4B Ashura Flashcards
1
Q
What is Ashura? (Shi’a)
A
Annual occasion where processions, self-harm and pilgrimage take place in commemoration of the events at The Battle of Karbala
2
Q
Who was martyred at Karbala?
A
Ali’s grandsons, Hasan and Husayn
3
Q
What is Ashura? (Sunni)
A
a day of optional fasting marking when Musa led his people to freedom from Egypt
4
Q
Purpose of Self harm
A
symbolically aligns with how Hasan and Husayn suffered
5
Q
Self Harm Criticism
A
it is sinful to harm yourself in Islam, God would not want this suffering
6
Q
Esposito
A
‘re-enactment… is a cornerstone of faith’
