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Soz o Salaam recital by Syed Qasim Jafri | Video Link
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Soz o Salaam recited by Syed Qasim Jafri | Video Link
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Soz o Salaam recited by Syed Qasim Jafri | Video Link
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Soz-o-Salaam (Lucknow, Mirza Ghalib) by Yasir Ali Bradran from Dharampura, Syed Rameez Haider & Asif Ali from Andron Shehr | Video Link
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Marsiya | Mir Taqi Mir | Aai Hai Shab e Qatal آئی ہے شب قتل حسین ابن علی کی | Syed Rameez Haider | Video Link
Waqia Karbala
680 CE
A day before the annual hajj pilgrimage, on 9 September 680 CE, Imam Hussain AS departed Mecca with his family members and around 50 male companions, moving northwards…
The Event of Karbala (10 October 680 CE) near the river Euphrates, in Iraq, in an area called Karbala, witnessed the massacre of heavily outnumbered companions and family members of Imam Hussain ibn Ali AS (l. 626-680 CE by the army of the Umayyad Dynasty (661-750 CE).
The event remains one of the central defining elements of Islamic heritage, and is commemorated annually.
Program Details | 2015 to 2024
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Imam Hussain a.s. Custodian of Quran and Sunnah
امام حسینؑ ضامن دین و سنت
Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri
1) Haqiqat aur Mijaaz | Video Link
2) Ilm, Amal, Ishq | Video Link
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The Significance of Imam Zain ul Abideen AS | Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri
Day 1 | Video Link
Day 2 | Video Link
Day 3 | Video Link
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Syeda Bibi Zainab Umm ul Masaib SA | Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri
Day 1 | Video Link
Day 2 | Video Link
Day 3 | Video Link
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Prophet Ibrahim AS. to Imam Hussain AS | Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri
Day 1 | Video Link
Day 2 | Video Link
Day 3 | Video Link
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2-Day Webinar | Tazkira Imam Hussain AS
Day 1 | حجرتِ امام حسین ع Hijrat e Imam | Sajid Naqvi | Video Link
Day 2 | آلِ محمدۖ اور واقعۂ کربلا A Historical Account of Karbala in 680 CE | Hamid Reza Fazil
Part 1 | Video Link
Part 2 | Video Link
Day 2 | ؑ محبتِ اہلبیت Muhabbat e Ahl ul Bayt | Syed Rehan Gelani | Video Link
Day 2 | Imam Hussain As as Spiritual Guide & Master | Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri | Video Link
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Imam Hussain (AS) & Ilm e Tasawwuf امام حسین ع اورعلمِ تصوف | Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri
Day 1 | Video Link
Day 2 | Video Link
Day 3 | Video Link
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Three Day Program Links
1/3 | ہمارے ہیں حسینؑ | Taimoor Khan Mumtaz, Syed Sajid Naqvi, Syed Abbas Z Naqvi, Syed Hijaz Mehdi | LINK
انسان کو بیدار تو ہو لینے دو- ہر قوم پکارے گی ہمارے ہیں حسینؑ (جوش)
اگر حسین ع سب کے ہیں تو کیا چیز ہے جو انہیں سب کا بناتی ہے؟ استاد سید ساجد عباس نقوی
بیانِ علامہ سيد عقيل الغروى جہادِ حسینی ع آئینہِ قضا و قدر کا تجزیہ - پروفیسر سید عباس نقوی
بخدا فارس میدان تہور تھا حر | حر عاشق حقیقی | میر انیس کا مشہور مرثیہ | سید حجاز مہدی | LINK
2/3 | کربلا نے ہمیں بہت کچھ دیا ہے شبیہ ذوالجناح کی روایت | Syed Qasim Jafri, Syed Faizan Naqvi | LINK
حسین ابنِ علی کے غم میں ہوں دنیا سے بیگانہ ہجومِ خلق میں بھی میری تنہائی نہیں جاتی
(پیر نصیرالدین نصیرؒ)
