Commemoration of Karbala

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religion
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Remembrance_of_Muharram
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Islamic_calendar
gptkb:martyrdom
gptkb:Shiism
Imam Husayn's family
gptkbp:culminatesIn gptkb:Ashura
gptkbp:date gptkb:10th_of_Muharram
gptkbp:duration first ten days of Muharram
gptkbp:features reenactments
public processions
recitation of elegies
mourning rituals
majlis (gatherings)
self-flagellation (in some communities)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Commemoration of Karbala
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Shia_theology
cultural traditions
Islamic history
gptkbp:involves gptkb:charity
religious sermons
visiting shrines
public mourning
distribution of food
gptkbp:location gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Azerbaijan
gptkb:Bahrain
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Pakistan
other countries
worldwide
gptkbp:mainEvent gptkb:Ashura
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Al-Abbas_Shrine_in_Karbala
gptkb:Imam_Husayn_Shrine_in_Karbala
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Shia_Muslims
some Sunni Muslims
gptkbp:originatedIn 7th century CE
gptkbp:purpose to mourn the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali
to promote values of justice and sacrifice
to remember the Battle of Karbala
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Battle_of_Karbala
gptkb:Imam_Husayn_ibn_Ali
gptkbp:symbolizes gptkb:martyrdom
resistance
struggle against oppression
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Twelver_Shia_Muslims
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6