Procession on the Martyrdom of Imam ‘Ali in Chicago"
Chicago IL: Procession on Devon Ave in regards to Shahadath death anniversary of Imam Ali was on Sunday 28th July 2013 at 3pm to 6pm. This procession starts at Devon and Levitt and ends at Warren park. Over 600 people participate in Procession. The procession was taken out in memory of martyrdom of Imam Husain and his faithful 72 companions Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib was the first successor of the Prophet Muhammad and his son-in-law married to his only daughter, Fatima Zahra. In Shi’a theology, an Imam is a Divine designation bestowed and chosen by God through His Prophet. This Divine Leadership is exclusive to the Imams’ of the Family of the Prophet Muhammad (Ahl-ul Bayt). In common usage, an Imam is also referred to a leader of the mosque or a scholar. In the 40th year of the Islamic Era, the early hour of dawn of the 19th day of the glorious month of Fasting (Ramadan), Imam ‘Ali was struck by a poisonous sword by Abdur Rahman ibn Muljim, a Kharijite (Rebel) inside the Mosque of Kufa, Iraq, while Imam ‘Ali was in his prayers. The killing and murder was instigated by Mu’awiyah, a self-proclaimed caliph, son of […]
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