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Picture taken with a Canon T50, Kodak Gold 200
Der Schrein Zainab bint Alis in Damaskus ist eines der beiden Mausoleen, die beanspruchen, das Mausoleum von Zainab bint Ali – der Tochter von Imam Ali und Fatima, Tochter des Propheten Mohammed, sowie die Schwester von Imam Hasan und Imam Husain – zu sein. Das andere Mausoleum liegt in der ägyptischen Hauptstadt Kairo. Der Schrein ist eine wichtige islamische Pilgerstätte, insbesondere der Schiiten (Wikipedia).
Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque is a mosque located in the city of Sayyidah Zaynab, in the southern suburbs of Damascus, Syria. According to Twelver Shia Muslim tradition, the mosque contains the grave of Zaynab, the daughter of ‘Alī and Fātimah and granddaughter of Muhammad. Sunni Muslim and Ismaili Shia tradition place Zaynab's tomb in the mosque of the same name in Cairo, Egypt. The tomb became a center of Twelver religious studies in Syria and a destination of mass pilgrimage by Twelver Shia Muslims from across the Muslim world (Wikipedia).
Picture taken with a Canon T50, Kodak Gold 200
Der Schrein Zainab bint Alis in Damaskus ist eines der beiden Mausoleen, die beanspruchen, das Mausoleum von Zainab bint Ali – der Tochter von Imam Ali und Fatima, Tochter des Propheten Mohammed, sowie die Schwester von Imam Hasan und Imam Husain – zu sein. Das andere Mausoleum liegt in der ägyptischen Hauptstadt Kairo. Der Schrein ist eine wichtige islamische Pilgerstätte, insbesondere der Schiiten (Wikipedia).
Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque is a mosque located in the city of Sayyidah Zaynab, in the southern suburbs of Damascus, Syria. According to Twelver Shia Muslim tradition, the mosque contains the grave of Zaynab, the daughter of ‘Alī and Fātimah and granddaughter of Muhammad. Sunni Muslim and Ismaili Shia tradition place Zaynab's tomb in the mosque of the same name in Cairo, Egypt. The tomb became a center of Twelver religious studies in Syria and a destination of mass pilgrimage by Twelver Shia Muslims from across the Muslim world (Wikipedia).
Young girl in khorramabad during the ashura ceremony where Shia people jump in a mud pool and then go in front of a fire to dry. Iran
Taken with Sony a7r2
Ashura day in khorramabad in Iran. The people cover themselves with mud as a mourning sign for Hussein death in Shia community.
In Kashan, Iran, the "Mad of Hussein" as they call themselves were mourning in memory of Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad, who was killed by the forces of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I at Karbala (now in Iraq). The shia men were in a giant and dark room, moving and singing in circles for two hours listening to the Mollah words who was telling about glorious life of Hussein. The room was full, lit by very few lights (it is mourning time) and so hot that my camera was like coming out of a bath...Me too!
In Kashan, Iran, the "Mad of Hussein" as they call themselves were mourning in memory of Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad, who was killed by the forces of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I at Karbala (now in Iraq). The shia men were in a giant and dark room, moving and singing in circles for two hours listening to the Mollah words who was telling about glorious life of Hussein. The room was full and so hot that my camera was like coming out of a bath...Me too!
>Taken with Sony a7r
24mm
f8 iso 400 4 seconds
On 7 The July the Shias all over celebrated 13 Rajjab or the birthday of Hazrat Imam Ai , also known as Willadat e Imam Ali.
Background of Imam Ali.
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On the 13th of the month of Rajab, twenty-three years before the migration of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) a child was born in the family of Abu Talib, the light of whom kindled the whole World. Kunaab Mecci narrates about his birth: "We and Abbas (Ibne Abdul Mutalib) were sitting together when suddenly we saw Fatima bint-e-Asad moving towards the Kaabah in the condition having delivery pain and saying "Oh God I have faith in you and the Prophet (i.e., Abraham) who by your command laid the foundation of this house. O God! I swear you by the same Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) and swear you by the child in my womb make this birth comfortable and easy for me."
This was the time when all of us saw with our own eyes that the wall of Kaabah broke apart and Fatima bint-e-Asad entered into the Kaabah. Then the wall again united.
We ran terrified and trembling to our houses to send our women into the Kaabah for the help and assistance of Fatima bint-e-Asad. We did our best but the door did not open. This event surprised all the people of Makkah.
