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| | Festival of Muharram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Festival of Muharram (Arabic: احتفال محرم or مناسبة محرم) is an important period of mourning in the Shi'ite branch of Islam. | | | It is to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala when Husayn bin Ali, a grandson of Muhammad, was martyred. | | | These meals are viewed as being special and holy, as they have been consecrated in the name of Husayn, and thus partaking of them is considered an act of communion with God, Husayn, and humanity. |
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| | Muharram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | On 10 Muharram, the Day of Ashurah is commemorated by Shi'ite Muslims as the anniversary of the martrydom of Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. | | | Muharram (Arabic: محرم) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. | | | The Festival of Muharram takes place during this month in which Shia Muslims especially commemorate the Battle of Karbala. |
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| | Muharram, Moharram, Festival Of Muharram, Muharram Celebrations, Legend Of Muharram, Muharram Festival In Shias, Muslim ... |
| | Muharram is observed by the Shia community of Muslims in commemoration of the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Imam Hussain, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in AD 680. | | | Muharram is observed in all the Shia communities in India. | | | Muharram, or the sacred month, marks the beginning of the Muslim year. |
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| | Muharram is not a festival in the celebratory sense as it mourns the Karbala tragedy when Imam Husain, grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was martyred in the early days of Islamic history. | | | Muharram is so called because it is a sacred month and to confirm its sanctity one can read the Allaah's words "so wrong not yourselves therein…" mean do not wrong yourselves in these sacred months, because sin in these months is worse than in other months. | | | Surf India » Festivals of India » Islam » Muharram |
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| | About Kerala > All about kerala, Arts, Kerala Tourism,Travels, Ayurveda, Boat races, Backwaters, Cultural Heritage, ... |
| | The navarathri festival is called Desara in Karnataka and kali puja in Bengal is celebrated by the Hindus of Kerala.The festival is dedicated to Devi, the divine mother and is celebrated in the month of kanni (September- October). | | | Onam is the most important national festival of Kerala, falls in the month of Chingam (August-September). | | | During the festival season, the Vishwanatha temple and the agraharas (traditional houses) of settler Tamil |
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| | INDIAN MIRROR - Muslim Festivals in India |
| | Muharram is in fact a sort of ceremony for showing gratitude to the departed souls who fought so bravely for preserving their faith. | | | It is one of the grandest festivals of the Muslims and it is also called Bakrid. | | | The Muslims invite their friends and relatives for a grand feast on this day. |
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| | Moharram, islamic festival muharram, Imam Hussein, Shia Muslims |
| | For the first ten days of Muharram, which begins this year on July 13, Muslims gather in mosques and shrines, in mosques and shrines, dressed in black to mourn for Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammed who was slain with his family and followers in the battle of Karbala in the year 680. | | | They carried the martyr’s head to the castle of Kufa, and the inhuman Obaidullah struck in on the mouth with a cane.” The story of Hussein’s martyrdom is told in parts during the first days of Muharram, in gatherings known as majlises where the Shias gather, dressed in black. | | | I have seen her shed more tears on the tenth of Muharram than she does on November 19 the day when my father died. |
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| | Holidays & Attractions |
| | Muharram festival commemorates the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). | | | The extent of the festivities, on this occasion, is restricted because of the fact that the same marks the death anniversary of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) as well. | | | On the 10th day of Muharram, large processions are formed and the devoted followers parade the streets holding banners and carrying models of the mausoleum of Hazrat Imam Hussain and his people, who fell at Karbala. |
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| | The Multifaith Calendar: Religious Holidays for March and April, 2001 |
| | Other festivals celebrate the importance of the scriptures; the founding of the Khalsa; a battle in which forty Sikhs gave their lives for their Guru; the release of the sixth Guru, and the beginning of the New Year. | | | Ashura' commemorates the martyrdom of Husain (Prophet Muhammad's grandson) on Muharram 10th, AH 61 (680 CD). | | | Festivals characteristically include fasting, Puja (worship or acts of devotion to a deity) and feasting. |
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| | DESTINATION INDIA : FESTIVAL-UTTAR PRADESH |
| | The Badri-Kedar Festival at the holy shrines of Badrinath and Kedarnath. | | | U.P. Tourism's unique Buddhist festival, the Buddha Mahotsav, awaits you on your quest of the divine..... | | | Uttar Pradesh, a home to great Buddhist traditions it has also been the home of Gautam Buddha. |
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| | This festival marks the end of the Hajj or holy pilgrimage, which is one of the 5 pillars of Islam. | | | The festival of The Night of Power marks the night in which the Qur’an was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by Allah. | | | This festival commemorates the Hijra (or Hegira) in 622 CE when the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) moved from Mecca to Medina. |