کربلا نے ہمیں بہت کچھ دیا ہے- کربلا کے تہذیبی اور ادبی پہلو- سید قاسم جعفری
تاریخ لاہور کے تناظر میں شبیہ ذوالجناح کی روایت ۔ سید فیضان نقوی
3/3 | جدیدیت، روایت اور فلسفہ آزادی | محرم نشست | Syed Qasim Jafri, Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri, Syed Rehan Gelani, Muslim Shaggan (Gwalior) | LINK
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Link Day 1 : https://youtu.be/Ve-GF98dxHA (Bayan by Syed Rehan Gelani could not be recorded)
Link Day 2 | Presentations by Taimoor Khan Mumtaz, Afira Khan, Syed Dr. Abbas and Bayan by Syed Rehan Gelani | Go to Link
Link Day 3 | Bayan by Hamid Reza Fazil | Go to Link
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2024 Program Details: 12th, 13th & 14th July 2024: In person at Hast o Neest Lahore; 7:30 to 9:30 pm; (Langar is served each day)
Save the YouTube Playlist Link | Muharram, July 2024 | 3-Day Program: Remembering Imam Hussain | https://rb.gy/df76ws | Hast o Neest Lahore | تذکرۂ امام حسین ع
12th July, Friday - Host: Qasim Jafri
مرثیہ Marsiya
تاریخ کے اوراق سے Shaheed e Insaniyat - Naqqan sbTK Mumtaz
بیان یکم Bayan 1 | Kausar Ali & Syed Mohsin Gillani
سوز و سلام Soz o Salaam | Students Patiala GH
مرکزی بیان Main Bayan | Dr. Syed Rehan Gelani Chishti Nizami
13th July, Saturday Host: Taimoor Mumtaz
مرثیہ Marsiya
تاریخ کے اوراق سے Shaheed e Insaniyat - Naqqan sb TK Mumtaz
بیان یکم Bayan 1 | Dr. Abbas Z Naqvi
سوز و سلام Soz o Salaam | Students Gwalior GH
مرکزی بیان Main Bayan | Syed al-Hussaini
14th July, Sunday Host: Qasim Jafri
مرثیہ Marsiya | Syed Hijaz Naqvi
تاریخ کے اوراق سے Shaheed e Insaniyat - Naqqan sb | TK Mumtaz
بیان یکم Bayan 1 | Dr.Syed Rizwan Zamir
سوز و سلام Soz o Salaam | Students Gwalior GH
مرکزی بیان Main Bayan | Hamid Reza Fazil
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3-Day Program incl. documentary screening 27th, 28th & 29th June/Muharram 2025 at Rehtal, Ichhra
Rehtal: Apartment 16-E, Block 16, State Bank Colony, Rasool Park, Ichhra, Lahore | M: +92 347 1446661
PROGRAM:
Day 1: 27th June 2025
Documentary Screening: Karbala Memoirs’, 2019; 6:00 to 7:00 pm
Gathering Program: 7:30 to 9:30/10:00 pm
Gulha-e-Aqeedat
Urdu - by Syed Qasim Jafri
Soz-o-Salaam (Punjabi)
presented by Syed Rameez Haider
In Cultural Life
Punjabi (Multani) Salaam – by Ali Baksh
Sindhi Kalaam – by Husnain Mashori
‘Case-Study’
Sufi Barkat Ali by Seemee Asif
Who is Husayn? Why Karbala?
by Dr. Syed Rizwan Zamir
Waqiya-e-Karbala
Readings by Mohsin Ali
‘Karbala’s Relevance to My LiFE
Reflections by Dr. Syed Abbas Zilqarnain
Day 2: 28 June
Documentary Screening: Vessels of Memory, Keepers of Faith’, 2011
Gathering Program:
Gulha-e-Aqeedat
Urdu – by Syed Hijaz Mehdi
Soz-o-Salaam by Syed Abbas Zilqarnain
In Cultural Life
Punjabi (Mahji) Kalaam – by Nalayn Abbas
Pashtun (Parachinar) Kalaam –
Gilgiti Kalaam– by Syrah Hussain- Kubra Hussain
‘Case-Study’
Life & Religion in Karbala's Mirror by Dr. Syed Rizwan Zamir
Waqiya-e-Karbala
Readings by Kausar Ali & Afira Khan
‘Karbala’s Relevance to My Life’
Reflections by Dr. Syed Rehan Gelani (incl. Arabic Kalaam)
Day 3: 29 June
Documentary Screening: ‘Pilgrimage to Karbala’, 2007
Gathering Program:
Gulha-e-Aqeedat
Farsi– Kauser Ali & Afira Khan
Soz-o-Salaam by Maham Faraz
In Cultural Life
Baloch Kalaam – by Hameeda Baloch
Hazara Kalaam – by Sajjad Ali
‘Case-Study’
Karbala's Memory, Remembrance and Commemoration by Dr. Syed Rizwan Zamir
Waqiya-e-Karbala
Readings by Syed Abbas Z Naqvi
‘Karbala’s Relevance to My Life’
Reflections by Syed Hijaz Naqvi
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Syed Qasim Jafri | has held Urdu poetry sittings at Hast o Neest since 2014.
