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As Muharram 1425, people all over the world planned and prepared for
lectures, majalis and Islamic rituals. The Islamic Center of America in Detroit
and the Young Muslim Association also planned for Ashura programs. The Arabic
program, at the Islamic Center, began each night with Qur'an recitation, then
followed by a speech by Sayid Hassan Al-Qazwini in which he spoke about Imam
Hussein's [a] revolution and the significance of Ashura. After Sayid Hassan,
Sheikh Ali Al-Osaili took the pulpit as he delivered intellectual, moral,
Islamic and historical speeches in Arabic and then concluded his speeches with a
mourning for Imam Hussein [a]. The program concluded with latmiya conducted each
night for Imam Hussein [a].
The English Program was held by the Young Muslim Association. Hundreds of
American-born Muslims came each night to the YMA to learn about Islam, Ashura
and Imam Hussein [a]. The English Program began with the recitation of the holy
Qur'an, and then was followed by a recitation of the daily majlis and mourning
for Imam Hussein [a], his family and companions. Then Sayid Hassan Al-Qazwini
delivered speeches each night about the revolution of Imam Hussein [a] and
Islamic topics. The YMA invited the outspoken Sayid Hossein Al-Qazwini as the
English speaker this year for the Ashura Program. Sayid Hossein Al-Qazwini spoke
from the pulpit after Sayid Hassan about all sorts of Islamic topics from Imam
Hussein's revolution to forgiveness to marriage to other Islamic topics. The
program concluded with English latmiya delivered by the brothers of the YMA.
Praise to God this year's Ashura was a success as the legacy of Imam Hussein [a]
was revived and his message was spread to many people seeking the truth.
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