Hosay (Hussain) For the Hosay Schedule from 2000 to 2030, Click here. Every year, Hosay is observed with a parade full of colorful tadjahs (as shown in the pictures) in commemoration of the martyrdom of Hussain (Hussein), the grandson of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, in the year 680 AD. After the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 AD, the selection of his successor (caliph) created a rift within the Muslim community. One faction adhered to the minority belief that succession to the head of Islam must be through the family of the prophet Muhammad; the other faction held the majority viewpoint that succession must be based on selection from the elite families of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, with approval by all Muslims. Between 632 AD and 680 AD, there were seven caliphs, all with some relationship to Muhammad: Abu-Bakr (632 AD), father-in-law; Umar (634 AD), father-in-law; Uthman (644 AD), son-in-law; Ali (656 AD), son-in-law; Hassan (661 AD), grandson (son of Ali); Muawiyah (661 AD), brother-in-law; and Yazid (680 AD), son of Muawiyah. In 661 AD, Hassan, the grandson of Muhammad, stepped down after six months in favor of Muawiyah; he died in 669 AD after being poisoned.>>>
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 05:14:11 +0000
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