The women of Makkah were anxiously counting moments to meet Fatima bint-e-Asad till the time she came out of the Kaabah along with a beautiful baby, saying, "God has chosen me from among the ladies of Makkah and He made me His guest in His house and gave me meals and fruits of the heaven to eat.
The ladies who were surrounding her in the form of a circle and escorting her to her home asked her, "What name have you given to this child?"
Fatima bint-e-Asad said: "When I was in the Kaabah, I heard a hidden voice call," Name this child "ALI".
Yes! We are talking about Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) the pious man whose childhood and infancy period lasted in such a pure and chaste way that he himself stated in Nahjul Balagha, "The Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) used to pick me in his lap and embrace me and chew the food and put it into my mouth."
Early youth of Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS):
Ali ibn Abu Talib describes this enlightening period of his age as under: The Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) used to go to the Cave of Hira but nobody except he (pbuh) and I did know about it. At the time when the religion of Islam had not yet reached the homes, he (pbuh) and his wife Khatijah (SA) were the only Muslims. I was the next person to them who saw the light of revelation and prophet hood and smelled the fragrance of the Prophet hood.
When the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) of Islam was ordered by God to invite his family members to embrace Islam. Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) according to the advice of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) invited forty persons of the Prophet's family at his home. Although the food was quite little but all of them ate fully well. After the meal was over the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) spoke to those present saying, "Oh the sons of Abdul Mutalib, God has ordered me to invite you to embrace Islam and get you introduced to it."
Whosoever, having believed in my Prophet hood, promises to help and assist me shall be my brother, deputy and successor and my caliph.
He (pbuh) repeated this sentence thrice but no one except "Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS)" gave a positive response. As many times as the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) addressed the persons present, nobody except Imam Ali (AS) answered. Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) was rising again and again to his feet and promising help to him and announcing his faith.
This is the very reason why the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) said: "This Ali, is my brother and successor listen and lend ears to what he says and obey his orders." When Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) entered from his early youth into the phase of puberty, the part of age when all the human energies and powers are strong and firm, even in this part of the life he remained closely associated to the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) like a flying moth which moves around the Candle. He defended Islam and the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) with his strong, energetic arms.
When the enemy besieged and surrounded the Muslims in the battle of Hunain and they abandoned and left behind the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) running away for their lives, it was only and only Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) who defended and saved the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) and made the enemies retreat and take to their heals.
Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) killed Marhab the chief of army of Jews in the Khyber battle, whose power and bravery was making everybody tremble but Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) cut him into two and pulled apart the gate of the Khyber fort which used to be opened and closed by twenty men together. Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) used it as a bridge over the trench for the Islamic army to cross over to the Khyber fort. Many such events are the specimens and evidences about the faith, and spirit of self-sacrifice and devotion of Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS).
Self-Sacrifice and Devotion of Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS):
There is no doubt to it that every body loves his soul and very rarely gets ready to sacrifice it for another person but because of the fact that Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) loved the soul of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) even more than his own one, he got prepared to lay his life for him.
The event takes shape like this. When the polytheists saw that they are in danger, they jointly made a firm determination to take the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) by surprise and martyr him. So all of them gathered in "Dar un Nadva" and choose one person from each family so that every tribe gets involved in getting Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) killed and then no one could take the revenge of him.
The Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) had come to know about this conspiracy through revelation. God ordered him (pbuh) to migrate from Makkah in the darkness of the night. The Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) needed someone, prepared to sacrifice his life and must be a trustworthy secret holder.
Hence, there was no one else except Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) in whom he confided, and told him "God has informed me that the infidels will break through the house to kill me so today you sleep on my bed." Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) smilingly accepted it, because he (as) knew that the life of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) would be saved by his action. In fact, Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) used to say later that the best sleep he had ever had was on that night (Shab-e-Hijrat).
Then the time came when the darkness of the night covered everything and Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) was sleeping on the Prophet's (pbuh) bed calmly and peacefully and the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) came out of his house and started proceeding towards the Cave of Saur with Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA). The infidels besieged the house and got prepared with their swords and spears to attack it. The sooner they were instructed to make it, they break through the house rushing with naked swords. But when they found Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) laying on the bed of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) they immediately moved out of the house desperate and astonished, and sent a few horsemen to search the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh). But not very long afterwards they too returned defeated and hopeless.
