Muharram
Heading: Tazia, Alam, Sabeel, Matam, Day of Ashura, Tragedy of Karbala
The Islamic calendar starts with the month of Muharram ul Haram. According to the normal timetable, there are 30 to 31 days in a single month, and this is called the solar timetable, but the Islamic timetable is a lunar timetable that’s shorter than the solar timetable and has only 29 to 30 days in a single month.
Some Muslims celebrate Muharram ul Haram as a new time, but Muharram isn’t a month of joy or happiness; Muharram is a month of mourning because the grandson of Prophet Mohammed’s( Pbuh) Imam Hussain (a.s.) and his companions was killed in the Battle of Karbala.
Muharram is a sad occasion. Shia Muslims take out the procession on the 10th of Muharram, which means the Day of Ashura.
Tazia is a symbol like an atomic replica of Imam Hussain (a.s.). The structure is made up of bamboo sticks decorated with various papers, fabrics, and traditional designs. Shia Muslims take tazia to their homes from the first to the ninth Muharram, and after that, on the day of Ashura, they take out the tazia from their homes. The reason for tazia is to express our condolences, sympathy, reverence, and respect to Imam Hussain (a.s.).
Alam, in a simple way to understand it, means flag, and Alamdar means flag holder, but Alam isn’t a simple flag; it’s also called parcham. Alam is a sign of Ghazi Abbas (a.s.), the son of Ali ibne Abutalib (a.s.), and the family of Imam Hussain (a.s.). In the army of Imam Hussain (a.s.), Abbas is the Alamdar.
Sabeel is used for distributing foods or liquids like milk, juice, normal water, cold drinks, Sharbat, and anything else that you want to distribute on the sabeels.
On the occasion of sadness, people express their sadness in different ways, but generally, they’re doing head bangs, chest bangs, and crying in a simple way that’s called Matam. Matam isn’t something only Shia people do, but the Matam word has come to fame because of Shias. Shia people do traditional matam like Aag ka matam, Zanjeer zani on their reverse, chest matam, blade matam, etc. for the mourning of the Holy Prophet Mohammed’s (phub) grandson, Imam Hussain (a.s.).
On the Day of Ashura, before the tragedy of Karbala, there were so many effects.
Ashura is a turning point for the whole world.
Allah (swt) accepted Prophet Adam’s (a.s.) penitence, Prophet Nuh’s (a.s.) ark passed, and Prophet Yousuf (a.s.) came out of the well.
The Journey of Karbala started on 28 rajab when Imam Hussain (a.s.) and his family, along with her sister Zainab Binte Ali (s.a.) and all his companions, traveled from Madina to Makkah in 60 hijri without her beloved daughter Bibi Sughra (s.a.). Imam Hussain (a.s.) wants to do Hajj, but the people of Madina have stopped Imam Hussain (a.s.) from performing Hajj. Imam Hussain (a.s.) continued their trip without performing hajj.
On the second day of Muharram, Imam Hussain (a.s.) reached Karbala. On the request of Bibi Zainab, Imam Hussain wrote a letter to his childhood friend Habib, asking him to come to Karbala.
The main aim of Imam Hussain (a.s.) to educate us Quranic” Amr bilma’ruf Nahi Anil Munkar” (neki ki hidayat karna or Burai se rokna) fulfilled his promise to his grandfather for saving Islam and humanity.
In the army of Yazid (L) were the governors of Ibne Zyad (L), and there were 9 lakh people. Imam Hussain( as) had only 71 soldiers along with his 6-month-old son Ali Asgar in his army, totaling 72 people. They created so many problems, like the prohibition of water and foods on the 7th of Muharram in the camp of Imam Hussain (a.s.), and they’re so thirsty after 3 days on the 10th of Muharram. The tragedy of Karbala happened. On the day of Ashura, the battle started after Azan e Ali Akbar and ended in the evening. Between the battles, Imam Hussain (a.s.) lost his brothers, sons, and companions. In the end, Imam Hussain.
asked
Hal Muharrammin nasirin yansurna means, Is there anyone who has helped me? His 6-month-old son, Ali Asgar, replied, Yes, I’m then. By her language, she said, He was so thirsty, so the imam allowed me to go and ask for water for him, but there was no one who gave it to him, and suddenly an arrow came and brutally killed his son.
F. A. Q.
Who took revenge on Hussain?
Al-Mukhtr b. Ab Ubayd al-Thaqaf (born 1/622–3; died 67/687)
Who wrote the history of Karbala?
Maqtal al-Husayn, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, known by his epithet Ibn Abi al-Dunya (d. 281 AH), Maqtal al-Husayn, Yaqubi, who has made a brief reference to the battle of Karbala in his book Tarikh, had also written a separate book under the name Maqtal al-Husayn.
Who helped Imam Hussain in India?
As per Mohyal oral history, a Mohyal Brahmin of the Dutt clan had fought on behalf of Imam al-Husayn in the Battle of Karbala (680 C.E.), more specifically in the storming of Kufa—sacrificing his seven sons in the process.