Muharram is the saddest event for Shia Muslims. It is a period of intense grief.
Muharram is the tenth day of the first Muslim month. It commemorates the martyrdom of the Prophet's grandson Hussain and the battle at Karbala in 680 CE.
The Shias consider the killing of Hussein at Karbala a particularly heinous crime and give themselves up to public lamentations during Muharram. Since Hussein was martyred on the tenth day of Muharram, the first ten days are spent in fasting, prayer and mourning.
Some parts of India have masked dancers included who lead the procession. After the procession, the Taziahs are buried or sunk in tanks, rivers or the sea where a person does not have to
fast for the whole month.
The Shias observe this festival in a different fashion. They put on black clothes, as black is regarded as a colour of mourning.
It is a sad occasion and everyone in the procession chants "Ya Hussein", with loud wails of lamentation. Generally, a white horse beautifully decorated for the occasion is also included in the procession, to mark the empty mount of Hazrat Imam Hussein after his martyrdom.
Some of the elegies sung by the Shias especially in Uttar Pradesh in their Muharram procession include uncomplimentary references to certain Caliphs, held in honour by the Sunnis who register the protest by pelting the singers with stones. The Muslims also believe that Allah created Adam and Eve on the tenth day of Muharram.
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Muharram is the tenth day of the first Muslim month. It commemorates the martyrdom of the Prophet's grandson Hussain and the battle at Karbala in 680 CE.
Some parts of India have masked dancers included who lead the procession. After the procession, the Taziahs are buried or sunk in tanks, rivers or the sea where a person does not have to fast for the whole month.The Shias observe this festival in a different fashion. They put on black clothes, as black is regarded as a colour of mourning.
It is a sad occasion and everyone in the procession chants "Ya Hussein", with loud wails of lamentation. Generally, a white horse beautifully decorated for the occasion is also included in the procession, to mark the empty mount of Hazrat Imam Hussein after his martyrdom.
Some of the elegies sung by the Shias especially in Uttar Pradesh in their Muharram procession include uncomplimentary references to certain Caliphs, held in honour by the Sunnis who register the protest by pelting the singers with stones. The Muslims also believe that Allah created Adam and Eve on the tenth day of Muharram.
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