Imambara Ghufran Ma'ab

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Imambara Ghufran Ma'ab in Lucknow, India is an imambara (a building used to commemorate the Muharram commemoration period in with Muslims, particularly Shias mourning the tragedy of Karbala in with Imam Hussain was killed).

Outside the Imambara is a graveyard (part of the Imambara) which was intended to be used as a place of burial for scholars. Such people buried in its graveyard include Maulana Syed Kalbe Hussain, Maulana Syed Kalbe Abid and Maulana Ibne Hasan Naunaharavi.

The building is named after Ayatollah Ghufran Ma'ab and is run by his descendants. His descendant, Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad addresses the majlis (gathering) there for the first 10 days of the holy month of Muharram.

Imambara Ghufran Ma'ab, Maulana Kalbe Hussain Road, Chowk, Lucknow-3, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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