#Muharram

[nabihaiderali]

"Apocalypse," 10 x 8.5 in.

Ashura, 1445 AH / 2023 CE

#artists on tumblr #original art #ashura #muharram

[rose1water]

“In the end, it's as if this world [dunya] never happened, and the afterlife is all there ever was.”

— Imam Husayn (ع), in his final letter before the battle of Karbala

#muharram #ashura #imam hussain

[najia-cooks]

[ID: A large, shallow dish full of golden brown rice with chickpeas, bits of tomato, and whole spices; it is garnished with mint and sliced almonds. End ID.]

Chana pulao (Pakistani-style rice and chickpea dish)

Chana pulao is a simple, tasty vegetarian staple common throughout various regions of India and Pakistan. It is often prepared during Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, but may be prepared year-round. Fragrant, fluffy basmati rice is cooked with aromatics, chilis, tomatoes, pungent spices, and herbs in this filling, one-pot meal.

Recipe under the cut!

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INGREDIENTS:

2 cups (240g) cooked chana (chickpeas / garbanzo beans)

2 cups (360g) dried basmati rice, rinsed and soaked

3 cups (710mL) water

1 shallot, sliced

2 roma tomatoes, diced (optional)*

2 green chilis, slit

1 green chili, sliced

10 mint leaves, chopped

1-inch chunk (10g) fresh ginger, julienned

4 cloves garlic, chopped and crushed

3 Tbsp neutral oil

Sliced almonds, fried in neutral oil until golden brown, to garnish (optional)

Whole spices:

2 Indian bay leaves (tej patta)**

3 pieces Ceylon / true cinnamon bark (dalchini), or substitute cassia cinnamon

2 green cardamom pods (elaichi)

2 Indian black cardamom pods (badi / kali elaichi)

1 star anise pod (chakri phool)

1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

1/4 tsp black peppercorns

5 cloves (laung)

2 Tbsp fennel seeds (saunf)

2 Tbsp coriander seeds (dhania)

1 dried red chili pepper, crushed, or 1 tsp red chili flakes

Ground spices:

1/2 tsp ground turmeric

2 tsp salt

1 tsp Indian chili powder (ground mirchi)***

1 tsp garam masala

All of these spices can be purchased whole or ground at an Asian or halaal grocery store. If you don't have any of the spices, you may omit them. Star anise and fennel both have a licorice-like aroma and may be substituted with each other or with aniseed. Black cardamom has a strong, smoky, camphorous aroma--if you don't have any, just use a bit more green cardamom, cinnamon, and clove.

*Tomatoes are a common add-on but are not strictly traditional in this dish. Add them in for the tangy flavor and additional color, or omit them for lighter, fluffier rice.

**Indian bay leaves are distinct from Turkish or California laurel bay leaves and have a different taste and fragrance. They will be labelled "tej patta" in an Asian or halaal grocery store, and have three vertical lines running along them from root to tip, rather than radiating out diagonally from a central vein. Omit these if you don’t have any.

***Mirchi is made from dried and ground red chilis and is distinct from chili powder, which contains various spices and dried aromatics in addition to ground chilis. Substitute with more red chili flakes, or with another ground red chili powder such as prik bon.

Instructions:

1. If using dried chickpeas: allow a cup (175g) of dried chickpeas to soak in plenty of cool water overnight (or quick soak by placing in a pot and covering in several inches of water, bringing to a boil, removing from heat and allowing to soak for an hour). After soaking, drain chickpeas and place in a pot covered by several inches of water; bring to a simmer and cook for an hour or two until tender. Optionally add a few crushed cloves of garlic, half an onion, and a bay leaf in with the water to flavor the chana.

2. Rinse rice in several changes of cool water until the water runs mostly clear. Cover it with cool water and allow to soak for about half an hour while you prepare the produce and spices.

3. Prepare your produce. Slice shallot by cutting the stem end off, placing each lobe flat-side-down, and slicing horizontally (perpendicular to the root). Dice tomatoes and cut a slit vertically in two green chilis; slice another green chili horizontally. Wash ginger (or peel it, if the peel seems particularly thick or tough) and julienne by slicing thinly in one direction to produce discs, then slicing the discs thinly in another direction to produce matchsticks. Roughly chop garlic and crush it with the flat of your knife. Rinse and roughly chop mint.

4. Heat a few Tbsp of a neutral oil on medium in a large, deep pan. Sauté larger whole spices--cardamom pods, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, and black peppercorns--for 30 about seconds until fragrant. Add smaller seeds (coriander, fennel, and cumin) and fry for another minute until fragrant and a shade darker.

