Moharam Ki Pyas, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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What is Muharram ?
January 11, 2008 — moralsandethics
What is Muharram?
Muharram (Arabic: محرم) It is the first month of the Islamic calendar. Instead of joyous celebration, Muslims mark the beginning of the New Year by taking up the black attire of sorrow and participate in mourning gatherings in [...]

Shia Upbringing in Modern Times, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Shot in Lucknow
Words fail me here ..wordlessly a moment innocent and dear..

The Peak of Eloquence, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

The Peak of Eloquence
www.nahjulbalagha.org/
Introduction
As a brief introduction, Nahj-ul-Balagha is a collection of Sermons, Letters and miscellaneous Sayings left as a memorial from the Amir-al-Momeneen Ali (as). This book is divided into three sections of Sermons, Letters and short Sayings. Some of the sayings have been selected [...]

Zuljana, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Zuljana The Steed of Imam Hussain

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuljanah
Dhuljanah (Arabic: ذو الجناح‎) was the horse of Husayn ibn Ali. The original name of Zuljanah was Murtajiz and he was purchased by Muhammad from an Arab named Haris. It features prominently in the traditional retelling of the story of the Battle of Karbala. [...]

Muslims Love Killing Muslims, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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google images
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” - Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
violence cannot drive out the violence same as the darkness cannot drive out the darkness…ashfaque waleed

hate begets hate
more hate [...]

Marriage of Hazrat Fatima al-Zahra (sa) and Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (as), originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Today the Shias all over the world celebrate the marriage of Hazrat Fatima al-Zahra (sa) and Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (as)
There is an important wedding of a Shia scholars daughter in Mumbai and a lot of [...]

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

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scourging the soul
cutting the scalp
in memory of hussain
a camera that holds
part of his brain
at the back
of the viewfinder
the shooter of pain
molten tears
on the soul
of karbala
in every grain
cutting raw flesh [...]