Imam Husain(A.S.)-The Chief of Martyrs

Imam of the time, Imam Az Zaman (atfs) himself says the following in Ziyarat-e-Nahiya: فَلَئِنْ أَخَّرَتْنِى الدُّهُورُ ، وَ عاقَني عَنْ نَصْرِك َ الْمَقْدُورُ وَ لَمْ أَكُنْ لِمَنْ حارَبَك َ مُحارِباً، وَ لِمَنْ نَصَبَ لَك َ الْعَداوَةَ مُناصِباً ، فَلاَ نْدُبَنَّك َ صَباحاً وَ مَسآءً ،وَ لاَبْكِيَنَّ لَك َ بَدَلَ الدُّمُوعِ دَماً "Since I haw been pushed behind by the passage of time and being prevented from helping you by fate and I could not fight those who had fought you. And (since) I had rot been able to face your enemies I will continue to weep morning and evening and weep for you with tears of blood." [Source: Ziyarat Al Nahiya] http://www.ziaraat.org/other/nahiya.php   Zaynab bint Ali (sa) shedding blood from her head for Imam Husain (as) فالتفتت زينب فرأت رأس أخيها فنطحت جبينها بمقدم المحمل، حتى رأينا الدم يخرج من تحت قناعها "Zainab (sa) turned and saw the head of her brother, then hit her forehead on the front part of the Mahmil,

فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنْظَرِينَ "And neither heaven nor earth shed a tear over them: nor were they given a respite (again)" Holy Quran Sura Dhukhan, Verse:29  (44:29) ---Tafseer of the above verse in narrations from the Imam's (as)--- Ibrahim Al Nakhai narrates: عن إبراهيم النَّخعيِّ قال : خرج أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام فجلس في المسجد واجتمع أصحابه حوله وجاءَ الحسين عليه السلام حتّى قام بين يديه فوضع يده على رأسه فقال : يا بني إنَّ الله عَيَّرَ أقواماً بالقُرآن ، فقال : فما بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ السَّماءُ وَالأرضُ وَما كانُوا مُنظَرينَ ، وأيْمُ اللهِ ليَقتلنّك بَعدي ، ثمّ تبكيك السَّماءُ والأرض The Commander of the Believers (as) came out and sat in the mosque and his companions gathered around him. Then Imam Husain (as) came and stood in front of him. The Commander of the Believers (as) placed his hand over the head of Husain (as) and said: O My Son! Allah has degraded some people in the Quran by sayi

An excellent short video on the significance of Azadari or mourning for the martyrs of Karbala and tyranny against the progeny of Prophet Mohammad (SAAS). It is highly informative video and contains many answers about why Shia communities throughout the world commemorate the events of the tragedy of Karbala? What is the background of mourning, and the history of crying, and matam or "self-flagellation" in the form of striking one's face and chest, or using chains and blades in matam. It takes the viewer through different stages of the commemoration of tragic events and ends beautifully with the couplet that "In the Murder of Hussain, Indeed is the death of Yazid; Thus Karbala has revived Islam".

Reply To Zakir Naik * Siwa Aal-e-Mohammad(saw.a.w) Ky Jannat Ka Wada Kis Ny Kia?? * Jis Aaen Ko App Bacha Rhy Hain Wo 53 Islami Mulkun My Kahan Hai * Jinho ny Kaha Tha Quran Kafi Unky Banye Huaye Aaen Ko Milaen Kia Ik Tarha Ka Hai ya Ni

Tareekh e Kamil Volume 4 page 63: "Ibn Abbas replied a letter of Yazeed saying 'I can never forget the fact that you forced the grandson of the Prophet (s) to leave Madeena and seek refuge in Makka, you sent soldiers on horses in his direction to disturb him, so you forced him to make his way towards Iraq, he left Makka through fear Imam Hussain as said By Allah! I will prefer to be murdered a step outside Makkah than to be murdered inside Makkah even its one step inside Makkah". 1. Tareekh Tabari, Volume 6 page 27 2. Tareekh Kamil, Volume 4 page 16 this means people were after him when he went to makkah even if he would have stayed there yazid people would have klled him there al Bidayah Volume 8 page 231 RasoolAllah  said Justice shall rule my Ummah until the first individual who shall destroy my Deen, from the Banu Ummayaa his name shall be Yazeed. This was revenge of Yazid for what Ali as kil

