My First Muharram Majilis

I went to my first Muharram majilis last night. Even though I have been Muslim for over 2 years now, I had never been to a mosque until this Ramadan. The English majilis was amazing! The maulana (sp?) was a very good speaker and his speech had everything, laughter, wisdom, and of course, tears. The well of emotion that occurs at these events is just amazing and it sweeps over you like a wave. Suddenly you are crying for people who died over a thousand years ago, but it seems like it is happening all over again through the maulana's words. It is a very difficult thing to explain until you have been there, but I am looking forward to the majilis for the rest of the week and to learning new things and experiencing new emotions insha'Allah.