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Performance of Tatbir in Iran.An image from Brooklyn Museum.The image is taken between 1876 and 1933. Tatbir, also called Zanjeer Zani or Qama Zani, [1] is practiced by some Shia Muslims on the day of Ashura on the 10 Muharram of the Islamic calendar and on the 40th day after Ashura, known as Arba'een (or Chehelom in Persian) by Twelver Shias around the world.
Shiite Muslim devotees self-flagellate during Ashura rituals in New Delhi, India. - Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto/Getty Images
Eve of Ashura: Called "Tāsūʿā" in Arabic 10: M: Day of Ashura: Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali & his companions in 61 AH M: Night of ʿĀshūrāʾ: Called "Shaam-e-Ghariba" in Persian and Urdu 12: M: Burial of the martyrs of Karbala by Bani Asad: Aided by Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin according to mystic belief 17: R: Abraha attacked the ...
Generally, Hosay lasts for ten days and is observed in accordance with the Islamic lunar calendar and in line with ten days of Ashura commemorated by Shia Muslims throughout the world. The last four days are the most popular as the first six days are days of fasting, prayer and building of the "Tadjahs" and "Moons".
Ashura is an Aramaic word meaning 'tenth'. [2] It may have also been derived from the Syriac words asiroya or asora. [3] It shares the same root as the Hebrew word 'āsōr. [4] In Arabic, Ashura refers to the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, a month in which fighting has been forbidden since before the advent of ...
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The week before New Year’s, my mother would prepare osechi ryori, assorted cold dishes for sharing with relatives and friends dropping by to wish us a happy new year.
Mourning of Muharram (Arabic: عزاء محرم, romanized: ʿAzāʾ Muḥarram; Persian: عزاداری محرم, romanized: ʿAzādārī-i Muḥarram) is a set of religious rituals observed by Shia Muslims during the month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. These annual rituals commemorate the death of Husayn ibn Ali ...