First night of Mohharram was held in London Islamic Center with Ayatollah Araki in attendance.
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First night of Mohharram was held in London Islamic Center with General Secretary of the World Forum for Proximity of the Islamic Schools of Thoughts, Ayatollah Mohsen Araki in attendance, reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).
For the last fourteen hundred years, Ashura represents the battle between the good and the evil, the virtuous and the wicked. The month of Moharram in the Islamic Calendar, in which Imam Hossein, the third Shia Imam and his 72 companions were martyred, does signify martyrdom in the face of injustice, a feeling prevalent even today across the Muslim world.
Marking the start of this month, General Secretary of the World Forum for Proximity of the Islamic Schools of Thoughts along with other Iranian clerics and mourners gathered and focus on the philosophy and importance of Moharram.
Ayatollah Araki, in this commemorating ceremony, gave speech about the characteristic of the Infallible Imam Hossein (PBUH) and marked this night.
General Secretary of the World Forum for Proximity of the Islamic Schools of Thoughts also delineated the positive effect of prayers and abiding by the Islamic teachings and instructions.
Muslims believe Imam Hossein stood up against the tyrant of the time to safeguard and protect Islam and guide fellow Muslims.
This year, however, the marking of Moharram has particular significance. Because in the Middle East, Muslim nations have fought for their right to self-determination, a reflection not lost in the remembrance of this historic event.
The tragedy of Karbala has taught Muslims a vital lesson: the numerical superiority does not count when it comes to the right fighting the wrong. In the plains of Karbala, Imam Hussein's followers gave up everything humanly possible in the way of God to show how the right is the might, how the blood of the innocent could win over the sword of the tyrant, and how to achieve victory despite being oppressed. /SR
