Tasua
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Tasua is an important Islamic holy day observed on the 9th of Muharram, particularly by Shia Muslims, in mourning and remembrance of the events leading up to the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic holy day
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Shia religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abbas ibn Ali
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ⓘ
Husayn ibn Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarRelation | ninth day of Muharram ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic holy days
ⓘ
Shia days of mourning ⓘ |
| commemorates |
events leading to the Battle of Karbala
ⓘ
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| devotionalTexts |
Marsiya (elegiac poetry)
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ⓘ
Noha (lamentation poetry) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRegionOfProminence |
Afghanistan
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Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ Bahrain NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Tasu'a ⓘ |
| linkedEvent | Battle of Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedHistoricalFigure |
Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad
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ⓘ
Yazid I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext |
Ashura commemorations
ⓘ
Muharram rituals ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Shia Muslims
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ⓘ
some Sunni Muslims ⓘ |
| observedOn | 9th of Muharram ⓘ |
| practicesInclude |
charity and food distribution
ⓘ
mourning gatherings ⓘ processions ⓘ public lamentation ⓘ recitation of elegies ⓘ religious sermons ⓘ visiting Husayn ibn Ali shrines ⓘ |
| precedes | Ashura ⓘ |
| relatedToCalendar | Islamic lunar calendar GENERATED ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
intensification of grief for Husayn ibn Ali
ⓘ
preparation for Ashura mourning ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| symbolism |
steadfastness in faith
ⓘ
support for Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| theme |
loyalty to Husayn ibn Ali
ⓘ
opposition to injustice ⓘ remembrance of Karbala ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | first month of Islamic year ⓘ |
| typeOfMourning | religious mourning ⓘ |
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