The Image of Ashura As A Mourning or A Tragedy

Using the method of phenomenology to explore the distinction between tragedy as a narrative genre in performing arts and tragedy as a real-life phenomenon, I aim to present a tragic interpretation of the event of Karbala. In order to provide meaning to this unique field of social experience, I examine the Ashura event from a tragic perspective and seek to address the main question: what sets apart the story of Karbala as a tragic event from mourning in the genre of tragedy? The research findings indicate that the misrepresentation of the Karbala event fails to capture the true essence of this occurrence and prevent it from being identified globally as a dynamic culture. By analyzing components such as awareness, necessity, certainty, existential suffering, illness, and ultimate death, the event of Ashura can be better understood in its tragic dimension. Through active participation in the mourning ceremony, which carries profound tragic influences, individuals can grasp the concept of the “sublime”. Consequently, the tragedy of Karbala have consistently remained dynamic and captivating, serving as a source of inspiration for social transformation, and with vitality at its core. These aspects are incompatible with the passive state of mourning.