Day of 'Ashura
Thursday January 1, 2009
While people around the world ring in 2009 with celebrations, Shi'a Muslims are observing several days of mourning leading up to the Day of 'Ashura. The New York Times reports that in Iraq, New Year's Eve parties were cancelled by order of the government out of respect for the observance. Why do Shi'a Muslims mourn at this time?
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many years ago the grandson of our prophet Immam Hossein and his family and the people who supported them have been killed badly! that day is Ashura! and every year shia muslims mourn in this day because what had happen to Immam hossein and how innocently all of them have been killed!
PROPHET SAW SAYS NEVER MOURN AND HURT YOURSELF WHEN SOMEONE DIED(UMMAH)
ALLAH LOVES AND FORGIVES THEM IF YOU PERFORM PURE SUNNAT WAY OF LIFE.DO IT PEACEFUL WAY AND CALM.
^ we shias dont mourn for “someone” who died. we mourn for the grandson of our holy Prophet SAW Imam Hussain AS who was martyred along with his family and friends to save Islam. we mourn every year to remind the the world about this great sacrifice and that the martyrs are still alive in our hearts. My dear friend we will continue to mourn in Moharam until the judgement day…Ameen
muslims have to follow the sunnah…day of ashura and the events related to it are not part of the sunnah..so how can a muslim perform such things?
Shias are not part of muslim because their words is complicating with the Quran and Hadith. Let us use the Quran and Hadith as our way. READ THE LAST SERMOUN OF PROPHET MUHAMMAM (S.A.W).
SAYINGS OF IMAM HUSSAIN (A.S)
1. We are the victorious party of God , we are the household of the Messenger of God. We are the dignified and chaste family of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) , we are one of the two great weights of which the Holy Prophet of God (SAW) has appointed us as the Second to the Book of God. (Bihar al- Anwar)
2. Those who are reduced to tears after hearing sufferings of my family , their tears will protect them from hell and God will place them up in Paradise. (Bihar al- Anwar)
SAYING OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH)
Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said “I am leaving two important things for you, one is the Holy Quran and the second is my Household”. (Sahih Bokhari)
But is it unfortunate that after him mostly muslims started following the sons of Kuffar instead of following his pure household.
Well, talk about Rasoolullah (PBUH) sunna. Can you Sunnis please explain to me how this Taraveeh came about? You added an extra Imamat Salaat AFTER the 5 cumplosury Salaat prayers???Nauzubillah! Indeed, you have strayed from the Right Path, and served yourselves a slice of hell!
Enough is said about Shia Sunni divide. Please refrain from making comments on each other.
One has to respect the sacrifice of Imam Hussain whether Sunni or Shia. The way Shia observe this day is their own belief, and Sunnis should leave them alone.
There are so many sects in Islam, for God sake in this hour of crisis in the Muslim world, we being a Muslim (all sects) should unite and not divide ourselves further.
Ashura is a day that has to be respected by all sects. Even true sunnis respect this day.
Muhammad (pbuh) descendents died in these very days and ur telling people not to mourn that almost shows to people wat ur worth..
salaamu alaykum my brovas & sistas,da whole point of us being muslim is dat we worship allah alone & dat we follow muhammad saw,which is called his sunnah. WE AS MUSLIMS HAV 2 FOLLOW WOT HE DID & SAID WIT A STRONG DALIL,(PROOF)! SO, IF HE DID NOT TELL US 2 DO SUMMIT Y DO WE DO IT & WEN HE TELLS US 2 SUMMIT WE DNT ? LETS NOT FOLLOW OUR 4FATHERS & DER TRADITION, EXCEPT IT B DA WAY OF OUR RASOOL !
also a true believer loves 4 da sake of allah & hates 4 da sake of allah ! pls 1 of my brovas or sistas tell me wher i can find a strong dalil 4 dis act dat da shia commit ! does any1 knw da punishment 4 da pple who invent lies & acts against allah & his religion ? pls stop blind following & dnt b scared 2 stop da lies against allahs perfect religion !