Shia Shabbarat All Souls Day and 15 Shaban

Shia Shabbarat All Souls Day and 15 Shaban, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

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Before my mother died she handed over the list of my forefathers , our ancestors , to my Lucknow born wife so my wife recites prayers remembers our dead on this day including her forefathers too, she is a Qazilbash and her ancestry is much longer than mine.



And my wife now has my grand daughter Marziya Shakir 4 year old helping out with the prayers of the dead , halwa puri made at home that will be given to the poor.

On 15 Shaban the following morning Marziya and my wife went to Gateway of India to place the Arzis in sea , and this day is celebrated as the birthday of our 12 Imam in Occultation known as the Mahdi or Imame Zamana.