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| | Fairs And Festivals Of India in October |
| | This colourful festival of dance and music is held at Rajgir, the ancient capital of the Magadha kings - the land where the Buddha meditated and preached. | | | This festival of lights is the prettiest and the most eagerly awaited occasion in India. | | | Muharram Marwar Festival Diwali Gandhi Jayanti Rajgir Mahotsav |
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| | The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi in August/September is dedicated to the popular elephant-headed god Ganesh. | | | Deepavali is indeed a much awaited festival in India for the sheer joy and happiness of exchanging gifts, decorating their houses and the fun and excitement of bursting fire crackers by the young and old alike. | | | The massive Kumbh Mela festival commemorates an ancient battle between gods and demons for a pitcher (kumbh). |
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| | Festivals of Kashmir-webindia123.com |
| | The Muslim festival, Muharram, marks the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the prophet's grandson, who was murdered at Karbala. | | | It is held at an ancient temple at Verinag, the source of the Jhelum, in which Hindus coming from all parts of the valley, participate along with some local Muslims. | | | Three days before the festival, the worship of Shiva and Parvati starts. |
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| | PRINCIPAL INDIAN HOLIDAYS, India Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com |
| | M Muharram: Festival to commemorate the martyrdom of the (Shi'ite) Imam, the Prophet's grandson and popular saint, Hussain. | | | H Ganga Dussehra (10 Jyaishtha): Bathing festival to celebrate the descent to earth of the goddess of the Ganges. | | | H Floating Festival (16 Magha) at Madurai (Tamil Nadu). |
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| | Death and Sexualiy in Hinduism and Islam: The Marriage of Lat-Bhairo and Ghazi Miyan |
| | Whereas the 5th or the 7th of Muharram, depending on the place, celebrates the marriage processions of Qassim, son of Hasan, with Fatima (or Sakina), the favorite daughter of his uncle Husain, the remaining days are consecrated to the commemoration of their death and to their funerals. | | | They were—the Prophet Muhammad, ’Ali, his cousin-german and adopted son, Fâtima, the daughter of the Prophet and wife of ’Ali, and their sons, Hasan and Husain, whose tragical fate is commemorated with such ardent sympathy at the annual festival of Muharram" (Crooke 1896, 1:202). | | | Whereas the (triumphant) Sunni Caliph was the defender and propagator of the Islamic polity vis-a-vis the infidels, the (martyred) Shia Imam became the sacrificial focus of an ever-belied messianic expectation of the imminent abrogation of the religious law (shariat) that (provisionally) held this community (umma) together (Jambet 1990). |
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| | webindia123.com-festivals of karnataka-ramzan-muharram-deepavali |
| | This festival of lights begins on the 13th day of the dark half of the lunar month of Aswija and lasts for about five days. | | | During the Ramzan month, they take their food only before dawn and again after dusk after offering their prayers in the evening. | | | At the end of the month the Muslims congregate in the central place, offer prayers, and exchange greetings. |
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| | Ta'ziyeh: Performing Iran's Living Epic Tradition - Arts & Culture - Asia Society |
| | Once Shiite Islam was officially recognized as Iran's state religion in the sixteenth century, royal patronage ensured that the Muharram festival observances would assume a central position in the cultural and religious identity of the country, and the festival became a unifying force for the nation. | | | Although the massacre of Hussein and his followers historically took place in one day on the tenth of Muharram, the battle is divided into many different episodes performed on separate days. | | | Tradition has it that this took place on the first day of the month of Muharram. |
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| | THE IRANIAN: Drama, Ta'ziyeh, Peter Chelkowski |
| | According to Persian legend, the daughter of the last Persian king of the Sasanid dynasty was taken captive during the Muslim invasion and married to Hussein. | | | At the same time as the Muharram ceremonies were flourishing and developing under the Safavid rule, a second important and popular form of religious expression came into being. | | | In the first years of the sixteenth century, when under the Safavid dynasty, Persia, which had always been a strong cultural power, again became a political power, Shi'ite Islam was established as the state religion and was used to unify the country, especially against the aggressive Ottomans and Uzbeks who were adherents of Sunnite Islam. |
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| | DESTINATION INDIA : FESTIVAL-ORISSA |
| | Rath Yatra or the Car Festival of Puri, held in the month of June/July, is the most sacred and important of the festivals of Orissa. | | | Literally the festival of bath, it closely follows Chandan Yatra. | | | A large number of pilgrims from all over the country pour into Puri to witness this colourful festival. |
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| | INDBAZAAR Festivals- Your guide to the colourful Indian Festivals. |
