10 TH MUHARAM

For Shi'as, commemoration of Ashura is not a festival, but rather a sad event, while Sunni Muslims view it as a victory God has given to his prophet, Moses. This victory is the very reason, as Sunni Muslims believe, Muhammad mentioned when recommending fasting on this day. For Shi'as, it is a period of intense grief and mourning. Mourners, congregate at a Mosque for sorrowful, poetic recitations such as marsiya, noha, latmiya and soaz performed in memory of the martyrdom of Husayn, lamenting and grieving to the tune of beating drums and chants of "Ya Hussain." Also Ulamas give sermons with themes of Husayn's personality and position in Islam, and the history of his uprising. The Sheikh of the mosque retells the Battle of Karbala to allow the listeners to relive the pain and sorrow endured by Husayn and his family. In Arab countries like Iraq and Lebanon they read Maqtal Al-Husayn. In some places, such as Iran, Iraq and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Ta'zieh, passion plays, are also performed reenacting the Battle of Karbala and the suffering and martyrdom of Husayn at the hands of Yazid.[citation needed]The Ashura is commemorated for the following occasions which may have occurred on the 10th Day of the Muharram in different years:

God had mercy on Adam[28][unreliable source?]
The deliverance of Noah from the flood[citation needed]
Abraham was saved from Nimrod's fire[citation needed]
Jacob's blindness was healed after Joseph's shirt was brought to him on this day (Quran)
Job was healed from his illness[citation needed]
The Israelites were saved from Pharaoh's army.[29]
Jesus was brought up to heaven after attempts by the Romans to capture and crucify him failed.[citation needed]
Not all of the above incidents are confirmed to have taken place on Ashura in the Quran, nor by any strong Hadith



Tabuiks being lowered in to the sea in Pariaman, Indonesia, by Shia Muslims.For the duration of the remembrance, it is customary for mosques and some people to provide free meals (Niazz) on certain nights of the month to all people[citation needed]. People donate food and Middle Eastern sweets to the mosque[citation needed]. These meals are viewed as being special and holy, as they have been consecrated in the name of Husayn, and thus partaking of them is considered an act of communion with God, Hussain, and humanity.[citation needed]