Dr.Mazhar Naqvi
Hindus
of yet another village of Bihar displays religious tolerance every year by
participating in Muharram rituals as a mark of respect for martyrs of Karbala. Like
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, they sing folk songs in praise of Imam Hussain. Known
as ‘Jharni” in Bhojpuri language, devotees from adjoining villages pour in good
numbers to join Muharram procession in MahmadiapurHaripur to listen the folk
song on ‘Yaum-E- Ashura day in 2019 like yesteryears.
As a part of their
century old tradition, they also offer “Chadars” and floral tributes at the
shrine of Sufi Chedi Shah , considering him to be descendant of Imam Hussain.
Hindus call Tazias as ‘Imam Hussain ka Jaikara
and Alam as Nishan’. They recite Fatiha with the help of Shrine’s caretaker. Hindu
women also take part in the rituals and make offerings. Hindus seek various
favors from Imam in front of Tazias and promise to make offerings if their wish
is fulfilled by the invoking.
Being
mostly ignorant and illiterate, they fail to furnish exact details about the
origin of Muharram observance in their village but claim that they had
inherited it from their elders and ancestors. Likewise, very little is known about
Sufi Chedi Shah .To them, he remains a Pir Baba who has powers to mitigate
their hardships and problems being a descendant of Imam Hussain.
Source :News18 Hindi | News18 Bihar
|September 10, 2019, 8:05 AM IST
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