TAZIA MOURNING PROCESSION TAKEN OUT

TAZIA MOURNING PROCESSION TAKEN OUT

27-JUNE-ENG 8

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA----------------------------The 10th of Muharram (Friday) marks "Youm-e-Ashura." Today, a "Tazia mourning procession" dedicated to the martyrs of Karbala was taken out through the city, starting from the Deputy Sher Ali Imambara in Mahadeva Mahajan Toli No. 1, under the auspices of the late Ahmed Hussain's family. The procession traversed Mahadeva Road, Dharman Chowk, Town Police Station, Nala Mor, and Old Police Line, finally concluding at Chhoti Karbala in Maula Bagh.

The tradition of this procession dates back approximately 200 years. During the event, *Nauhas* (elegiac verses) are recited and acts of mourning (*Matam*) are performed to commemorate the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain and his 72 companions at Karbala. Members of the Shia community, dressed in black, observe this period of grief by engaging in mourning rituals and reciting elegies.

People from all communities also participate in the procession and extend their full support in commemorating this solemn event.

Syed Reyaz Hussain, Syed Ali Hussain, Syed Hasnain, Nasir Hasan, and Intisab Hasan recited *Nauhas* during the procession.

Notable participants in the procession included Maulana Raza Abbas, Syed Abid Bilgrami, Syed Kazim Hussain, Prof. Syed Ejaz Hussain, Maulana Hasan Abbas, Syed Aqeel Haider, Shabbir Hasan, Sarfaraz Haider, Shadab Hussain, Dr. Kaunain Raza, Nasir Hasan, Syed Yawar Hussain, Qamar Haider, Syed Ikhtiyar Hussain, Guddu Ansari, and Laddan Ansari, among others.

Representatives from the "Sarv-Dharam Hussaini Ekta Samaj"—including Om Prakash "Munna," Ajit Ranjan (Advocate), Mahfuz Alam, Ekram Alam, Akhilesh Kumar, Anjani Sinha, Birendra Srivastava, Vijay Kumar, and Veer Bahadur—played a significant role in organizing and managing the procession.