three leading islamic singers from pakistan are in hyderabad to foster friendship and cultural bonds among people in the indian subcontinentnadeem sarwar internationally renowned reciter of noha and his sons ali shanawar and ali jee landed in the city on january 17 from sydney in australia they have been leading various majlis mourning congregations across the city for the past three days adding a magical touch through their unique style of recitationa noha is a lamentation recalling the events of the battle of karbala in which hazrat imam hussain grandson of prophet muhammad was martyred around 14 centuries agonadeem sarwar ali shanawar and ali jee have taken noha recitation to a new level their recitations reflect the deep sorrow surrounding the events all the three reciters learnt the art at a very young agesarwar and his sons visited various ashoorkhanas place of mourning in hyderabad including the historic alawaesartauq and bibikaalawa where holy relics are preserved and badashahi ashoorkhana constructed during the early qutb shahi period their visit coincides with the 1429th anniversary of the martyrdom of hazrat bibi fatima daughter of prophet muhammad and thousands of mourners have participated in the noha recitationi came here 18 years ago this is my second visit to hyderabad sarwar told a religious congregation adding that he was awestruck by the rich and varied historical cultural and religious heritage of the city local leader firasat ali baqri told toi that devout muslims from delhi lucknow mumbai bengaluru machilipatnam vijayawada and chennai attended the majliseaza held at the historic aza khanezehra senior religious scholar moulana syed zaighum razvi from iran addressed the gatheringthe nohas of nadeem sarwar ali shanawar and ali jee are quite popular in hyderabad and they are played during moharrumimam hussain stood for peace and brotherhood of mankind the noha reciters not only recall the martyrdom of the imam and members of his family but also spread message of peace and love baqri said