{"id":325758,"date":"2020-08-30T06:32:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T06:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=325758"},"modified":"2020-08-30T06:32:49","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T06:32:49","slug":"sign-language-introduced-in-nauha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/sign-language-introduced-in-nauha\/","title":{"rendered":"Sign language introduced in nauha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/sign-language-introduced-in-nauha\/53-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-325759\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-325759 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/53-2-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/08\/53-2-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/08\/53-2-362x420.jpg 362w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/08\/53-2.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/a>Popular Indian nauha khawn, Syed Ameer Hasan Amir has Introduced sign language in nauha (dirges) this Muhurram for the mute and those with hearing impair disorders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Delhi-based Amir has been reciting nauhas for many years but this is the first time that he has used sign language along with his normal recitation during Azadaari.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">In an exclusive interview Amir said that it took him and his <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Safeer-e-Aza team nearly eight years to get this work done for a very special section of mourners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">He said the process was very difficult because it required introduction of a lot of words, including Bibi Sakina, four-year-old daughter of Imam Hussain, his younger brother Hazrat Abbas, who is <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">the epitome of bravery and loyalty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The sign language interpreter is Mir Fazil Raza.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Amir said that as a devout <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Believer he is blessed to have been given a voice that ensures that he can use it to has taken upon himself the pious work of reciting the tragedy of Karbala through nauhas and manqabats \u2014 devotional sufi poetry in praise of Hazrat Ali, son-in-law of Prophet Mohammad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Ameer said that he is honoured to be the chosen one to disseminate this message for the good of humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">letters@tehelka.com<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular Indian nauha khawn, Syed Ameer Hasan Amir has Introduced sign language in nauha (dirges) this Muhurram for the mute and those with hearing impair disorders. Delhi-based Amir has been reciting nauhas for many years but this is the first time that he has used sign language along with his normal recitation during Azadaari. 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