Ashura

E77899

Islamic holy day religious observance

Ashura is a significant Islamic holy day, especially in Shia Islam, marking the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala and symbolizing sacrifice, justice, and resistance against oppression.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Ashura canonical	24
Ashura commemorations	5
Day of Ashura	2
Ashura (in Shia tradition, associated with Husayn ibn Ali)	1
Ashura rituals	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic holy day ⓘ religious observance ⓘ
associatedWith	Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ Karbala ⓘ
calendar	Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ
commemorates	Battle of Karbala ⓘ martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
culturalImpact	Shia identity formation ⓘ inspiration for movements against injustice ⓘ political symbolism in Muslim societies ⓘ
etymology	derived from Arabic word for "tenth" (asharah) ⓘ
fastingEmphasizedBy	Sunni Islam ⓘ surface form: Sunni Muslims
languageOfName	Arabic ⓘ
linkedEvent	Battle of Karbala ⓘ
linkedPerson	Abbas ibn Ali ⓘ Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Yazid I ⓘ surface form: Yazid ibn Muawiya Zaynab bint Ali ⓘ
locationOfLinkedEvent	Karbala ⓘ surface form: Karbala, Iraq
mourningEmphasizedBy	Shia Islam ⓘ surface form: Shia Muslims
observanceType	day of fasting (in many Sunni traditions) ⓘ day of mourning ⓘ
observedBy	Muslim communities worldwide ⓘ Shia Islam ⓘ surface form: Shia Muslims Sunni Islam ⓘ surface form: Sunni Muslims
occursOn	10th of Muharram ⓘ
relatedConcept	Arbaeen ⓘ Imamate in Shia theology ⓘ Karbala paradigm ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
ritualsInclude	fasting ⓘ latmiyah (chest-beating) ⓘ majlis (mourning assemblies) ⓘ mourning gatherings ⓘ processions ⓘ public sermons ⓘ recitation of elegies ⓘ reenactments of Battle of Karbala ⓘ
significanceIn	Shia Islam ⓘ Sunni Islam ⓘ
symbolizes	justice ⓘ resistance against oppression ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ
theologicalTheme	loyalty to the Prophet’s family ⓘ martyrdom for faith ⓘ struggle against tyranny ⓘ
yearOfEvent	680 CE ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shia Islam → commemorates → Ashura ⓘ

Battle of Karbala → commemoratedOn → Ashura ⓘ

Hosay → relatedTo → Ashura ⓘ

Husayn ibn Ali → associatedWith → Ashura ⓘ

Karbala → eventLocation → Ashura ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ashura commemorations

Twelver Shia → commemorates → Ashura ⓘ

Ahl al-Bayt → connectedTo → Ashura ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ashura commemorations

Muharram → associatedWithEvent → Ashura ⓘ

Muharram → 10thOfMuharramKnownAs → Ashura ⓘ

Bektashi order → hasFestival → Ashura ⓘ

Alevism → hasImportantEvent → Ashura ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ashura commemorations

Shimr ibn Dhi’l-Jawshan → associatedEvent → Ashura ⓘ

Islamic holidays → majorCategory → Ashura ⓘ

Hussain Day → relatedTo → Ashura ⓘ

Tadjah festival → basedOn → Ashura ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ashura rituals

Tadjah festival → associatedWith → Ashura ⓘ

Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn → commemoratedOn → Ashura ⓘ

this entity surface form: Day of Ashura

Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn → commemoratedOn → Ashura ⓘ

Abbas ibn Ali → associatedEvent → Ashura ⓘ

Hussain → hasNameDayOrCommemoration → Ashura ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ashura (in Shia tradition, associated with Husayn ibn Ali)

Qasim ibn al-Hassan → commemoratedOn → Ashura ⓘ

this entity surface form: Day of Ashura

Arbaeen pilgrimage → associatedWith → Ashura ⓘ

Baghdad–Karbala highway → usedDuring → Ashura ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ashura commemorations

Shia Arabs → observe → Ashura ⓘ

Arbaeen → associatedEvent → Ashura ⓘ

Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura) → occursAfter → Ashura ⓘ

Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura) → relatedEvent → Ashura ⓘ

Imam Husayn → commemoration → Ashura ⓘ

Jabal Amel → hasCulturalHeritage → Ashura ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ashura commemorations

Husseiniyas → associatedWith → Ashura ⓘ

Zaynab bint Ali → commemoratedOn → Ashura ⓘ

Ziyarat → timeOfPerformance → Ashura ⓘ

Haram al-Imam al-Husayn → associatedWithCommemoration → Ashura ⓘ