Township Mosque Commemorates One Of Shia Islam’s Most Sacred Days

October 12, 2016 Religion

2016-day-before-ashura-2 — Syed Ali Hur Kamoonpuri speaks to attendees at the Shab-e-Ashura event held Oct. 11 at the Masjid-e-Ali Mosque.

One of Shia Islam’s most sacred days was commemorated Oct. 11 at the Masjid-e-Ali Mosque on Cedar Grove Lane.

Shab-e-Ashura – literally, “The Night Before the 10th – is the day before the day that the grandson of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad and 71 of his followers were killed in Karbala, Iraq, by the army of Yazid I, head of the caliphate at that time. Husain Ibn Ai and his family and followers refused to pledge allegiance to Yazid and believed that Yazid had perpetrated injustices against the people and was corrupt.

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