| | This is originally, a Tamilian -Muslim tradition, which is part of the Muharram Festival in Tamil Nadu. | | | Thus ends the most eagerly awaited festival of Kerala, after ten whole days of revelry and rejoicement. | | | These days are filled with prayers, worship, feasts, dancing and sports. |
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| | Ashurah |
| | The Day of Āshūrāh, sometimes spelled Aashurah, ‘Ashurah or Aashoorah (Arabic عاشوراء, ʿĀšūrāʾ), falls on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Festival of Muharram. | | | The word ashurah means simply tenth in Arabic; hence the festival's name, literally translated, means "the tenth day". | | | It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Festival of Muharram. |
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| | The Muharram festival was marked by two small riots in Monghyr, the Hindus being the aggressors on one occasion and the Muslims on the other. | | | The majority of these riots occurred during the celebration of a religious festival by one or other of the two communities, whilst some arose out of the playing of music by Hindus in the neighbourhood of mosques or out of the slaughter of cows by the Muslims. | | | The Muslims of this city objected to the noise of religious ceremonies in certain Hindu private houses which they said disturbed worshippers at prayers in a neighbouring mosque. |
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| | The fact that this ten-day mourning festival commemorating the first two Muslim martyrs lost its popularity is related to the process of Islamization and changes in religious leadership from landowners and merchants to more orthodox intellectuals. | | | This intimate form of greeting, which also occurs at religious festivals and marriages, expresses affection and solidarity and is a way of reconfirming Muslim identity. | | | The tendency toward Islamic orthodoxy seems to have affected local religious practices, as seen in the gradual disappearance of the Muharram festival in Port Louis. |
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| | Universal Quest Newsletter Issue #12 |
| | Thus the closer the equinox festival is to March 21, the more recent its origin; the closer it is to March 25, the more likely that it is very ancient; or, as in the case of Christian festivals, superseded an older "pagan" festival. | | | One of the major festival days of the year, because was the day of the Spring Equinox in ancient times, and is positioned nine months before the great festival of 12/25. | | | This left 3/25 to become what it has been in the Roman Catholic calendar ever since: the Feast of the Annunciation, the moment when the angel revealed to Mary that she was now carrying the Divine Child who was to be born 9 months later, on 12/25. |
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| | HIMAL SOUTH ASIAN |
| | The slaughter of Ali is one of the pivotal events that led to a divide between the ‘mainstream’ Sunni and Shi’ite communities, with the latter ascrib-ing special importance to the family of Ali. | | | A Muharram festival: The holiday marks the death of Ali. | | | Among certain Hindu castes in Rajasthan, the Karbala battle is recounted by staging plays in which the death of Imam Hussain is enacted, after which the women of the village come out in a procession, crying and cursing Yazid for his cruelty. |
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| | Windows on Asia |
| | The festivals of India may be based on; harvest; change of season; begining of the new year for different religions and societies; historical-birth/death anniversaries of great men, marking a day in history (independence day, republic day); ideological-good versus evil, death and ressurection, sacrifice etc. | | | India has hundreds of different festivals that vary by region, religion, season and social fervor. | | | Sources: indiantravelportal.com; Culture and Customs of India, Carol E. Henderson; Popular Festivals of India by Sunil Kumar Nag; indiamirror.com ; |
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| | Festival of Malaysia - Awal Muharram |
| | The start of Muslim year or calendar, Muharram, coincides with Prophet Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina on the first of Muharram in 622AD. | | | To signify this occasion, Muslims attend to various religious activities, spiritual singing, religious meeting throughout the country. |
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| | The first day of Shawwal is Eid-Ul-Fitr, the day of festival and when all sins are forgiven as a reward for fasting and prayers in the month of Ramadan. | | | has reported to have said, It is my thought that by fasting on the 10th of Muharram Allah Ta'aalaa will pardon the sins of the past year. | | | On this day he who spends more lavishly for the sake of his family members, Allah Ta'aalaa will bestow blessing upon the sustenance of the following year. |
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| | A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held during the first ten days of the month Mohurrum. | | | Days, During, Festival, First, Held, Mohammedan, Month, Of, Sect, Ten, The, Year | | | Days, During, Festival, First, Held, Month, Sect, Ten, Year |
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| | Thus, while not all migrants are interested in Islamic revivalism, many have been forced to define themselves first and foremost as Muslim, and in their religious institutions, their mosques, madrasas and festivals, increasingly join with other Muslims to create a universalist Islam (Eade 1990). | | | It would be incorrect to present religion in Talukpur in terms of a straightforward dichotomy between 'purists' and non-purists. | | | Such activities include Haj, donations to the mosque or madrasa, and the giving of generous sacrifice (korbani) at religious festivals. |
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| | HINDU FUNDAMENTALISM |
