Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 25: To commemorate the 7th Day of Moharram, Shahdat of Shahzada-e-Qasim (Martyrdom of Shahzada-e-Qasim) a procession was taken out from the residence of Late Syed Mazhar Ali Shah under the banner of Anjuman-e-Imamia Jammu. Shahzada-e-Qasim was one among those 72 martyrs who laid down their lives in Karbala for the sake of Islam.
A Majlis was organized before the procession which was addressed by Moulana Syed Mohd Abbas Rizvi from QUM (Islamic Republic of Iran).
In his address, Maulana stressed upon the teachings of Prophet Mohammad and also highlighted the great sacrifice of Shehzada Qasim for the sake of truth. He further added that one can learn from the history of Karbala that how to be a victorious when you are oppressed. It’s the only fight in which who sacrificed everything gets victorious. He added when you are on the path of Allah no force can oppress you.
During the procession mourners were reciting Nohas and Marsiahs to pay tribute to Shehzada Qasim. At Imam Bargah New Plots the mourners offered Namaz-e-Magriban and a Majlis was also organized by Anjuman-e-Haidery New Plots which was addressed by Maulana Ali Asgar Haidery from Mumbai.
Maulana in his address said that we should follow the path of Imam Hussain. President Anjuman-e-Imamia Syed Amanat Ali Shah while addressing the media said that Karbala is a thought that cannot be deceived. He added that every scholar and historian mentioned this sacrifice of Imam Hussain and his 72 companions as one of the greatest sacrifice of the centuries. He further added that Mahatama Gandhi quoted that “I learned from Hussain how to achieve victory while being oppressed”.
Prof. Sujat Khan, secretary Anjuman-e-Imamia Jammu said that it’s our duty to spread the message of Imam Hussain and why he sacrificed his whole family with his 72 companions at Karbala. We learned from Karbala that we should stand with oppressed. This is one of the greatest sacrifices in the history of Islam.
Vice president, Anjuman-e-Imamia thanked the people from different regions like Rajouri, Poonch, Surankote, Chanderkot, Gursai, Mandi, Loran, Kashmir, Kargil and Ladakh and organizations like Anjuman-e-Haidery New Plots, Anjuman-e-Hussaini Bathindi, ALMSAJ, AKSAJ and Shaheed Mutahri Library New Plots, MEWSL and people of different faiths who have participated in the procession to pay tribute to Imam Hussain and all the martyrs of Karbala.
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