Where does “Ashura” come from?
Ashura (English) comes from Arabic عَاشُورَاء — tenth, tenth day.
Ashura (English): A holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram, an optional fasting day for Sunni Muslim and a commemoration day of the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in 680 AD for Shia Muslim
Definitions
- A holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram, an optional fasting day for Sunni Muslim and a commemoration day of the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in 680 AD for Shia Muslim
Ancestry of “Ashura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | عَاشُورَاء | tenth, tenth day |