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21 - Question 1929: Is there any problem with observing Yalda night, celebrating it, and performing its special customs?

✅ Answer: 'Yalda' is a Syriac word meaning 'birth.' Ancient Iranians named the first night of winter 'Yalda Night,' believing that the goddess Mithra, or the deity of light and sun—one of the dei ... َهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْر ...

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30 - Question 77: What is 'Maqtal' and 'Maqtal Recitation'?

✅Answer: The word 'Maqtal' (plural: 'Maqatil') literally means 'place of killing' or 'battlefield.' However, in historical studies, it refers to written reports and narratives about the killing or ... Moreover, by purifying our hearts from sin, we should strive to reach a state where even the mere remembrance of Imam Hussain (AS) moves us to tears, as he himself said: 📚Kamil al-Ziyarat, p. 109 ...