Allah liked this action of Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) so much that HE revealed this verse in the Holy Quran: "And among men is he who sells his NAFS (self) in exchange for the pleasure of Allah..." (Surah 2: Baqarah / Verse 207)
Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) and Holy War:
Islam is the religion of peace and tranquility and does not like killing, plundering, and bloodshed. But if some one kills another without any reason then Islam has strong punishment to deal with him.
Of course, if an enemy attacks the Muslims then by the standards of wits, common sense, and religious law, self defense which as a form of Jihad/Jehad becomes essential and indispensable.
All the battles of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) in which Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) fought armed and truthfully were defensive battles.
Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) was such a brave, faithful, holy warrior who never got frustrated and upset and tired of the fighting and battles. He was afraid of no one except God. He used to say "By God if I see that on one side is the truth and on the other side all the rest of the people I, without caring and paying heed to those reproaching me, will fight all alone with my sword, on the way and path of the right, against them.
Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib's (AS) way or Training:
The city of Kufa was the capital of the Islamic Government. People from all over the World used to gather at that point to get the benefit of knowledge and learning from that great Islamic University.
One of those days two men came across each other in the vicinity of the city one of them was Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) and the other was a Christian who did not recognize him. The Christian man was moving towards the suburban area of Kufa, where as, Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) was on his way to Kufa.
They mutually agreed to accompany each other for a while, talking to each other, so that they do not get tired.
They reached a point where two ways split out, so that each one wanted to move on one of those two different roads. The Christian bade Farwell and went on his way but he observed that his Muslim companion, whose way was on the opposite side, was moving towards him. So he stopped and questioned him, "Don't you want to go to Kufa?"
Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) said, "Yes". The Christian man said, "Then why are you coming towards this direction?"
Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) replied, "I wish to accompany you to a certain length of distance because the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) said, "when two persons are together on a way (journey companions) they get a right over each other."
"Now that you have got a right upon me, I go along with you up to a certain distance so that I must pay you (discharge) that right of yours in this world. Then I will part off on my own way." The Christian man was much pleased and moved by this humanly attitude and conduct and he liked his talk and said, "It is befitting that I should also embrace Islam which has such a culture and students."
His amazement and astonishment was only too enhanced when he discovered that his travel companion is Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS), the ruler of Islam. So he immediately accepted and embraced Islam at his hand. Self-preservation of Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) :
Sayings of Imam Ali
Woman in Khorramabad , Iran.
Every year to mark the death of Imam Hussein, Shia muslims mourn for 10 days. In Khorramabad women walk through the streets and light candles.It is a time to also make wishes of health, money or about any problem, so the women cover their face to remain anonymous.
I had very good relations with USAF military.
The kingdom is under constant Marshal Law.
Its enemies surround the Kingdom.
Persia/Iran and Iraq; and the Shiites and insurgence Wahabbis within and nearby. Also, Yemen being supported by Russia.
A jet plane can take off a land in the Dhahran airbase from Iran in less time than it takes to find them, and board planes to prevent their attack.
The second time
The second time was after a 3 year sabbatical in Florida when King Faisal University I Dammam appointed me Professor of Architecture and offered me to teach in the Eastern Province. It was with great favor that we returned . My last contract with Al-Foadia in Riyadh offered me a simultaneous consultant contract providing me with housing, telephone, and expense account.
The dean of King Faisel University requested I start a chapter of the American Institute of Architects and Bill Brew , the US consul assisted me to make all the arrangements with the Prince of the Eastern Province.
It was during this time that we were able to assist the US Embassy in Riyadh to start holding services in the Embassy and after the Khobar bombing assist the US military to form a counseling team to comfort future tram victims. I located a great 3 bedroom apartment in the same building we lived in when we were with ARAMCO and a very strong used Buick Park Avenue.
Many trips to and from Al-Khobar and later to both India, Philippines, Leipzig, Germany and South Africa to assist our students develop their work in their home countries.
On November 11,1999 Al-Muhaidib was kind enough to provide us a one way ticket, hotel room and Mercury Marquis to depart the kingdom and return home to the USA just in time to get a great job with Lee County I have recently been called back and for the early part of 2008 worked in Qatar.
