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Ashura, the 10^th day of Muharram is observed differently by Muslims depending upon which branch of Islam one follows.  For Shia Muslims, Ashura is mainly a day of mourning and remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain and his family and companions at the Battle of Karbala.&nbsp

Muharram is the first month on the Islamic calendar and is a word that literally means sacred.  In the Holy Quran the four sacred months are a time when warfare is prohibited.

 “The year is twelve months, of which four are sacred: three consecutive months,