Tuesday, December 06, 2011

AMAL ASHURA

Ashura Night Night of Grief

-Stay awake & listen to the masayab (tragedies) of Imam Hussain(as) ,his family & his companions.

-Recite 4 Rakat Salat in sets of 2 -Sura Fatiha once & Ayatul Kursi,Tawhid Falaq & Naas 10 times each .Recite Sura Tawhid 100 times after completion of salat

-Recite 4 Rakat Salat in sets of 2 .Sura Hamd once & Sura Ikhlass 50 times in each rakat .. When you finish the fourth units, you may mention Almighty Allah, invoke blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household, and curse their enemies as many times as possible.

-Recite Tahajjud Salat & Ziarats of Imam Hussain (as)

Ashura Day

1)Stay away from food and water until late afternoon. (This is not a fast and thus should not be kept with the intention of fasting)
2)Focus on the great tragedy that took place on this day and avoid attending to your business/employment matters, laughing and unnecessary discussions
3)Recite Salawát as many times possible.
4)When meeting fellow brothers, condole them in the following words:May Alláh make our reward and your reward great, for our grief for Husayn, peace be on him." & Say "May He place us and you from those who help his cause with His representative, the guided Imám from the family of Muhammad, peace be on them."


عْظَمَ ٱللَّهُ اجُورَنَا بِمُصَابِنَا بِٱلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلاَمُ وَجَعَلَنَا وَإِيَّاكُمْ مِنَ ٱلطَّالِبِينَ بِثَارِهِ مَعَ وَلِيِّهِ ٱلإِمَامِ ٱلْمَهْدِيِّ مِنَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ



5)Recite Sura al-Ikhlás (Sura # 112) 1000 times, or as many times as possible.
6)Say:-O Allah condemn and lay a curse upon the killers of Husayn (as), his family and friends
ALLAAHUMAL-A’N QATALATAL H’USAYN WA AWLAADIHEE WA AS’HAABIHEE




7)Recite as many times as possible: "If only I had been with you and had achieved a great success." Yaa Laytanee Kuntu Maakum Faafooza Fawzan Azeema "


Recite the following Salaats, dua’as and Ziyaarat, after Fajr Salaat but before Zuhr Salaat.

8) Recite Salaat of Four raka`áts, divided into two prayers, in the following manner:
a) First prayer: In the first raka`a, after Súra al- Hamd, recite Súra al-Káfirún (Súra # 109). In the second raka`a, after Súra al-Hamd, recite Súra al-Ikhlás (Súra # 112).
b) Second prayer: In the first raka`a, after Súra al- Hamd, recite Súra al-Ahzáb (Súra # 33). In the second raka`a, after Súra al-Hamd, recite Súra al-Munáfiqún (Súra # 63).

(9) Say 1000 times:O Allah condemn and lay a curse upon the killers of Husayn (as), his family and friends

ALLAAHUMAL-A’N QATALATAL H’USAYN WA AWLAADIHEE WA AS’HAABIHEE


(10) In remembrance of the time ,Imam (as) had the bloodied body of his 6 month old Infant son Ali Asgar in his arms & hesitated while walking towards the Tents to hand the body over to the mother ! :-

a )Take a few steps Forward (4 times) and then Retrace your steps(3 times) to where you began .Say the following while you are moving forward and backward ( ie say it 7 times in total)-Verily we are Allah’s and verily unto Him we return. We are happy with His will and carry out His command

INNAA LILLAAHI WA INNAA ILAYHI RAAJI-O ‘ONA RIZ”AN BI-QAZ”AAA-IHEEWA TASLEEMAN LI-AMRIHEE




11.)Then go back to your place where you are standing and recite:


O Allah! Condemn and punish the licentious profligates who make the life of Thy Messenger miserable; and waged was against Thy close friends, and worshipped others, (but ) not Thee, deemed lawful (that which) Thou had forbidden, bring a curse upon their leaders, followers, on those who were in them, secretly or distinctly were hand in glove with them, or condoning their (mis) deeds. A great many curses.

O my Allah, bid to bring joy and happiness quickly for “Aali Muhammad”, (the children of Muhammad), bestow Thy blessings on him and on them, save them from the dangerous clutches of the undercover two-timers, and the obstinate disbelievers; open for them the doors of “the beginning”, a facility to put in practice gentleness, kindness and fairplay; create favourable conditions for them to make life full of love and thought, cheerful, free of care, as early as possible, on Thy authority let them have full control over Thy enemies, to help, rescue and defend (mankind).


ALLAAHUMMA A’D’D’IBIL FAJARATAL LAD’EENA SHAAQQOO RASOOLAKA WA H’AARABOO AWLIYAAA-IKA WA A’BADOO GHAYRAKA WAS-TAH’ALLOO MUH’AARAMAKA WAL-A’NIL QAADATA WAL ATBAA-A’ WA MAN KAANA MINHUM FA-KHABBAWA AWZ”A-A’MA-A’HUM AW RAZ”IYA BI-FIA’-LIHIM LAA’- NAN KATHEERAA ALLAAHUMMA WA A’JJIL FARAJA AALI MUH’AMMAD WAJ-A’L S’ALAWAATIKA A’LAYHI WA A’LAYHIM WAS-TANQID’HUM MIN AYDIL MUNAAFIQEENAL MUZ”ILLEENA WAL KAFARATIL JAAHI’IDEENA WAFTAH’ LAHUM FATH’AN YASEERAA WA ATIH’ LAHUM RAWH’AN WA FARAJAN QAREEBAA WAJ-A’L LAHUM MIN LADUNKA A’LAA A’DUWWIKA WA A’DUWWIHIM SUT’AANAN NAS’EERAA

