chennai a tamil nauha verse in two parts on the message of muharram the first month of the islamic calendar has been released in dvd and mp3 formats by the citybased shiasunni unity movement the disc containing the verse and narrative about the sacrifice of imam hussain grandson of the prophet has been sent for distribution across tamil nadu as well as tamil diaspora across the world said the organisations general secretary nusrath ali khan while there is some literature in tamil books on muharram mostly published from sri lanka this is the first time it is presented in a poetic form for digital media about imam hussains martyrdom in karbala 1400 years ago he said we have chosen tamil as a vehicle to spread the message of muharram as it is a language of peace tradition sentiment love and human values said ssum joint secretary mujibur rahman member of the islamic foundation trust k v habeeb muhammad appreciates the effort to create a tamil nauha dedicated to imam hussain most of the books on muharram are in urdu and arabic and very little in tamil so such an initiative to come out with a tamil nauha which can be easily accessed on the internet will be welcomed by people he said sufi poet and former professor of english syed ameeruddin reckoned that rendering the muharram message in verse which can be adapted to songs that bring out emotional outpourings during processions will definitely appeal to the new generation thats probably why it has been produced in this form to express mersia the urdu term for the song of mourning he said