By Syeda Zahra, Advocate
Abu Abdullah Muhammad Al-Harithi Al-Baghdadi, known as Al-Shaykh Al-Mufeed and also Ibn-Al-Muallim, one of the foremost figures of Shi’it history and one of the pillars of Shi’it learning, a student of Ibne-Babawayh Al-Qummi who was a great teacher of Jurisprudence, the science of tradition (Hadith) and Theology, wrote in his book “kitab al Irshad” which was written by him before he was forty in answer to a request for guidance about the lines of Imams (A.S) and which was later on translated in English language by professor Dr. I.K.A HOWARD, university of Edinburgh, that Sa’id bin Rashid reported on the authority of Ya’la bin Murra, who said: I heard the Apostle of God, may God bless him and his family, Says: Hussayn is from me and I am from Hussayn. God loves whoever loves him”.
Ibn-Lahi’a reported the Apostle of God said: “Al- Hasan and Al-Hussayn, peace be upon them, are the ornaments of the throne (of heaven). Indeed, heaven itself said ‘o my Lord, you have filled me with weak and poor inhabitants, God the exalted, replied to it: “Are you not content that I have adorned your corners with al –Hasan and al-Hussayn” ? Then it swaggered as a bride swaggers with happiness.
Zadham reported on the authority of Salman, may God pleased with him: I heard the Apostle of God say concerning al-Hasan and al-Hussayn “O God I love both of them, Therefore love them and love whoever loves them”. Then he said: Whoever loves al-Hasan and al-Hussayn is one whom I love, whomever I love, God loves and whoever God loves he will cause to enter heaven. Whoever hates them, I hate and God hates, whomever God hates, He will cause to enter the fire”. Then he said, “These two sons of mine are my two plants of sweet basil (to sweeten) the world.”
Zirr bin Hubaysh reported on the authority of Ibn. Mas’ud: While the prophet may God bless him and his family, was praying, al-Hasan and al-Hussayn came and stood behind him. When he raised his head, he took them tenderly (into his arms). When he resumed (his prayers), they resumed (theirs). Then when he had finished, he sat one on his right knee and the other on his left knee and said: “Whoever loves me should love these two.”
Al Awzai has reported on the authority of Abd-Allah b. Shaddad, on the authority of umm al Fadl, daughter of al- Harith: one day she visited the Apostle of God, may God bless him and his family, and said: “Apostle of God, I have had a very strange dream during the night”.
“What was it?” he asked.
“It was terrible” he replied.
“What was it?” he peace be upon him and his family, repeated.
“I saw (something) like a piece of your body cut up and put in my lap,” She answered.
“You have seen well”, said the Apostle of God “Fatima, God bless her, will have a son al-Hussayn”.
Ummal-Fadl reported that al-Hussayn was born and he was in my lap just as the Apostle of God had said. One day I took him to the prophet, may God bless him and his family, and I put him in his lap. His gaze turned away from me. Behold, both the eyes of the Apostle of God were flowing with tears. I said: “(may I ransom you) with my father and mother, Apostle of God what is the matter with you?”
“Gabriel, peace be upon him, came to me” he, God bless him and his family said, “He told me that my community will seek to Shaheed this son of mine and he brought me dust made red by his (blood).”
It is reported that one day the prophet was sitting down and around him were Ali, Fatima, al-Hasan and al-Hussayn, peace be upon them. He asked them: “How would you feel if when you were killed your tombs were scattered round (the country)?”
“Will we die an (ordinary) death or will we be killed”? Al- Hussayn asked.
“Rather you will be killed (slaughtered) unjustly, my little son, and your brother will be killed unjustly” he answered. “ Your offspring will be scattered over the land”.
“Apostle of God who will kill us?” asked al-Hussayn.
“The evil man among the people” the prophet replied.
Umme-salma said that one evening the Apostle of God left us and was away for a long time. And when he came back, he was disheveled and dusty and his hand was holding (some thing) . I said to him: “Apostle of God why do I see you disheveled and dusty?”
He said “I have just been on a night journey to a place in Iraq called Karbala, there I saw the Shahadat of my son, al-Hussayn and a group of my children and the members of my family (Ahl al-Bayt). I could not stop (myself) from gathering (some of) their blood and here it is in my hand.” He opened his hand and said: “take it and look after it.”
I took it. It was the red soil. I put it in a phial, fastened its top and kept it. When al-Hussayn left Makkah on his way to Iraq, I took out that phial every day and night. I used to smell it and look at it. Then I would weep for him. On the 10th Muharram-ul Haram the day on which al-Hussayn was slaughtered, I took it out, at the beginning of the day it was in its usual condition but at the end of the day, behold, it was fresh blood. I shrieked with grief and pain and wept.”
The dignity and sanctity of the Khanwada-e-Rasool and Aale-e-Muhammad (A.S) was violated in the holy month of Muharram-ul-Haram in which spreading Jang-o-Jadal, Nazah-o-Fasad and Qatl-o-Qital is considered a sin. Imam Hussayn, by offering martyrdom along with his near and dear ones in the plain of Karbala has given a message to the evil forces that a righteous persons cannot bow before them rather they prefer to kiss martyrdom to save the religion and shariat-e-Muhaammadi.
Hussayn was not only the shaheed-e-Islam but also shaheed-e-Insaniyyat and his sacrifice was not for any particular group, region or school of thought. Hussayn belongs to everyone and every human being has the right to observe Ayyam-e-Aza in line with his own ideology and belief.
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MOHARRAM AAGAYA
UMMAT KAY SHEHZADAY NAHEE AAE
Shah Abdul Lateef Bhattai
ya rasool illah, Ya ameerul momineen, ya janab e zahra. Apnay os betay ka pursa qabool karein jissay bhooka piyasa dasht mein tun tunha shaheed kiya gaya. YA ALIIII ADRIKNI