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War and Peace in Islam

We are here in this spiritual gathering today to commemorate two great occasions; the passing away of the most noble creature of God, the Holy Prophet of Islam (saww), and the martyrdom of the second infallible Imam, the first grandson of the Prophet; Imam Hasan (a.s.). The topic I am going to deal with today is Peace and War in Islam a very controversial issue nowadays. The reason I have chosen this topic is  that unfortunately there is a misunderstanding among some Shiites who dont have enough Islamic education. They assume that Imam Hasan was a man of peace whereas Imam Husain was a man of war. As a result, conservatives praise Imam Hasan and claim to be his followers, while the extremists blame Imam Hasan and accuse him of seeking a comfortable life. Imam Husain, on the other hand, is an extremist for the first group and a role model for the second. According to the second group, armed struggle is the only duty upon every Muslim, he is Yazidian otherwise. This argum

Some Interesting Incidents ( Miracles of Imam Hussain (AS))

Allamah Majlisi quotes in his Tohfatuz Zaereen from Irshadul Quloob and Farhatul Uzza that a virtuous man from Kufa relates that, Once on a rainy night I was seated in the Masjid of Kufa when some people entered the Mosque from the door near the shrine of Muslim bin Aqeel carrying a bier with them. They kept the bier on a mound. One of the persons accompanying the funeral felt asleep. He dreamt that two persons came near the bier, and one said to the other that I will settle his account fast before he is taken to Najaf, because then I will not be able to go near him. The person got up from his dream and narrated it to others who understood the whole situation (that the two men were Munkar and Nakeer who had come to question the dead man), and lifted the bier and proceeded towards Najaf to save the dead man from chastisement and the questioning. Incident - 2 Allamah Behbahani says that once I saw Imam Husain (a.s.) in a dream and asked him, O my Master! Will the one bu

Merits of Ziyarat Ashurah Traditions

There are several merits for reciting the Ziyarat of Imam Hussain especially this celebrated Ziyarat of Ashurah. Some of these are given below. Tradition 1 Alqamah bin Mohammed ibn Hazrami (r.a.) narrates I requested Imam Baqir (a.s.) to teach me a dua that I should recite on the day of Aashoora after the reciting the Ziyaarat of Imam Husain (a.s.) from near his (a.s.) grave or from a distance. Imam (a.s.) replied O Alqamah, whenever you wish to recite the Ziyaarat of Imam Husain (a.s.), you first perform two units of prayers. Then turn towards the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) and while pointing towards it, you first say Salam and then Takbir. Thereafter, you recite this Ziyaarat (Ziyaarate Aashoora). If you do so, then as if you have recited the supplication read by the angels while visiting the grave of Imam Husain (a.s.). Moreover, when you recite this Ziyaarat, then, (a) Allah will increase your grade ten lakh times (b) You will be included among

Baby is Slaughtered

The Slaughter of a Baby Most Revered Ali Asghar (a) ("Banu ke sheerquar ko haftum se pyaas hai") Banu's son has had no water for days His pulse is weak and his mother prays No hope in sight of getting water or milk Helpless, she lingers by his cradle in a daze "Pray tell me, what shall I do now Ya Husain? The baby's eyes now roll back in pain" "Oh Ya Ali, Ya Ali where can I go? I cannot watch my baby suffer so How do I find a way to make him lives Ya Ali he needs water, that I cannot give" " Last night I saw him open his eyes But today he lays still, doesn't move, doesn't cry" Then everyone said, "Lets call the Imam For God's sake somebody, go get the Imam The baby is dying, go tell the Imam His face is blue, his body calm" "Taking Alder's body to lay it to rest The Imam is on his way, with grief beset" His face stained with the blood of His 18 year old The Imam entered, His h