(12) Then raise your hands, having in mind the enemies of “Aali Muhammad”, and say:


O my Allah! Indeed a great many among the people declared war, laid traps and intrigued against the careful and gentle guardians who observed and fulfilled the duty. The ungratefuls (the said opponents) renounced the faith and did not, in fact, believe in the “Kalimah” (LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAH); attached themselves to the trend setters of disorder and tyranny; disowned and gave up the Book and the (Divine) rule of life; swerved from and angled off the two strings which according to Thy commandment, (they) should have held fast and stuck close by; undermined and twisted the truth; Went, away from the real purpose, in the opposite direction ; encouraged partisanship; Altered and falsified the Book; refused to believe in the evident proof and rightful clain, whenever confronted face to face; chose falsehood, whenever came across; lost their way and corrupted Thy laws, Islam; led people astray; killed the children of Thy Prophet, Thy liberal highminded servants, bearers of Thy knowledge, inheritors of Thy wisdom and revelation, the Book.

O my Allah, upset and overturn the plan and movement of Thy enemies, (who are also) the enemies of Thy Messenger and the children of Thy Messenger.

O my Allah, put a stop to the spread of their sphere of influence; make their equipment and men unserviceable, their expression confused and contradictory; break up their support; crack up their strategy; lay hold upon them, hit and cut off by Thy one sharp strike; throw them down, frightened by Thy hard unnerving barrier, bury them under the swallowing mud of disasters; let them be mean and contemptible under the yoke of despise-able penance; bring them to book and let them have the taste of a hard and sharp retribution; fester them with definite and exemplary punishment, as Thou wipes out Thy enemies; it is beyond the shadow of doubt that Thou cracks down upon the criminals.

O my Allah, the way of life approved by Thee has been tossed aside; Thy code of law has been suspended; and the descendents of the Prophet, in this world, had been tormented. O my Allah, Therefore give all Thy attention and care to signify truth, and the upholders of truth; restrain and prevent falsehood, and the camp-followers of false-hood, and take us to safety as a favour; guide us to true faith; make available for us, as soon as possible, happiness and bliss, bring everything in to good order through the inspiring presence of Thy representatives; make us desire and love them , make them receive us with open arms.

O my Allah, bring to nothing those who celebrate the day the choicest (grand) son of Thy Prophet was martyred, in cheerful amusement; laugh and enjoy in utter delight and indulge in wanton boisterous merriment; catch hold of and punish each one of the remaining, just as Thou cracked down on the early (culprits); make twice as much the penalty,

O my Allah, and punishment, a warning example, (while convicting0 the tyrants who took liberties with and abused the children of Thy Prophet; give the eath blow to their henchmen, put an en to their headmen, wipe out their patrons and their groups altogether.

O my Allah, multiply Thy blessings generously, Thy mercy liberally, Thy favours like a windfall, (thou bestows) upon the children of Thy Prophet, who Thy enemies tried to ignore, frighten and corner, the children who are the blooming pride of the fragrant strongly grown and fertile tree. Let people subscribe to and uphold,

O my Allah, their expressed refined (thoughts), and get the better of the antagonists in debate and disputations through their arguments, put the dark clouds of trouble, distress nothingness and ignorance, to flight, through (on account of) them, make firm and strong the hearts and minds of their followers (to know things for certain and give correct answers), to belong to Thy party, obedient to Thee; to love them; to support them ; stand by them, signify them; they exercised self-control whenever they put up with damage and injury in Thy cause; bring in, for them, the days, people will see them and find them among themselves to pronounce the profession of true faith, a blissful and happy time; Be quick in providing relief and joy, after a long period of suffering (to them and us), on account of their presence; bring on their worthy, decent and refined sphere of influence; and support them as Thou has given a guarantee in this connection in Thy revealed Book; Thou said, (and Thy words are always true): Allah has promised such of you as believe and do good deed that He will surely appoint them successors in the earth, as He appointed successors those before them, and that He will surely establish for them Their religion which He has chosen for them, and surely He will give them in exchange safety after their fear. Thy (shall) ascribe nothing as partner unto Me.

O my Allah! Therefore disperse the dark clouds hanging over them, no one has power to keep safe from pair and distress save He, O Unique ! O Single ! O Everliving ! O Self-subsisting!



I, O my Allah, Thy bondman, cautions and (always) aware of Thy just requital, turn to Thee with a request, standing before Thee, to seek the favour of taking refuge with Thee, in Thy courtyard, fully aware of the fact that there is no way to run away from Thee except unto Thee. O my Allah, accede to my request, take notice of my positive statement and heartfelt secret avowal,

O my Allah, and let me be the one whose conduct satisfies Thee, (whose) pious life devoted to Thee receives Thy approval, (whom) Thou brings to a place of safety through Thy mercy; verily Thou art rare, dear and beloved (because of ) Thy kindness.