5. Add shallot and fry, agitating often, until golden brown. Add ginger, garlic, green chilis (sliced and whole), and crushed red chili / chili flakes and sauté for 30 seconds until fragrant.

6. Add ground spices and mint and sauté for a few seconds, stirring constantly, until fragrant.

7. Add tomatoes and sauté for several minutes until water has evaporated.

8. Reduce heat to low. Add water, chickpeas, and rice and cook, covered, until rice has absorbed all of the water, 15-20 minutes. If your pan tends to stick or has a thin bottom, stir occasionally.

9. Allow to steam without removing the lid for another 5-10 minutes. Fluff and serve warm. Garnish with sliced almonds, cashews, mint, or lemon as desired.

#vegan #vegetarian #cooking #vegan recipes #chana pulao #rice #basmati rice #garbanzo beans #chickpeas #tomatoes #mint #almonds #Indian #Pakistani #gluten free #Muharram #one pot #under an hour #if you’re using canned beans that is

[maihonhassan]

Qatl-e-hussain asl mein marg-e-yazid hai

Islam zinda hota hai har karbala ke baad

"The martyrdom of Hussain is, in reality, the death of Yazid; Islam remains alive after every Karbala."

— Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar

#mohammadalijauhar #rekhtafoundation #rekhta #karbala #imam hussain #imam husayn #imam mahdi #shiaquotes #shiaislam #shia muslims #hindipoet #hindishayari #indian poetry #اردو پوسٹ #اردوشاعری #muharram #muharram1445 #محرم 1445 #sher o shayari #urdu ashaar #urdu poetry #2 line poetry #fav #urdu shairi #urdu language #urdu quote #urdu adab #deep #yazidi #یزید

[gelmeyeniibekleyen]

“Müslümanlar! Yorulmuş atlar gibisiniz. Yorulmuş ama hiç koşmamış...”

#| Şehîd Dr. Abdullah Azzam #my post #muharram

[karballa]

الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : العِزُّ أنْ تَذِلَّ للحقِّ إذا لَزِمَكَ

Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, ‘Honour is that you humble yourself to the truth when you face it.’

—Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 228, no. 105

#karbala #whoismuhammad #quran #islam #imam #ashura #muharram

[islam-defined]

The Creator

Allah is the Originator of the heavens and earth. He created all things and has a perfect knowledge of everything [6:101]. He has created everything and designed it in a perfect measure. [25:02] The creation and the command belong to Him alone. Blessed is Allah—Lord of all worlds! [7:54] To Allah alone belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything in between. He creates whatever He wills. And Allah is Most Capable of everything. [5:17]

#محرم1445 #العام الجديد1445 #muharram #muharrem #islamic new year #islam #muslim #allahﷻ #quran #creations

[miraaltesse]

#islamicpost #islamicposts #subhanallah #alhamdulillah #muslim #sissy muslimah #muharram #islamicmonth #haqq #gentle reminder #islamic

[likewaterfallz]

Maqtal says that when Imam Hussain (as) reached Abbas (as) on Euphrates, his head was split open because they hit him with buldgeon. One of his eyes had blood settled in it due to head injury however the head injury was also accompanied by an arrow pierced in his left eye which was weighing his head down. His rib was crushed. His chest was bruised with Mashq sown on his chest with the arrow piercing his chest. His spine was broken due to buldgeon attack with spikes.

When Hazrat Abbas (as) fell from the horse… He had no hands to support, he fell face first chest first so the spears and arrows went from chest to back, his head hit the ground first due to weight of the arrow in his left eye… They didn't just attack Abbas (as) the yazidis attacked the reflection of Ali (as) so they broke him into pieces…. Further they feared him so much that whilst beheading him they struck his body with more swords making sure he would rise although he was martyred already….

Maqtal writes that when imam Hussain (as) tried to lift his body to put his head in his lap he was taking last breaths and his body was shattered that when he placed his hand on his back to lift him the body further sank like pieces falling apart …

Ya Abbas (as) Salutations on you!