Perched on top of a hillock is Hyderabads famous Shrine of Hazrat Ali, followers from far and wide come here to pay their floral tributes and invoke the first Shia Imam for blessings.Beneath the Shrine at the foothills is the Shrine of his brave son Hazrat Abbas ..This is my new series I visited Hyderabad almost 5 years back, pictures shot on negatives.The first time I came to Hyderabad to shoot Ashura all by myeslf ,than I came again to shoot the Chehlum, this time with my wife Afshaan.Hyderabad the fabulous city of the Nawabs is grandeur personified , the people of Hyderabad , absolutely honest, hospitable and even the poorer lot totally humble.For the Shias of Hyderabad Moharam is a way of Life , almost Life itself.The Hyderabadi Moharam fervour is a collective ethos of spirtuality.Azadri E Hussain , is awesome here in Hyderabad.Only black shirts and clothes for the mourning period that lasts 2 months , and eight days.I was lucky to have met Sajjad Bhai a Shia cop who was my host , who really opened doors , I have never seen a Momin like him, he carried my camera bag , while I scourged behind the Bibi Ka Alam.I was new to photography , so there are flaws but I am sure you will see the brighter side of a culture , the moods the vagaries of Shia timelessness.Forgive me but I continue with the Shia pilgrimage .Showing you Shiasm captured from a lens of a poet..and street philospher .I tweaked this as it was quite blurry , but man bowing to a greater divinity a thought poetically focussed showing his vulnerability and mortality .
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This is my new set at Flickr.com shot this evening at Malwani No 6 Malad.
Athvi brings to an end two month eight days of Shia mourning of Moharam.
Tomorrow the Shias will celebrate Eid E Zehra the Mother of all Eids..paying tribute to Princess Fatima Zehra the only daughter of the Holy Prophet mother of Imam Hassan and Hussain.
I have shot Athvi in Lucknow , and Mehmoodabad I have shot Athvi at Govandi but I find solace at Malad , so this was second year of shooting this event that begins with a caravan called Amary, a juloos with camels and several Zuljanas, taboots and the last day of mourning for the Shias.
This juloos at Malad has grown ever since , huge crowds of Shia men women and children come here , and take part in the procession that ends with hardcore kamazani and zanjir zani.
I was accompanied by Mohomed Ali Aga Iran, my dear friend , he too did fierce zanjir matam , I shot the JUST First Aid guys of Jafari United Social Troop India cleaning the wounds doing exemplary service to the Shia mourners and matamdars.
I bought Mohomed Ali Aga home to have dinner with my family and see my Flickr Shia sets , I have been shooting Mohomed Ali Aga Iran in Mumbai but just came to know him this year at HussainTekri Jaora.
He is based in Yazd very close to Tehran...His children ar Abul Fazl, Mohsin , Mujtaba and Amir and two grandchildren Fatima and Subhan.
Marziya my three year old grand daughter the youngest street photographer in the world shot him during his last trip at my home, Marziya is now away at her maternal grand parents so Mohomed Ali Aga missed her the most..
FYI..................................Ashura
is a holy day for Muslims all over the world, celebrated on the 10th day of Muharram....
Muharram is the 2nd most important Islamic holiday, Ramadan being the most important.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/01/can-a-shiite-self-mut...
www.wsj.com/video/shiites-self-flagellate-for-ashura-fest...
For Shia Muslims, the commemoration of Ashura is not a festival but rather a sad event, while Sunni Muslims view it as a victory God gave to Moses.
For Shia Muslims, it is a period of intense grief and mourning. Mourners congregate at a mosque for sorrowful, poetic recitations in memory of the martyrdom of Husayn, lamenting and grieving to the tune of beating drums and chants of "Ya Hussain".
Also, Ulamas give sermons with themes of Husayn's personality and position in Islam, and the history of his uprising. The Sheikh of the mosque retells the Battle of Karbala to allow his listeners to relive the pain and sorrow endured by Husayn and his family and they read Maqtal Al-Husayn.
Certain traditional flagellation rituals such as Talwar zani (talwar ka matam or sometimes tatbir) use a sword. Other rituals such as zanjeer zani or zanjeer matam involve the use of a zanjeer (a chain with blades)
in honor of
Muharram
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Photography’s new conscience
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This was shot by Habib Nasser when I did my kama matam on the streets of Mumbai Chehlum 2010, I later ended up cutting my head all over again at the Shia cemetery Rehmatabad on the same day.
There is nothing much in this video but I bled a lot .
Khoon Se Charagh-e-deen jalaya Hussain ne,
Rasm-e-Wafa ko khoob
nibhaya Hussain ne.
Khud ko to ek boond bhi Pani na mil saka,
Karb-O-Bala
Ko khoon pilaya Hussain ne.
Aesi Namaz kaon parhega Jahan men?
Sajda
kiya to Sar Na uthaya Hussain ne.
