Owner of suffering

The Master of Misfortunes

A 12-part Imitation Recitation Training Session Narrated by Master Morteza Safarian

This video series, which has been produced over the past years with the aim of recording and transmitting the teachings of the art of imitation recitation, includes 12 educational sessions narrated by Master Morteza Safarian, a well-known figure in the field of ta’ziyeh and imitation recitation.
“The Master of Misfortunes” is an attempt to preserve and reinterpret one of the most authentic forms of Iranian ritual performance; an art that has been formed for centuries in the context of Ashura culture and the religious beliefs of the Iranian people and has been passed down from generation to generation as a valuable heritage. With an educational and research approach, this series familiarizes audiences with the performance methods, narratives, characters, and dramatic structures of ta’ziyeh recitation sessions and can be a useful resource for enthusiasts, students, researchers, and activists in this field.
The twelve Majlis of this collection are: Hormuz Balkhi, Fadl and Fattah, Martyrdom of Imam Sajjad (AS), Slaughter of Ismail, Khosrow and Jamshid, Throwing of Prophet Joseph (AS) into the Well, Mutawakkil Bani Abbas, Amr bin Abdud, Shah Cheragh, Hazrat Ali Akbar (AS), Qania of Farang and Habib bin Mazahir.

Director: Mehdi Lotfi
Expert: Davud Fathali Beigi
Editor: Iman Khosravi
Production by Rudaki Foundation