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Ashura – 222 viewsAshura is 10 th of Moharam , the Shias celebrate the Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, there is a seeeping heaviness in the air, a scorching dryness, a surrendering moment of grief.
Seas of black humanity, cacading with families carrying the Tazias, children leading from the front trudging, reciting the matam moving towards Karbala Talkatora.
Today after 9 days the water has run dry, the sabils are ghostly , no children serving water, just a languishing lassitude of a momotonous memory.
Moharam in Lucknow is ultimate , two months eight days you live breathe Moharam.
Yes you relive Moharam.Every house has a majlis, going on, the bylanes of Pata Nala, drag your feet towards Chup Tazia house, Maulana Ashfaque, talking about Moharam in sepia toned eras of Mir Anis, in times of Mir Dabir, or Mir Taki Mir.
Patronised fiercely by the Shia charcater of the Nawabs of Avadh.
Today it is the heritage of Karbala , kep alibe by theNawabs in the various Rozas at Bada Imambada , Chota Imam bada, Kazmain.
The Nawabs lit a candle that is incandescent for all time.
Azadri cannot will not die.
The Nawabs of Avadh gave up their kingdoms to keep Azadrari alive.
Shia Gulabis, Shia Wahabbis, post modern Nakkanis or any vested interest anti Shia, cannot uproot the cry of Ya Hussain .
Man dies , generations die over the corpses of the dead rises anothr generation, beating his chest, cutting his forehead scourging, keeping the apsidistra of shiasm on the window sill alive… for all to see …Kulu Yomin Ashura .
Everyday is Ashura.
June 7th, 2007
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Blood is Thicker than Water – 215 viewsThis was shot on Ashur day in Lucknow , the procession scourging its way way to Karbala Talkatora, a long distance walk from Nakhas, the Sunni areas that fall on this route heavily barricaded to avoid untoward repecrussion , aggravating the Sunni Shia axis of traditional hate.
Now with the Wahabbi elements, who have a puritanical view of Islam, the defiance on both sides is great.The recent Shia Sunni riots have shown that the hardliners of both communities batter each other with villifying campaigns, in the end it is the common person who suffers during the ensuing curfew..skirmishes is the order of the day, in the bylanes, of old Lucknow old personal enemities, revenge are overscored , under the guise of sectarian violence.The charge sheeters on both sides have a field day,settling old accounts..
The Shias among themselves are perilously divided, each Mullah has his own agenda, the followers of the Mullah unmoved , blindfolded loyalty, healing has not yet moved in here , it is just one word one fuel that keeps the city of old Lucknow on its toes Sectarian Hate .
The political machinery happy too, keep the Muslims fragmented , let them kill each other, chaos within their folds , is nice way of diverting the States other economic or law and order stagnation.Uttar Pradesh is always in the corridors of news..not a single day goes by , without , some story or new on this politically power keg of a state.
I have decided if I strike it rich, before I leave this planet I want to become a goat farmer , an agriculturist..stitching clothes is getting on my nerves, people are always shamefully naked in public even with their clothes on.
Give up all this one finger Blogging Floogging for good, I know Google Search will miss me for this free service, no adsense no nonsense…no donations either or I would have bought an high end Canon Camera…shot more Naga Sadhus..
I also hope someone going to Amarnath Yatra takes me along..
Blood is the Tragedy of Karbala Water is the tragedy of the river Euphrates ..the confluence of blood meeting water is called Mashke Sakina ..symbolising Shiasm in a water pouch.
Sometimes Hate has a peculiar connotation, it was Hate for the enemies of Imam Hussain that kept Shiasm alive for 1400 years.
This public flogging of the enemies of the Imam in loud mouthed curses is called Tabarah.
