Id-ul-Ghadeer and Ashura
I can explain what Ashura and Id-ul-Ghadeer are and their importance to Shi'a Muslims.
Id-ul-Ghadeer and Ashura
I can explain what Ashura and Id-ul-Ghadeer are and their importance to Shi'a Muslims.
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Key learning points
- Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad was martyred at the Battle of Karbala.
- Shi'a Muslims commemorate this each year with Ashura.
- Shi'a Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad announced Imam Ali to be his successor at Ghadeer Khumm.
- Shi'a Muslims celebrate the announcement each year with Id-ul-Ghadeer
Keywords
Ashura - important festival in Shi’a Islam, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain
Commemoration - a ceremony or occasion which honours someone's memory
Karbala - a city in modern day Iraq where Imam Hussein was martyred
Martyr - a person who suffers death rather than give up their religion, belief or other important cause
Mawla - a term understood within Shi’a Islam to mean protector, guardian and leader
Common misconception
That Shi'a Muslims believe Ali was a 'prophet' following Muhammad.
Both Sunni and Shi'a Muslims believe Muhammad was the final 'seal of the prophets' but Shi'a Muslims believe Allah chose Ali to be Muhammad's successor, and that Muhammad announced this at Ghadeer Khumm.
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