A PARADE will be held on a major Bradford road today to mark the holy day of Ashura.
The procession will take place in the Great Horton area between 10am and 1pm, taking in Great Horton Road, All Saints Road and Laisteridge Lane.
It is marked on the tenth day of Muharram - the first month of the Islamic calendar - and is observed by both Sunni and Shia muslims.
The scene from a previous year's Ashura parade in Bradford (Image: Newsquest)
It is marked with a voluntary day of fasting, commemorating the day Nuh (Noah) left the Ark and the day Musa (Moses) was saved from the Egyptians by God.
However, for Shia Muslims, Ashura is a day of mourning the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Holy Prophet, in 680 AD at Karbala in modern-day Iraq.
He was killed by political rivals alongside an army of 72 men at the battle of Karbala.
Hussein’s body was mutilated, leading to his martyrdom.
The day is of great religious significance to members of the Shia community and processions take place across the world.
🚌 #BRADFORD All Saints Road will be closed TODAY between 1000 - 1300 for the Ashura Parade.
— metrotravelnews (@MetroTravelNews) July 28, 2023
🚌 @FirstWestYorks 613 and 614 divert via Laisteridge Lane, Canterbury Avenue, Little Horton Lane and Southfield Lane. #WYBus pic.twitter.com/u2TqAavzYj
First tweeted that its 613 and 614 buses will divert via Laisteridge Lane, Canterbury Avenue, Little Horton Lane and Southfield Lane between 10am and 1pm.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article