Husseiniyas

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Shia Islamic religious building type congregation hall

Husseiniyas are Shia Islamic congregation halls used for religious gatherings, especially commemorations of Imam Husayn and the events of Karbala.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Husayniyya 1
Hussainiya 1
Husseiniyas canonical 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shia Islamic religious building type ⓘ
congregation hall ⓘ
associatedWith Arbaeen ⓘ
Ashura ⓘ
Muharram mourning rituals ⓘ
commemorates Battle of Karbala ⓘ
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
culturalRole center of Shia communal life ⓘ
space for transmitting Karbala narratives ⓘ
venue for social solidarity and charity ⓘ
differentFrom Imamzadeh shrines ⓘ
mosques ⓘ
takiyas ⓘ
foundIn Afghanistan ⓘ
Azerbaijan ⓘ
Bahrain ⓘ
India ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
surface form: Saudi Arabia (Eastern Province)

Shia diaspora communities worldwide ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Husseiniyas ⓘ
surface form: Husayniyya

Husseiniyas ⓘ
surface form: Hussainiya

Hussainiya hall ⓘ
Hussainiyah ⓘ
hosts reciters of elegies ⓘ
religious preachers (khatib, zakir) ⓘ
relatedConcept Ashura procession ⓘ
majlis ⓘ
mourning of Muharram ⓘ
religiousTradition Shia Islam ⓘ
timePeriodOfMainUse Islamic month of Muharram ⓘ
Islamic month of Safar ⓘ
typicalFeature black banners and flags during Muharram ⓘ
large main hall for gatherings ⓘ
raised platform or pulpit (minbar) for speakers ⓘ
separate seating areas for men and women in many communities ⓘ
spaces for serving food to mourners ⓘ
usedFor Quran recitation gatherings ⓘ
commemoration of Imam Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
community meetings ⓘ
lectures on Islamic theology ⓘ
majlis al-aza ⓘ
mourning ceremonies ⓘ
recitation of elegies (marsiya, noha) ⓘ
religious education ⓘ
religious gatherings ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nabatieh, Lebanon → hasPlaceOfWorship → Husseiniyas ⓘ
subject surface form: Nabatieh
Husseiniyas → hasAlternativeName → Husseiniyas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Husayniyya
Husseiniyas → hasAlternativeName → Husseiniyas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hussainiya