Azadari Procession Taken Out on Ashura

Udaipur: The Dawoodi Bohra community observed Yawm-e-Ashura today in solemn remembrance of Imam Hussain (A.S.), grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), son of Hazrat Ali (A.S.) and Sayyida Fatima (A.S.), and his 72 companions, who were martyred in the battle of Karbala.

The traditional Azadari mourning procession was taken out at 2 PM from Mohiyadpura Masjid in Boharwadi to Wazihpura Masjid. According to Firoz Hussain, secretary of the Dawoodi Bohra Jamaat, ‘Alams’ of Hazrat Abbas Alamdar were carried in the procession. Participants included Noha reciters (Nohakhwan) who led the crowd in mourning chants and elegies. Women of the community stood silently in grief, many with teary eyes, while youth and even small children expressed their sorrow by chanting in remembrance of Imam Hussain and the 72 martyrs.

Iqbal Hussain Rassa Wala, president of the Jamaat, informed that a Majlis (religious gathering) was organized at Wazihpura Masjid on the intervening night of 4th and 5th July, where Mudassir Ali Zariwala delivered the main address, and Zakir-e-Hussain recited elegies narrating the tragic events of Karbala.

Following the procession, Ali Asghar Khilona Wala narrated the Maqtal (martyrdom account) of Imam Hussain and his 72 companions inside Wazihpura Masjid.

Majlis-e-Sham-e-Gharibaan Concludes the Ten-Day Observance

Firoz Nath, convener of the Majlis Committee, shared that after the completion of Ashura day, the Sham-e-Gharibaan Majlis was held at Wazihpura Masjid late at night. In a darkened mosque, Mudassir Ali Zariwala vividly described the sufferings of the women and children of Imam Hussain’s family after the tragedy of Karbala. Asrar Ali Jawariya Wala recited the final Noha and Salam, bringing the 10-day Muharram observance of the Bohra community to a heartfelt conclusion.