What's Ashura for

[gobdoon]

I understand first 10 days of muslim calendar, but what's the Hussain thing is that when khilafa started among arabs

[original dervish]

The killing of Imam Hussein (ra) on the day of Ashoora was a coincidence.

Ashoora has significance for Muslims for so many reasons.
Our father Aden (as) repentance was accepted.
Nuur(as) ship landed.
Ibrahim (as) was saved from Nimrood's fire.
Yaqub (as) dua for the forgiveness of his sons actions towards Yusef(as)
Musa(as) being saved from Pharaoh.
Yunus (as) dua accepted and released from the belly of a whale.

So many more auspicious events....far too many to mention.
Today is one of the Days of Allah......make dua and tawba.

[gobdoon]

Jasaka Allah brother, I see every Shia community in London commemorate on the occasion, and also know some people do a fast