Sab kuch Khuda ki raah men Qurban
kar diya,
Asghar sa phool bhi na bachaya Hussain ne
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I start my new segment of the Bargah series 8 Moharam at Bargah Hazrat Abul Fazlil Abbas , this is a very intense series filled with pain of the Hyderabadi Shia.. This is the citadel of his childhood, memories of wishes asked for and granted by Hazrat Abbas.
This is where he grew from a child into a man , cutting himself with a razor blade , perhaps his first Kama matam , when cold steel of the dagger cut through his scalp, his first cry of pain - the chant of Ya Hussain..
And when I shot this I was reminded of Lucknow the city of my birth, the ladies doing matam keeping the Faith alive of their forefathers..being a Shia is not just the demand of a religiosity , a religiosity that the puritans abusively call it heresy and the heresy of bombing mosques killing innocent people, suicide bombers in the name of Allah is condoned and clandestinely promoted too..after all more than anyone else it is the Muslim that sadistically lustfully enjoys killing Muslims..an inheritance of bigotry kind courtesy Yazid and Arab barbarism of yore..
Yazidiyat is as much Alive as Hussain is not Dead.
030408-N-5362A-002.Al Najaf, Iraq (April 08, 2003) - - The holy Shiite Muslim mosque Dareeh Ali Mam Ali sits peacefully in the Iraqi city of Najaf..OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein..U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class .Arlo K. Abrahamson..Photograph cleared for public release by LT John Gay, Combined Press Information Center. (CPIC).......... Hazrat Ali as
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They call us kafirs
They call us heretics
They call us raffidis
They call us by all
Kinds of denigrating names
With our thoughts
They disagree
We are Shia born
We will Shia die
Even after death
We will Shia be
We lovers of
Allah
Rasool
Ahle bait
Karbala
Our lesson in history
Yes call us by any name
We are Shias
Shias we wll be
Ya Hussain
Our destiny
Yazidiyat
By any other name
Is Yazidiyat you see
Under the banner
Of Hussainiyat
Only Shias you will see
You should not be
Shocked or surprised
We are Shias born to
Shed tears by a Holy Decree
Maksade Fatima
We are branches
Of such a tree
We love the Holy Progeny
Maksade Hussain
Ghame Hussain
Azadari E Hussain
What makes us Shia
Now you can see
Come Moharam
Even in little
Childrens eyes
Only Karbala
You will see
Enemies of Shiasm
Are enemies of Humanity
I read some real disparaging words against Shiasm , I think sites that propagate Hate towards any community should be completely blocked on the Internet sites such as Allah Ho Akbar , Char Yar, some Iternet policing is very important at an early stage…These are sites that fuel Hate , sectarian violence ,hate for a particular Nationality, hate for India and Indians specially Muslim Indians,site that are funded by a certain Islamic or perhaps UnIslamic school of thought with abundance of petro dollars at stake..very soon the dirt will find its way on their doorsteps too..
Most of these sites propound the Wahhabi doctrine of a puritanical Islam..
May 7th, 2007
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the silhouette
of the hijab
as a poem
on the defense
of a garb
of modesty
poetically
posted
on the net
the muslim
womans
sacrifice
her traditions
you cant forget
its only those that
hate the hijab
cant digest
attacking it
racially
profiling it
without rest
the hijab
a sign
of peace and spirituality
god blessed
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she is condemned
weeping leaving
her to the vultures her
man has fled
she earns her daily bread
outside the shia mosque
her janamaz is spread
while inside lovers
of hussain duly bow
their heads
her hope bound
to a slender thread
her god is dead
first they stopped the water
blocked the river Euphrates
atrocities by muslims
against muslims
than came the slaughter..
against the kin
of Fatima
the Holy Prophets daughter
the only thing two forces
sands of Karbala
one in whose
bodies ran the blood
of the Holy Prophet
totaling 72 they say
the other a mightier
force heralding Islam
Yazid
the Arab world in his pay
a bayt for which a holy
covenant betray
from the true teachings
of the Holy Messanger
he did stray
the Ummayad Caliphate
less love for the Holy Prophets
family
vitriolic hate..
no dialogue
no debate
an anger
against
Hussains father Ali
an anger
empty bowels
could not abate
Khyber Siffin
and their cowardly braves
killed in battle
the real reason and update
an eye for an eye
with interest
to be paid..
