Muharram in Udaipur - kothar adds to the sorrow

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In the month of Muharram when shias all over the<br>world are mourning and remembering the sacrifices of<br>ahle-al-bayt, the orthodox bohras in Udaipur are facing<br>harassment at the hands of the kothar.<p>The former leaders of the Udaipur bohra reform movement, who<br>betrayed the movement and joined hands with the kothar are now finding<br>themselves high and dry. The<br>reason: all the 6 mosques in Udaipur, with the exception of<br>one, are under the management of the reformist Bohra jamaat.<br>The kothar doesn't give the orthodox permission to go to<br>these mosques or pray under reformist imams.<p>The one mosque which is now under the joint management of<br>orthodox as well as reformists is in the mohalla and is not convenient for the orthodox bohras living in the outskirts of the city to visit. <p>So now there’s big campaign to construct a new mosque<br>for the orthodox bohras. They approached the kothar to help<br>finance the construction but were, obviously, laughed off. Then they<br>pleaded with the kothar to send one of their agents to Udaipur to<br>collect money from the people for the mosque. Kothar agreed and<br>sent the Sayedna's grandson Taha Bhai Saheb to Udaipur for<br>Muharram.<p>Each orthodox family in Udaipur is now asked to donate Rs 10,000 - 15,000 for the purpose. Plus each family is asked to donate for the<br>muharram niyaz, nazar mukam and salaam to Taha bhai saheb. A<br>member of each family has to personally go and donate the money on the<br>takhat of the bhai saheb.<p>People instead of mourning the sacrifices of Imam Hussain are mourning<br>their own fate.<br>