Religious Studies GCSE

Ashura

What Ashura means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.

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A commemoration; for Shi'a Muslims it marks the martyrdom of Husayn at Karbala, while Sunni Muslims observe it as the day Musa was saved from the Egyptians.

AQA · Islam - 3.1.5.2 Practices

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Islam - 3.1.5.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)

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