (for instance, a wedding of a relative who is not Muslim), it is good to be moderate and more serious during the celebrations or spend a limited amount of time on celebrations, rather than being extremely celebratory.

However, these are not requirements; rather, it is simply a matter of respect and honoring the seriousness days. Generally, people who do commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Husayn over the first 10 days of Muharram do not want to engage in celebrations, anyway. But it is understandable that life happens, and sometimes other things occur during these days.

So it is your own decision.

It is very bad form to have celebrations on Ashura itself, and I personally would avoid that not only out of respect for Imam Husayn, but out of fear of divine displeasure.

In some Sunni-majority regions, for historical reasons, it is customary to celebrate Ashura in a happy way as a holiday, and while I find that deeply distasteful, I do understand that this is their history and custom and they are honoring it in the way they are used to honoring it, and are not intending any disrespect towards him.

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Ashura

What aspects of Ashura would be relevant for today's generation to explore in an English book? Can you suggest credible sources to gather reliable information from?

Ashura events represent the most noble human values ever known in the whole human history,it represents the refusal of injustice and the most sacred sacrifice for the sake of ALLAH and the noble values it represents also the maximum tolerance and patient in countering the tyrant government imam hussain[AS]had represented in Ashura all the noble human values which are the aim of all the prophets and all noble man kind.non muslims try to discover and know what happened in Ashura are usually amazed with what happened in Ashura and how imam hussain gave every thing for the sake of ALLAH and the true noble values.there are hundreds of books in English beside thousands of other languages on Karbala and the great martyrdom of imam hussain [AS] in Ashura.you can find many of these books online.even in this website.www.Al-Islam.org

wassalam.

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Ashura . Ziyarat

What advantages does listening to Ziyarah Ashura offer? Is it possible to achieve my desired outcome by listening to it for a period of 40 days?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 2 years ago

Bismihi ta'ala

This is among the first recommendations all our 'Ulama give, when it comes to spiritual advancement and fulfilling of needs. Ziyarat Ashura` has always been encouraged to recite, and simple search can reveal the many stories our esteemed scholars have in this regard.

Refer to Ayatullah Sayyid Abtahi's book on the remarkable effects of Ziyarat Ashura` (in Farsi/Arabic).

Also, see:

https://www.facebook.com/shiasource/videos/effects-of-reciting-ziyarat-a...

https://salatallayl.com/ziyarat-ashura-transliteration/

With prayers for your success.

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Ashura . Sunni-Shi'a

I was speaking to a Sunni person about Ashura. She told me that the Prophet (pbuh) had said ‘لا حزن بعد ثلاث'. What is the interpretation of this statement and is it authentic?

This narration is not authentic and some Sunni Ulama like Mohammad Al-Jondi of Al-Azhar in Egypt said that it is not a Hadeeth at all.

الدكتور محمد الشحات الجندي، عضو مجمع البحوث الإسلامية: إن مقولة «لا عزاء بعد ثلاثة أيام ليست حديثًا صحيحًا ولم تثبت عن الرسول -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.

Wassalam.

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Ziyarat . Ashura

Is it okay to only listen to the recitation of Ziyarat Ashura and not to recite it by myself? Will its benefits remain the same?

Listening is not like reciting. Just listening to Ziyarat Ashura does not make you get the great reward of reciting the Ziyarat.

Wassalam.

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Ashura . Grave . Ziyarat . Death

Can Ziarat Ashura be recited for a deceased person for his benefit in the grave?

Yes of course. Ziyarat Ashura is a great Ziyarat and it is recommended to recite it every day. Reciting it on behalf of a deceased will make the deceased get great reward as well as the reciter himself.

Wassalam.

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Food . Water . Ashura . Hurr ibn Yazid

Why did Hur (A) not bring any food or water when he came repentant on the night of Ashura to the camp of Imam Hussain (A)?

Hur was in the front of war when he repented and came immediately to Imam Husain (AS). It was a moment of war and there was no time for bringing food or water.

Wassalam.

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Arafa . Ashura . Sawm (Fasting)

Is it permissible or recommended to fast on the day of Arafa and Ashura?

Fasting on the day of Ashura is Makrouh (Disliked). It is called Fasting of Ibn Marjana according narrations from Ahlul Bayt (AS). It is recommended not to eat on the day of Ashura till late afternoon or evening.

'Fasting of day of Arafa is recommended unless it makes you weak to perform the recommended worshiping of the day of Arafa.

Wassalam.

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Ziyarat . Ashura . Driving Test

Is it acceptable to sit and listen to Ziyarat Ashura while working or driving?

Zoheir Ali Esmail, Shaykh Zoheir Ali Esmail has a Bsc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in London, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University. He studied Arabic at Damascus University and holds a PhD... Answered 4 years ago

Bismillah

Alaykum salaam

There is no problem with that.

May you always be successful

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Mourning . Ashura

What should we do on the day of Ashoor? Is it permissible to mourn for Imam Hussein (as) on our own if we cannot attend a gathering?

In the time of some of the Imams (A), it seems some of the Shi'a were in this situation also, because advice to them on how to commemorate Ashura comes across sometimes as individual advice.

Even though gathering to mourn Imam Husayn (A) is recommended, and spiritually beneficial, it is not a requirement to attend a specific kind of gathering, and sometimes it is not possible for one reason or another.

So, for instance, you can recite ziyarat to Imam Husayn (A), abstain from worldly activities (as much as is possible), recall what happened on Ashura, wear black, be serious, and engage in private mourning.

Sometimes there is a special sincerity in commemorations that are done alone, because there is no risk of doing them for show or just to do what everyone else is doing.

It is nice, however, if you can share it with someone, ideally in person, or at least virtually.

This is assuming that you do not live with other people who would be willing to commemorate; it is good if you can do a household commemoration, although sometimes that is not an option for some people.

In the end, Imam Husayn (A) died alone on the battlefield, and one can also use the opportunity to empathize with that.