Ashura is commemorated by Shi’ite Muslims as a day of mourning for the death in battle of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Muslim prophet Muhammed. For hundreds of years this day has been commemorated with fasting, prayer and contemplation.
For Sunni Muslims, however, Ashura is not necessarily a day of sorrow but may actually be celebrated as a day of joy in commemoration of various events that they believe occurred on that day.
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