Marthiya

Mourning of Muharram
Events
* Battle of Ashura Uprising of Imam al-Husayn (a) Captives of Karbala Template:Timeline of the Event of Karbala Vertical Day of Ashura
Figures
Hussain ibn Ali Imam al-Sajjad (a) Ali al-Akbar ibn al-Hussain Ali al-Asghar Abbas B. Ali B. Abu Taleb Al-Sayyida Zaynab Sakina bint Hussain Ruqayya bint Al-Hussain Fatima bt. al-Imam al-Husayn Muslim b. Aqil b. Abi Talib Martyrs of Karbala
Places
Holy Shrine of Imam al-Husayn al-Ha'ir al-Husayni Holy Shrine of al-'Abbas Hussainiya Museum of Muharram Tekyeh
Occasions
Tasu’a Day of Ashura Arba'in of Imam al-Husayn
Rituals
Marthiya Nawhakhwani Ta'ziya Rawza-Khani Elegy of the Safe Conduct Procession of Arba'in Coffin Carrying

Marthiya (A., pl. Marathi) "elegy," a poem composed in Arabic (or in an Islamic language following the Arabic tradition) to lament the passing of a beloved person and to celebrate his merits; rithiaʾ, from the same root, denotes both lamentation and the corresponding literary genre.

Introduction

Elegiac poetry (marthiya; on Persian marthiya literature dedicated to the martyrs of Karbala and other Shiʿite sacred figures ) in Arabic and Persian about the Ahl al-Bayt, particularly Hussain and the Karbala martyrs, was increasingly composed by authors of both Shiʿite and Sunnite persuasion. Under the Seljuqs (1038-1194), this devotional literature spread widely through storytellers. During this time, elegies (marathi) and eulogies (manaqeb) continued to be composed, in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish, by learned theologians, poets, and popular storytellers.

Source

• Encyclopaedia of Islam
• Iranica Online