O my Allah, send blessings, in the beginning and at the end, on Muhammad and on the children of Muhammad; keep at peace at all times, Muhammad and the children of Muhammad, let Thy love and tenderness always envelop Muhammad and the children of Muhammad, more thoroughly and decisively than Thou had blessed, kept at peace and loved Thy Prophets, Messengers, Angels and the bearers of Thy Arsh, in the name of and for the sake of “LAA ILAAHA ILLAA ANTA”.



O my Allah, let there be no separation (ever) between me and Muhammad and the children of Muhammad, Thy blessings be on him and them; let me be one among the friends and followers of Muhammad, Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Husayn, and their pure and select descendants; give me the insight to cling to their friendship, and be always ready to walk with them, and make use of their life style; Verily Thou art liberal, Generous and Kind,





Now go into prostration (Sajdah), keep either side of your face on the earth, one after the other, and say):O He who decrees that which He wills, does that which He wants. It is Thou who possesses and exercises absolute power; therefore (all) praise is for Thee (only); (Thou alone art) the praiseworthy, the thankworthy.



O my Master, let them have a life full of love and peace, and let us share the harmony and bliss with them, because Thou has given a guarantee to put them on the highest pedestal of love, honour and wisdom, after the severest trial and tribulation, to do too much for them , exceeding all bounds, after they had put up with the worldly minimum (in Thy cause), to make them distinct and evident after (Thy enemies) kept them in obscurity, O the Most Truthful ! O the Most Merciful!

I beseech Thee, O my Lord, and Master, humble and weak before Thee, to throw wide open doors of Thy generosity and kindness to let my hope (of fulfillment of heart’s desires)come true, and get and ather what I want in surplus; and make valid my deeds, whether insignificant looking or weighty, prolong my days until I am satisfied with being an eye-witness, and give testimony, and be among those who are called upon, so run to obey them, love them and support them (the descendents of the Holy Prophet); Make me see that very soon, close at hand, in good health sund mind and with believing heart. Verily Thou art able to do all things

(raise your head, look towards the sky and say):

in Thee do I seek refuge that I should be among those who hope not for Thy “Days”, so make me full well and be there, O my Master, through Thy mercy, in that time.








(Now go into prostration (Sajdah), keep either side of your face on the earth, one after the other, and say):



(raise your head, look towards the sky and say):




Transliteration

ALLAAHUMMA INNA KATHEERAM MINAL UMMATI NAAS’ABATIL MUSTAH’FIZ’EENA MINAL A-IMMATI WA AFARAT BIL KALIMATI WA A’KAFAT A’LAL QAADATIZ’ Z’ALAMATI WA HAJARATIL ITAABA WAS SUNNAATA WA A’DALAT A’NIL H’ABLAYNIL LAD’EENA AMARTA BI-T’AA-A’TIHIMAA WAT TAMASSUKI BIHIMAA FA-AMAATATIL H’AQQA WA H’AAD’AT A’NIL QAS’DI WA MAA LA-ATIL AH’ZAABI WA H’ARRAFATIL KITAABA WA KAFARAT BIL H’AQQI LAMMAA JAA-AHAA WA TAMASSAKAT BIL BAAT’ILI LAMMAA AA’-TARAZ”AHAA WA Z”AYYA-A’T H’AQQAKA WA AZ”ALLAT KHALQAKA WA QATALAT AWLAADA NABIYYIKA WA KHIYARATA I’BAADIKA WA H’AMALATA I’LMIKA WA WARATHATA H’IKMATIKA WA WAH’EEKA ALLAAHUMA FA-ZALZIL AQDAAMA AA’-DAAA-IKA WA AA’-DAAA-I RASOOLIKA WA AHLI BAYTI RASOOLIKA ALLAAHUMMA WA AKHRIB DIYAARAHUM WAF-LUL SILAAH’AHUM WA KHAALIF BAYNA KALIMATIHIM WA FUTTA FEE AA’-Z”AADIHIM WA AWHIM KAYDAHUM WAZ”-RIBHUM BI-SAYFIKAR QAAT’I-I’

