IC Muharram Majlis 2024 🌠 July 6–18
Join the IC Muharram Majlis program with recitation of the Quran, poetry from community members and a nightly lecture
IC Muharram Majlis 2024
July 618 | Nightly at 6 PM EST | 1446 / 2024
The Islamic Center at New York University has established the first Shia chaplaincy at any University in the United States and this Muharram we are looking for your support as we continue to make strides in building out our distinctive institution. Being Muslim these days is quite difficult and for young Muslims, it's that much harder. Within the broader experience of marginalization that so many Muslims experience, Shia Muslims quite often find an absence of spaces for themselves on college campuses.
Support ICNYU Shia Chaplaincy & Muharram Majlis Campaign
Join the Islamic Center Muharram Majlis program with Quranic recitations, poetry from community members and a nightly lecture by Dr. Sheikh Rasoul Naghavi
Muharram the first month of the Islamic calendar demarcates a period of religious significance for Muslims across the globe, who annually commemorate the tragedy and martyrdom of Hussain ibn Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala. Particular to Shia Muslim tradition, the first 10 days are historically spent mourning and reflecting upon the life of Hussain, leading up to his ultimate spiritual sacrifice along with his family and followers. Hussain is remembered through lamentation poetry, nightly gatherings, and various forms of cultural expression. Muharram is not only centered around sorrow, but is also a time in which our community comes together to embrace the themes of unity and harmony, as well as the themes of justice, love, beauty, generosity, compassion and fidelity to the Prophet and his family, as embodied by his beloved grandson Hussain.
Dr. Sheikh Rasoul Naghavi is the founding director of Mufid Academic Seminary. He holds a Ph.D. from Georgetown University, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, and a second Ph.D. equivalent from the Islamic Seminary of Qom-Iran where he studied and taught Islamic law, legal theory, and logic for 16 years. Rasouls academic interests also include spirituality, mysticism, and peace-building. He has published the following books in addition to many scholarly articles:
Contemporary Shia Jurisprudence: A Reader, Huzeh Khharn Press, Qom (Iran), 2009.
By God In-Person, Astan Quds Razavi Press, Mashhad (Iran), 2009.
Two Rakats Story, Ketb shn Press, Tehran, 2008.
Dr. Naghavi has also a second M.A in Peace-building and Conflict Resolution and is active in inter-intrafaith dialogue.
Support ICNYU Shia Chaplaincy & Muharram Majlis Campaign
The Islamic Center at New York University has established the first Shia chaplaincy at any University in the United States and this Muharram we are looking for your support as we continue to make strides in building out our distinctive institution. Being Muslim these days is quite difficult and for young Muslims, it's that much harder. Within the broader experience of marginalization that so many Muslims experience, Shia Muslims quite often find an absence of spaces for themselves on college campuses.