Datti Alam Bibi & Flagged off Annual Rehearsal for Ashura Procession with Elephant Sridev

Hyderabad: Hyderabad  The Commissioner of Police Hyderabad Shri C.V Sajjanar IPS, Along With Addl CP Law & Order Shri Tafseer Iqubal IPS. DCP Charminar Zone Shri Khare Kiran Prabhakar, IPS. BJP Telangana Former State Spokesperson Mir Firasath Ali Baqri,  President Markazi Matami Najaf Ali Shoukat, Syed Jaffer Abbas Adv. Aijaz Ali today Fllagged off annual Elephant Sridevi Rehearsal at Alawa-e-Bibi Dabeerpura, Addl.DCP, Shri  Mohd Majeed, ACP, Mir Chowk Shri Shayam Shunder,  Inspector's of Police Rain Bazar, Mirchowk, Bhavani Nagar, Firasath Ali Baqri said the Bibi Ka Alam is one of the oldest of Muharram central processions in the country and in Hyderabad It is taken out on Saturday  26th June  i.e ‘Yaum e-Ashura’ 10th day of Muharram to commemorate the 1386 Years Martyrdom of Imam Hussain (a.s) the grandson of the Holy Prophet of Islam Hazrat Mohammed (s.a.w.s) and son of First Imam Ali (a.s)The Alam i.e standards were first installed during the era of the sixth Qutb Shah ruler Muhammad Qutb Shah in the 17th century.

The procession started from Bibi Ka Alam, Dabeerpura, Via Shaik Faiz Khaman, Yakutpura Road, Etebar Chowk, Alijah Kotla, Charminar, Gulzar Houz, Panjashah, Mir Alam Mandi, Darulshifa, Aza Khana e Zehra and Chaderghat. Baqri also added this is every year practice before using the elephant on the 10th day of Muharram, a Rehearsal takes place today 4th day of the Muharram And Other Shia community Leaders also Participated at Alawa-e-Bibi Dabeerpura to Chader Ghat.