WAR-MIHIM BI-H’AJARIKAD DAAMIGHI WA T’UMMAHUM BI-BALAA-I T’AMMAA WA QUMMAHUM BIL-A’DAABI QAMMAA WA A’D’D’IBHUM A’D’AABAN NUKRAA WA KHUD’HUM BIS SINEENA WAL MUTHALAATIL LATEE AHLAKTA BIHAA AA’-DAA-AKA INNAKA D’OO NIQMATIM MINAL MUJRIMEEN ALLAAHUMA INNAA SUNNATAKA Z”AA-I-A’TUN WA AH’KAAMAKA MU-A’T’T’ALATUNWA I’TRATA NABIYYIKA FIL ARZ”I HAA-IMATUN ALLAAHUMMA FA-A-I’NIL H’AQQA WA AHLAHOO WA AQMI-I’LBAAT’ILA WA AHLAHOO WA MUNNA A’LAYNAA BIN-NAJAATI WAH-DINAA ILAL EEMAANI WA A’JJIL FARAJANAA WAN-Z”IMHU BI-FARAJI AWLIYAAA-IKA WAJ-A’LHUM LANAA WUDDAA WAJ-A’LNAA LAHUM WAFDAA ALLAAHUMMA WA AHLIKA MAN JA-A’LA YAWMA QATLIBNI NABIYYIKA WA KHIYARATIKA EEDA WA-TAHALLA BIHEE FARAJAN WA MARAH’AA WA KHUD’ AAKHIRAHUM KAMAA AKHAD’TA AWWALAHUM WA Z”AA-I’FI ALLAAHUMAL A’D’AABA WAT TANKEELA A’LAA Z’AALIMEE AHLI BAYTI NABIYYIKA WA AHLIKA ASHYAA-A’HUM WA QAADATAHUM WA ABRI H’UMAATAHUM WA JAMAA-A’TAHUM ALLAAHUMMA WA Z”AA-I’F S’ALAWAATIKA WA RAH’MATIKA WA BARAKAATIKA A’LAA I’TRATI NABIYYIKAL I’TRATIZ” Z”AA-I-A’TIL KHAAA-IFATIL MUSTAD’ALLATI BAQIYYATIM MINASH SHAJARATIT’T’AYYIBATIZ ZAAKIYATIL MUBAARAKATI WA AA’-LI ALLAAHUMMA KALIMATAHUM WA AFLIJ H’UJJATAHUM WA AFLIJ H’UJJATAHUM WAK-SHIFIL BALAAA-A WAL LAAWAA-A WA H’ANAADISAL ABAAT’EELI WAL –A’MAA A’NHUM WA THABBIT QULOOBA SHEE-A’TIHIM WA H’IZBIKA A’LAA T’AA-A’TIKA WA WILAAYAHIHUM WA NUS’RATIHIM WA MUWAALAATIHIM WA A-I’NHUM WAM-NAH’-HUMUS’S’ABRA A’LAL AD’AA FEEKA WAJ-A’LHUM AYYAAMAM MASH-HOODATAN WA AWQAATAM MAH’MOODATAM MAS-O’ODAH TOOSHIKU FEEHAA FARAJAHUM TOOJIBU FEEHAA TAMKEENAHUM WA NAS’RAHUM KAMAA Z”AMINTA LI-AWLIYAAA-IKA FEE KITAABIKAL MUNZAL FA-INNAKA QULTA WA QAWLUKAL H’AQQU WA-A’DALLAAHUL LAD’EENA AAMANOO MIN’KUM WA A’MILUS’S’AALIH’AATI LAYASTAKH-LIFANNAHUM FIL ARZ”I KAMASTAKH-LAFALLAD’EENA MIN’QABLIHIM: WA LA-YUMAKKINANNA LAHUM DEENAHUMULLAD’IR TAZ”AA LAHUM WA LAYUBADDI LANNAHUM MIM BAA’-DI KHAWFIHIM AMNAA: YAA’ BUDOONANEE LAA YUSHRIKOONA BEE SHAY-AA ALLAAHUMMA FAK-SHIP GHUMMATAHUM YAA MAL LAA YAMLIKU KASHFAZ”Z”URRI ILLAA HUW YAA WAAH’IDU YAA AH’ADU YAA H’AYYU YAA QAYYOOM WA ANAA YAA ILAAHEE A’BDUKAL KHAAA-IFU MINKA WAR –RAAJI-U’ ILAYKAS SAAA-ILU LAKA MUQBILU A’LAYKAL LAAJI-U ILAA FINAAA-IKAL A’ALIMU BI-ANNAHOO LAA MALJAA-A MINKA ILLAA ILAYKA ALLAAHUMMA FA-TAQABBAL DU-A’AA-EE WAS-MAA’-YAA ILAAHEE A’LAANIYATEE WA NAJWAAYA WAJ-A’LNEE MIM MAN RAZ”EETA A’MALAHOO WA QABILTA NUSUKAHOO WA NAJJAYTAHOO BI-RAH’MATIKA INNAKA ANTAL A’ZEEZUL KAREEM

ALLAAHUMMA WA S’ALLI AWWALAN WA AAKHIRAN A’LAA MUH’AMMADIN’W WA AALI MUH’AMMAD WA BAARIK A’LAA MUH’AMMADIN’W WA AALI MUH’AMMAD WAR-H’AM NUH’AMMADIN’W WA AALI MUH’AMMAD BI-AKMALI WA AFZ”ALI MAA S’ALLAYTA WA BAARAKTA WA TARAH’H’AMTA A’LAA AMBIYAAA-IKA WA RUSULIKA WA MALAA-IKATIKA WA H’AMALATI A’RSHIKA BILAAA-I ILAAHA ILLAA ANTA ALLAAHUMMA LAA TUFARRIQ BAYNEE WA BAYNA MUH’AMMADIN’W WA AALI MUH’AMMAD S’ALAWAATUKA A’LAYHI WA A’LAYHIM WAJ-A’LNEE YAA MAWLAAYA MIN SHEE-A’TI MUH’AMMADIN WA A’LIYYIN WA FAAT’IMATA WAL H’ASANI WAL H’USAYN WA D’URIIYAATIHIMIT’ T’AAHIRATIL MUNTAJABAH WA HAB LIYAT TAMASSUKA BI-H’ABLIHIM WAR-RIZ”AA BI-SABEELIHIM WAL-AKHD’A BI-T’AREEQATIHIM INNAKA JAWWAADUN KAREEM

(Now go into prostration (Sajdah), keep either side of your face on the earth, one after the other, and say):

