The Dhaka Times Desk Today is the 10th of Muharram, the holy day of Ashura. Today is a tragic day in Muslim history. The tragedy that happened on 10 Muharram Karbala is considered as a sad story in Muslim history.
The first month of the Arabic Hijri year is the month of Muharram. The importance of this month is immense. On the 10th day of this month i.e. today, many historical events have been remembered in history. The day of Ashura is not only to commemorate Hazrat Hussain (RA) or others who were martyred on that day in the field of Karbala, but also because many events happened on the 10th of this month of Muharram.
What is Ashura?
Ashura is actually the plural of Ashirun. It means the conjunction of the tenth date, i.e. the events that took place on the 10th of the month of Muharram. An event from the beginning of the world is connected with it. All the Muslims of the world therefore commemorate this day by making Tazia. The sad incident of Karbala haunted every Muslim community.
Events that took place on this 10th day of Muharram:
# On the day of Ashura, Hazrat Adam (as) was created. Again on this day he again entered Paradise. It was on this date that he was sent from heaven to earth and after many years on this date he and Bibi Hawa (a.s.) met again in Jabal Rahmat on the Maidan of Arafat and they were pardoned on this day.
# Hazrat Idris (A.S.) was raised to heaven on this 10th day of Muharram.
# Prophet Nuh (as) was saved from the storm and flood waters on the 10th of Muharram.
# Hazrat Ayyub (as) was released from the disease after 18 years of illness on this 10th of Muharram.
# Hazrat Ibrahim Khalilullah (AS) was released from the fire today on this 10th of Muharram.
# Hazrat Dawud (A) was specially pardoned and Hazrat Sulaiman (A) was given back his lost kingdom on this 10th day of Muharram.
# On this 10th day of Muharram, after 40 days in the belly of a fish, Hazrat Yunus (as) was released.
# On this day of Ashura, Hazrat Yaqub (A) met his lost son Hazrat Yusuf (A).
# On this 10th of Muharram, Hazrat Musa (AS) was freed from the grip of Pharaoh.
# On this 10th day of Ashura, Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was lifted up to heaven.
# Our beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) migrated from Makkah Sharif to Madinah Sharif on this 10th of Ashura.
# On this 10th day of Muharram, a fragment of the liver of the Prophet (PBUH), the jewel of the eye of Fatima (RA), Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), and 77 of his family and close friends were brutally martyred by the soldiers of the tyrant Yazid in the Karbala Desert, on the banks of the Euphrates River. .
Therefore, the importance of these 10 Muharrams in Muslim history is immense. So the sanctity of this month and the specialness of Ashura are many. The virtues of 10 Muharram and the significance of this month are endless. Fasting is observed on this day. The day is observed through prayer and worship.
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