Ek Pyas Aisi, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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ek pyas aisi
jo kuch
kehti nahi
sukha gala
chup
rehti rahi
ma ek yad aisi
tute
ghade
se behti gayi
kya kya sitam
sehti gayi
do lafz
pyar
ke kehti gayi
unki batey
dil o dimag
mein rehti rahin
woh hain wahan
aur hum
hain yahin
dedicated to a son yasoob abbas
I wrote this as father and shot this as a poet

Maulana Athar Saab Mirza, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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I shoot pain..and losing a loved one is a pain that does not go away easily…

The Shia Barefeet Blogger at Moghul Masjid, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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The aura , the spiritual ambiance of Moghul Masjisd mesmerizes and catapults the human soul.. towards God, and God lives at Moghul Masjid and you need eyes of poet to see him too ..his beauty reflected in the fountain [...]

Maulana Athar Saab Mirza and Maulana Yasoob Abbas, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Father and son grieving for the loss of the most important pillar of their life - Maulana Athar Saab Mirza’s wife passed away last month..mother of Maulana Yasoob Abbas ..I shot this in low light to show you the emotional gloom in [...]

Moghul Masjid - God Lives Here, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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when you are down
depressed sad and morose
filled with uncertainty and fear
come to moghul masjid
god lives here
within the sounds
of your heartbeat
as hope
he will appear
your pain
your sadness
inshallah
will soon disappear
like the fishes
in the fountain
go about life
with cheer
reflecting
ghame hussain
god embedded
in a tear
a mother who [...]

Majlis at Cafe Sahil Bombay Central, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Hassan Irani a friend who owns the Sahil Cafe at Bombay Central has a majlis where a Sunni Maulana takes the platform to narrate the tragedy of Karbala….this is a majli attended by a lot of Iranis and local kids from Moghul Masjid area.. [...]

Important Notice of Faith, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Important notice of Faith
for lovers of Ahle Bayt

Marziya and The House Imambada, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

The House Imambada is the cornerstone of faith in a Shia family house.
Some house Imambadas are complete rooms , some are just a niche in the wall ..
Hyderabad Lucknow have some memorable house Imambadas.
My friend Talib Rizvis house Imambada at Worli is visited by the [...]

Where Will I Be This Ashura I Do Not Know, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

a call from a bereaved mother
I shall go carrying her hanky
on which her tears flow
where will I be this Ashura
I do not know
towards the shores
of sorrow
I flow
like the winds I blow
a dagger in my hand
a camera in my soul
although
wading through
rivulets [...]

Marziya Head Bowed In Prayers, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

a grief
moharam
with her heart
her soul she shares
hussain is humanity
wordlessly she bares
touching divinity
with her innocence
head bowed in prayers

Aj Hamara Imam Hum Se Juda Hogaya, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Fatima ke dil ka chain haq pe fida ho gaya
Sar shae mazloom ka tan se juda hogaya
Aj hamara Imam hum se juda hogaya

Marziya The Shia Pride, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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My wife made this hijab for Marziya to wear when she goes for Majlis in Lucknow during Moharam.
marziya
the shia pride
akka
maulah hussain
her guide
hussainiyat
by her side
to save Islam
he made the
supreme
sacrifice
the pillars
of evil he defied
he lives
he never died
1400 years
moharam
a protest
against terrorism
world wide
for him
we cried
bleeding within
bleeding [...]