Once Upon a Time at Mogul Masjid

Once Upon a Time at Mogul Masjid, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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Childhood
spent at Moghul Msjid
even time cannot erase
a fountain of memories
nostalgia
ghame hussain
as base
in the reflections in the
water you see
the maker face to face
lost friends moments
washing of
the scourging blades
the alams
the flowers floating
on the surface
the busheri matam
athar saabs majlis
the niyaz e hussain
ashura chehlum
the splattering
drops of rain
keeping faith alive
on the heart
the soul and the brain
chants from here
reach the roza in karbala
tears on the soul of hussain
every brick in its walls
gives evidence of
hussainiyat
as he walks
as he falls
seeing the ladies
of his house
heads uncovered
a weeping sakina
the tragedy
of sham
zainul abedin
in chains
yes we bleed
reliving
the last moments
of hussain
a 1400 year
old protest
against
spiritual
terrorism
we curse the killers
of hussain
again and again and again
on the floor
in the courtyard
of moghul masjid
even time could not wash
away our bloodstains


dedicated for his service and love for the shias of mumbai
Maulana Athar Saab Mirza