Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Islamic fast on the 10th day of Muharram, Arabic Ashura', literally "tenth."
Wiktionary
n. (context Islam English) a holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorating the martyrdom of (w: Husayn ibn Ali) in 680 AD.
Wikipedia
Ashura may refer to:
- Ashura, meaning "tenth" in Arabic
- The Day of Ashura, (10th day of Muharram), day of commemoration of the new year in Islam
- Ashure or Noah's Pudding is a dessert served on the 10th day of Islamic month of Muharram
- King Ashura, character from the manga series Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
- Baron Ashura, a character from the anime series Mazinger Z
- The Japanese pronunciation of Asura
- Ashura, an English-language title for Ashurajō no Hitomi, a 2005 Japanese horror film
Usage examples of "ashura".
On that day, an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 Shiites were gathered in the center of Nabatiya, celebrating the most important holiday in their calendar, Ashura, which commemorates the martyrdom, in A.
In the middle of the Ashura services, an Israeli military convoy tried to drive through Nabatiya, honking horns for people to get out of the way.
Before the Ashura incident, attacks by Shiites against Israelis were sporadic and confined largely to tiny splinter factions.
It is Ashura, the tenth day of Muhurram, according to a real-time clock still tuned to the pace of a different era: the one thousand, three hundred and fortieth anniversary of the martyrdom of the third Imam, the Sayyid ash-Shuhada.
It is Ashura, the tenth day of Muhurram, according to a real-time clock still tuned to the pace of a different era: the one thousand, three hundred and fortieth anniversary of the martyrdom of the Third Imam, the Sayyid ash-Shuhada.
Great significance is given in the Indian mythology to Agni, the god of fire, who burns the sacrifice in honor of the gods, who conveys the offerings and prayers of men to gods and their gifts to men, who gladdens the domestic hearth, lights up the darkness of night, drives away the evil spirits, the Ashuras and Rakshas, and purges of evil the souls of men.