A husayniyya ( Arabic : حسينية ) is a building designed specifically for gatherings of Shia Muslims for spiritual practice, religious education and commemoration ceremonies, especially the Mourning of Muharram . The Husayniyya is a multipurpose hall for the commemoration rituals of Shia and gets its name from Husayn ibn Ali , the grandson of Muhammad. They are referred to as Takya among Sunni Muslims and have common origin.
7-470: Badshahi Ashurkhana is an ashurkhana near Charminar in Hyderabad , India . It was constructed in memory of martyrdom of Imam Hussain , and is used during the mourning period of Moharram . It is now classified as a heritage site and is looked after by the ancestral hereditary Mutawalli Mujawer Mir Nawazish Ali Moosvi 11 generations custodian along with state Department of Archaeology and Museums. It
14-618: Is exquisite. Ashurkhana आशुरख़ाना ( āshur kh ānā ) تکیه ( takyeh) تکیه خانہ ( takya x ānā) A husayniyya is different from a mosque . The name comes from Husayn ibn Ali, the third of the Twelve Imams and the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . Husayn was martyred at the Battle of Karbala on 10 October 680 CE on the orders of Yazid ibn Muawiya. The Shia commemorate his martyrdom every year on Ashura ,
21-631: The United Arab Emirates , as well as in other Gulf States it is called a ma'tam ( Arabic : مأتم ). From the time of the Safavid dynasty was ruling Iran , when Shia tended to hold the religious and mourning ceremonies, not only the passageways or the roofed places were used for the religious communities, even to make the hoseyniyehs and also takyehs became commonplace. Any hoseyniyeh had some booths (or rooms) and arcades, both in large and small sizes. Also in many alleys and streets, on
28-558: The 10th day of Muharram . There are also other ceremonies which are held during the year in husayniyyas, including religious commemorations unrelated to Ashura. and may not necessarily hold jumu'ah (Friday congregational prayer). In South Asia, a husayniyya can also be referred to as an imambara , imambargah , or ashurkhana . It is also often called a takyeh in Iran and takyakhana in Afghanistan (see takya ). In Bahrain and
35-427: The days near Ashoura, the religious people blackened the walls and the roofs and illuminated them, by the colorful lights... From the age of Zand dynasty , many bigger and vaster takyeh(s) was made just to hold ta'zieh , where there was a stage by the height of one meter from the floor, to show the different senses of ta'zieh. Expense of the husayniyya is provided by Charitable donations and endowments. Hussainiya
42-513: Was built by Muhammed Quli Qutb Shah in 1594, three years after building the Charminar . The brilliantly coloured tile-mosaic decoration was completed under Abdullah Qutb Shah in 1611. After the Mughal conquest of Hyderabad, in a display of Sunni sectarianism, Aurangzeb used the ashurkhana as a horse stable for the Mughal cavalry, destroying part of the building in the process. The monument
49-661: Was restored by Asaf Jah II in the period 1764-65; a new entry gate was added, along with outer halls and wooden colonnades. Ashurkhana include sites like the Niyaz Khana (offering place), Naqaar Khana (drums place), Sarai Khana's (rest taking place for devotees) Abdar Khana (drinking water place), Langar Khana (food serving place), Makan-e-Mujawer (Mujawer Residence), Daftar-e-Mujawer (Mujawer office), Alawa Chabutra, and Guardroom. The Ashur Khana stands today with enamel tiles that have retained their lustre and vibrant colours even after four centuries. The intricate design in hexagons
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