Blood Is The Heritage of Shia Pain ..A Single Chant Ya Hussain, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Blood Is The Heritage of Shia Pain ..A Single Chant Ya Hussain
Blood Is The Heritage of Shia Pain ..A Single Chant Ya Hussain, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.
A Blog of Peace Hope and Humanity Not Just A Shia Blog
A Blog of Peace Hope and Humanity Not Just A Shia Blog, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.
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Shia angst defines the heritage of Shia pain known as Ghame Hussain nurtured kept alive since 1400 years, had we not shed our blood an expression of our intense love for Imam Hussain , just think this episode would have been conveniently forgotten by those in power , every effort was made by every Caliph to underplay the Tragedy of Karbala for the greater good of the lust for power and personal vested interest.
And today Cairo Tunisia Yemen show you that power is nothing but tyranny on the soul of the Humanity and this includes all the feudal lords of the Middle East including Saudi Arabia
The winds of change are blowing violently and the sands of time demand the rights of man that no depot can ever stop...
And on the pedestal these words appear:
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!”
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Shelley
Imam Hussain was no ordinary person , he was son of Imam Ali and the grandson of the Holy Prophet , he was murdered in cold blood, his family dispossessed , the genocide the ensuing shame the atrocities we bring to the fore as a passion play of our intense emotions , the Christians do it to with Good Friday and d the 14 Stations of the Cross
When the rabid demented segment in the Islamic community wants to make a point, he drops bombs on innocent folks, kills and massacres , the entire Islamic society maintains a stony eunuch silence , it is only when the Shia cuts his own body , that pseudo sanctimonious Islamic society hurls abuse calls us heretics ,I am not a Islamic scholar or a preacher, I as a photo blogger who shoots all religiosity gender shoots all this to show you the arena of the Shia world during Moharam in India.
I cannot afford to go to Iraq Iran or Damascus , and honestly I have no desire or envy , if I did get the opportunity I would gladly give the passage amount and the ticket to the poorest of the poor Shia to make this once in a life time pilgrimage.
I am happy re discovering Karbala in India for me this is more important and though my work comes in the way, I have shot Moharam in most of the important cities of my beloved country.
And I a not bound by editorial constrains , once Moharam gets over I will remove my black clothes momentarily wear saffron , as a Hindu Shia shoot the Sufi Urus , Hindu feasts and festivals including the beggars the under privileged the hijras and the scums of humanity.
This morning I went to St Peter Cemetery Bandra to shoot the grave of a dear friend Fr Tort a Jesuit who although from Spain had made India his home and spread the message of Peace and Brotherhood the core ingredient of this blog.
I could not make it to Fr Torts funeral unfortunately.
Shooting The Soul of Shiasm and Ghame Hussain in a Tear Drop of A Photo Blog
Shooting The Soul of Shiasm and Ghame Hussain in a Tear Drop of A Photo Blog, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.
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This is one of the most intense series I have shot this Moharam, my tryst this year with Ghame Hussain began on 7 Moharam at Chennai and continued till Ashura .
Than I came back to Mumbai and shot the Kurla juloos of Pappu Bhai, the Mehfil Julooos , Guru Nanak Park Juloos Bandra East Juloos , 20 Safar juloos Dongri, and than Chehlum in Hussain Tekri Jaora the next day on my return from Husssain Tekri Jaora I shot the Mumbai Chehlum in one single day in two parts , one the Chehlum road procession from Moghul Masjid Iranian Mosque till the doors of Rehmatabad Shia cemetery.
The second more graphic and bloody segment within the walls of Rehmatabad Shia cemetery , this is about a 1000 images or so, I dont work or re size my pictures posting them as I shot them in a war zone like situation, I was barefeet with a wound on my head , I had done my kama zani at Hussain Tekri Jaora with the Kashmiri Shia my Kama zani which I interpret as a Dance of Death Tandav on the Soul of Shimr.
The last part of Rehmatabad is Habib Nassers sword matam the most grievous and mind blowing.
After Chehlum in Mumbai 2011 I shot the Mira Road juloos and the 28 Safar Anjuman e Asghariya Shabbedari which I have to yet upload to Flickr.
On hold are pictures of my barefeet trek of Chabbuk Sharif Hussain Tekri Jaora.
Now Moharam will finally end on Athvi I dont know where I will shoot I have already shot Malad Malvani Athvi and Govandi Athvi in Mumbai over the years.
So I leave it to Princess Zehra I will get a hint from her where to go or where to shoot.
Lucknow I have distanced myself completely the city of my birth, so Athvi there is totally out of the question.. maybe the Kala Tazia of Delhi... I dont know.
Shooting The Soul of Shiasm and Ghame Hussain in a Tear Drop of A Photo Blog
Shooting The Soul of Shiasm and Ghame Hussain in a Tear Drop of A Photo Blog, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.
167,385 items / 1,309,324 views
This is one of the most intense series I have shot this Moharam, my tryst this year with Ghame Hussain began on 7 Moharam at Chennai and continued till Ashura .
Than I came back to Mumbai and shot the Kurla juloos of Pappu Bhai, the Mehfil Julooos , Guru Nanak Park Juloos Bandra East Juloos , 20 Safar juloos Dongri, and than Chehlum in Hussain Tekri Jaora the next day on my return from Husssain Tekri Jaora I shot the Mumbai Chehlum in one single day in two parts , one the Chehlum road procession from Moghul Masjid Iranian Mosque till the doors of Rehmatabad Shia cemetery.
The second more graphic and bloody segment within the walls of Rehmatabad Shia cemetery , this is about a 1000 images or so, i dont work or resize my pictures posting them as I shot them in a war zone like situation, I was barefeet with a wound on my head , I had done my kama zani at Hussain Tekri Jaora with the Kashmiri Shia my Kama zani which I interprest as a Dance of Death Tandav on the Soul of Shimr.
The last part of Rehmatabad is Habib Nassers sword matam the most grievous and mind blowing.
After Chehlum in Mumbai 2011 I shot the Mira Road juloos and the 28 Safar Anhjuman e Asghariya Shabbedari which I have to yet upload to Flickr.
On hold are pictures of my barefeet trek of Chabbuk Sharif Hussain Tekri Jaora.
Now Moharam will finally end on Athvi I dont know where I will shoot I have already shot Malad Malvani Athvi and Govandi Athvi in Mumbai over the years.
So I leave it to Princess Zehra I will get a hint from her where to go or where to shoot.
Lucknow I have distanced myself completely the city of my birth, so Athvi there is totally out of the question.. maybe the Kala Tazia of Delhi... I dont know.
Shia Children Are A Breed Apart
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your children
their heritage
is what you impart
swords in their hands
bleeding heads
bleeding backs
hussain in their hearts
leading from the front
when the kama zanjir
talwar matam starts
brave warriors of zehra
no yazid will ever thwart
spiritually wise and smart
a ray of a diamond
hidden in quartz
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