Syed Sajid Abbas Naqvi | has an Ijazah in Khat-e-Nastaliq from Ustad Irfan Ahmed Khan (President Calligraph-Artists’ Guild Pakistan). Sajid Abbas has also studied under Iranian master-calligrapher Ustad Nasir Jawaharpur.
Dr. Syed Abbas Z Naqvi | is an Associate Professor of Engineering at University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore. He obtained his PhD from Purdue University, USA, in Computer Sciences. His research areas include: Sparse bayesian learning, Object recognition, Collaborative robots & deep learning.
Dr. Francisco Jose Luis | born and brought up in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in a working class Portuguese immigrant family. After completing his secondary studies he moved to Paris where he completed two separate licenses (B.A.) and two separate maîtrises (M.A.) in the fields of French/Comparative Literature and South Asian studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris III). He then moved to London to do his Ph.D. at the School of Oriental and African Studies on pre-reformist Sikhism. He is currently based in Baghdad, Iraq.
Dr. Syed Rehan Gelani | is a lecturer at Minhaj University Lahore, and teaches Arabic Fusha at Hast o Neest. His PhD. is in Islamic Studies from the University of Lahore. He is also Adeeb Arabi and Alim Arabi from Darul-Uloom Muhammadiah Ghosiah, Bhera.
Syed Hijaz Mehdi | is a poet, and teaches Urdu poetics and poetry at various institutions including Hast o Neest.
Ustad Hamid Reza Fazil | is a traditional scholar specializing in philosophy & metaphysics. He has been associated with Hast o Neest since 2011.
Kausar Ali | is a storyteller with a special interest in Persian Classical Literature especially Maulana Rumi RA.
Dr. Syed Rizwan Zamir: Ph.D. University of Virginia. B.A . James Madison University. Area of Islamic studies, specializing in Islamic thought and spirituality. He is currently an Associate Professor at Davidson College, NC, USA.
Sheraz Bhatti | is a lawyer by profession, with a deep interest in metaphysics, and history and literature of the Punjab.
Afira Khan | teaches Urdu Language and Literature at Hast o Neest. She is also a student of classical music in the Patiala Gharana. She will be joined in these sittings with her students of Urdu.
Muslim Shaggan | is one of the leading classical vocalists of Pakistan of the Gwalior Gharana. He teaches vocals at Hast o Neest.
Syed Faizan Naqvi | a part-time teacher, an author of several books on the history of Lahore, founder of Lahore Shanasi Foundation, and a full-time nomad; an adventurer devoted to the cause of preservation of Lahore’s history, art, culture and built heritage.
Taimoor Khan Mumtaz | is senior architect at Kamil Khan Mumtaz Architects in Lahore. He trained as an architect at the NCA in Lahore, he gained an MA in South Asian Design and Architecture (MAPRASADA) from De Montfort University in Leicester, UK.
Books
Historical Sources
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In the third and fourth centuries (AH) more general historical writing flourished and most historians preserved some account of the martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn AS.
The main works of this historical tradition are those of Khalifa b. Khayyat (d. 246 AH), alBaladhuri (d. 279), al-Dinawari (d. 282), al-Ya'qubi (d. 292), al-Tabari (d. 311), Ibn A'tham (d. 314), al-Mas'udi (d. 346), Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (d. 356), and al-Mufid (d. 413).
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Al-Tabari however, who at the time of his death was nearly 300 years removed from the Prophet's death and nearly 250 years removed from the event of Karbala makes use of traditions that have reached him from other sources.
Al-Tabari's collossal work entitled 'Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk' (History of the Prophets and Kings) remains a source of history covering the period up till the early 10th century. The English translation of this work spans 40 volumes including the index and is a major source of study for historians and academics.
The earliest source is the Arab traditionalist by the name of Abu Mikhnaf who died in 774 CE who was writing at approximately the same time as Ibn Ishaq. Al-Tabari however is indeed the earliest source which makes use of Abu Mikhnaf's source comprehensively.
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Maqtal al-Husayn مقتل الحسين, (lit. 'The Murder Place of Husayn') is the title of various books written by different authors throughout the centuries which narrate the story of the battle of Karbala and the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali. They were first written in the eighth century.
