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A noha ( , ; translit. nūḥa/nawḥa ), when interpreted in light of Shia views, is a lament about the tragedy of Husayn ibn Ali in the Battle of Karbala . Marsiya and Noha has the historical and social milieu of pre-Islamic Arabic and Persian culture. The sub-parts of Marsiya are called Noha and Soaz which means lamentation.1 It is usually a poem of mourning. Lamentation has a central part in the literature of the followers and devotees of the Shia sect and its offshoots. The tradition of elegizing Hussain and the Karbala tragedy is not limited to Arabic speaking poets, poets from different languages have also contributed a significant poetic literature in their language.2In Urdu language, a number of poets like, Mir Anis and Mirza Dabeer have contributed a treasure in Marsiya and its sub branch Noha.3In like manner, English-speaking poets, whether Muslim, Christian, have also made significant contributions to produce elegies for Imam Hussain and the Karbala tragic incidents.4Noha (Latmiyat in Arabic) in English language written by various poets may be listened in voices of different Noha readers like Bassim Al-Karbalaei , Nadeem Sarwar, Nazim Ali, Syeda Fatima Zaheer Rizvi, Darakhshan and Farheen Fatima in Urdu language, Hashim sisters, Rahil Abbas Rizvi, Syed Ameer Hasan Aamir etc. nauha khawan from Canada o Pakistan Iftikhar Mehdi Rizvi "Punjab" .5 The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music . Ashura Poems in English Explained and Annotated (Volume 1) (2006 ed.).
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Noha ( ) is a genre of Arabic , Persian , or Urdu prose depicting the martyrdom of the Holy Imams. Strictly speaking noha is the sub-parts of Marsia . Nohas are usually poetry expressing the sorrow felt by Shia Muslims for their leaders. "Noha" ( ) is also an Arabic female name meaning "wisdom". Literally it is the plural of minds. It is mentioned in the Quran several times.
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Noha ( Urdu : نوحہ), or nohe, is a genre of Arabic , Persian , or Urdu prose.In English language also known as Elegy depicting the martyrdom of the Holy Imams, it means (brain) in Arabic.
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Shia elegy about the tragedy of Husayn ibn Ali Not to be confused with Nuha .A noha ( nowheh , ; translit. nūḥa/nawḥa ; ), when interpreted in light of Shia views, is an elegy about the tragedy of Husayn ibn Ali and his partisans in the Battle of Karbala .Marsiya and Noha have the historical and social milieu of pre-Islamic Arabic and Persian culture. The sub-parts of Marsiya are called Noha and Soaz which means lamentation. It is usually a poem of mourning. Lamentation has a central part in the literature of the followers and devotees of the Shia sect and its offshoots. The tradition of elegizing Hussain and the Karbala tragedy is not limited to Arabic speaking poets. Poets from different languages have also contributed significant poetic literature in their language. In Urdu language, a number of poets like, Mir Anis and Mirza Dabeer have contributed a treasure in Marsiya and its sub-branch Noha. In like manner, English-speaking poets, whether Muslim, Christian, have also made significant contributions to produce elegies for Imam Hussain and the Karbala tragic incidents. "Нөвһә." Azerbaijan Soviet Encyclopedia: Volume VII: Egypt - Prado. The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music . Ashura Poems in English Explained and Annotated (Volume 1) (2006 ed.).
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Shia elegy about the tragedy of Husayn ibn Ali Not to be confused with Nuha . A Nowheh, Nohay or Noha ( Persian : نوحه nowheh , Urdu : نوحہ ; translit. nūḥa/nawḥa ; Azerbaijani : Növhə/Нөвһә/نؤوحه ), when interpreted in light of Shia views, is an elegy about the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali and his family and companions in the Battle of Karbala . Marsiya and Nowheh have the historical and social milieu of pre-Islamic Arabic and Persian culture. The sub-parts of Marsiya are called Nowheh and Soaz , which means lamentation. It is usually a poem of mourning. Lamentation has a central part in the literature of the followers and devotees of the Shia sect and its offshoots. The tradition of elegizing Hussain and the tragedy of Karbala is not limited to Arabic or Persian speaking poets. Poets from different languages have also contributed significant poetic literature in their language. Poets who recite nowheh are called nohakhawan.In the Urdu language, many poets such as Mir Anis and Mirza Dabeer have contributed much to Marsiya and its sub-branch, Nowheh.In a similar way, many English poets (whether Shi'a Muslim or from any other religion) have also made significant contributions to produce elegies for Imam Hussain and the tragic incidents of Karbala. "Нөвһә." Azerbaijan Soviet Encyclopedia: Volume VII: Egypt - Prado. The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music . Ashura Poems in English Explained and Annotated (Volume 1) (2006 ed.).
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