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This article is about the Ritual of Ashura Noon Prayer. For the same name with Prayer, see Imam al-Husayn's Prayer on the Noon of Ashura.

The Noon Prayer of 'Ashura ritual refers to the noon and afternoon prayers performed in congregation on the Day of 'Ashura.[1] This prayer is offered congregationally in Iran and several other countries, including Iraq,[2] Russia,[3] England,[4] and the Netherlands.[5]

In Iran, every year, in remembrance of Imam al-Husayn's (a) Prayer on the Noon of 'Ashura,[6] the noon and afternoon prayers of 'Ashura are held in mosques and public thoroughfares.[7] There are also reports that during the Iran-Iraq War, some Iranian combatants would perform the noon prayer of 'Ashura in congregation even in combat conditions.[8]

According to a report by Iran's Headquarters for the Establishment of Prayer, in the past, the main focus of mourning ceremonies on the Day of 'Ashura was on lamentation, with less attention given to the noon prayer. In this regard, following a proposal by Muhsin Qara'ati, a Shia cleric, holding a well-organized congregational noon prayer on 'Ashura was introduced, which was met with a positive reception from mourning associations.[9]

According to some Maraji', there is no religious objection to holding the congregational noon prayer of 'Ashura in public streets,[10] provided that thoroughfares remain open for essential traffic.[11] It is also recommended that mourning programs on the Day of 'Ashura be scheduled in a way that allows mourners to attend the congregational noon prayer.[12] According to Nasir Makarim Shirazi, a Shia Marja', the noon prayer of 'Ashura is best performed with a large congregation.[13]

Notes

  1. ↑ Namāz-i Zuhṛ-i 'Āshūrā, Website of Ayatollah Makārim Shīrāzī.
  2. ↑ A stunning scene of the Noon Prayer of 'Ashura in Karbala, may it be glorified.
  3. ↑ The Day of 'Ashura in Muslim-populated regions of Russia (Persian)
  4. ↑ Holding the Noon Prayer of 'Ashura in London, (Persian)
  5. ↑ The global frequency of Muharram: from standard-bearing in Los Angeles to boat mourning in Kashmir
  6. ↑ Abū Mikhnaf, Waq'at al-Ṭaff, pp. 229-230; Ibn Ṭāwūs, al-Luhūf, p. 110.
  7. ↑ The approach of the Headquarters for the Establishment of Prayer in organizing the Noon Prayer of 'Ashura (Persian)
  8. ↑ How did Martyr Mohaqqiqi enter intelligence work? (Persian)
  9. ↑ The approach of the Headquarters for the Establishment of Prayer in organizing the Noon Prayer of 'Ashura
  10. ↑ Tabrīzī, Istifta'āt-i Jadīd, vol. 2, p. 103.
  11. ↑ Barpā'ī-yi Namāz-i Zuhṛ-i 'Āshūrā dar Khiyābān, Official Website of Ayatollah Makārim Shīrāzī.
  12. ↑ The approach of the Headquarters for the Establishment of Prayer in organizing the Noon Prayer of 'Ashura (Persian)
  13. ↑ Namāz-i Zuhṛ-i 'Āshūrā, Website of Ayatollah Makārim Shīrāzī.

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