Two Ashuras

Syed Zafar Abbas, Editor

It was inevitable, wasn't it?

For the last couple of years, there have been three Eids in the UK. Depending on the school of thought and even within Shi'as, divisions have been commonplace. Up until now, there has always been one day of Ashura, but this year it is about to change. The majority of the UK has commemorated the 1st of Muharram on Monday 29th December 2008, but some Shi'as have commemorated it on Tuesday 30th December. This means there will be two Ashuras in the very same city. This is a sad state of affairs, where the 'aza of Imam Husain should not have to be subjected to, and there needs to be a discussion between the leaders of the community in order to solve this situation and make sure that the azadari is the no. 1 focus in this holy month, and nothing else.