TA'ZIYAH


Meaning of TA'ZIYAH in English

/teuh zee"yeuh/ , n. (in Shi'ite Islam)

a passion play commemorating the martyrdom of Hussein, grandson of Muhammad and son of Ali and Fatima, on the tenth of Muharram, A.D. 680.

[ ta'ziyah lit., consolation ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .