Ashura

Ashura
a holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorating the martyrdom of in 680 AD.

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  • 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

  • Āshūrāʾʿ — ▪ Islamic holy day       Muslim 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… …   Universalium

  • 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 (desambiguación) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Ashura se refiere a la celebración musulmana chiíta, pero también puede referirse a: Ashura Blaster, un juego de arcade japonés Barón Ashura, villano de la serie Mazinger Z Ashura, personaje de la serie RG Veda,… …   Wikipedia Español

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