SOME MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT ASHURA:

This is the day Prophet Adam (as) was created.

This is the day when Allah accepted the repentance of Adam (as).

This is the day when Ibrahim (as) was born.

This is the day the Qiyamat (Doomsday) will occur. (From hadiths we know Qayamat will occur on a friday, but does not specify which month).

Whoever takes bath on the day of Ashura will never get ill.

Muharram is an evil or unlucky month. (Due to the battle of Karbala).

Marriages should not be held in Muharram.

All of the above are Misconceptions based on UNauthentic traditions. This Misconception can be easily removed viewing the fact that on that Same day Husain (ra) was martyred, The Prophet Moses [Musa] (as) and his followers (many years back) were Saved from Pharaoh which is the REASON Why Prophet Muhammad [saw] observed the fast on Ashura day [10th of Muharram] and ordered Muslims to do the same.

INNOVATIONS and Things TO BE Avoided in the Sacred Month of Muharram:-

Preparing special dishes or meals.

Holding lamentation and mourning ceremonies in memory of the martyrdom of Sayyidna Husain (ra).

Cursing the Companions of the Prophet (saw).

Wearing black clothes and starving and refusing to drink in memory of the Matyrdom of Sayyidna Husain (ra).

All these are deviant practices which go against the teachings of Quran and the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (saw).