YAA MAN YAH’KUMU MAA YASHAAA-U WA YAF-A’LU MAA YUREEDU ANTA H’AKAMTA FALAKAL H’AMDU MAH’MOODAN MASHKOORAA FA-A’JJIL YAA MAWLAAYA FARAJAHUM WA FARAJANAA BIHIM FA-INNAKA Z”AMINTA IA’-ZAAZAHUM BAA’-DA’D’ILLATI WA TAKTHEERAHUM BAA’-DAL QILLATI WA IZ’HAARAHUM BAA’-DAL KHUMOOL YAA AS’DAQAS’ S’AADIQEEN WA YAA ARH’AMAR RAAH’IMEEN FA-AS-ALUKA YAA ILAAHEE WA SAYYIDEE MUTAZ”ARRI-A’N ILAYKA BI-JOODIKA WA KARAMIKA BAST’A AMALEE WAT TAJAAWUZA A’NNEE WA QABOOLA QALEELI A’MALEE WA KATHEERIHEE WAZ ZIYAADAT FEE AYYAAMEE WA TABLEEGHEE D’AALIKAL MASH-HAD WA AN TAJ-A’LANEE MIMMAN YUD-A’A FA –YUJEEBU ILAA T’AA-A’TIHIM WA MAWAALAATIHIM WA NAS’RIHIM WA TURIYANEE D’AALIKA QAREEBAN SAREE-A’N FEE A’AFIYATIN INNAKA A’LAA KULLI SHAY-IN QADEER

(raise your head, look towards the sky and say):

A-O’OD’U BIKA AN AKOONA MINALLAD’EENA LAA YARJOONA AYYAAMAKA FA-A-I’D’NEE YAA ILAAHEE BI-RAH’MATIKA MIN D’AALIKA


13 Recite Ziarat Ashura & 14 Dua Alqama

15 .Ziyárat of Ta`ziyah (Condolences). (This is recited after `Asr.) (Mafátihul Jinán, Pg. 291

16 Dua Asharaat also recommended in mafatih

Al-Qama says: I asked [Imām ‘Alī al-Bāqir (a.s.)], “May I be sacrificed on you! What about one who is in distant lands and far off countries and cannot travel to him on that day ?”

Imām Muhammad ibn ‘Alī al-Bāqir (A.S.) said:

"On Ashura Day, before noon, he should go to a desert or an elevated portion of his house and recite salutations to Imam Husain (a.s.), curse his killers excessively and pray two Rakats prayers. Then he should mourn and lament over Imam Husain (a.s.), order everyone in his house to lament him, hold a gathering in his house narrating Imam Husain’s tragedies and become restless on the tragedies of the Imam (a.s.), meet one another weeping and consoling one another over the Imam’s tragedies. If they do so, I guarantee that the Almighty Allāh will record all of those rewards for him.

  [References: Kamiluz ziarat}

Sunday, July 03, 2011

SOCIOLOGY IN ISLAM


SOCIOLOGY IN ISLAM

1.    People .We created you from a male and a female and made you into clans and tribes so that you may know each other .Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is the ,most pious of you.(Quran 49:13)
2.    Allah raises in rank those of you who believe and who have been given knowledge (Quran 58:11)
3.    The Holy Prophet said:There is no superiority for an Arab over non-arab except piety(Taqwa).(Hadith)
4.    The Holy Prophet emphasized human respect as a part of his mission.He used to respect every one who entered,so much so that many a times he put his robe under him for sitting and gave his own pillow for support.(Bihar-al-anwar vol6)
5.    Once ,while holy prophet was sitting alone in the mosque ,a person entered and came towards him.The Holy Prophet got up and vacated his seat for him .The new –comer asked:”O messenger of Allah ! The mosque is vacant and there is ample space.why you stepped back?’The Holy Prophet said :It is one of the rights of a muslim upon another muslim that when one wishes to sit near the other.the latter should step back as a token of respect to him(Ibid).
6.    If many people sat before the Holy Prophet ,he in order to maintain the respect of all,used to look at all of them with equal frequenct.(Ar-rawdah al kafi).
7.    The Holy Prophet said: I have been sent to perfect the noble character .(Hadith)
8.    And Say to my servants that they should only say those things are best(Quran ,17:53).
9.    Respect and pay regards to your friends and never confront each other disrespectfully(Bihar al anwar Vol 74).
10.                       Do not look down upon anyone of the muslims because even a humble muslim is great before Allah(Ibid).
11.                       The Sixth Imam Jafar as Sadiq a.s was asked:What is the definition of good manner .?The Imam said ‘keeping your wings soft,talking sweetly and virtuously and meeting yor fellow brethren with happy and smiling face(bihar un anwar vol74).

Tuesday, March 08, 2011

SHAH-E-AULIYA SARDAR-UL-AUSIYA IMAM-UL-MUTTAQEEN AMIRUL MOMINEEN HAZRAT ALI BIN ABUTALIB A.S

SHAH-E-AULIYA SARDAR-UL-AUSIYA IMAM-UL-MUTTAQEEN AMIRUL MOMINEEN HAZRAT ALI BIN ABUTALIB A.S


Name: Ali
Title: al-Murtada
Agnomen: Abu ' l-Hasan
Father's name: Abu Talib ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib
Mother's name: Fatimah bint Asad
Birth: In the Holy Ka'bah in Mecca on Friday, 13th Rajab 23 BH
Death: Died at the age of 63, in Kufah (Iraq) on Monday, 21st Ramadan 40 AH; murdered by an assassin who mortally wounded him with a poisoned sword in the mosque of Kufah during the morning prayer on 19th Ramadan; buried in an-Najaf al-Ashraf (Iraq)

