imamabara
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An imamabara is a Shia Muslim congregation hall used especially for mourning gatherings and religious ceremonies, particularly during the month of Muharram.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| imamabara canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shia Muslim congregation hall
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Indo-Islamic architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mughal-influenced architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ahl al-Bayt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imam Husayn ibn Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ mourning of Karbala ⓘ |
| contains |
area for displaying religious banners
ⓘ
place for keeping alams (standards) ⓘ pulpit for sermons ⓘ space for congregational seating ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Shia communities of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Imam Husayn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twelver Shia Imams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
imambara
ⓘ
imambargah ⓘ |
| hostsEvent |
Quran recitation sessions
ⓘ
charitable food distribution (nazr, niyaz) ⓘ majlis-e-aza ⓘ procession gatherings during Muharram ⓘ religious lectures ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm |
Hindi
ⓘ
Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia ⓘ parts of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
space for communal mourning
ⓘ
space for religious education ⓘ venue for Shia rituals ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ashurkhana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hussainiya ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Shia communal identity
ⓘ
remembrance of the tragedy of Karbala ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Safar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
day of Ashura NERFINISHED ⓘ month of Muharram ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commemoration of Imam Husayn
ⓘ
majlis gatherings ⓘ mourning gatherings ⓘ recitation of marsiya and noha ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ sermons by Shia clerics ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.