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Apparently, the religious influence of the Safavid era (1501-1736) led to the building of the ashurkhanas of the Deccan during the reign of the [[Shiʿa|Shi'ite]] [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Qutb-Shahi-dynastyQutb-shahi] dynasty. Mir Muhammad Mu'min Astarabadi (d. 1625), an eminent religious and political figure, is known to have built several of them in and around the city of Hyderabad, establishing a tradition that later spread to the north and other parts of India. The magnificent imambargah of Asaf ad-Dawlah at Lucknow is perhaps the most impressive of this kind of structures ever built. <ref>Rasool Ja’fariyan (2004). “taʿziya”. Encyclopedia of Islam and Muslim World (ed. [[Richard C. Martin|Richard Martin]]). New York: Macmillan.</ref> | Apparently, the religious influence of the Safavid era (1501-1736) led to the building of the ashurkhanas of the Deccan during the reign of the [[Shiʿa|Shi'ite]] [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Qutb-Shahi-dynastyQutb-shahi] dynasty. Mir Muhammad Mu'min Astarabadi (d. 1625), an eminent religious and political figure, is known to have built several of them in and around the city of Hyderabad, establishing a tradition that later spread to the north and other parts of India. The magnificent imambargah of Asaf ad-Dawlah at Lucknow is perhaps the most impressive of this kind of structures ever built. <ref>Rasool Ja’fariyan (2004). “taʿziya”. Encyclopedia of Islam and Muslim World (ed. [[Richard C. Martin|Richard Martin]]). New York: Macmillan.</ref> | ||
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The idea of building a special permanent place for Ashura rituals gradually spread far beyond Iran and Iraq to other Shi’i communities. As a result of its growing popularity and also adaptation to different Shi’i localities and cultures, it turn out to be known under various names, such as Takiya (place of piety), and Zaynabiyya (in honor of Hussayn’s sister, Zaynab) in Iran; Matam (funeral house) in Bahrain and Oman; and [[Imambareh|Imambara]] (enclosure of the Imam), Imambara (Imam building), Azakhana (mourning house), Ashurkhana (Ashura house), and Taaziyakhana (condolence house) in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. <ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Islam-World-Religions/dp/0816077452 “Hosayniya”. Encyclopedia of Islam (2009), ed. Juan E. Campo. New York: Checkmark Books] </ref> | The idea of building a special permanent place for Ashura rituals gradually spread far beyond Iran and Iraq to other Shi’i communities. As a result of its growing popularity and also adaptation to different Shi’i localities and cultures, it turn out to be known under various names, such as Takiya (place of piety), and Zaynabiyya (in honor of Hussayn’s sister, Zaynab) in Iran; Matam (funeral house) in Bahrain and Oman; and [[Imambareh|Imambara]] (enclosure of the Imam), Imambara (Imam building), Azakhana (mourning house), Ashurkhana (Ashura house), and Taaziyakhana (condolence house) in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. <ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Islam-World-Religions/dp/0816077452 “Hosayniya”. Encyclopedia of Islam (2009), ed. Juan E. Campo. New York: Checkmark Books] </ref> | ||