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

Extracted from : http://www.albawaba.com/news/pakistan-bomb-taliban-452547 What is the Crime of Shia Children? Why they are killed? Seven Shias, including four children, were killed on Saturday after the Taliban in Pakistan targeted their procession in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to local police, a remote-controlled bomb detonated close to Dera Ismail Khan during the Shia march to commemorate the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussain.  The attack, that left seven dead and thirty injured, was a blow to Pakistani police who claimed to be heightening security across the country after a suicide bomb on Thursday, also targeting Shias, killed 23 people in Rawalpindi. Despite authorities suspending mobile phone services in most major cities, yesterday's bombing still went ahead.  “The government can make whatever security arrangements it wants but it cannot stop our attacks,” Taliban spokesperson, Ehsanullah Ehsan, told AFP to

By Sheikh Wesam Albaldawi   Imam Hussain's AS meeting with Omar bin Sa'ad repeatedly before the battle Imam Hussain AS, his Family, children, and companions in Karbala were under penalty of the siege for six days started from 3rd of Muharam when Omar bin Sa'ad (Allah curse him) reached him and continued until the 10th when the battle of right took place against the wrong. During this 6 days Imam Hussain AS met Omar bin Sa'ad repeatedly. He AS tried to dissuade him from fighting him, supporting and obeying Obaid-Allah bin Marjanah (May Allah curse him). Ibn Alatheir said: Alhussain and Omar bin Sa'ad have met 3 or 4 times. (1) Hani bin Thabeit Alhathrami who witnessed killing Imam Hussain AS said: Imam Hussain AS sent Amro bin Qartah Alansari to Omar bin Sa'ad saying, “Come to meet me tonight between the two armies.” Omar came with twenty horsemen, while Imam too went accompanied with the same amount of men. When they reached face to face,

1. Hussain (as) stopped in the middle of the battlefield to perform his obligatory prayers with arrows shooting at him… the least we can do is perform our daily prayers on time 2. Hussain (as) sacrificed his family including his six month old for the sake of Allah… the least we can do is sacrifice our worldly desires for the sake of Allah 3. Lady Zainab (as) prayed Salatul Layl (the night prayers) in the state of sitting down on the night of Ashura after the tragic loss of her entire family… the least we can do is pray Salatul layl in our peaceful nights 4. Abbas (as) was sitting at the river side after not drinking water for three days but wouldn’t drink because he couldn’t bare to quench his thirst while his brother Hussain was still thirsty… the least we can do is love for our brothers like we’d love for ourselves 5. Young children begged to fight for the cause of the religion of Islam… the least we can do is know that we are never too young t

Hadith No.1 The Heat of Husaini Love The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said: Surely, there exists in the hearts of the Mu' mineen, with respect to the martyrdom of Husain (A.S.), a heat that never subsides. Mustadrak al-Wasail, vol. 10,pg. 318 Hadith No.2 A'ashura- A Day of Grief Imam Reza (A.S.) said: The one for whom the day of A'shura is a day of tragedy, grief and weeping, Allah The Mighty, The Glorious, shall make the Day of Judgment, a day of joy and happiness for him. Bihar al-Anwar, vol,: 44,pg: 284 Hadith No.3 Muharram - The Month of Mourning Imam Reza (A.S.) said: With the advent of the month of Muharram, my father Imam Kazim (A.S.) would never be seen laughing; gloom and sadness would overcome him for (the first) ten days of the month; and when the tenth day of the month would dawn, it would be a day of tragedy, grief and weeping for him. Amaali Saduq, pg,:111 Hadith No.4 Laughing Eyes The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said: O' Fatimah! Eve

QATILAN-E-IMAM HUSSAIN [ALEHI-S-SALAM]

W ilayat.Net 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 Umayya

Cursing the enemies of Ahlulbayt (as) is the Sunnah of Ibn Tamiyah too  One of the basic tools of Nasibi propaganda agasint the Shias  have always included that Shias pratcie Tabbarra against the enemies of Ahlulbayt (as) which shows how hateful they are! To such segment of Nawasib, we would like to cite the comments of their Imam Ibn Tamiyah who likewise did Tabarrah upon the enemies of Ahlulbayt (as) in the following manner:  وأما من قتل الحسين أو أعان على ذلك أو رضي به فلعنة الله عليه والملائكة والناس أجمعين, لا يقبل الله منه صرفا ولا عدلا   “Whoever killed Hussain, or contributed or was pleased with it, may Allah’s, Angel’s and people’s curse be upon him, may Allah don’t accept his worship and acts.” Majmoa al-Fatawa, Volume 4 page 487

First Objection – Martyrdom should be celebrated not mourned Why do the Shi’a deem the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (as) a tragedy, when it should be a happy occasion? The slain leader of the Nasibi organization Sipah Sahaba, Azam Tariq in his famed ‘Khutbah Jail’ sets out a detailed attack on the Shi’a commemorating Imam Husayn (as)’s Shahadath by asserting that Muslims deem martyrdom to be a happy honour whilst Shi’a deem it a tragedy. Below, we will set out a vast array of responses. Reply One – It is natural to mourn suffering Whilst there is no doubt that Imam Husayn (as) should be praised for his exceptional bravery, patience and character at Karbala, the hardships he faced and sacrifices that he presented in the way of Allah (swt), is something worth crying and It is natural that commiserate with someone for his suffering and praise him for his success. Our Azadari fulfils both the requirements. It gives credit and appreciation for the success of the mission of K

