- Ashura
Details of the annual observance by Muslims on the tenth day of Muharram.
www.ashura.com
- Wikipedia: Aashurah
Commemorates the death of Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of Muhammad and the third Imam of the Shi'as, at the Battle of Karbala in the year 61 AH.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashura
- BBC: Ashura
Islamic observance celebrating the day Prophet Nuh left the ark and the day Prophet Musa was saved from the Egyptians by Allah.
www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/holydays/ashura.shtml
- Tragedy of Kerbala: Imam Hussain's Martyrdom
Discusses the martyrdom of Imam Hussain.
home.swipnet.se/islam/articles/The-Tragedy-of%20Kerbala-II.htm
- Encyclopedia of the Orient: Ashura
Religious festival of Islam celebrated on the 10th day of the Muslim month of Muharram.
i-cias.com/e.o/ashura.htm
- Historical Significance of 'Ashura
Details about the observance of the holy day in Muharram.
www.sunnah.org/ibadaat/fasting/ashura.htm
- Aashoorah: Celebration or Mourning?
Discusses the Islamic observance on the tenth day of Muharram.
members.tripod.com/ahya/eng/ashorah.html
- Probe Into The History of Ashura, A
Online rendition of the book by Dr. Ibrahim Ayati exploring the sacrifice made by Imam Husayn on the 10th of Muharram in 61 A.H.
al-islam.org/ashura
- Ashura: A Lesson in Freedom
Provides information on the observance of the death of Imam Husayn.
www.playandlearn.org/reader.asp?Type=Muharram&fn;=113
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