MUHARRAM MAJLIS | 1446 / 2024
with Dr. Sheikh Rasoul Naghavi
July 6th - 18th, 2024
Dr. Sheikh Rasoul Naghavi
Dr. Sheikh Rasoul Naghavi is the founding director of Mufid Academic Seminary. He holds a Ph.D. from Georgetown University, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, and a second Ph.D. equivalent from the Islamic Seminary of Qom-Iran where he studied and taught Islamic law, legal theory, and logic for 16 years. Rasoul’s academic interests also include spirituality, mysticism, and peace-building. He has published the following books in addition to many scholarly articles:
• Contemporary Shia Jurisprudence: A Reader, Huzeh Khāharān Press, Qom (Iran), 2009.
• By God In-Person, Astan Quds Razavi Press, Mashhad (Iran), 2009.
• Two Rakats Story, Ketāb Āshnā Press, Tehran, 2008.
Dr. Naghavi has also a second M.A in Peace-building and Conflict Resolution and is active in inter-intrafaith dialogue.
Sponsor A Majlis This Muharram
For more than 10 years, the IC has been providing programs and an array of services during Muharram to the entire community through the generous support of individuals like you. This year, our estimated cost per night is $3,700. If you can cover an entire night, part of a night or gather a group of friends to get together and cover a night, we greatly appreciate the support. Every dollar makes a difference and helps us ensure a successful Muharram Majlis program for so many.
Our estimated cost per night is $3,700.
The entire Muharram program will cost $47,500.
What are Muharram and Ashura?
Muharram (Arabic: ٱلْمُحَرَّم)—the first month of the Islamic calendar— demarcates a period of religious significance for Muslims across the globe, who annually commemorate the tragedy of Hussain ibn Ali (as), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), at the Battle of Karbala
Ashura (Arabic: عَاشُورَاء) marks the 10th day of Muharram and is when the Battle of Karbala took place in the year 680 CE. Imam Hussain along with his companions and family members were brutally martyred on this day. We commemorate this day of mourning by recalling the tragedies as they unfolded along with specific rituals.
Particular to Shi'a Muslim tradition, the first 10 days of Muharram are historically spent mourning, grieving, and reflecting upon Hussain and his family’s spiritual sacrifice through lamentation poetry, nightly gatherings, and various forms of cultural expression. Muharram is not only centered around sorrow, but is also a time of community unity and harmony, bringing out themes of justice, love, beauty, generosity, compassion and fidelity to the Prophet (ﷺ) and his Family (as).