House Imambada, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

The heart and soul of a Shia household , is the quintessential house Imambada.
Bigger houses will have bigger Imambadas in the house , in Lucknow and Hyderabad an entire room is reserved and cordoned of as the Imambada.
I have over the years shot house Imambadas in Lucknow specially [...]

"MUN KUNTO MAULA FA HAZA ALI-UN-MAULA", originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

” SHAH-E-MARDAN SHER-E-YAZDAAN QUWAT-E-PERWARDIGAR
LAAFATAH ILLA ALI LA SAIF ILLA ZULFIQAR “
NAME ALI (A.S).
FATHER’SNAME ABU TALIB (A.S).
MOTHER’S NAME FATIMA D/O ASAD (S.A).
DATE OF BIRTH 13th RAJAB 10 YEARS BEFORE THE PROPHET DECLARED HIS PROPHETHOOD.
PLACE OF BIRTH KHAANA-E-KAABA.
PERIOD OF IMAMAT 30 YEARS.
SON’S NAME IMAM HASAN (A.S) [...]

The Moharam Moon Bleeds, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

droplets of blood
stain the celestial sky
the moharam moon bleeds
sweeping the earth
resting at karbala
where the hallowed grave
of the holy imam lies
yes a path leading to
paradise
the womens wails
the childrens cries
littered bodies
trampled by horses
he paid a price
but he did not
concede to yazid
son of Satan
in disguise
barbarism to surmise
puritanism
that distorted
Islamic history
with [...]

I Cross 6000 Blogs in a single month at Flickr, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

I cross over 6000 blogs in December , my highest at Flickr in 18 months…
My Blog Archives

2007
* June (1355)
* July (5558)
* August (2714)
* September (1773)
* October (1004)
* November (787)
* December (1133)
2008

* January (2492)
* February (2464)
* March (3567)
* April (2804)
* May [...]

Shiasm My Faith, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

shot by my daughter samiya
shiasm my faith
my belief
embedded in the soul
of Ahle Bayt

The Circle of Pain, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

shot by my daughter samiya
within the cemetery of my brain
within the crematorium of my heart humane
lies the cycle of eternal pain
ghame hussain
he gave his head but not his hand
he did not want to be a puppet
of yazidi reign
a war on principle
not of political profit or gain
karbala
weeping [...]

The Shia Rafaee, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

pain of karbala
the martyrdom
of imam hussain
a bleeding sky
a shia pandit
a camera lens
that holds shivas
third eye
Shah ast Hussain, Badshah ast Hussain
Deen ast Hussain, Deen Panah ast Hussain
Sardad na dad dast, dar dast-e-yazeed,
Haqaa key binaey La ila ast Hussain
Ruler is Hussain, Emperor is Hussain,
Faith is Hussain , guardian of [...]

Eid e Mubahila, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

article courtesy
www.jafariyanews.com/articles/2k3/26feb_mubahilahistory.htm
Eid-e-Mubahila & its history
By: Ragheb Aboud
Eid-e-Mubahila is celebrated on 24 Zulhijja to mark the famous event of ‘Mubahila’ which took place in the year 10 AH against the Christians of Najran. A delegation comprised of 60 Christians of Najran headed by Abdul Masih their chief monkpriest [...]

The Muslim Mother Pleads, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

For the Nations Peace
the Muslim Mother pleads
as she sees the city of Mumbai bleed
those mujahaideens
who call themselves Muslims
robbing cash credit cards from dead bodies
their unforgivable evil deed
their lust their madness
evil breeds
misinterpretation
of Koranic verses
the soul misleads
like a carrion
on human flesh it feeds
a healing touch
is what this
beloved city [...]

Eid E Ghadeer -Man Kunto Maulah, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Hazrat Ali slays Marhab
photo courtesy
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Hazrat_Ali_sl…
BALLIGH KI SADA HUKM-E-KHUDAAI DEGI
RUSWAI BHI CHEHRON PA DIKHAI DEGI
AANE DO MUHAMMAD(sawaw) KO GHADEER-E-KHUM MEIN
MAN KUNTO KI AWAAZ SUNAI DEGI

DIL SE HAR GHAM NIKAAL DO APNE
AAJ EID-E-GHADEER KA DIN HAI
BHAR LO JHOLI MEIN DAULAT-E-IMAN
YE JANAB-E-AMEER(a.s.) KA DIN HAI

ABU TURAB, AIN [...]

I Cross 52000 Blogs at Flickr, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

I have posted 778 Blogs in a single day 14 Dec 2008.
I thereby cross my 52000 blogs in 18 months…at Flickr .
Shooting the Jari Mari Palki procession was a real tough one , the action was very fast, but I did not let that [...]

Shooting Death Up Close, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

I am a photo blogger
a shia pandit
my name is Firoze
today is Bakra Idd
the sacrificial goat
a slit
a river gushing
on the floor
red blood froze
shooting death
up close
writhing
convolutions
convulsive
compulsions
bleeding prose
people waiting for their
turn on tips and toes
the living goat
watching all this
this is his destiny
he and his god knows
a pledge of Ismael
when [...]

The Primer Of Faith, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

a poem for nabila
“the beginning of learning”
through the august doors of this gate
of learning of our faith
the souls quest for immortality
of knowledge
we insatiate
beneath each
dhai akshar
lies a world
sans hate
bringing us closer
to Allah
the molder
of our fate
a piece of spiritual chalk
paying
homage to the slate

Surah e Fatiah, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
breathing fresh air
on the soul of the dead
the fragrance of peace
moving ahead
words of wisdom
on an eternal bed
words of comfort
aptly said
surah e fatiah
like a floral
chaddar spread
connecting man to Allah
on his death bed [...]

Father Mother and Baby Goat, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

father mother and baby goat
father has just a few days to live
a family scene
on bandra bazar road
his destiny to be sacrificed
on Bakra Idd
for which he eagerly waits
please make note
harmony between
shias and sunnis
he loves to promote
har kaum pukaregi
hamare hain hussain
he loves to quote
his neck to was [...]