#islam #karbala #islamic #imam hussain #shia #thoughts #muharram #martyrdom epic #heroes of karbala #martyrdom #ya ali madad #ya abbas #ya hussain #ghazi abbas a.s #abul fadhl abbas #i write maqtal

[molkolsdal]

"During the month of Muharram - the first month of the Islamic calendar - in regions of Central and South India, people dress up as tigers as part of a cultural practice that goes back centuries. They wear masks, paint tiger stripes on their bodies, and move and act like a tiger. There is even a "tiger dance." Some sources say that, within the context of Muharram, the purpose of imitating a tiger is to show that Imam Hussein’s bravery and strength can be comparable to that of a tiger. (During Muharram, Shia Muslims mourn the death and sacrifice of the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, Imam Hussein ibn Ali, in the battle of Kerbala).

This practice of imitating tigers is also seen in other rituals in different regions of India, such as in Kerala, where people are dressed as tigers to celebrate the harvest each year. It's known as Puli kali (tiger dance). In Tamil Nadu, it's known as Puliyattam. In Andhra Pradesh, it's called Pulivesham.

It is unclear where the cultural practice of imitating tigers began from and how it spread and blended into different communities around India."

#muharram #islam #religion #history #india #puli kali #Puliyattam #Pulivesham #dance #tigers #syncretism #harvest #hinduism #culture

[quran-quotes]

#quran #islam #quranic quotes #quotes #quran quotes #muharram

[nabihaiderali]

"Returning What Was Once Lost" — an orphaned Sakina once again finds herself in the arms of her father...

Feeling bittersweet as Ayyam-e-Aza—the Shi'i mourning period—draws to a close after over two months. It's a season of tearful goodbyes as well as reunions, of loved ones put to rest, of martyrs uniting in the next world, of earthly wayfarers aching to return to this very same realm next year...

#art #original art #muharram #shia islam #my art #tw artistic gore

[rose1water]

ألَسنا على الحق ؟ إذاً لا نبالي أوقعنا على الموت أو وقع الموتُ علينا

Are we not supporting Truth? Then, it makes no difference if we march to our death or it marches towards us.

— علي الأكبر

#ali akbar #muharram

[uma1ra]

IMPORTANT DATES FOR MUHARRAM & FASTING

Tomorrow will be the commencement of the Islamic New Year 1445.

Thursday 9th Muharram (Day Before Ashura) - 27th July 2023

Friday 10th Muharram (Day Of Ashura) - 28th July 2023

Saturday 11th Muharram (Day After Ashura) - 29th July 2023

Monday 13th Muharram (White Day) - 31st July 2023

Tuesday 14th Muharram (White Day) - 1st August 2023

Wednesday 15th Muharram (White Day) - 2nd August 2023

#islam #quran #islamic #muslim #islamicquotes #pakistan #islamic group #muslim community #muslim countries #istanbul #muharram #islamicpost #islamicreminder #hadith #muslim ummah #makkah #allah #muslimah #jannah #alhamdulillah #prophetmuhammad #allahuakbar #salah #prayer #deen

[worldofsufis]

When Imam al-Hussain was fighting his tears were flowing and his sister asked, "Why are you crying?" I am sad for these people who are sending themselves to Jahannam (hell).

— Shaykh Dr. Muhammad al-Ninowy

#Ashura #Muharram #MartyrsofKarbala

#sufi #islam #sufiworld #shaykh #scholar #sufi world #scholars #habib #love #sufism #martyrs #imam Hussain #Karbala #imam Husain #martyrs of Karbala #ashura #muharram

[lightup0nlight]

Alhamdulillah, we've entered the month of Muharram, and it is important for us to know that Muharram is one of the sacred months in Islam. Allah ta’ala says:

🌟 ❛Verily, the number of months with Allah is 12 months [in a year], so was it ordained by Allah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them 4 [months] are Sacred. That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein [in those 4 months].❜ [Surah at-Tawbah 9 : 36]

Allah ta’ala says not to wrong ourselves in the sacred months (i.e. Dhul-Qa'dah, Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab), because sinning in those months is graver than in other months. Qatadah rahimahullah said:

🌟 ❛Indeed, committing dhulm (i.e. injustice / disobedience) in the sacred months is worse and graver than committing dhulm in other months, even though committing dhulm in any situation is always wrong; but Allah magnifies affairs as He wishes.❜ [Tafseer Ibn Kathir]

Muharram is also the best month to fast after Ramadan. Rasulullah salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said:

🌟 ❛The most excellent fast after Ramadan is Allah's month — al-Muharram.❜ [Sahih Muslim 1163a]

So it is highly recommended to make up our Ramadan fasts, as well as voluntary fasts, in the month of Muharram. May we utilise this month in a way that is pleasing to Allah, and accepted by Him.

Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©

#qur'an reflections #salafiyyah #islam #deen #islamicreminders #muharram