Tag: hijra
Fasting on Ashura, Yom Kippur and Tisha B’Av
On this year of 2016, Muslims observe the fast of Ashura on October 11; and Jews observe the fast of Yom Kippur on Wednesday...
Ashura in Mainstream Islam
Dr. Mohammed Maarouf is a Professor of Ethnography and Cultural Studies at Chouaib Doukkali University, Morocco.
El Jadida, Morocco—Historically, Ashura does not belong to the solar agrarian calendar....
