Draft:Mourning Ritual of Noghan Women
 Mourning of Noghan women in Mashhad | |
| Time | End of Safar / Martyrdom of Imam al-Rida (a) |
|---|---|
| Place | Mashhad |
| Geographical Extent | Noghan neighborhood toward the Shrine of Imam al-Rida (a) |
| Symbolic Meaning | Funeral procession of Imam al-Rida (a) |
Mourning Ritual of Noghan Women (Persian: سوگواره زنان نوغان) is a religious ritual in Mashhad held annually by women on the martyrdom anniversary of Imam al-Rida (a).[1] This ceremony begins in the Noghan neighborhood and ends at the Razavi Shrine, symbolizing women's loyalty to the Ahl al-Bayt (a) and their social role in mourning ceremonies.[2]
According to common belief, the women of Noghan waived their dowries after the martyrdom of Imam al-Rida (a) to obtain permission from their husbands to attend his funeral procession.[3] In this ritual, women carry a symbolic coffin and move toward the shrine while reciting Noha and reading Ziyara-text.[4] Some researchers believe that the story of waiving the Mahr and the presence of Noghan women at Imam al-Rida's (a) funeral lacks definitive historical evidence and is based more on oral tradition.[5]
Noghan was one of the four main districts of ancient Tus[6] located near Sanabad[7] which gained special status after the burial of Imam al-Rida (a).[8] There is currently a neighborhood named Noghan in the city of Mashhad.[9]
Notes
- ↑ «Yād-i ḥamāsa-yi zanān-i Nūghān-i Mashhad dar tashyīʿ-i paykar-i Imām Riḍā (a) zinda nigāh dāshta shud», IRNA.
- ↑ «Zanān-i Nūghān-i Mashhad dar āyīn-i namādīn paykar-i muṭahhar-i Imām Riḍā (a) rā tashyīʿ kardand», IRNA.
- ↑ «Sūgvārī-yi zanān-i Nūghān dar rūz-i shahādat-i Imām Riḍā (a)», IQNA; «Zanān-i Nūghānī avvalīn ʿazādārān-i Ḍāmin-i Āhū!», Mashregh News.
- ↑ «Yād-i ḥamāsa-yi zanān-i Nūghān-i Mashhad dar tashyīʿ-i paykar-i Imām Riḍā (a) zinda nigāh dāshta shud», IRNA.
- ↑ Ḥusaynī, «Marāsim-i tashyīʿ wa tadfīn-i paykar-i muṭahhar-i Ḥaḍrat-i Riḍā (a)», p. 118.
- ↑ Yaʿqūbī, Al-Buldān, 1356 Sh, p. 45.
- ↑ ʿIrfān-manish, Jughrāfiyā-yi tārīkhī-yi hijrat-i Imām Riḍā (a) az Madīna tā Marw, 1376 Sh, pp. 139-140.
- ↑ «Ijrā-yi sunnat-i 1200 sālah-yi zanān-i Nūghān-i Mashhad», Mehr News Agency.
- ↑ «Naqsha-yi māhwāraʾī-yi Nūghān, nāḥiya-yi vīzha-yi Raḍawī», Topomap.
References
- Ḥusaynī, Sayyid Ḥasan. «Marāsim-i tashyīʿ wa tadfīn-i paykar-i muṭahhar-i Ḥaḍrat-i Riḍā (a)». Majalla-yi Mishkāt. 1393 Sh.
- «Ijrā-yi sunnat-i 1200 sālah-yi zanān-i Nūghān-i Mashhad». Mehr News Agency. Posted: 2 Shahrivar 1404 Sh. Accessed: 26 Shahrivar 1404 Sh.
- ʿIrfān-manish, Jalīl. Jughrāfiyā-yi tārīkhī-yi hijrat-i Imām Riḍā (a) az Madīna tā Marw. Mashhad, Intishārāt-i Āstān-i Quds-i Raḍawī, 2nd ed., 1376 Sh.
- «Naqsha-yi māhwāraʾī-yi Nūghān, nāḥiya-yi vīzha-yi Raḍawī». Topomap. Accessed: 12 Mihr 1404 Sh.
- «Sūgvārī-yi zanān-i Nūghān dar rūz-i shahādat-i Imām Riḍā (a)». IQNA. Posted: 1 Dey 1393 Sh. Accessed: 29 Shahrivar 1404 Sh.
- Yaʿqūbī, Aḥmad b. Isḥāq. Al-Buldān. Trans. Muḥammad Ibrāhīm Āyatī. Tehran, Bungāh-i Tarjuma wa Nashr, 1356 Sh.
- «Yād-i ḥamāsa-yi zanān-i Nūghān-i Mashhad dar tashyīʿ-i paykar-i Imām Riḍā (a) zinda nigāh dāshta shud». IRNA. Posted: 2 Shahrivar 1404 Sh. Accessed: 26 Shahrivar 1404 Sh.
- «Zanān-i Nūghān-i Mashhad dar āyīn-i namādīn paykar-i muṭahhar-i Imām Riḍā (a) rā tashyīʿ kardand». IRNA. Posted: 25 Shahrivar 1402 Sh. Accessed: 25 Shahrivar 1404 Sh.
- «Zanān-i Nūghānī avvalīn ʿazādārān-i Ḍāmin-i Āhū!». Mashregh News. Posted: 14 Shahrivar 1403 Sh. Accessed: 12 Mihr 1404 Sh.