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Ashura...

(next saturday, August 29th, this year...)

is the 10th day of holy month of Muharram.

It is a day of great historical significance...

in which mány Prophets and their nations were saved.

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On the day of Ashura...

· The Skies, Earth and the Lauw-e-Qalam came into existence.

· Sayyidina Adam (as) and Sayyidatina Hawa (Eve) were created.

· Sayyidina Adam (as) was forgiven by Allah (aj) after his exile from Paradise.

· Sayyidina Nuh (as) and his companions in the Ark were saved by Allah (aj).

· Allah extinguished the fire in which Sayyidina Ibrahim (as) was thrown by Nimrod.

· Sayyidina Ayyub(as)‘s health was restored (from leprosy).

· Sayyidina Yusuf (as) was reunited with his father Ya’qub (as) after 40 years.

· Sayyidina Yunus (Jonah) (as) was taken out from the belly of the fish.

· Sayyidina Dawud (as) was forgiven.

·The kingdom of Sulaiman (as) was restored.

· Allah (swt) spoke directly to Sayyidina Musa (Moses) (as) and gave him the Commandments. Also on this day, the sea was departed for Sayyidina Musa (as) and the nation of Israel was saved from captivity, and Pharoah’s army was destroyed.

·Sayyidina Isa (as) asked his Father to forgive those who did not know what they were doing, and was raised to Jannah.

·Sayyidina Muhammad (saws) married Sayyidatina Khadija (ra).

·Sayyidina Muhammad (saws) was given the City of Light (Madinatul Munawera, Medina).

· Sayyidinaal Hussain (as) [the Holy Prophet’s grandson] achieved the honor of Martyrdom in the battle of Karbala 61 AH (Oct 10, 680 AD).


~bron~