| | Tilak’s strategy was calculated and very effective: the new Ganesha festival (first celebrated in 1893) would compete with the Muslim festival of Muharram, which Hindus had always attended. | | | For purposes of our study of Hindu fundamentalism, Tilak was instrumental in inventing a powerful new form of devotionalism centered on the elephant god Ganesha. | | | The followers of Shiv Shena, a fundamentalist organization in Mumbai, proudly proclaim that, after the bomb tests, Hindus were no longer eunuchs and now could stand up to the world as real men. |
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| | Sacred Earth Destination Guide - India - Festivals |
| | Muharram - Muslim festival in honor of the Prophet Mohammed' grandson- Imam Hussein | | | Hemis Festival - Buddhist festival, celebrates the birthday of Guru Padmasambhava. | | | Mewar Festival - in honor of the Goddess Gauri /Parvati |
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| | LORD CLIVE - LoveToKnow Article on LORD CLIVE |
| | It was the great Mahommedan festival, the Muharram, which is sacred to the memory of Husain, the son of Ali. | | | Clive had received secret intelligence of the design, had made his arrangements, and, exhausted by fatigue, had thrown himself on his bed. |
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| | The festival of Muharram commemorates the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, (in Karbala, Iraq), the grandson of the Holy. | | | This festival starts at the 1st day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic Lunar Calendar, and lasts for 10. | | | Some Shi’a show their grief and sorrow by inflicting wounds on their bodies. |
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| | The World of Angaria |
| | There is a small sect of Tâbi’een that believes Muharram is also the celebration of the birth of Ilâh’s daughter, Shi’ah [reverence of the prophet’s family]. | | | The Sahabah celebrate Qadar with fervor, and observe the time of Muharram with executions and prayer for the wicked people of Tâbi’een. | | | It is a festival in the tradition of every celebration of debauchery. |
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| | Prithviraj gathered his troops and went to Thoda during the festival of Muharram. | | | Ms second son Prithviraj wanted to win Tarabai's hand also, Tarabai laid the same condition to him. |
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| | Built in 1837, the Chota Imambara is called the Palace of Lights because of its chandeliers that come alive during the Muslim festival of Muharram. | | | Imambara is where Muslims commence celebrations for the festival of | | | The Chota Imambara, with its golden dome, silver throne and gold-edged mirrors, is the grander of the two Imambaras. |
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| | And with the traditionally tense, Muslim holy festival of Muharram already underway, the authorities fear the security situation could become even worse in the coming days. | | | In January General Musharraf gave a landmark speech in which he declared that Islamic militants faced their "day of reckoning". | | | It is a reminder that General Pervez Musharraf's campaign against religious extremists has, so far, made little impact inside Pakistan. |
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| | Festivals of India - A celebration of religious faiths | | | Dusshera - A ten day festival marking the win of good over evil | | | Id - Ul - Fitr - The festival of fasting, Ramzan |
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| | Lucknow : Planning a Trip |
| | Festivals -- Rooted in Shia Muslim traditions, Lucknow enjoys some unique customs, the most significant of which is Muharram, a festival that commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet's grandson. | | | Whereas in other parts of the world, Muharram lasts between 10 and 12 days, in Lucknow it extends over 2 months and 8 days. |
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| | Preparations for the festival of Muharram in April reflect the easy-going attitude to religion that is prevalent in Azerbaijan. | | | Muharram is the first month of the Muslim calendar and marks a period of mourning for Imam Hussein, the murdered grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. | | | In other Muslim countries, it is a solemn festival when weddings and other celebrations are banned and people are forbidden to dress in bright clothing. |
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| | On-site with Project Ahimsa: Shanti Program Children Discuss Their Riot Experience |
| | He said, “This is played when Tajiya is done” Tajiya is a procession performed on Muharram, a festival marking a day of mourning marking the day when one of the grandsons of the prophet Muhammad was martyred. | | | Tajiya procession (traditional Muslim parade) in Ahmedabad, Feb 20th featuring a silver adorned Masjid (temple) | | | After discussing the festival, we launched into a discussion on Islam. |
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| | Celebration in Shi'i Islam during the first 10 days in the Muharram month, the first in the Muslim Calendar. | | | Shi'is believe that the 10th Muharram is the actual death date of Husayn. | | | On the 10th Muharram, the Ashura, the festival reaches its maximum. |
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| | The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation |
| | “Though we don’t know the Muslim way of worship, we invite a Muslim priest for the Muharram festival,” he said. | | | Madurai, March 3 (PTI): Over 500 Hindu families of Muthuvanthidal village in Sivaganga district observed the Muslim festival of Muharram last night. | | | Kannaiyan, a local resident, said that every year annadanam was organised at the mosque during important Muslim festivals. |
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