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he day, Islam Prophet Muhammed’s grandson Husseyn together with 71 family members and supporters were massacred at the battle of Karbala is referred to as “Ashura Day”. The new Caliph Yezid, have sent an army to stop Husseyn reaching the city of Kufa where he was invited to the city as a new Imam and ordered him to swear allegiance to himself. Refusing this, Husseyin and 71 followers were tortured and violently massacred. This was in fact a power struggle for the “Caliphate” (a position as the religious “leader” of Islam community).
Ashura is a day of great sorrow due to the tragic events at Karbala for all Muslims and especially
commemorated by Shi'a Muslims as a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Husseyn.
IGDIR is a city in eastern Turkey near Iran border. Ashura Mourning is commemorated every year according to Islamic calendar by the participation of Shia Muslims. Most of these participants are Azeri by descent.
The night before Ashura Day, people gather in Mosques, pray and perform rituals or visit city square where similar rituals and mourning take place, food is distributed free of charge. The next morning, Ashura Day, congregations of different Mosques within the city form groups and travel to big gathering location on foot. During commemoration ceremonies it is a custom to try feeling the pain Husseyin and his followers have felt. In order to secure this, they beat themselves on the back with chains and cut their skulls with big swords.
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