Subsequently...

Subsequently, the recitation of the elegies became such a special and stellar task that one of the scholars said as a joke: "In this day and age, rawḍah-khawāni has entered the field of sciences and has developed a specific know-how, and for its definition we can define it by saying: It is a science that deals with discussing the incidents that occurred with the bodies of the martyrs and other matters that relate to them." In regards to this skill of recitation, knowledgeable scholars and even those devoid of knowledge have compiled books and treatises with great order and prose which have been published in Arabic, Farsi, Turkish and Hindi.

The Shi'a are selfless in spending from their wealth and helping out tirelessly in order to organize these gatherings of mourning, which are led by the reciters.15 These people, besides attaining the rewards of the Hereafter, have also witnessed innumerable blessings and bounties in their health, wealth and off-spring. So for this very reason,…