Maqtal | Books recounting the death of revered Muslim individuals were composed in large numbers during the eighth and ninth centuries and even today among Muslims are defined as Maqtal
Maqtal al-Husayn, Ibn Sa'd died in 230 AH (845CE)
Maqtal al-Husayn, Baladhuri died in 283 AH (892 CE)
Maqtal al-Husayn, Dinawari
Maqtal al-Husayn, Ibn A'tham died in 314AH (926-27 CE)
Maqtal al-Husayn, Abi Mikhnaf died in 157 AH (774 CE)
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علامہ علی نقی نقوی نقـن
Sayyed Ali Naqi Naqvi (d.1988) (26 Rajab 1323 AH - 1 Shawal 1408 AH), also known as Naqqan Sahib, was a mujtahid from Lucknow, India who graduated from Najaf, Iraq. He is famous for his writings in Urdu, including the most famous Shaheed-e-Insaniyat and Tareekh-e-Islam. He has also written Tarjuma wa Tafseer of Quran e majeed and dozens of books in Arabic.
One of the most highly regarded scholars of his time, he wrote more than 100 books and 1000 short books. His books were published by him in 12 languages in India. He is among the most learned Islamic scholars in Indian History.
Program 2025
Karbala & Urdu Literature Marsiya Khwani | مرثیہ خوانی | اردو شاعری
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Syed Qasim Jafri | Video Link
Tribute to Imam Hussain a.s. Hafiz Hoshiarpuri (1912 - 1973) & Mir Taqi Mir (1723 - 1810)
حفیظ ہوشیار پوری - مِیر تقی مِیر
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Syed Qasim Jafri
1) Video Link
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1/3 | حر عاشق حقیقی اور کربلا میدانِ تہوُّر | محرم نشست | سید حجاز مہدی
Syed Hijaz Mehdi is a poet, and teaches poetics at various institutions including Hast o Neest
Online recording of the bayan of the first day of three sittings in Muharram on Remembering Imam Hussain AS.
Ibn Arabi Centre of Metaphyiscs & Philosophy 2022
Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts
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2 | Marsiya | Mir Taqi Mir | Aai Hai Shab e Qatal آئی ہے شب قتل حسین ابن علی کی | Syed Rameez Haider
آئی ہے شب قتل حسین ابن علی کی
رخصت ہے سحر عترت والاے نبی کی
کٹ جائے گی سب آل رسول عربی کی
برہم ہی ہوئی جان لو صحبت یہ کبھی کی
Link to Marsiya Text: https://www.rekhta.org/ghazals/24-aaii-hai-shab-e-qatl-husain-ibn-e-alii-kii-meer-taqi-meer-marsiya?lang=ur.
This is an online recording from the second day of the 3-Day Webinar | Remembering Imam Hussain (AS) تذکرۂ امام حسین with Qasim Jafri & Syed Uzair Abdullah Qadri.
About Mir Taqi Mir | https://urdunotes.com/lesson/meer-taq...
یال کیجیے کہ غالبؔ جیسا شاعر جس فرد کی عظمت کا قائل ہو،اُس کا شاعری کی دُنیا میں کیا درجہ ہوگا۔غالبؔ نے سرتاج الشّعراء اور اُردو غزل کے میرِ کارواں، میر تقی میرؔ کے لیے جو کہا ہے، محض اُس کی تکرار کر لیتے ہیں۔؎ریختہ کے تمہی استاد نہیں ہو غالبؔ…کہتے ہیں اگلے زمانے میں کوئی میرؔ بھی تھا…غالبؔ اپنا یہ عقیدہ ہے بقولِ ناسخؔ…آپ بے بہرہ ہے جو معتقدِ میرؔ نہیں…میرؔ کے شعر کا احوال کہوں کیا غالبؔ…جس کا دیوان کم از گلشنِ کشمیر نہیں۔سو، اب بات میرؔ کی یعنی اُردو شاعری کے میرِ کارواں کی آ گئی ہے۔
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Syed Rameez Haider is a practicing architect by profession. He is also a student of Ustad Rustam Fateh Ali of the Patiala Gharana, and teaches drawing at Hast o Neest.
3-Day Webinar | Remembering Imam Hussain (AS) تذکرۂ امام حسین
Hast o Neest Institute of Traditional Studies & Arts 2021
