Imambaras of Lucknow
There are multiple replicas of every holy Shia shrine which reflects the efforts of the Nawabs of Awadh (Oudh) to promote Azadari in the Indian sub-continent.
An Imambara is a place or a building with a hall where people assemble for "Majlis" (Mourning Congregations) of Imam Husain and Martyrs of Karbala.
An Imambara in Indian Sub-continent is generally built south facing and the western wall of the hall can be used for Namaz.
As the number of "Azadaars" (The Mourners) increases The "Zakir" (The Orator) sits one step upwards on the "Mimber" in order to address the whole gathering.
He was son of Haji Mohammad Beg and enjoyed a respectable position during the reign of Nawab Safdar Jung.
The Imambara may differ in terms of size and material used for its construction e.g. wood, metal or concrete.
An "Imam Chabutra" is a structure built on the site where the soil from the shrines of all "14 Masoomeen" (The Fourteen Infallible) is buried in one place.
The oldest "Imam Chabutra" is situated at Karbala Musahab-ud-Daulah, Misri ki Baghiya, Ali Colony, Lucknow.
A poor man, Mirza Faqeera Beg, was visited by Abbas in his dream and directed to dig out his Alam (Standard) from a specific location in the city.
Dargah Abbas Alambardar, situated at Karbala Musahab-ud-Daulah, Misri ki Baghiya, Ali Colony, Thakurganj, Lucknow.
This Karbala also has a Mosque, an Imambara of Bi Misri Sahiba {Associated with Ali Akber} and an Imam Chabutra.
After the death of Muhammad Fatimah was so heart broken she lamented for her loving father, but some Muslims objected to this and complained to Ali for this.
"Qaima Gah" is the shrine constructed over the same spot where the camps of Imam Husain were present during the battle of Karbala.
Tila-e-Tilla-e-Zainabiya is a pyramid-shaped structure with stairs on all four sides and an Alam (Standard) is mounted on the top of the platform.
This shrine is situated at Imambara of Malika Jahan Sahiba, Shahi Jama Masjid, Tahseenganj, Husainabad, Lucknow.
During this grief-stricken event a temporary small scale replica of the "Qaid Khana" (Prison or Dungeon) is constructed with a small grave of Sakina bint Husayn inside this "Qaid Khana" to depict the Agony of Sakina bint Husayn.
Thousands of mourners gather here to visit the "Qaid Khana" and to pay tribute to Sakina bint Husayn.
The original Rauza-e-Kazimain, Tomb (Shrine) of Musa al-Kazim and his Grand Son Muhammad al-Jawad is Situated in the city of Kazimain in Iraq.
The original Rauza or Tomb (Shrine) of Ali al-Ridha is situated at the city of Mashhad, Iran.
The Karbala was built in the year 1837-42 by Malika Afaq Sahiba who was the wife of third king of Awadh Muhammad Ali Shah Bahadur.
Ghar wali Karbala also has the similar pattern and devotees enter cave by the flight of stairs.
Muhammad and Ibrahim were the sons of Muslim and Bibi Saiyyada Ruqayyah {Daughter of Imam Ali}.
The two innocent children were killed brutally near the river of Euphrates on 12th Zil-Hijja, 60 AH and are buried near the town of Musayyib, Babil Province, Iraq.
He was executed on the orders of Ibn Ziyad, Governor of Kufa, after the martyrdom of Muslim bin Aqeel.
After that his wife "Bibi al-Numan bin Bashher al-Ansary" was taken captive to a place in the desert between Hira and Kufa where she was beheaded.
