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As Moharrum, the first month in the Islamic calendar starts on Sunday, many mosques in the city become the centre of 10-day long religious sermons or Majlis. At Imamwada’s landmark Mogul Masjid, scholar Maulana Mirza Mohammad Athar started his 10-day discourse at 9pm on Saturday. This is Lucknow-based Athar’s 54th year at the mosque, a feat that has found him a mention in national records. Maulana Athar’s discourse at the Mogul Masjid, also called the Iranian mosque, makes it the most important venue for Moharrum sermons. Thousands of people gather in the mosque’s courtyard and in surrounding lanes to listen to him. Kausar Zaidi, a resident of Worli has taken 10 days off from her work to observe Mohurrum. “I have been going to the Masjid-e-Iranian for years,” said Zaidi. Maulana Athar will also speak at Khoja Masjid in Dongri before his sermons at Mogul Masjid. The Imamia mosque is another important venue. Safdar Karmali, a member of the Khoja community said he attend...

Eid-E-Ghadeer 01. LOCATION OF GHADIR-E-KHUMM screensaverThe map shown is the map of Arabia. Ghadir is on the way from Mecca to Madina. While returning from Mecca to Madina, after the last hajj, alongwith his companions, the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) broke the journey at a lake, 3 miles away from Al-Johfa. He (S.A.W) halted at midday in a wayside tract of barren land with no shade other than that provided by a few acacia trees. A small lake is called as Ghadir in Arabic, so this place is known as Ghadir-e-Khumm. The name Ghadir is no longer in use. 02. WHAT HAPPENED AT GHADIR-E-KHUMM? Tabarani and others have recorded the following tradition as related by Zayd ibn 'Arqam and transmitted through sources unanimously acknowledged to be reliable. Zayd says that the Messenger of Allah, Allah's blessings and peace be upon him and his posterity, delivered a sermon at Ghadir-e-Khumm under a cloth spread as a canopy on two large trees. He said: Hadith "O my people! I am going to b...