go down. Both areas have little kitchenettes (where refreshments are either made or kept) and a highly decorated place covered with curtains. This place is called the Imambargah or Place of the Imams. When I entered this place behind the curtains. I saw many hands made of stainless steel, with a usually colorful cloth under it. This was called and ALAM, which means flag in Arabic and it symbolizes the flag that Imam Hussein (A.S) used. The stainless steel hands represent raising your hand, like we do when we have
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