Ashara Mubaraka

Ashara Mubaraka, or the Blessed Ten, is a period of ten days at the start of the Islamic new year that is dedicated to remembering the tragedy of Karbala and the plight of Imam Husain, his family and companions as well as their stand for Islam, justice, truth and humanity.

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His Holiness delivering his first Ashara Mubaraka sermons as head of the Dawoodi Bohra community

The Significance of Ashara Mubaraka

For Dawoodi Bohras around the world, remembering the sacrifices of Imam Husain in Kabala is an essential tenet of their faith and part of their daily life. Ashara Mubaraka is the epitome of this remembrance. Like millions of Muslims across the world, the Dawoodi Bohra community under the guidance and leadership of the 53 rd al-Daʿi al-Mutlaq, His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, dedicates these days to the remembrance and lament of Imam Husain and seeks blessings from this deeply spiritual event. For the Dawoodi Bohra community, Ashara Mubaraka is akin to a spiritual, educational and material journey of growth and development. 

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Children volunteers serve water and milk to community members during Muharram in Mumbai.
Dawoodi Bohras in a congregation (majlis)
Dawoodi bohras attending an Ashara Mubaraka Sermon

The Majalis (congregations)

Every single Dawoodi Bohra community centre across the world hosts the event for its local congregation with a series of majalis or assemblies in the morning and the evening.

A journey of learning and self-improvement

The remembrance of Imam Husain is inherently linked to Islamic history and philosophy, which His Holiness expounds upon in his sermons.

His Holiness’ counsel and guidance throughout the year, and especially during Ashara Mubaraka, are the source and foundation of the community’s ethos: the expression of a strong Islamic identity that resonates with values of loyalty, patriotism, lawfulness and generosity — values which encourage Dawoodi Bohras to be exemplary citizens of the countries they live in and ideal members of today’s global society.

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