I think it’s a dying tradition though. I read a book about Islamic history in South Asia (I think Rise of Islam in the Bengal frontier) that mentioned eid ghas being used for large Ashura processions through Sylhet and there used to be many Alvi, Rizvi, Naqvi families in Bangladesh. Don’t see much of that anymore. However there are still some Shias of Persian heritage like the Ispahani tea garden owners.
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It's good to see some shia traditions preserved in Sylhet. Is this being recited in urdu?
Yes in Urdu since time immemorial it's being going on and once it was the hub of religious practices in east Bengal
I think it’s a dying tradition though. I read a book about Islamic history in South Asia (I think Rise of Islam in the Bengal frontier) that mentioned eid ghas being used for large Ashura processions through Sylhet and there used to be many Alvi, Rizvi, Naqvi families in Bangladesh. Don’t see much of that anymore. However there are still some Shias of Persian heritage like the Ispahani tea garden owners.
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