A brief note on Maafa Maafi on 10th Moharram - as practiced in Mehdavia Community.

Dear Friends,

I would like to inform you about our beautiful practice of Mehdavia Community to forgive and seek forgiveness from each other. We mark the 10th Day of Moharam being the day of 'Maafa Maafi' ( Day of forgiving each other).

People visit each others home and seek forgiveness if they have hurt them knowingly of unknowingly by saying 'Bola Chala Maaf Karo Waaste Allah Ke' then the second person responds by saying 'Maine maaf kiya waaste Allah ke. Aap bhi mujhe maaf karo waaste Allah ke' and the first person replies saying 'Maine bhi maaf kiya waste Allah ke'.

The translation goes like this.

• First Person: Please forgive me for the sake of Allah ( if I have have hurt you knowingly or unknowingly)
• Second Person: I forgive you for the sake of Allah, you too please forgive me (if I have have hurt you knowingly or unknowingly)
• First Person: I too have forgiven you for the sake of Allah.

This is being practiced as part of our faith, as Allah says in Quran (2:263) 'To speak a kind word and to forgive people’s faults is better than charity followed by hurt. Allah is All-Sufficient, All-Forbearing.' 📗


The host (second person) offers sharbat (traditionally made by jaggery and banana, now there are various types)

Nowadays, online mediums are helping us to convey our messages with our loved one who are spread across geographies, but we miss the sweet, delicious sharbat from our neighborhood.

I take this opportunity to seek forgiveness from all our relatives & friends and assure you that I too have forgiven you for the sake of Allah by saying 'Bola Chala Maaf Karo Waaste Allah Ke, Maine bhi maaf kiya waste Allah ke'

Thank you / Jazak Allah Khair
Inayath Ulla Khan

#BolaChalaMaafKaroWaasteAllahKe
Note: This post is intended for those who do not know about the above practice, as an introductory notes.
More details are available online to understand this concept in detail.