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Al-Khirniq bint Badr ibn Hiffān (or Haffān; Arabic: الخرنق بنت بدر بن هفان; died c. 600) was an early Arabic elegiac poet.She was half-sister or aunt to the poet Tarafa ibn al'Abd.
According to Muhammad Husain Azad in Aab-e-Hayat: Mirzā Sahib died on the 29th of Muharram, AH 1292 [1875–76], at the age of 72 years. In his lifetime he must have written at least three thousand elegies. Not counting his salāms and nauhas and quatrains. He wrote a dotless elegy (be-nuqta) of which the opening verse is:
Marsiya and Nowheh have the historical and social milieu of pre-Islamic Arabic and Persian culture. [3] The sub-parts of Marsiya are called Nowheh and Soaz, which means lamentation. It is usually a poem of mourning. [4] Lamentation has a central part in the literature of the followers and devotees of the Shia sect and its offshoots.
Mourning of Muharram (Arabic: عزاء محرم, romanized: ʿAzāʾ Muḥarram; Persian: عزاداری محرم, romanized: ʿAzādārī-i Muḥarram; Azerbaijani: Məhərrəmlik, South Azerbaijani: محرمليک) is a set of religious rituals observed by Shia Muslims during the month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar.
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The word Marsiya is derived from the Arabic word marthiyya (Arabic: مارْثِيَّه ; root R-TH-Y), meaning a great tragedy or lamentation for a departed soul. [2] Marsiya is a poem written to commemorate the martyrdom of Ahl al-Bayt, Imam Hussain and Battle of Karbala. It is usually a poem of mourning. [3]
For family members, friends, co-workers, or loved ones celebrating Muharram, here are Muharram 2024 wishes and messages to share in honor of the Islamic New Year: Wishing you a blessed Islamic year!
Rithā written in Arabic, 1863 Rithā’ ( Arabic : رثاء ) is a genre of Arabic poetry corresponding to elegy or lament . Along with elegy proper ( marthiyah , plural marāthī ), rithā’ may also contain taḥrīḍ (incitement to vengeance).