Imam Ali was the cousin of our Holy Prophet. He was born in the Sacred House (Ka'bah). Providence alone had a hand in bringing his mother towards the Ka'bah. When his mother came to Ka'bah, she felt weighed down by intense pain of pregnancy. She knelt down before the Holy Structure and prayed humbly to God. 'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib, saw 'Ali's mother praying to God. No sooner had she raised her head from supplication, then the wall of the Sacred House split by a solemn miracle. Fatimah entered the Ka'bah and that portion returned to its normal position. 'Abbas and his companions flocked at the gate of the Sacred House which was locked, and tried to open it, but in vain. They then decided to give it up, considering the miraculous nature of the event and the Divine Will in action.
The news of this miraculous incident soon spread like wild fire in Mecca. 'Ali was born within the Ka'bah with his eyes closed and his body in humble prostration before the Almighty. Fatimah stayed in the Ka'bah for three days and as the fourth day approached she stepped out, carrying her gem in her arms. To her great surprise, she found the Holy Prophet awaiting to receive the newly-born child in his anxious arms. Imamate feeling the subtle touch of prophethood, 'Ali opened his eyes and saluted the Divine Prophet: "as-Salamu 'alayka ya Rasula'lldh" (Peace be on you, O Messenger of Allah). 'Ali's birth in the Ka'bah is unique in the history of the world. Neither a prophet nor a Divine saint was ever blessed with such an honour. He was brought up under the care and affection of the Holy Prophet. As 'Ali says: "The Holy Prophet brought me up in his own arms and fed me with his own morsel. I followed him wherever he went like a baby-camel following its mother. Each day a new aspect of his character would beam out of his noble person and I would accept it and follow it as a command. " (Nahju 'I-balaghah). Ten years in the company of the Holy Prophet had kept him so close and inseparable, that he was one with him in character, knowledge, self-sacrifice, forbearance, bravery, kindness, generosity, oratory and eloquence.
From his very infancy, he prostrated before God along with the Holy Prophet. As he himself said: "I was the first to pray to God along with the Holy Prophet." " 'Ali presented in the footsteps of the Holy Prophet," says al-Mas'udi, "all along his childhood." Allah created him pure and holy and kept him steadfast on the right path. Though 'Ali is undisputably the first to embrace Islam when the Holy Prophet called upon his listeners to do so, yet by the very fact that since his infancy he was brought up by the Holy Prophet and followed him in every action and deed including prostration before Allah, he can be said to be born a Muslim, just like the Holy Prophet himself. 'Ali, at all times, accompanied the Holy Prophet to help and protect him from his enemies. He used to write down the verses of the Holy Qur'an and discuss them with the Prophet as soon as they were revealed by the Holy Messenger, the Gabriel.
He was so closely associated with the Holy Prophet that as soon as a verse was revealed to him during the day or night, 'Ali was the first to hear it. The Holy Prophet has said of 'Ali: O 'Ali, you are my brother in this world as well as in the Hereafter. I am the city of knowledge and 'Ali is the gate. Nobody knows 'Ali except Allah and I. Nobody know me except Allah and 'Ali. If you want to see the knowledge of Adam, the piety of Noah, the devotion of Abraham, the awe of Moses, and the service and abstinence of Christ, look at the bright face of Ali. When the Holy Prophet reached Yathrib (Medina) and met his followers who had come from Mecca at his call, he immediately appointed for each such followers a person from the people of Yathrib known as Ansar (Helpers), who had accepted his prophethood, to be a brother to him. His appointment of brothers was a great act of help for the refugees known as Muhajirun (Emigrants), who left their home and come to Yathrib. He made brothers of people who followed the same trade so that the Muhajirun could be usefully employed immediately.
While the Prophet was appointing an Ansar a brother to a Muhajirun 'Ali who was present there, was not appointed as a brother to any Ansar. On being questioned as to why he had not appointed a brother for 'All, the Prophet said: "He shall be a brother to me." The character and calibre of 'Al; as judged by al- Mas'udi is, "If the glorious name of being the first Muslim, a comrade of the Prophet in exile, his faithful companion in the struggle for faith, his intimate associate in life, and his kinsman; if a true knowledge of the spirit of his teachings and of the Book; if self-abnegation and practice of justice; if honesty, purity, and love of truth; if a knowledge of law and science, constitute a claim to pre-eminence, then all must regard 'Al'i as the foremost Muslim.
We shall search in vain to find, either among his predecessors (save one) or among his successors, those attributes. " Gibbon says: "The birth, the alliance, the character of 'Ali which exalted him above the rest of his country- men, might justify his claim to the vacant throne of Arabia. The son of Abu Talib was in his own right the chief of Banu Hashim and the hereditary prince or guardian of the city and the Ka'bah." " 'AIi had the qualifications of a poet, a soldier, and a saint; his wisdom still breathes in a collection of moral and religious sayings; and every antagonist, in the combats of the tongue or of the sword, was subdued by his eloquence and valour. From the first hour of his mission to the last rites of his funeral, the Apostle was never forsaken by a generous friend, whom he delighted to name his brother, his vicegerent, and the faithful Aaron of a second Moses."
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Marriage:

