| Join us on Monday, November 28th, 2011 for a Muharram Majlis.
Muharram offers an opportunity to remember the life of Husayn Ibn Ali (as), the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (swawm), and reminds us of his profound legacy. At Karbala, in modern day Iraq, on the 10th of Muharram 61 (A.H), Husayn, his family members and his companions made their courageous stand against the tyrannical ruler of the time. The tragic events that followed are acknowledged by all Muslims, as well as major historians, and are commemorated in poetry and prose by millions across the world every year, most notably in the first 10 days of Muharram, evoking overwhelming emotions in crowds of thousands. This practice in the Shia tradition is known as Azadari, or Aza. Established by Husayn's own sister, Zaynab, in her dramatic orations on the road to Damascus as a prisoner, Azadari is a tradition that spans over 14 centuries. Join us for a Majlis-e-Aza at the IC this Monday.
PROGRAM
6:30pm -- Salaat-ul-Isha
6:45pm -- Quranic recitation
7:00pm -- Salaam & Marsiya (poetry in remembrance of the martyrs of Karbala)
7:15pm -- Majlis lecture recited by Syed-Mohsin Naquvi
8:00pm -- Noha & Maatam (poetry and lamentation)
8:30pm -- Tabarruk (small token of food and drink for attendees)
The lecture portion will expand on the topic of "The Islamic Concept of Social Justice" using the events of Karbala as a paradigm. This is a great opportunity for those who would like to learn more about this seminal event in Islamic history and others who would like to experience these sacred rituals of remembrance.
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SPEAKER BIO: SYED-MOHSIN NAQUVI
Syed-Mohsin Naquvi was born in Lucknow, India. He attended school in India and moved to Pakistan at the age of 16. He eventually graduated with a Master's degree in Physics in 1965 from Karachi University. After teaching physics for a year, he entered the business of computers and software engineering. He migrated to England in 1968 where he resided for almost two decades. Since then he has lived and worked in London, Berlin, Brussels, Amsterdam, Dhahran, Bahrain, Chicago and New York. He has also visited post-Revolution Iran. During his travels he applied his keen sense of observation to learn about various social, cultural and religious values and attitudes of people from different backgrounds and origins. During his school days, he studied the religions of India, and in Europe he also studied Christianity and Judaism. In 2004, he pursued further studies and earned a Master's Degree in Islamic and Social Sciences from the Graduate School of Islamic & Social Sciences in Leesburg, Virginia.
In addition to his professional experience in management consulting, Mr. Naquvi has been very active in social, cultural and religious issues. In 1971, when Idi Amin ousted 60,000 Asians from Uganda and many of them arrived in England as refugees, Mr. Naquvi worked as a volunteer in a refugee camp at Newbury, Berkshire, helping unfortunate refugees find residence and employment. Mr. Naquvi is particularly concerned with social problems facing Muslims living in Western countries, which in fact, motivates his writing.
Among many other books, he authored The Tragedy of Karbala (1992), his most well-known work, and most recently Understanding Karbala (2007). For ten years, Mr. Naquvi edited and published a monthly newspaper for the American Shi'a community, Community News & Views, from Princeton, New Jersey. Currently, he is the Editor-in-Chief of The Monitor, a quarterly magazine published by Islamic Information Center, an American Muslim advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. He writes extensively on the Web and also gives talks in schools, hospitals and churches on Islam and Muslims. For the last twenty-five years he has lived in central New Jersey and regularly organizes various educational programs and seminars for the young men and women of the Muslim community.
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What renowned persons have said about Imam Husayn (AS):
"Imam Husayn uprooted despotism forever till the Day of Resurrection. He watered the dry garden of freedom with the surging wave of his blood, and indeed he awakened the sleeping Muslim nation. If Imam Husayn had aimed at acquiring a worldly empire, he would not have traveled the way he did (from Medina to Karbala). Husayn weltered in blood and dust for the sake of truth. Verily he, therefore, became the bed-rock (foundation) of the Muslim creed; la ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but Allah)."
--- Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet & Philosopher
"The best lesson which we get from the tragedy of Cerebella is that Husain and his companions were rigid believers in God. They illustrated that the numerical superiority does not count when it comes to the truth and the falsehood. The victory of Husain, despite his minority, marvels me!"
--- Thomas Carlyle, Scottish historian and essayist
"I learnt from Husayn how to achieve victory while being oppressed."
--- Mahatma Gandhi, Indian political and spiritual leader
"In a distant age and climate, the tragic scene of the death of Hosein will awaken the sympathy of the coldest reader."
--- Edward Gibbon, English historian and member of parliament (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, London,
1911, volume 5, p. 391-392)
"If Husain had fought to quench his worldly desires... then I do not understand why his sister, wife, and children accompanied him. It stands to reason therefore, that he sacrificed purely for Islam."
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