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Ashura

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Ashura
land of punishment for those who die angry. [Jap. Myth.: Jobes, 140]
See : Punishment


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Shiites are supposed to suffer, and some of the greatest figures in their history, like Ali and Hussein, led disastrous military campaigns; Hussein's martyrdom at the battle of Karbala is still celebrated today during the Ashura festival.
Let's You and Him Fight; The Syrians cheer on Hezbollah by Smith, Lee / The Weekly Standard
``On Ashura, the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, we remember the prophet Nos and how the Ark landed on Mount Ararat,'' Demirkan said.
PUDDING PULLS TWO FAITHS TOGETHER LUTHERAN, MUSLIM SERVICE A ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
They lick their lips, savor their misfortune," he writes of those watching an Ashura passion play.
Persian letters: three personal accounts of modern Iran by Young, Michael / Reason
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