Nowgawan Sadat has got a distinct place in the world for the month of
Muharram. Azaadari (mourning for shaheedan-e-karbala) of this town is
very famous in the entire world. People come here in the month of
Muharram not from India alone but from all over the world.
For Shia people Nowgawan Sadat is a special place. Azaadari
starts from the evening before (chaandraat) the first of Muharram.
There are four groups (Anjumans) in Nowagawan Sadat which starts their
marches (jaloos) across the streets of the town from chaandraat.
And this routine lasts for almost 2 months and 8 days i.e.
until eighth of Rabi-ul-Awwal. But from 1st of Muharram till 10th of
Muharram, the special programs are organized which are presented by the
above mentioned four groups in their own styles. From the 1st till 10th,
all the four groups organized there jaloos (marches) from different
Azaakhanas (mourning centers). And there is an arrangement of
Ashra-e-Majalis (gathering of people) in each Azaakhanas.
Moharram in Nowgawan Sadat
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. On
the first day of Muharram, the Islamic New Year is observed by Muslims.
The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, and is 11 to 12 days shorter
than the solar year. Hence it is a little different from the Gregorian
calender that is used in the western nations. When compared with the
Gregorian calendar, which is a solar calendar, the lunar month of
Muharram shifts from year to year.
The month of Muharram is of great religious significance to Islamic
people the world over. It is held to be the most sacred of all the
months, excluding Ramadan.
Following is the description of various programs from 1st to 10th of Muharram
in Nowgawan Sadat.
1st of Muharram:
On
this day Anjuman-e-Yaadgare Husaini, Nowagawan Sadat and
Anjuman-e-Sogware Husaini, Nowgawan Sadat makes their jaloos which
starts from Syed Asghar Husain sahib bin Syed Fazal Husain sahib
Imambarah, Mohalla Paapdi Talaab. It marches across the streets of
entire town and ends at the starting point. After the jaloos there is an
arrangement of Tabarruk also. In the front of jaloos there are
Marsiyekhawans (people who read Marsiya) and Zuljana (portrait of Imam
Husain a.s. horse) and after that there are Alams and Taboots and then
there are maatami people.There does not perform any Noha Qwani in this
date (Nohe Qwani after stop the Juloos)
2nd of Muharram:
This
day Anjuman-e-Abdiya, Nowgawan Sadat makes their jaloos from Imambarah
Hateeli. On this date, Janab Niyaz Haider sahib and his colleagues are
the Marsiyekhawans. Behind them there is are Maatami people and this
jaloos also marches across the streets of Nowagawan Sadat and then ends
at Imambarah. In the end Tabarruk is also distributed.In the front of
jaloos there are Marsiyekhawans (people who read Marsiya) and Zuljana
(portrait of Imam Husain a.s. horse) and after that there are Alams and
Taboots and then there are maatami people.T
3rd Muharram:
On
this day, Anjuman-e-Haidry and Anjuman-e-Sogware Husaini make their
jaloos which starts from Masjid Heenga Wali and marches across the
streets of the town and ends at the starting point. On this date Moulana
Paigamber and his supporters recites Marsiya.On this day,
Anjuman-e-Haidry performs Noh-e-Quani at Mohalla Badi Imli as well as
Mohalla Shah Fareed.On this day, Anjuman-e-Haidry followed by many
Taboots and Zuljanas.There are many children with Alam in this date.
4th Muharram:
This
day is assigned to Anjuman-e-Yaadgare Husaini and it starts the jaloos
from Imambarah Ansaariyan, Mohalla Bangla. On this date, Marsiyakhawan
is____________.It marches across the streets of entire town and ends at
the starting point. In the end, bread (roti) is distributed as a
Tabarruk. In the front there are Marsiyekhawans, Taboots and Zuljana and
after that there is jaloos of people who are doing Maatam.Juloos
performs Nohe Quani at Mohalla Badi Imli and Mohalla Shah Fareed.Mr.
Shoyeb Raza, Taqi Abbas, Ayaz Abbas performs the Nohe on that date.
5th Muharram:
On this day, the jaloos is started by Anjuman-e-Abdiya and
Anjuman-e-Sogware Husaini from the Imambarah Daulashaheed. On this date,
Marsiyekhawan is _______________ and the jaloos marches across all the
streets of the town and it ends at the same place. In the end bread is
distributed as Tabarruk.
6th Muharram:
On 6th Muharram, Anjuman-e-Haidry makes their jaloos from Imambarah
Pukhta Bangla and in this Marsiyekhawan is _______________. Jaloos
marches across the streets of Nowgawan Sadat and ends at the starting
point. In the end bread is distributed as a Tabarruk.
7th Muharram:
The jaloos of 7th Muharram ends after two marches. The first march
starts from the house of Master Mansoor sahab. In the front there are
Marsiyekhawans, Taboots and Zuljana and after that there is jaloos of
people who are doing Maatam. On this day, Janab Marghoob Abidi sahab
recites a famous nauha “Haye Sitam Haye Haye”. After that this jaloos
goes to Mohalla Shafreed where people do the Maatam with blade and
challa (ring with a blade). After that the jaloos goes to Mohalla Bazaar
where Maatam-e-Zanjeer (Maatam with knives hanging in chains) takes
place. Then this jaloos marches across the streets of the town and
arrive to Imambarah Haji Mohammed Husain, Mohalla Gulah Talaab and ends
their first march here. After this the jaloos starts their second march
from here and again ends here. In the end bread is distributed as
Tabarruk.
8th Muharram:
The jaloos of 8th Muharram starts from Mohalla Katkooi Imambarah. It is
the jaloos of Anjuman-e-Abdiya. On this date Marsiyekhawan is Janab
____________, who recite the “Sardaro Alandaar” marsiya. The jaloos
starts from Mohallah Katkooi and goes to Mohalla Shorat where the people
perform the maatam with blade and challa (ring with a blade). After
that the jaloos marches to Mohalla Bazaar and then it goes through the
streets of the town and ends at Imambargah where bread is distributed as
Tabarruk.
9th Muharram:
On this day the jaloos is organized by Anjuman-e-Haidry starting from
Imambarah Syed Tafazzul Husain ibn Syed Noor Mohalla Gulah Talaab. On
this date Marsiyekhawan is Janab_____________. This jaloos goes to
Mohalla Shahfreed via Mohalla Badi Imli. At his place people perform the
maatam with blade and challa (ring with a blade). After that it goes to
Mohalla Bazaar where Maatam-e-Zanjeer (Maatam with knives hanging in
chains) and Qama (act of cutting head with knives or small swords) takes
place. Then the jaloos goes to Mohalla Hafta Bazaar via Mohalla
Hathawala. At this place Anjuman-e-Haidry perform “Aag ka Maatam”
(people walks bare feet over the burning coal). It is organized by
Haider Trust. On this occasion there is an arrangement of Projector for
viewing this act. At last this jaloos goes to Imambarah Syed Noor and it
ends here. Pulao (a dish of rice) is distributed as a Tabarruk on this
day.
10th Muharram:
As we already mentioned that on this day Taaziya is carried by the
person who starts their march from Mohalla Hafta Bazaar and then it goes
through a specific root and ends its journey at the starting point. All
the Anjumans behind the Taaziya goes to Karbala and ends their jaloos.
At this place “Tosha” is distributed.