KABUL (Pajhwok): Participants of the Ashura procession in the capital Kabul have expressed happiness about the security arrangements and said the Ashura Day brought the message of unity, brotherhood and solidarity between Muslims.
The 10th of Muharramul Harram marked the martyrdom day of Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH).
Imam Hussain and his 72 companions were ruthlessly martyred on this day back in the 61st Hijri Qamari year in Iraq’s Karbala City.
Strict security measures have been put in place for the Ashura procession in the capital Kabul. Mobile networks remained off as part of the security arrangement.
Gatherings in this regard took place in different places with the main event organised at Kabul City Khatamun Nabeen Mosque.
Shaikh Shahabuddin Dilawar, head of the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS), while addressing a gathering said Ashura Day brought the message of the Islamic Ummah unity.
He said: “Each companion had his own characteristics, the characteristic of Imam Hussain (RA) was to stand against falsehood, not to surrender to martyrdom and to the oppressor, this is a lesson for us, we Afghans stood against the Soviet Union and turned the Soviet Union into Russia, we sacrificed hundreds of thousands of martyrs, as a result of which the invaders left Afghanistan and humiliated.”
Shaikh Dilawar said disunity was promoted amongst Afghans in the past 47 years under the name of Shia, Sunni, south, east, west and north but now with the return of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan the environment of brotherhood had been established nationwide.
Shakh Niamatullah Ghafari, the member of the Shia Association, said the Ashura Day brings the message of unity, solidarity and brotherhood amongst Muslims.
He, however, said: “Unfortunately, in some cases Sunni and Shia sects followers mocked their religious sacraments.”
The Ashura precession ceremony was telecasted live from Tamandon TV.
According to the report 13,000 security personnel have been deployed nationwide to ensure law and order, a group of Khawaraj militants have been arrested with weapons and explosives in the fifth Police District of Kabul, another group, including some women arrested while bringing the Ashura-related flags down.
He said: “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan told us that removing flags is not our duty.”
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has expressed his condolences to the people and Muslims of the world on the occasion of the 10th of Muharram and prayed for the soul of Imam Hussain (RA) and other martyrs of Karbala.
“The teachings of the holy religion of Islam are the axis of unity and brotherhood of our people, which played a fundamental role in strengthening the unity and harmony of our nation, so that Afghanistan is recognized as a successful example of unity among Islamic countries.”
He expressed confidence that the countrymen will strive for a developed, awakened and self-sufficient Afghanistan with complete unity and brotherhood by taking advantage of the virtues and blessings of this day.
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