Lucknow , UTTAR PRADESH :
Lucknow :
In a unique step, from now on Lucknow will pay obeisance to its nawabs who played an important role in starting and continuing with the Muharram rituals that took the city’s name to the world.
Paying tribute to their souls, every Friday after Jumah prayers, a majlis (religious sermon remembering the martyrdom of Imam Hussain and the tragedy of Karbala) will be organised at the Bara Imambara.
Earlier,majlis for a few nawabs were organised by their descendants or caretakers of the respective Imambaras set up by them. This is the first time that tribute will be paid in a systematic manner. A list with 25 names has already been drawn which will further be expanded to include descendants who, even in poverty, continued Muharram rituals, and clerics on whose advice the nawabs ruled Avadh.
On Friday, Maulana Kalbe Jawad presided over the majlis in memory of Nawab Ghasiud-din Haider while also talking about the latter’s and his role in Lucknow’s Muharram.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Lucknow News / TNN / December 24th, 2016