Ashura Mourning Gathering in Kano, Africa + Pic

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - ASHURA MAJALIS STARTS IN KANO. Thousand Muslims in Kano have joined other Muslims worldwide in organizing Ashura mourning assemblies effective from Sunday 2nd Muharram 1433AH (27/11/2011).Sheikh Muhammad M Turi was the quest speaker in the opening session.Sheikh Turi noted that the event of the massacre of Imam Hussain (AS) at Karbala in 61AH overshadowed many historic events in Islamic history.  In continuation of his remarks, Sheikh Turi pointed to the gross misunderstandings and distortions on Ashura episode. He emphasized that all these were unfounded. What is established is that the Prophet (SAWA) has mourned the massacre of Imam Hussain (AS) before the occurrence and clearly showed that the perpetrators were on the wrong side. They were the transgressors; hence it was the Prophet (SAWA) himself who started mourning assemblies 50 years before the event. Thus mourning assemblies emulate the Prophetic sunnah./129