(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) Chief of the board Agha Hamid Ali Moosavi said at a meeting of its office-bearers here on Saturday that Shia people would not accept any ban on Azadari (mourning for martyrs of Karbala) because it was an integral part of their faith on which no compromise could be made. A press release issued by the board quoted Mr Moosavi as saying the followers of Jafria school of thought neither tried to impose their beliefs on others nor would they allow anyone to impose their beliefs on them.The Central Muharram Committee Azadari Cell of the Tehreek Nifaz Fiqh Jafaria has said the Chehlum processions would be taken out as per schedule and asked the authorities to provide security to them.It said the processions were not against any person, rather they represented “a universal protest against Pharaohs and Yazids of every era”. /149
7 December 2013 - 20:30
News ID: 486927
The Shia Ulema Board has asked the government to provide security to the participants of mourning processions to be taken out till 8th Rabiul Awwal in connection with the Chehlum of martyrs of Karbala and warned that Punjab government would be held responsible for any untoward incident.
