Karbala In India In The Eighteenth & Nineteenth Centuries Landmarks & Identity | ||
| KARBALĀʾ HERITAGE Quarterly Authorized Journal Specialized in Karbalāʾ Heritage | ||
| Article 1, Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2016, Pages 147-171 | ||
| Authors | ||
| d Hameed Abu Shanna Al- Arrady Al; Lecturer Dr. Asa | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract The building up of shrines bearing the sacred name (Karbala)، in India in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was something unique; it carried different meanings، the most important of which was that gives the spiritual, political، architectural and cultural Impact which was not affected by distance . That affection spread to include the entire continent of India . These shrines were of great spiritual value for the Shiite in Indi which was derived from its name and from the holding of Husaini sermons in it until the present time . These shrines also reflected the Shiite of India longing to Karbala . Therefore; they were taken as graveyards for most officials of the state ; it also reflected their desire to be buried in the holy city of Karbala . And as that was something difficult، they were taken as a compensation for that hope which became difficult to achieve . The political dimension was strongly present whether in the construction of those shrines or in performing the Husaini sermons ; they were considered signs for the power of their builders the Mangole state ministers of the Shiite seat and the dominance they had . From the architectural point of view, attempts to provide a description of the two holy shrines, Al- Husainiya and Al- Abbasiya were not that precise due to its dependence on description in addition to unavailability of photography . Therefore، the measures، the forms and inscriptions of these shrines were noticeably different from the original holy shrines . From the cultural point of view، these shrines enabled the followers of the Shii Imamas ( the Shiite of Ahlul –Bait) ( P.b.u th) to recognize their cultural، intellectual، religious and sectarian identity in such sectarian and intellectual variety the people of India live in which . These shrins were considered as amedia which helped Indians، Muslims and Hindu be acquainted with Karbala in addition to taking on such contradictions in the political and military struggle . They were also considered a source for studying the architectural art in India at that time . | ||
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| Historical Heritage Section | ||
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