Under Divine instruction, the Apostle of Allah married his beloved daughter Fatimah to 'Al;, though others vainly tried for her hand. Among their children, Imam Hasan, Imam Husayn, Zaynab and Umm Kulthum have left their marks on the history of the world. After the death of Hadrat Fatimah, 'Ali married Ummu 'I-Banin. 'Abbas was born out of this wedlock and was so handsome that he was fondly called Qamar Banu Hashim. He personified loyalty and bravery and proved it in the battlefield at Karbala'.
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Death:

In the 40th year of Hijrah, in the small hours of the morning of 19th Ramadan, 'Ali was struck with a poisoned sword by a Kharijite while offering his prayers in the mosque of Kufah. (See photo on p. 56) The Lion of God, the most brave-hearted and fentle Muslim that ever lived began his glorious life with devotion to Allah and His Apostle and ended it in the service of Islam.
"And do not speak of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead; nay they are alive but you do not perceive. (Qur'an, 2:154)
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THE IMAMS AND LEADERS OF ISLAM (Byal-`Allamahat-Tabatabai)

The previous discussions lead us to the conclusion that in Islam, after the death of the Holy Prophet, there has continuously existed and will continue to exist with- in the Islamic community (ummah), an Imam (a leader chosen by God). Numerous prophetic hadlths have been transmitted in Sh;'ism concerning the description of the Imams, their number, the fact that they are all of the Quraysh and of the Household of the Prophet, and the fact that the promised Mahdi; is among them and the last of them. Also, there are definitive words of the Prophet concerning the Imamate of 'Al; and his being the first Imam and also definitive utterances of the Prophet and 'Al; concerning the Imamate of the Second Imam. In the same way the Imams before have left definitive statements concerning the Imamate of those who were to come after them. According to these utterances contained in Twelve- lmam Shi'ite sources the Imams are twelve in number and their holy names are as follows: ( I ) 'Ali ibn Ab; Talib; (2) al-Hasan ibn 'Ali; (3) al-Husayn ibn 'Ali; (4) 'Ali ibn al-Husayn; (5) Muhammad ibn 'Ali;(6) Ja'far ibn Muhammad; (7) Musa ibn Ja'far; (8) 'Ali ibn Musa; (9) Muhammad ibn 'Ali; (10) 'Ali ibn Muhammad; (11) al-Hasan ibn 'Ali; and (12) the Mahdi.
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The First Imam:

