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2 unusual facts about Ashura


Husayn ibn Ali

He also narrates Shaykh Tusi that this event, i.e. returning the head to the body, happened forty days after Ashura and it is for this reason, there are specific rituals for this day.

Kumayl ibn Ziyad

He is not mentioned in any major events including the Event of Ashura nor is he mentioned after that event, until 80 AH (1000 AD).


2009 Karachi bombing

2009 Karachi bombing or Ashura attack took place on 28 December 2009 inside a Shi'ite procession commemorating the day of Ashura, at Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road, Karachi.

Ashura Hara

By December 1978, he returned to Japan and was given the name Ashura Hara by author Akiyuki Nosaka, who happens to be a fan of Hara's.

Karbala Ta Karbala

The last Marsia in this book is different from others, in the sense that it is a call to those associates of Husain and probably to all of humanity who started their journey with the intention of joining Husain's cause, but could not reach Karbala on the day of Ashura.


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