21/06/2026
On the 10th of Muharram at Imambargah Gulistaan- e-Zehra, Abbott Road, Lahore, a tradition carried from our ancestral home in Patiala continues to this day in remembrance, devotion, and service to Syed Al-Shuhada (a.s)
For generations, we have prepared Bhat-ti(بَھتّی)—a humble Sabzi Niyaz slow-cooked through the night of Shab-e-Ashur until the Day of Ashura. Known affectionately by many Lahoris as the “burnt sabzi,” its name comes not from being burnt, but from the long hours it spends simmering through the night.
Its simplicity is central to its meaning. In mourning, simplicity is a virtue. At a time when meat symbolized celebration, a modest vegetable dish became a more fitting expression of grief and remembrance, reflecting the hardship endured by Imam Hussain (AS), his family, and companions at Karbala.
It is then distributed at Asr-e-Ashur, the hour associated with Imam Hussain’s martyrdom, amongst the mourners for Faaqa Shikni.
[Gulistaan-e-Zehra, Abbot Road, Imam Hussain, Karbala, Muharram, Azadari, Niyaz, Ashura]
