Mourning Muharram
The importance of Fajr prayer in the morning.
Hazrat Imam Zafar Sadiq AS was asked,
‘Why will the livelihood of the people of the
las t ag e be
limited?
He said:
Bec ause their
pray ers will be
made up.
O nce
a
man
came
to
the
service
of Im am Zafar Sadiq (AS) and said,
‘I have committed a sin.’
He said, “Allah Almighty will forgive.”
The man said, ‘The sin I have committed is great!’
The Imam (AS) said, “Even if it is equal to a mountain, Allah will forgive it.”
The man says again, ‘My sin is too great!’
He asks,
‘B u t what sin have you committed?’
The m an the n explained his sin to the Imam.
W h en
the
man’s
speech was over,
he addressed the man and said,
‘Allah will st ill fo rgive,
I was afraid that you did not make up the morning prayer.’
~ Sim ilarly, Aya toll ah Haji She ikh Hass an Ali Isfah ani (known as Nakhodki) bequeathed to his s on,
‘If a per s o n performs spiritual practice and worship for forty days and
o nce his
morning prayer is made up,
the result of forty days of worship and spiritual practice will become insignificant!’
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Fiction, a reality about the events of Ashura
When
the month of Muharram arrives, the enemies of the Ahl al-Bayt are as upset as
the Ahl al-Bayt lovers.
They bring to the fore various myths to downplay the tragic events
that took place on the Maidan of Karbala on the day of Ashura. For exa mple,
on the 10th of Muharram, Allah created this world, created the Prophet Adam (peace be upon him)
and united him with the Prophet Eve (peace be upon him)!
On this day the flood of Noah (peace be upon him)
ended and Noah (peace be upon him)
‘s ship stopped at the mountain called’ Judi ‘in Turkey.
O n this day,
Hazrat Ibrahim AS) was safely
released from the fire
of the tyrant king Nimrod.
The importance of Fajr prayer in the morning.
O n th is d a y Ha zrat Yunus AS was
released from the stomach of a fish.
On this day Hazrat Ayub AS
was
cured.
t his da y Hazrat Sulaiman as regained his lost kingdom.
On this day,
Hazrat Yaqub AS got back his lost
son Hazrat Yusuf AS after 40 years.
The Pharaoh’s army that came to chase Hazrat Musa (AS) drowned in the sea on this day.
On this day Jesus (pbuh was born and on this day
he was
taken up
from the
earth to heaven.
Two and a half thousand prophets were born on this day.
After telling this good news,
it
is said
that
the incident
of
Karbala
also
took pla ce on th is day of 61 AH.
In their eyes,
Ashura
is a happy
day
so
mourning
cannot be
expressed on this day.
The tragic event of Karbala on the day of Ashura is
historically proven.
But
are
other
facts proven?
The creation of the world, the birth of Adam (peace be upon him) –
did Allah Almighty mention the date of these events in the Holy Quran? No, didn’t.
If the Hijri year had not been
introduced
before
the
migration of Prophet Muhammad
(peace be upon him), then who gave the information that so many
important events took place on the day of Ashura? These are the manipulations of the Umayyads.
The importance of Fajr prayer in the morning.
The question is:
Why can’t those who have been able to calculate the date of all the great events from
the creation of the earth so accurately according to the Hijri year calculate the exact date of birth
and death of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)?
There are many opinions about the birthday of the Prophet.
Some say that he came to earth on the 2nd of Rabiul Awal.
Many say that 8, 12 or 17 Rabiul Awal Nabiji was born. 9, 10
Rabiul Awal also has a strong opinion.
There is also
disagreement about the date of death of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Some say 28 Safar, some say 1 Rabiul Awal,
some say 2 Rabiul Awal and most say 12 Rabiul Awal.
The importance of Fajr prayer in the morning.
Now tell me- why did those who could not agree on the date of birth and death of
the Prophet accept the events b e fore the day of Ashura without any document?
There is only one reas on for this –
to cover up the tragic events of Karbala and not to let people know about the misdeeds of
the sinful Yazidis.
B u t
no
matter how many
conspiracies are
hatched,
people will speak out against the misdeeds of the Umayyads, including Yazid,
u n t il
the Day of Resurrection.
The sacrifices of Imam Husain (as) and his companions and
the events of Karb
ala can never be
suppressed.
The virtue of crying for Imam Hussain (AS)!
1. Imam Reza (AS) said, “O Ibn Shabir, if you cry for Imam Husain (AS) and tears flow on your face,
t h e n
Allah
will
forgive you
all your sins,
big or small,
more or less.”
2. Imam Bakr (AS) said, “Whoever sheds tears for Imam Husain (AS) and sheds tears on his face, Allah will give him a place in heaven.”
3. Imam Sadiq (AS) said that whoever cries for Imam Husain (AS) or tries to make others cry or try to cry, Allah will make heaven obligatory for him.
4. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said,
“On the Day of Resurrection,
everyone
will weep,
b ut
those
who weep for
Imam
Husain
in the world will be overjoyed on that day.” Praise be to Allaah.
