Friday December 13, 2024

Ashura 2009


Reenactment of death of Imam Hussain’s martyred son in Manama, Bahrain.
January 2009
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New Years
Thursday January 1
-15 years, -11 months, -12 days
or -5825 days

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456

Epiphany
Tuesday January 6
-15 years, -11 months, -7 days
or -5820 days

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Ashura
Wednesday January 7
-15 years, -11 months, -6 days
or -5819 days

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1819

Martin Luther King Day
Monday January 19
-15 years, -10 months, -25 days
or -5807 days

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Ashura for the year 2009 is celebrated/ observed on sundown Tuesday, January 6th ending sundown of Wednesday, January 7th and also sundown Saturday, December 26th ending on sundown of Sunday, December 27th. Ashura which follows the moon cycle in the Islamic(Moon calendar - 354 days to 355 days) calendar is celebrated twice this Gregorian(Sun calendar - 365 days) calendar year.


Ashura marks the 10th day of the 1st month of Muharram on the Islamic lunar calendar. The day commemorates for Shia Muslims the death of Husayn ibn Ali who was the grandson of Muhammad in the Battle of Karbala of October 10, 680 CE. For Sunni Muslims the day relates to when Moses and his followers fled Egypt and where saved by God separating the Red Sea.

Days to Ashura 2009

Tuesday, January 6th is day number 6 of the 2009 calendar year with -15 years, -11 months, -7 days until Ashura 2009.


Ashura
Name(s):Ashura, Hosay, Day of Attonement, Tabuik, Tobot
Type:Observance, Muslim
When:10th day of the month of Muharram on Islamic Calendar

Saturday, December 26th is day number 360 of the 2009 calendar year with -14 years, -11 months, -18 days until Ashura 2009.

Dates for Ashura

HolidayDateDays to Go
Ashura 2023 Tuesday, August 29, 2023 -472
Ashura 2024 Monday, August 19, 2024 -116
Ashura 2025 Friday, August 08, 2025 238
Ashura 2026 Tuesday, July 28, 2026 592
Ashura 2027 Friday, July 16, 2027 945
Ashura 2028 Wednesday, July 05, 2028 1300


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