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Some mourning ceremonies have religious aspect. Shiites pay special attention to this type of mourning and hold mourning ceremonies for religious leaders such as the Prophet (s), Lady Fatima al-Zahra (a) and [[Imams (a)]], especially in [[Muharram]] for [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]].<ref>Mazāhirī, ''ʿAzādārī'', p. 345.</ref> | Some mourning ceremonies have religious aspect. Shiites pay special attention to this type of mourning and hold mourning ceremonies for religious leaders such as the Prophet (s), Lady Fatima al-Zahra (a) and [[Imams (a)]], especially in [[Muharram]] for [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]].<ref>Mazāhirī, ''ʿAzādārī'', p. 345.</ref> | ||
Shia religious mourning for Imam al-Husayn (a) is held in different ways, including narration of his [[martyrdom]] accounts,<ref>Muḥaddithī, ''Farhang-i ʿĀshūrā'', p. 441.</ref> reciting lamentations, crying, reciting elegies, [[Chest-beating]],<ref>Muḥaddithī, ''Farhang-i ʿĀshūrā'', p. 256.</ref> and hitting oneself with chains. | Shia religious mourning for Imam al-Husayn (a) is held in different ways, including narration of his [[martyrdom]] accounts,<ref>Muḥaddithī, ''Farhang-i ʿĀshūrā'', p. 441.</ref> reciting lamentations, crying, reciting elegies, [[Chest-beating]],<ref>Muḥaddithī, ''Farhang-i ʿĀshūrā'', p. 256.</ref> and hitting oneself with chains.<ref>Muḥaddithī, ''Farhang-i ʿĀshūrā'', p. 214, 338.</ref> | ||
Shi'a scholars have written numerous books and treatises in defense of mourning and explaining its lawfulness; an example of which is [[Sayyid Muhsin Amin]]’s ''[[Iqna' al-la'im 'ala iqamat al-matam]]''.<ref>Mazāhirī, ''ʿAzādārī'', p. 346.</ref> | |||
Sunni scholars, especially the Hanbalis, consider mourning an unlawful innovation and forbidden. However, according to historical reports, in Iran, some Sunni followers, especially Shafi'is, and even Sunni scholars, including some Hanafi and Shafi'i scholars, have participated in Shia mourning ceremonies. | Sunni scholars, especially the Hanbalis, consider mourning an unlawful innovation and forbidden.<ref>Mazāhirī, ''ʿAzādārī'', p. 346.</ref> However, according to historical reports, in Iran, some Sunni followers, especially Shafi'is, and even Sunni scholars, including some Hanafi and Shafi'i scholars, have participated in Shia mourning ceremonies.<ref>Mazāhirī, ''ʿAzādārī'', p. 347.</ref> | ||
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* Anwarī, Ḥasan. ''Farhang-i buzurg-i sukhan''. Tehran: Intishārāt-i Sukhan, 1390 Sh. | * Anwarī, Ḥasan. ''Farhang-i buzurg-i sukhan''. Tehran: Intishārāt-i Sukhan, 1390 Sh. | ||
* Bahrāmī, ʿAskar. ''Tarḥīm | * Bahrāmī, ʿAskar. ''Tarḥīm, majlis''. In ''Dāʾirat al-maʿārif-i buzurg-i Islāmī'', volume 15. Tehran: Markaz-i Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif-i Buzurg-i Islāmī, 1387 Sh. | ||
* Ibn Kathīr, Ismāʿīl b. ʿUmar. ''Al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya''. Beirut: Dār Iḥyāʾ al-Turāth al-ʿArabī, 1408 AH. | * Ibn Kathīr, Ismāʿīl b. ʿUmar. ''Al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya''. Beirut: Dār Iḥyāʾ al-Turāth al-ʿArabī, 1408 AH. | ||
* Jazīrī, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān. ''Al-Fiqh ʿalā al-madhāhib al-arbaʿa''. Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-ʿIlmiyya, 1424 AH. | * Jazīrī, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān. ''Al-Fiqh ʿalā al-madhāhib al-arbaʿa''. Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-ʿIlmiyya, 1424 AH. | ||