Sometimes a photo blog reaches those places where a Mullah fears to tread…
June 7th, 2007
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Shia Graves – 208 views
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Heads and Shoulders – 202 views
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Going Home – 210 views
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Tazias on the move – 187 views
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Ashura and a Western Thought – 203 viewsUnsure on Ashura
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courtesy Angel Publishing LLC. Sam Hopkins
Ashura means “tenth,” the day of the Islamic month of Muharram on which one of the most important battles in history took place. Fifty years after his death, Muhammad’s followers and family were locked in strife over who had the right to continue the Prophet’s work of spreading Islam.
This year’s Ashura, always the same in the Islamic calendar, falls on Tuesday, January 30.
Muhammad’s cousin Ali had married his daughter, Fatima, establishing the line of imams (religious leaders) to whom Shi’ite Muslims are loyal. Shi’a, the community’s name, is actually an Arabic contraction of shi’at Ali, “the faction of Ali.”
In the Islamic year 61 (680 a.d./c.e.), an epic battle unfolded at Karbala, in what is now Iraq.
When the dust settled, 72 members of Muhammad’s family, Banu Hashim, were dead. Hussein ibn Ali, Muhammad’s grandson, was decapitated and his body mutilated. This was unequivocal civil war.
This may be ancient history, but it makes it that much more difficult for foreigners or, more importantly, those who would meddle without even a passing awareness of sectarian nuance, to sort out the disordered state of Iraq since 2003.
Following the ouster of Saddam Hussein, Shi’ites recommenced their annual treks to Karbala, and Sunnis seized the opportunity to inflict maximum carnage, killing scores during Ashura in 2004. This was perhaps the first major indication of the internecine horror that would rear its head in the post-Ba’athist period.
Ahead of this year’s Ashura, heavy fighting erupted on Sunday in Najaf, where Iraqi forces have been in charge of security since December 20. A Sunni insurgent group was thought to be entrenched there along the road to Karbala, aiming to attack processions of Shi’ite pilgrims on their way to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein.
Instead, it emerged on Monday that the group was actually a Shi’ite doomsday cult led by a man claiming to be the Mahdi (”guided one”), an Elijah-like personage in Islam expected to usher in a perfect world before the End of Days. He planned to do this by destroying the leadership of what is ostensibly his own community.
“Every day is Ashura and every land is Karbala”
Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the militant political organization Hizbullah in Lebanon, voiced the Shi’ite refrain, “Every day is Ashura and every land is Karbala” in reference to his own warfare with Israel.
Nasrallah also promised victory over his enemies on behalf of all Arabs and all of Islam. But would all Arabs or all Muslims accept him as defender of the faith? Certainly not.
There is also the issue of Ashura as the most prominent precedent of martyrdom in Shi’a Islam. Comprising only 15% of the ummah, as the Islamic community is known, Shi’ites have endured oppression in nearly every country where they are a minority-and even in some, like Iraq and Bahrain, where they are a majority.
Did the Shi’a forge an identity despite or because of their tribulations starting at Karbala? Would victory have diluted their faith or decentralized their leadership? Those questions may be up for reevaluation in modern times, with the ascendant power of the Shi’ite state of Iran and their factional strength in Lebanon and Iraq.
Eschatology notwithstanding, martyrdom is worldly defeat. Long-downtrodden Shi’ites are now tasting their first hint of victory, and they will crave more. The Sunni establishment is visibly rattled by this thought. A leading Saudi cleric, Abdul Rahman al-Barak, issued a fatwa (religious edict) in late December condemning Shi’ites as “more dangerous than Jews or Christians.”
Such resounding defamations within Islam indicate more turning points in history’s current course. While the neo-conservatives and Bush have been too focused on making history reflect the past, a succession of daily events reminds us that what is thought to be finished is seldom, if ever, forgotten.
Regards,
Sam Hopkins
Shias in Iraq mark Ashura festival amid tight security
courtesy CBC News
June 7th, 2007
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Pinted Mask of Pain – 171 views
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Tazias on the move – 187 views
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Girls Child Pair – 148 views
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Dead Man sleeping – 177 views
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Homing in on the Tazias – 173 views
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