Re: Why people wear black during Muharram
Thanks ravage, good explaination.
So did Prophet :saw: mourn every year on the same day on which Hazrat Khadija, Abu Talib and later Hamza :ra: died? I think thats a relevant question if we go by logic behind my original question and your answers.
My philosiphy has changed over the time period, I tend to think that to remember and pay our highest gratitude to these pure souls is to follow their deeds and message. If we extract the message from Karbala tragedy, the message is follow the truth, the teaching of Prophet in general in every aspect of our lives(and shoora instead of monarchy in terms of govt) and never surrender to evil (be it inside ourselves or a fitna in society). Instead people (no matter which sect you belong to) waste time and skip namaz preparing Sabeel, making haleem, building taaziye etc etc. Again if we keep Imam’s message in mind, we astry from the goal and get busy in rituals for self satisfaction only. Reading Quran and Dua are the best according to the teaching of Prophet for deseased.
Red dress on wedding and white dress for widows is all Bull from Hindu that we carried.