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Mourning for Karbala began with its female survivors, particularly Husayn's sister Zaynab, and evolved over time into distinct rituals that help define the Shia identity. Nowadays, most mourning rituals take place during the first ten days of Muharram, culminating with processions in major Shia cities on the tenth day, known as Ashura. Often ...
The journal Asian Ethnography published a review by Karen G. Ruffle which laments the lack of a concluding essay, but praises the book for providing "compelling material, ritual, and documentary evidence of how the Muharram ritual complex has taken “on new shapes and guises” outside of South Asia and has become an integral part of non-Shi ...
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By contrast, Ashura is a day of mourning for Shia Muslims, who annually commemorate the death of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the third Shia imam. Husayn was killed, alongside most of his relatives and his small retinue, in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE against the army of the Umayyad caliph Yazid ibn Mu'awiya ( r.
This is a list of notable Islamic shrines in Tamil Nadu, a state of India. In Tamil, dargah is sometimes transliterated as darga. List
Thiruparankundram, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu: Country: India: ... in the Madurai district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The complex includes a ...
Mourning of Muharram is observed by the Shia minority. [69] Processions are held every year and are attended by both Shia and Sunni Muslims, since the time of the Qutb Shahi dynasty as well as the Nizams. Though Asaf Jahs (Nizams), rulers of erstwhile Hyderabad State, were Sunni Muslims, they continued to patronise the observance of Muharram.
Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah (transl. Marriage a.k.a Nikkah) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romance film written directed by newcomer Anis and produced by V. Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The film stars Jai and Nazriya Nazim in the lead roles, while Hebah Patel , Jamal, Dinesh Gopalsamy , and Deekshitha Manikkam play supporting roles.