Muharram in America: from Imam Hussain’s day in Manhattan to reciting prayers in Maryland

News stamp, group inter international, Elnaz RahmatNejad: Performing divine rituals is not limited to Islamic countries. The Muslims of New York City gather every year in one of the streets of Manhattan to lament and mourn Sayyed al-Shaheda (AS).

In this gathering, nationals of different countries, including Iran, India and Pakistan, are present with their children and families, in addition to mourning Imam Hussain (a.s.) and his companions, Ashura culture. to institutionalize it in their children and to remind the western world of it.

Manhattan Muslims in their mourning ceremony, foreign passers-by who may be new to this mourning, with branches of red roses and letters in which the uprising of Ashura is explained. They welcome.

The closest Sunday to the day of Ashura is also named “Hussein’s Day” in America. People from different countries of the world, including the United States, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, mourn for Imam Hussain (AS) in one of the streets of Manhattan.

The largest Shia population in America is concentrated in the state of California. After California, Michigan, Illinois, Washington, New York and Texas are in the next ranks respectively.

At the same time with the arrival of Muharram 1446, we introduced mourning habits and customs in the Islamic world.

The first to sixth parts of this report, which are dedicated to mourning habits and customs in Lebanon, Pakistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Turkey and England, can be read and reviewed from the following links:

* “Mahram in Lebanon; From the ceremony PartyAllah in Dahiya to recitation in Nabatieh”

* “Mahram in Pakistan; From the symbolic ceremony of “Dhul-Janah” to the ship “Safina al-Najat”

* “Muharram Hosseini’s riot in Iraq; From the ceremony of changing the flag to “Raqada Towereij”

* “Mahram in Kuwait; From the presence of the Sunnis next to the Shiites to the restrictions on mourning

* “Mahram in Türkiye; From the celebration of 300,000 people to Zainabiya Istanbul»

* “Muharram riot among Muslims living in England; From Fascination Pastor Christian to the three-kilometer mourning procession”

In the following, we read the explanation of the seventh part of this case, which deals with mourning habits and customs in America;

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New York youths have been able to help each other for several years, in addition to holding a mourning ceremony, one day in the style of Iran, they started a mourning procession in the street and not only mourn for their strange imam. Rather, they should turn this gathering into an opportunity to narrate the teachings of the school of Abba Abd Allah (AS) for the westerners as well. This day of presence on the streets of New York is called Imam Hussein Day or “Hussein Day”.

Hussain Dei Ayani is 40 years old, the foundation stone of which was laid by Pakistani Shiites living in New York.

During this ceremony, mourners gather on Manhattan street, called “Park Avenue”, and mourning processions start.

In recent years, New York youths have tried to organize this ceremony more purposefully and use this opportunity to communicate with non-Muslim audience, because they have one day in the whole year in the streets of New York, the heart The pulse of the world economy, communicate with different people and convey the message of Imam Hussain (a.s.) to their ears.

This ceremony begins with the congregational prayer; In this way, the call to prayer is broadcast from car speakers and everyone gathers in the corner of the sidewalk, under one of the tall towers of New York, and a great congregational prayer is held, so much so that American people take pictures of this event with their mobile phones with special enthusiasm.

After the prayer, mourning begins and praise is given in different languages, Pakistani, Urdu, Farsi and even Arabic; Not only Americans, but also the present tourists watch this program with special enthusiasm.

Distributing brochures about Imam Hussein (AS) along with flowers and water among people is one of the other programs of New York youth on this day; Mark’s young people remove the water bottle and stick Hosseini rituals instead.

Hussein Day ceremony is the culmination of mourning ceremony in New York, which is attended by about 10,000 people. Mourning categories include Urdu speakers, Farsi speakers and English speakers. An Iranian living in America says that all his happiness in America is this Hossein Day ceremony.

Elamdar of one category is an Englishman; He stands on a platform or chair and gives a speech in English to the second and third generation young people who were born and raised in New York. He usually says things that are short, effective and contain key sentences for the non-Muslim audience, that is, introducing Imam Hussein (AS) to those who have no idea and do not know who Imam Hussein is.

Hussein Day is the only day when Shiites living in America can appear in the street, perform congregational prayers and mourn among the curious eyes of the western youth and say about an Imam who is a model for all the oppressed in the world. .

The middle parts of the mourning board are dedicated to Urdu languages; At the end of the group, they are divided into three parts, the group of Imam Ali Mosque (AS) in New York, which are Iranian, Afghan, Lebanese and Arab children. This mourning is held regularly and coherently. With good audio equipment, slogans in English about anti-tyranny and confronting justice and injustice are broadcast.

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Islamic Education Center, which is located in Potomac, Maryland and in the suburbs of Washington DC, is one of the largest Shia centers in North America. In this center, every year, on the first decade, on the day of Ashura and on the night of Ghariban Seyyed and Salar Shahidan, various programs are held, including reciting the pilgrimage of Ashura, special programs for young people and teenagers, speeches and reciting calamities, mourning and breast-beating with the focus of Shia students from nearby universities. This center is held.

The programs for teenagers and young people of this center and especially the program of recitation of Ashura noon for the students of the full-time English language school located in this center, is one of its kind of new programs by the students in It is the level of America.

This center hosts at least 400 to 600 people every night in the Persian language section, and on the 8th night, the night of Tasu’a, the night of Ashura, the day of Ashura, and the night of Sham Ghariban, it hosts at least 2,000 Shiite mourners. He is of different nationalities.

English language programs of this center are also held every night and simultaneously with Farsi programs in one of the halls adjacent to the main hall of the center, which hosts at least 100 to 150 native and non-Persian speaking Shiite Muslims of the region. Potomac is Maryland and a suburb of Washington DC.

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Shiites and most of the Shiite mosques in America from west to east and from north to south, from California to Michigan, Illinois, Washington DC and the suburbs of New York and Texas while bowing to the humanizing rituals of the uprising The Martyrs Hall and commemoration of the first decade of the month of Muharram, the saga of Tasuai of Abul Fazl al-Abbas (a.s.) and the Ashura of Sarwar Azadagan (A.S.) honor the scholar Aba Abd al-Hussein (a.s.).

Many people take pictures of mourning for Imam Hussain (AS) from tall towers with cameras and mobile phones on Hussain Day. The young people of New York, so that the question arises for the western audience, who is Imam Hossein? They are satisfied.

FlagBlack Ezai Hosseini over over Sky Michigan

The “Yahsin” flag was raised by mourners in the city sky from a helicopter in a large march in the city of Michigan, USA, on the occasion of Ashura Hosseini (peace be upon him).