اعتراض : کربلا کے فاتح امام حسین ع ہیں یا یزید؟، اگر امام حسین ع فاتح کربلا ہیں تو پھر جشن کی بجائے عزاداری کیوں منائی جاتی ہے، جشن منانا چاہئے۔   جواب : اگرچہ کچھ لوگ کہتے ہیں کہ ظاہری حوالے سے کربلا میں فتح یزید کو ہوئی لیکن یہ بات درست معلوم نہیں ہوتی، اس لئے کہ کسی بھی جنگ میں فتح اور شکست کا معیار قتل کردینا یا قتل ہو جانا نہیں ہوتا اور نہ ہی معیار یہ ہوتا ہے کہ کس فریق کے کتنے فوجی مارے گئے بلکہ فتح اور شکست کا معیار وہ تنازعہ ہوتا ہے جس پر جنگ چھڑتی ہے۔ مثال کے طور پر حزب اللہ لبنان اور اسرائیل کے مابین جنگ کا فاتح حزب اللہ لبنان کو اس لئے قرار دیا گیا کہ جس بات پر جنگ شروع ہوئی تھی وہ تھی اسرائیلی فوجیوں کی حزب اللہ کے ہاتھوں گرفتاری اور اس قسم کے دیگر مسائل۔ اب اگرچہ اسرائیل کی نسبت لبنان کا نقصان بہت زیادہ ہوا لیکن چونکہ جس مقصد کے حصول کیلئے اسرائیل نے جنگ شروع کی تھی اس کے حصول میں ناکام رہا لہٰذا فاتح حزب اللہ لبنان کو قرار دیا گیا۔ اسی طرح کربلا میں بھی تا دم آخر یزیدیوں کا مطالبہ یہی رہا کہ یزید کی بیعت کر لو۔ اب چونکہ وہ امام حسین ع سے تو

Bani Umayyah (Umayad) forced people to celebrate the day of Ashura (10th of Muharram) as a blessed day, and encouraged people to buy and store their annual food on that day and to fast that day as Sunnah, by fabricating traditions in this regard which were solely designed to overshadow and to cover up the great catastrophe of the slaughtering the household of Prophet (PBUH&HF). To make people believe that Ashura is a blessed day, day fabricated that it was in that day when Allah saved Bani Israel from Pharaoh. this is while Moses (AS) and his companions were saved and passed the Nile river in the month of Rabiul-Awwal. They also invented that the repentance of Adam was accepted on that day, while it was accepted in the month of Zil-Hajjah. They say that it was the day that Jonah (Yunos) was saved from the body of fish and the ark of Noah was settled on earth while it was on the 18th of Zil-Hajjah. All those traditions were fabricated by Bani Umayyah to cover their crimes.

In this article, I would like to present some of the traditions recorded in the Sunni collections of the traditions Regarding him: The Messenger of Allah said: "Al-Hasan and al-Husain are the chiefs of the youth of Paradise and Fatimah is the chief of their women." Sunni references: (1) Sahih al-Tirmidhi, v5, p660, on the authority of Abu Sa'id and Hudhayfa (2) Sunan Ibn Majah, Introduction 8 (3) al-Tabarani, on the authorities of: Umar, Ali, Jabir, Abu Hurayrah,     Usamah Ibn Zaid, al-Baraa, Ibn 'Adi, and Ibn Masud. (4) al-Kubra, by al-Nisa'i (5) Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v1, pp 62,82, v3, pp 3,64, v5, p391 (6) Fada'il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Hanbal, v2, p771, Tradition #1360 (7) al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v3, pp 166,167 (8) Hilyatul Awliyaa, by Abu Nu'aym, v5, p71 (9) Majma' al-Zawa'id, by al-Haythami, v9, p187 (10) Tuhfatul Ashraf, by Lumzi, v3, p31 (11) Ibn Habban, as mentioned in al-Mawarid, pp 551,553 (12) al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Ha

* O my followers! Whenever you drink refreshing water remember me Or whenever you heard about a martyred or a lonely person, weep for me I am the son of the Prophet who was martyred cruelly, And then smashed me intentionally under the hoofs of their horses. I wish you all were present in Ashoora and saw how I asked them for water for my infant, but they refused to give. * In a letter Imam Hussein (AS) sent to the people of Basra, he wrote: “Allah, certainly, chose Muhammad (P.B.U.H) from among His creatures, honored him with His prophethood, and chose him for His Message. Then He took his life, raising him to His nearness, after he had advised His servants and preached what he was entrusted. We were his family, his pious men, his trustees, his inheritors and the most entitled among people to inherit his status. The people monopolized that to themselves and we assented, disagreeing to discussion, and chose patience. We know that we are more entitled to that legitimate right than thos

“There is nothing worse then a man who displeases Allah (swt) to please other human beings”                                                  “True life is having an idea, and then striving for it” “One who reveals your faults to you like a mirror is your true friend, and one who flatters you and covers up your faults is your enemy” “Among the signs of ignorance is arguing with irrational people” “One who pursues a goal through sinful ways, will ironically distance himself from that goal , and will approach what he was afraid of” “Favors should be like the heavy rain that covers the pious and the sinful.” “My Lord, I left all creation for the sake of You and I orphaned the children so that I may see You So if I am cut to pieces for the love of You the heart would not lean to other than You” —     Last words of Sayed Al Shuhadaa’, Imam Hussain (as) “Crying out of fear from God is salvation from the hellfire.”                                          

