Mirza Ferdous Alam
HUSSAINI DALAN ON ASHURA DAY
The Day of Ashura is on the tenth day of the month of Muharram in the Islamic Calendar.
It is commemorated by Muslims as a day of mourning of the martyrdom of Hazrat Husayn (May allah be pleased with him) the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) at the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram in the year 61 AH ( in AHt: October 10, 680 CE). The massacre of Hazrat Husayn (May allah be pleased with him) with small group of his companions and family members had great impact on the religious conscience of Muslims. Especially Shia Muslims have ever remembered it with sorrow and passion. Mourning for the Prophet's (pbuh) grand son and his companions began almost immediately after the Battle of Karbala, by his survivor relatives and supporters and continued till to date all over the Muslim world.
In almost all the Muslim majority countries including Bangladesh and even in India Ashura is a national holiday. I shot the moment in front of Hussaini Dalan (the main Imamabara or house of Imams of Shia Muslims) in the old part of Dhaka where people from all walks of life gathered to commemorate the very special day.
HUSSAINI DALAN ON ASHURA DAY
The Day of Ashura is on the tenth day of the month of Muharram in the Islamic Calendar.
It is commemorated by Muslims as a day of mourning of the martyrdom of Hazrat Husayn (May allah be pleased with him) the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) at the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram in the year 61 AH ( in AHt: October 10, 680 CE). The massacre of Hazrat Husayn (May allah be pleased with him) with small group of his companions and family members had great impact on the religious conscience of Muslims. Especially Shia Muslims have ever remembered it with sorrow and passion. Mourning for the Prophet's (pbuh) grand son and his companions began almost immediately after the Battle of Karbala, by his survivor relatives and supporters and continued till to date all over the Muslim world.
In almost all the Muslim majority countries including Bangladesh and even in India Ashura is a national holiday. I shot the moment in front of Hussaini Dalan (the main Imamabara or house of Imams of Shia Muslims) in the old part of Dhaka where people from all walks of life gathered to commemorate the very special day.