RSVP | ZOOM RSVP

This Muharram 2023|1445 Sacred Roots will host gatherings in honour of Imam Husayn son of 'Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, with Syed Hadi Rizvi.

We will gather in-person at Sacred Roots—1758 W. 21st Place—and will broadcast virtually via ZOOM

Series Theme: Renewing Our Primordial Covenant

Join us on Ashura Day - the 10th of Muharram - to memorialize the life and martyrdom of Imam Husayn b. Ali and his disciples on the plain of Karbala.

Schedule

• Retelling the Martyrdom of Imam Husayn (Maqtal)

• Lamentation Poetry

Guest Scholar

Syed M. Hadi is an independent researcher in Islamic Studies, with a particular focus on the Shi’i tradition. He carried out his Hawzah studies between 2007-2017. On returning from Qom, Iran, he taught for a further 2 years at the Hawzah of England until 2019.

S. Hadi has a special interest in the intellectual history and critical analysis of Shia textual disciplines, as well as comparative philosophies and epistemology.

He currently lives in North Carolina with his family.