Waving the Flag During Celebration Day Ends in Electrocution

**kellyhound** · #1 ● 01-04-2017, 03:13 PM

Iran, The Day of Ashura or English: Day of Remembrance is on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Remembrance of Muharram.

This day is celebrated by Sunni Muslims (who refer to it as The Day of Atonement) as the day on which the Israelites were freed from the Pharaoh of Egypt.

However, Shi'a Muslims reject these stories and maintain that Ashura is a day of great sorrow due to the tragic events of Karbala.

It is commemorated by Shi'a Muslims as a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram in the year 61 AH ( in AHt: October 10, 680 CE).

The massacre of Husayn with a small group of his companions and family members had a great impact on the religious conscience of Muslims.

Especially Shia Muslims have ever remembered it with sorrow and passion. Mourning for Husayn and his companions began almost immediately after the Battle of Karbala, by his survivor relatives and supporters.