[Reader-list] Sufi Basant and Muharram

[Yousuf]

Dear Space
Muharram is percieved as a Shia affair, but to a large
number of muslims the shia-suni lines on this issue
are blurred. Many sunni muslims too respect the
sentiments of the shias and do not make any
celebrations during the ten days of muharram.

Yousuf

--- SPACE <space4change at gmail.com> wrote:

> dear mr saeed,
> but isn't muharram only a shia affair?
> thanks
> space
> 
> 
> On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:24:24 -0800 (PST), Yousuf
> <ysaeed7 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > The celebration of Sufi Basant, which is held on
> > Basant Panchami (usually a day before Panchami) at
> the
> > Chishti sufi dargahs, has been postponed due to
> the
> > Ashura of Muharram. The first ten days of the
> Islamic
> > month of Muharram are supposed to be a time of
> > mourning for the Karbala martyrs, and hence it is
> not
> > an appropriate time for any 'celebration'. Basant
> > celebration would now take place on the 13th
> Muharram
> > or 23rd February 2005 at the dargah, at 4 pm.
> However
> > the Basant Panchami according to the Hindu
> calendar is
> > on 13th Feb. For more details about Sufi Basant,
> see:
> > 
> > http://ccindia.sphosting.com/basant
> > 
> > Yousuf Saeed
> > 
> > You may confirm with Meraj Nizami Qawwal of dargah
> > Nizamuddin at 011-24354814
> > 
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