Ashura
See also: ashura
English
Etymology
From Arabic عَاشُورَاء (ʕāšūrāʔ, “tenth, tenth day”).
Proper noun
Ashura
- (Islam) A holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorating the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in 680 AD.
Translations
(Islam) a holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram
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