{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.husayniyya","code":"thing-q141140","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q141140/","name":"husayniyya","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"research-draft","version":"0.2.0-wave.3","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"","entryKind":"","plane":"","domain":["PHY.BLT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"A congregation hall of Shia Muslims used for religious gatherings, especially mourning ceremonies commemorating the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala during Muharram, as well as lectures, prayers and community events; husayniyyas are found across Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, the Gulf, South Asia and the diaspora under names such as imambara, matam and ashurkhana, and differ from mosques in function and design.","purpose":"Let an agent explain what a husayniyya is and how it is used, describe its regional forms and names with attribution to Shia communities, distinguish it 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