Hussain and his family
killed mercilessly
bodies uncovered
looted ..truth
honor ..
the word of allah
desecrate
some misguided
fanatic muslims
have everything
but for martyrdom
born a bit too late..
false dogmas
distorted delusions
dogmatic disillusions
versions of the Holy Word
the entire Islamic
community sedate..
a new jihad a new
order like their
forefathers create
satan too is happy to
find a new soul mate
terrorism is a seed
born out of patriotic hate
Kurdish kid during Ashura ceremony in Bijar, Iran. The people cover themselves with mud on this day to celebrate Hussein. They are Shia in a Sunni area.
Karzakan (Arabic: كرزكان) is a village in Bahrain. It lies along the western coast of Bahrain Island. Its inhabitants are mostly Bahrani Shiites. The seventeenth century theologian Salih Al-Karzakani hailed from this village.
Sheikh Salih Al-Karzakani (Arabic: صالح الكرزكاني) was a seventeenth century Bahraini theologian who was appointed by the Safavid empire as a religious court judge in Shiraz. Al Karzakani left Bahrain along with his friend and fellow cleric Sheikh Ja`far bin Kamal al-Din (d. 1677) because they fell upon hard times and like many Bahraini clerics at the time went to Hyderabad in the Shia-ruled Golkonda Kingdom in South India. The two had made a pact that whichever of them first struck it rich through patronage abroad would help the other.
Later in his life Al-Karzakani was invested with the robe of honour by the Safavid Shah when he was appointed to Shiraz as court judge. Al-Karzakani, like other prominent Bahrain scholars such as Yusuf Al Bahrani, was a follower of the Akhbari tradition within Shia thought and was initially inclined to reject the appointment – the Akhbaris being traditional wary of state power, unlike most Persian clerics who followed the less conservative Usuli school. Al Karzakani was eventually prevailed upon to accept by friends and notables who implored him not to incur the Shah’s wrath.
He hailed from the village of Karzakan in Bahrain.
The horse that symbolizes Zuljana is colored red to show its blood stained state protecting Imam Hussain in the battle of Karbala against Yazidi forces..
The one person who really cared for me not just because I was his son in law Raju Mirza s friend but because we had shared some great moments in Mumbai , and Baqar Sab was a holistic healer , he and his sons were there always taking care of me.
He touched a lot of people with his austerity and his simplicity of mind and soul..
May His Soul Rest In Peace
outside the bandra
shia khoja mosque
she stands with
begging hands
her fate veiled
a few coins
no other demands
from the fire
into a cooking pan
she lands
her life
that her misery
has panned
from the
threshold
of gods house
sinking in quick sand
her life unplanned
only sorrow
at her back and command
During Ashura day in Khorramabad, Iran, shia people commemorate the death of Hussein. They cover themselves with mud (a sign of great respect for the dead people) in the early morning, and as the weather is cold, they stand in front of huge firewoods to dry their clothes and get heat. The contrast of the cold and the hot makes the men looking like burning, like on this picture.
Taken with Sony A7r2
Millions of Muslims worldwide are now marking the holy day of Ashura.On Ashura, Shiite men flagellate themselves with chains and cut themselves with knives on their foreheads as a way to mourn for Hussein in a ritual called "tatbeer." Hundreds were seen on the streets of Karbala on Tuesday performing the ritual. Some Shiite clerics have condemned the practice and have advocated for donating blood instead.
On this very special day of celebration, the women, and even some men, yes, men, cover their faces with a veil. Some say it is because on this day they make wishes about job, health etc, and want to stay anonymous... All the women were ok for the pics, do not beleive it is an extremist clothig sign!
In daily life you will never see iranian women with this very nice veil.
Only in the south, some women wear a kind of mask.
Each year in Bijar, in the kurdish part of Iran, during Ashura celebrations, Shiite Muslim men and even some women cover with mud mixed with rosewater from head-to-toe. They mourn Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the 7th century battle of Kerbala. The parade lasts the whole day, mixing songs, lot of tears, and a rain of mud on the few photographers!
An Iranian woman from Khuzestan stands with her parakeet on her shoulder while visiting the Vank Cathedral (also known as the Church of the Saintly Sisters and the Holy Savior Cathedral), which is a magnificently beautiful Armenian Apostolic Church in the heart of Isfahan, first constructed at the beginning of the 17th century. The Cathedral's exterior is plain, but the interior is elaborate, containing many beautiful frescoes.
Photo taken on September 07, 2015 in Isfahan, Iran.