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Tasu'a is the ninth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, a month in which fighting has been forbidden since before the advent of Islam. [1] [2] Tasu'a is followed by Ashura, tenth of Muharram, which marks the death of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the third Shia imam. [3]
Nakh-Gardani is the act of carrying Nakhl, sometimes by "several strong men", on the Day of Ashura, as if it is Imam Husyan's coffin. [6] The ritual, historically dating back to pre-Safavids (almost 450 years ago [7]), is carried out at various places in Iran. [9] People carrying the Nakhl on their shoulders are guided by the people standing on ...
Performance of Tatbir in Iran.An image from Brooklyn Museum.The image is taken between 1876 and 1933. Tatbir, also called Zanjeer Zani or Qama Zani, [1] is practiced by some Shia Muslims on the day of Ashura on the 10 Muharram of the Islamic calendar and on the 40th day after Ashura, known as Arba'een (or Chehelom in Persian) by Twelver Shias around the world.
Shiite Muslim devotees self-flagellate during Ashura rituals in New Delhi, India. - Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto/Getty Images
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Despite the violent nature of this ritual, the love and vulnerability associated with it makes it an affirmational ritual performance. [19] Many Shia communities worldwide march in massive parades every year on the Day of Ashura , during the mourning of Muharram , to commemorate the Battle of Karbala and the martyrdom of Imam Hussein.
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The Husayniyya is a multipurpose hall for the commemoration rituals of Shia and gets its name from Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad. [2] They are referred to as Takya among Sunni Muslims and have common origin. [3] Chota Imambara in Lucknow, India