Arbaeen (Chelum) Juloos in Mumbai

In south Mumbai, sea of mourners in black clothes commemorating the 40th day of the martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s.) in Karbala were seen everywhere. This Juloos of Arbaeen started from Zainabia Imambada and reached Rehmatabad (Mazgaon) enroute Moghul Masjid, Baabullah Tank maidan, JJ Hospital, Shehriar Baugh, Noor Baugh Circle and Sales Tax.
Hundreds of Matami Anjumans participated from all over Mumbai and Thane in this Juloos.
Hundreds of Alams were carried by youths and junior youths. Tabut and Zuljanah were also carried in this mourning procession.
On the way at many places, the mourners were served with tea, coffee and snacks. The literature on the life of Imam Husain (a.s.) in Hindi, Marathi and English languages were distributed.
Youths participated in Zanjeer and Qama zani. Infants and children were seen in blood due to Qama hit.
The whole atmosphere was charged up by sound of Ya Husain, Ya Abbas, Ya Ali. As per the unofficial reports the participants were above 1,00,000 including men and women.
There was a heavy police bandobast and they did their job competitively. The ambulances and first-aid services were strewn all over the procession area. Though, in different places of Suburbs there were other procession remembering Imam Husain (a.s.), like Mira Road, Mumbra, Govandi etc, but this is central procession of Arbaeen in Mumbai.
In this crowded and over spilling procession, few youths were busy to collect signatures from mourners for the help and support of suppressed and oppressed people of Bahrain suffering under the tyrant monarch. They could manage to collect 10,000 and above signatures.
This procession in taken out by Anjumane Zulfiqariya (Jaunpur).

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Amaari in Pune

JULOOS –E-AMAARI IN PUNE

Husain Tumko Zamana salaam karta hai
On 7^th Rabiul Awwal, Thursday, the 5^th March 2009 a Juloos e Amari started by Anjuman-e-Muntazir-e-Mahdi Trust, at Shivaji Nagar, Opposite Railway Station, Pune. The Juloos arranged and led by Hujjatul Islam Maulna Sayyed Faiyyaz Husain Sahab. This is the Third year of Juloos.

Pune city is just 180 kms from Mumbai.

Maulana Sayyed Sibte Hasan from Mumbai, recited Majlis and later Five Amari (Camels) and other Shabeeh i.e. Alam, Taboot, Zuljanah…were in the procession.

The Juloos passed through Wakde Wadi and ST bus stand. Ended at Azakhana e Anjuman e Mauntazire Mahdi Trust. Around 1200 Azaadar including ladies attended the Juloos. Niyaz (Food) was served to the entire participant.

Matam by Zanjeer and Qama were done at the square of Railway Station. A speech was delivered by Maulana Sayyed Sibte Hasan Sahab. He pointed out that a name on the tongue of everyone was there “HUSAIN HUSAIN” “ YA ABBAS” “YA ABA ABDILLAH”. He said that this Juloos is in the memory of the same people who were the progoney of Prophet of Islam, who were slaughtered by the tyrant YAZID, THE SON of the MOAVIYAH, the self claimed caliph of a sect of the Muslims.

Hujjatul Islam Hajj Syed Aslam sahab concluded the Juloos by his vehement speech.

Naoha was recited by Janab Mirza Hasan, Janab Abbas Naeem Abadi, Janab Shaikh Sajjad, Ghulam Husain and Nazar Abbas.

The Nauhas were:

1. Tumehein Husain Zamana Salam Karta Hai.
2. Karbala Yani Musibat ka sama.
3. Ya Aba Abdillah
4. Abi Abdillah Salare Zalar Zainab and many other Naohas.

(Report prepared by AH Murtazavi)