The imambara is named Ghufran Ma'ab after popular name of Ayatollah Syed Dildar Ali 'Gufran Ma'ab' and is major religious culture center of Lucknow.[1][2] It is run by his descendants of Ayatollah Ghufran Ma'ab, as of May 2012 his descendant, Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad is mutawalli of the imambara.[2][3] The imambara is located at Maulana Kalbe Hussain Road in Chowk locality of Lucknow.[2]
Kalbe Jawad addresses the majlis (gathering) there for the first 10 days of the holy month of Muharram which is attended by thousands of people.[2][4] The imambara is known internationally for its Shaam-e-Ghariban majlis.[5]
The graveyard
Outside the Imambara is a graveyard (part of the Imambara) which was intended to be used as a place of burial for scholars. Many eminent personalities are buried in its graveyard.[1] People buried in its graveyard include Saheb e Abaqat Syed Hamid Husain, Maulana Syed Kalbe Hussain, Maulana Syed Kalbe Abid, Maulana Syed Ibne Hasan Nonaharvi and Sultan-ul-Ulema Maulana Syed Qaim Mahdi, Maulana Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi, Maulana Syed Kalbe Sadiq.
The Nasirabad imambara
Imambara Ghufran Ma'ab in village-Nasirabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
