RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – January 31: Series of Majalis of Ashra-e-Muharram began on Tuesday Muharram 1 at Imambargahs and Azakhanas of twin cities Islamabad and Rawalpindi like other cities of Pakistan to pay rich homage to unparalleled and eternal sacrifices of Nawasa-e-Rasool (SAW), Jigar-gosha-e-Ali-o-Batool (A.S.) Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.) and his 72 near and dear ones.

During the majalis-e-aza, Azadaran-e-Imam ali Maqam (A.S.) resolved to fully follow Code of Azadari announced by Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Hamid Moosavi to hold all azadari programs from Muharram 1 to Rabiul Awwal 8 and to practically display mutual brotherhood.

Addressing first majlis of Ashra-e-Muharram at Ali Mosque, Syed Qamar Haider Zaidi said the great battle of Karbala was fought between right and wrong, and in this battle protector and defender of right - Hussain ibn-e-Ali (A.S.) - gave undying life to Islam by kissing martyrdom along with his Ahl-e-Bait (A.S.) and faithful companions. The son of Fatimah (A.S.) watered the tree of Islam with his own blood and taught that lesson of honour, nobility, dignity, patience and resolve to conscious human beings which could bow down the heads of big-to-big oppressors.

Allama Sheikh Ijaz Hussin Modarris addressed first Muhrram Majlis at imambargah Qasr-e-Abu Talib (A.S.), Allama Basharat Imami at Qasr-e-Khadijatul Kubra (A.S.) Tarlai Kalan Islamabad, Zakir Syed Ali Raza Shah at Mosque and Imambargah Qasr-e-Imam Moosa Kazim (A.S.) I-10 Islamabad, Maulana Yasir Abbas at Imambargah Col. Maqbool Hussain, Zakir Sajjad Hussain Shah Shumari and Zakir Wasim Abbas Baloch at Imambargah Khanna Kok, Allama Prof. Taqi Hdi Naqvi at Imambargah Nasirul Aza and Azakhana Ali Asghar Shah, and Maulana Maqbool Hussain Dhakko at Darbar Sakhi Shah Chan Charagh.