Sham-i-Ghareban (شام غریباں ) is a
mourning night of
Shi'Ites which is observed between 10th
Muharram and 11th Muharram. The word Sham means night and Ghareban means poor or oppressed, thus this night remarks sacrifice and tolerance of the oppressed people of
Ahlebait in
Karbala
Karbala or Kerbala ( ar, كَرْبَلَاء, Karbalāʾ , , also ;) is a city in central Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorat ...
. So, it is called Sham-i-Ghareban. On 11th Muharram the holy members of
Ahlebait were arrested. The next day, the holy prisoners reached
Kufa in the palace of Ibn Ziyad.
[Lahoof By Ibn Tayoos, Tafseer Karbala By Faroog Kazmi] It is the main night in Muharram. On this night people gather to say
Noha and
Marsiya. Mourners beat their chests, recite
Ziyarat Ashura and take out processions.
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