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[[TAZIYA (TA`ZIYEH)]] is an Islamic Shi'ite ritual performed mainly in Iran. The Arabic term ta'ziya (Per., Ta'ziyeh) means to mourn or to offer one's condolences for a death. It is also sometimes called ta’ziya khani, or shabih khani. The term taʻziya has been used primarily in Iran to refer to a Shi'ite religious ritual consisting of a theatrical re-enactment of the tragic seventh century Battle of Karbala. This historic battle was fought between the followers of prophet Mohammad's grandson, Imam Husayn and the troops of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid. While taʼziya performance rituals have been mostly restricted to Iran, the Shi'a of South Asia and Iraq use the term taʻziya to refer to a model or replica of Husayn's tomb, which they use in their ritual processions, after which they are ritually discarded.

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| text =[[Kamran Scott Aghaie]] Kamran Scott Aghaie is an associate professor at the history department of the University of California, Los Angeles. He has gained his M.A in the fields of history and Asia studies and after that he gained his masters in the field of history from the University of California. After that he continued his doctorate with the concentration in Middle Eastern studies. He is now a professor at the department of Middle Eastern studies in the University of Texas at Austin

 

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