Shah ast Hussain (as)

28 Safar Juloos and Hardcore Matam at Zainabia 2010, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

This is my new set at Flickr of the 28Safar juloos , matam and majlis at Zainabia organized by Anjuman e Asgharia..

This is a 2 GB card I shot in a few hours of the hardcore zanjir kama and sword matam.

I will have to keep my backlog on hold…

I had shot this event last year too.. it is to commemorate the death anniversary of the Holy Prophet and martyrdom of Imam Hassan.

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I Return Home After Chehlum, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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At about 11.30 pm I returned home after getting my kama head wound cleaned by the Doctors of Prince Aly Khan Hospital who had a First Aid stall at Mazgaon , they were serving the wounded free of charge..Hats off to these young docs..

I looked presentable enough to present myself to my two year old grand daughter Marziya Shakir..I threw my winding bleeding shroud that I wore over my clothes..it was drenched in my blood completely..
Chehlum was over the next concluding event of Moharam is Athvi when Moharam comes to an end after 2 months eight days.

The next days the Shia celebrate the Mother of All Idds called Eid E Zehra..or 9 Rabbilawal wearing red clothes ..and cursing the killers of Imam Hussain and burning the effigy of the enemies of Ahle Bayt..

I had shot 1716 pictures of Chehlum on the streets of Mumbai and at Rehmatabad Shia cemetery.. in about 7 hours..

I had cut myself twice on the streets and also at the Shia cemetery.

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Riyaz Cuts His Back, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Riyaz is a Bandra Boy from Anjuman e Yadgare Mehndi who cut himself very violently with a sword and his back was in bad shape, his wound was so deep you could put your fist into it, he was rushed to the Habib Hospital in a ambulance I wanted to go with him , but I was a bit slow my tired feet , I reached the gates of the Shia cemetry the ambulance had left.

Riyaz I am told required a lot of stitches most of these guys when being stitched up dont allow anesthesia.

With this lot I end the Chehlum in Mumbai 2010 at my Flickr photo stream total pictures shot from 4 pm to 11.30 pm were 1716

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Zuljana and Habib Nasser, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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Habib Nasser Sword Matamdar No1, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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My Weeping Bare Feet, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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night of chehlum
barefeet on the street
my weeping barefeet
blistering dust and heat
pain lodged in every
gasping heart beat
a pain spiritual and sweet
where faith truth humanity meet
shah ast hussain
badshah ast hussain
walls of ajmer greet
lanat on the killers
of imam hussain
a chant
the flesh heart and soul
repeat
72 braves against
a terrorist fleet
their fate sealed
from the throne of justice
hussain they could not unseat

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Chehlum Shia Cemetery Rehmatabad 2010, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

kaaba tere gilaf ka kala hai rang kyun kya tu bhi sogwar hai zehra k chain ka ye rang sog ka hai kyu tune kiya pasand kya tu bhi azadaar hai mere hussain ka

words sent by rehan syed on facebook

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