Amir al-Mu'minin, 'Ali (upon whom be peace) was the son of Abu Talib, the Shaykh of the Banu Hashim. Abu Talib was the uncle and guardian of the Holy Prophet and the person who had brought the Prophet to his house and raised him like his own son. After the Prophet was chosen for his prophetic mission. Abu Talib continued to support him and repelled from him the evil that came from the infidels among the Arabs and especially the Quraysh. According to well-known traditional accounts 'Ali was born ten years before the commencement of the prophetic mission of the Prophet. When six years old, as a result of femine in and around Mecca, he was requested by the Prophet to leave his father's house and come to the house of his cousin, the Prophet.
There he was placed directly under the guardianship and custody of the Holy Prophet. A few years later, when the Prophet was endowed with the Divine Gift of prophecy and for the first time received the Divine Revelation in the cave of Hira', as he left the cave to return to town and his own house he met 'Ali on the way. He told him what had happened and 'Ali accepted the new faith. Again in a gathering when the Holy Prophet had brought his relatives together and invited them to accept his religion, he said the first person to accept his call would be his vicegerent and inheritor and deputy. The only person to rise from his place and accept the faith was 'Ali and the Prophet accepted his declaration of faith. Therefore, 'Ali was the first man in Islam to accept the faith and is the first among the followers of the Prophet to have never worshipped other than the One God. 'Ali was always in the company of the Prophet until the Prophet emigrated from Mecca to Medina.
On the night of the emigration to Medina (Hijrah) when the infidels had surrounded the house of the Prophet and were determined to invade the house at the end of the night and cut him to pieces while he was in bed. 'Ali slept in place of the Prophet while the Prophet left the house and set out for Medina. After the departure of the Prophet, according to his wish 'Ali gave back to the people the trusts and charges that they had left with the Prophet. Then he went to Medina with }:is mother, the daughter of the Prophet, and two other women. In Medina also 'Ali was constantly in the company of the Prophet in private and in public. The Prophet gave Fatimah, his sole, beloved daughter from Khadijah, to 'Ali as his wife and when the Prophet was creating bonds of brotherhood among his companions, he selected 'Ali as his brother. 'Ali was present in all the wars in which the Prophet participated, except the battle of Tabuk when he was ordered to stay in Medina in place of the Prophet. He did not retreat in any battle nor did he turn his face away from any enemy.
He never disobeyed the Prophet, so that the Prophet said: " 'Ali is never separated from the Truth nor the Truth from 'Ali." On the day of the death of the Prophet, 'Ali was thirty- three years old. Although he was foremost in religious virtues and the most outstanding among the companions of the Prophet, he was pushed aside from the caliphate on the claim that he was too young and that he had many enemies among the people because of the blood of the polytheists he had spilled in the wars fought alongside the Prophet. Therefore, 'Ali was almost completely cut off from public affairs. He retreated to his house where he began to train competent individuals in the Divine sciences and in this way he passed the twenty-five years of the caliphate of the first three caliphs who (came to power after the Prophet; the first by election of few Muslims; the second appointed by the first; and the third, chosen out of six unequal candidates nominated by the second caliph. . .?!).
When the third caliph was killed, people gave their allegiance to him and he was chosen as Caliph. During his caliphate of nearly four years and nine months, 'Ali followed, exactly, the way of the Prophet and gave his caliphate the form of a spiritual movement and renewal and began many different types of reforms. Naturally, these reforms were against the interests of certain parties that sought their own benefit. As a result, a group of the companions (foremost among whom were Talhah and Zubayr, who also gained the support of 'A'ishah, and especially Mu'awiyah) made a pretext of the death of the third caliph to raise their heads in opposition and began to revolt and rebel against 'Ali. In order to quell the civil strife and sedition, 'Ali fought successfully aware near Basrah known as the "Battle of the Camel," against Talhah and az-Zubayr in which 'A'ishah, "the Mother of the Faithful," was also involved.
He fought another war against Mu'awiyah on the border of Iraq and Syria which lasted for a year and a half and is famous as the "Battle of Siffin". He also fought the Khawarij at Nahrawan, in a battle known as the "Battle of Nahrawan". Therefore, most of the days of 'Ali's caliphate were spent in overcoming internal opposition. Finally, in the morning of the l9th Ramadan in the year 40 AH, while praying in the mosque of Kufah, he was wounded by one of the Khawarij and died as a martyr during the night of the 21st. According to the testimony of friend and foe alike, 'Ali had no shortcomings from the point of view of human perfection. And in the Islamic virtues he was a perfect example of the upbringing and training given by the Holy Prophet. The discussions that have taken place concerning his personality and the books written on this subject by Shi`tes, Sunnis and members of other religions, as well as the simply curious outside any distinct religious bodies, are hardly equaled in the case of any other personality in history.
In science and knowledge 'Ali was the most learned of the companions of the Prophet, and of Muslims in general. In his learned discourses he was the first in Islam to open the door for logical demonstration and proof and to discuss the "divine science" or metaphysics (ma'arif-e Ilahiyyah). He spoke concerning the esoteric aspect of the Qur'an and devised Arabic grammar in order to preserve the Qur'an form of expression. He was the most eloquent Arab in speech (as has been mentioned in the first part of this book). The courage of 'Ah was proverbial. In all the wars in which he participated during the lifetime of the Holy Prophet, and also afterward, he never displayed fear or anxiety. Although in many battles such as those of Uhud, Hunayn, Khaybar and Khandaq, the aides to the Prophet and the Muslim army trembled in fear or dispersed and fled, he never turned back to the enemy. Never did a warrior or soldier engage 'Ali in battle and come out of it alive.
Yet, with full chivalry he would never slay a weak enemy nor pursue those who fled. He would not engage in surprise attacks or in turning streams of water upon the enemy. It has been definitely established historically that in the Battle of Khaybar in the attack against the fort he reached the ring of the door and with sudden motion tore off the door and cast it away. Also, on the day when Mecca was conquered the Prophet ordered the idols to be broken. The idol "Hubal" was the largest idol in Mecca, a giant stone statue placed on the top of the Ka'bah. Following the command of the Holy Prophet, 'Ali placed his feet on the Prophet's shoulders, climbed to the top of the Ka'bah, pulled "Hubal" from its place and cast it down.
'Ali was also without equal in religious asceticism and the worship of God. In answer to some who had complained of 'Ali's anger toward them, the Holy Prophet said: "Do not reproach 'Ali for he is in a state of Divine ecstasy and bewilderment." Abu'd-Darda', one of the companions, one day saw the body of 'Ali in one of the palm plantations of Medina lying on the ground as stiff as wood. He went to 'Ali's house to inform his noble wife, the daughter of the Prophet, and to express his condolences. The daughter of the Prophet said: " My cousin ('Ali) has not died. Rather, in fear of God he has fainted. This condition overcomes him often."
There are many stories told of 'Ali's kindness to the lowly, compassion for the needy and the poor, and generosity and munificence toward those in misery and poverty. 'Ali spent all that he earned to help the poor and the needy, and himself lived in the strictest and simplest manner. 'Ali loved agriculture and spent much of his time digging wells, planting trees and cultivating fields. But all the fields that he cultivated or wells that he built he gave in endowment (waqf) to the poor. His endowments, known as the "alms of 'Ali," had the noteworthy income of twenty-four thousand gold dinars towards the end of his life. (shi`ite Islam)
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Hazrat Mohammad Mustafa .s.a.w.w par durood o salam ...

Durood bar Mohammad Mustafa s.a.w.w::Mai gawahi deta hoon ke koi maabood nahi siwaye ALLAH ke jo yakta hai koi uska saajhi nahi aur gawahi deta hoon ke aap s.a.ww. uske Rasool aur aap hi MOHAMMAD ibne Abdullah s.a.w.w hain .Aur mai gawahi deta hoon ke aap ne apne parwardigaar ke ahkaam pahuchaye apni ummat ki khair khuahi ki hai aur aapne danishmandi aur mawaize hasna ke saath Khuda ki raah mai jihad kiya aur haq ke bare mia aapne farz ada kiya aur beshak aap momino ke liye maharbaan aur be-imaan logon ke liye sakht hai.Aap ne Allah ki purkhuloos ibadat ki yahan takke apka waqte wafat agaya aur Allah ne aap ko buzurgwaaro mai sabse buland maqam ata farmaya.Allah ka durood o salam ho Mohammad wa Ale Mohammad par.

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