Guard: Salute the commander and chief Ibn Ziyad Muslim ibn Aqeel: Silence! May sorrow be your lot! He is not my commander. Ibn Ziyad: It is all the same whether you salute me or not. You will be executed. Muslim Ibn Aqeel: It will not be the first time that worse than you have killed better than me. Ibn Ziyad: O recalcitrant opponent! You have risen against the ruler and caused discord and disunity within the community.  Muslim Ibn Aqeel: O Ibn Ziyad! It was Mu'awiyah and his son Yazid who have caused disunity w

Fatima az-Zahra (A) By Syed H. Akhtar [Dr Syed H. Akhtar is a Physician and his specialty is Cardiology. He lives in Austin, Texas] When writing about the greatness of a personality, one needs a gold standard with which to compare the strengths and weaknesses of that individual. However, if that person is herself the gold standard, then it makes it impossible to adequately describe her greatness. Hazrat Fatima az-Zahra (A) was such a personality. Her merits are unmatched by any woman known in history and Allah (swt) Himself testifies in the Qur’an about her purity and piety. It is related that Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (A) said: “Fatima has nine names near (to) Allah swt, they are: F atima, A s- S iddiqa (the honest), A l- M ubarakah (the blessed one), A t- T ahirah (virtuous), A z- Z akiyah (the chaste), A r- R adhiyatul- M ardhiah (who is gratified and shall be satisfied), A l-Muhaddathah (the one to whom angels speak), and A z- Z ahra (the splendid.)

His Life, Achievements, and Merits By Syed H. Akhtar [ Dr. Syed H. Akhtar is a Physician and his specialty is Cardiology. He lives in Austin, Texas] Ali bin Abu Talib (A.S.)* was the cousin and son-in-Law of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh&p)*. It is outside the scope of this presentation to record the numerous achievements and merits of Imam Ali (A.S.). His exalted personality is such that even the most learned scholars are at a loss to fathom his greatness. His birth : The miraculous circumstance of Imam Ali’s birth gives us an indication of his unique position in relation to Allah (s.w.t.)*. Imam Ali was born in 600 A.D., on the 13 th of Rajab, within the holy precincts of the Kaba, the house of Allah in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. His mother, Fatima binte Asad, experienced labor pains and walked towards the Holy Kaba. Its wall miraculously split, she entered the sanctuary, and the gap sealed itself behind her. Onlookers panicked and rushed to enter it,

A Hero revered by millions by Syed H. Akhtar   The story of Imam Husain is that of victory of good over evil. It is the victory of David over Goliath par excellence. Imam Husain was the grandson of the last prophet of God, Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. He was the spiritual leader of the Islamic nation of his time (1400 years ago). Yezid Bin Mu’awiya declared himself the ruler of the Islamic nation. He gained power and support with a combination of ruthlessness, bribery and trickery. He demanded Imam Husain to submit to him or be killed. Yezid falsely claimed to be the true successor of Prophet Muhammad. Imam Husain’s reply was that Yezid was an imposter and that Good can not submit to evil. Imam Husain and his family members and supporters were surrounded by Yezid’s army and they were denied food and water for 3 days. They were attacked by an army of 70,000 soldiers. Imam Husain’s supporters included infirm, elderly, teens, children and an infant 6 month

By: Prof. Maqsood Jafri The foundation of Islam is the concept of Monotheism. Islam totally rejects despotism. When we believe in God we totally negate the self-styled monarchic and temporal powers. When we bow before God then we do not prostrate before idols. The icons of beauty, wealth, power, fear and fright are dashed. About Monotheistic concept the Quran emphatically declares in Sura Ikhlas: Say; He is Allah, The one. Allah, the Eternal, Absolute. He begetteh not, Nor is He begotten. And there is none like unto Him.” Hazrat Imam Hussain presented practical evidence of the existence of God. He sacrificed his life with the lives of his dear kinsmen and companions in the way of God. He was slaughtered mercilessly. On the plain of Karbala he exhibited unprecedented daring feat. His determination, valor and prowess have left indelible traces on the pages of history. Dr. Iqbal says: “He wr

The month of Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar year. An important and tragic event took place on the tenth of Muharram that shook the Muslim world. It was the murder of Imam Husain (A.S.), his family members, and his close friends by the army of Yazid. Yazid was at that time the despotic ruler of the Muslim world, who came to power as the self-proclaimed “sixth caliph of Islam” after the death of his father, Mu’awiya. Yazid gave himself the title of ameer-ul-mu’mineen , meaning “commander of the faithful.” Husain was one of the two grandsons of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.A.W.), and the younger of the two sons of Hazrat Fatima (A.S.), the daughter of the Holy Prophet. The Holy Prophet loved his two grandsons, Hasan and Husain, dearly, and since he had no surviving sons of his own, he used to call them his “sons,” out of affection. There are numerous traditions, recorded by many historians, which indicate the great love and respect the Holy Prop