Tradition One The darling of the Nasibi movement Qadhi Mazhar Husayn in his book ‘Ham Matam kyo nahee kartay’ [Why do not we perform mourning] said: Imam Ja’far Sadiq (as) has said that patience and hardships, both comes to the believer, hence on the appearance of hardships, he exhibit patience and adversities impatience comes to kafir hence on the appearance of adversities, he exhibits signs of Jaza’ Al-Kafi, Volume 3 page 223 Reply The Nasibi does not know the true meaning of ‘patience’ – its is Nasibi perception that those who stay quite during grief and hardships and refraining from wailing and crying are considered patient. The reality is that wailing and crying does not negate the concept of patience while complaining and holding Allah (swt) responsible for the adversities during hardships constitutes impatience, i.e. commenting on an act due to a lack of knowledge is impatience. The story of Musa (as) and Khider (as) mentioned in Qur’an serves as a proof

The 2nd of Muharram  - Arrival of Imam Hussain(a.s.) and his family and friends in Karbala . It was the 8th of ZilHijjah when Imam Hussain(a.s.) converted his Hajj plan into Umra and left Makkah just two days before the Hajj. He is the first haji to do so in the history of Islam. He took along most members of his immediate family and some steadfast friends and set off for Iraq in order to avoid bloodshed in the Holy city of Makkah . On his way, he was confronted by one of the Lieutenants of Yazeed named Hur along with his army. Hur asked Imam(a.s.) to abandon his plan to go to Kufa and that he should accept the Caliphate of Yazeed or could opt to go to some other place which is outside the Caliphate of Yazeed. Imam(a.s.) told him not to demand the acceptance of Caliphate of Yazeed since it was not possible and because Yazeed was a usurper and wanted to destroy the face of Islam. Imam Hussain(a.s.) started traveling again along with his family

Extracted from :  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karbala Primary sources The first historian to systematically collect the reports of eyewitnesses of this event was Abi Mikhnaf (died in 157 AH/774 CE) in a work titled " Kitab Maqtal Al-Husayn ". [ 70 ] Abi Mikhnaf's original seems to have been lost and that which has reached today has been transmitted through his student Hisham Al-Kalbi (died in 204 AH.) There are four manuscripts of the Maqtal, located at Gotha (No. 1836), Berlin (Sprenger, Nos. 159–160), Leiden (No. 792), and St. Petersburg (Am No. 78) libraries. [ 71 ] Rasul Jafarian has counted five primary sources that are now available. Among the original works on maqātil (pl. of maqtal or place of death / martyrdom and hence used for books narrating the incident of Karbalà) the ones that could be relied upon for reviewing the Karbala happenings are five in number. All these five maqtals belong to the period between the 2nd century AH (8th

 Extracted from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karbala The Battle of Karbala took place on Muharram 10, in the year 61 of the Islamic calendar [ 2 ] (October 10, 680) [ 7 ] [ 8 ] in Karbala, in present day Iraq. The battle was between a small group of supporters and relatives of Muhammad's grandson Husain ibn Ali, and a much larger military detachment from the forces of Yazid I , the Umayyad caliph , whom Husain had refused to recognise as caliph. Husain and all his supporters were killed, including Husain's six months old infant son, and the women and children taken as prisoners. The dead are regarded as martyrs by Muslims, and the battle has a central place in Shi'ah history and tradition, and has frequently been recounted in Shi'ah Islamic literature . The Battle of Karbala is commemorated during an annual 10-day period held every Muharram by the Shi'ah as well as many Sunnis, culminating on its tenth day, Ashura . [ 9 ] Muawiya I die

The Karbala

It is a historically foregone conclusion that Imam Hussein (a.s.) was fully aware of the fact that his opposition to the Ummayyad policy and the strong stance he took against it would only lead to his martyrdom in the way of Allah, whether he remained in the city of Medina, Mecca or any other city. But he wanted his martyrdom to have an impact on the life of the ummah as wide and great as the personal reward, comfort and eternal pleasure of Allah which he won. That is why he planned to foil all attempts of assassination against him, hatched by the Ummayyad rulers. That kind of death has no reverberations, or at least its consequences are quite limited. No turmoil would follow it as big as desired, nor would there be a furor that would be potential in the life of the ummah. Thus, the key elements that would promote a historical shock i

Although a group of simple people think that Yazeed won the Ashoora battle and Hussain (A.S.) was defeated. But by studying the history deeply and thoroughly they would appreciate that the situation was reverse and opposite of it. For, winning and succeeding does not mean that a person must remain unharmed and intact and the enemy be killed. But it means success in achieving one's objects and goals and aspirations and ideology although one is killed. Defeat does not mean being killed and loosing life in the battlefield. But it means the death and annihilation of objective, aspiration and belief. Hussain (A.S.) himself and his friends were martyred in the Ashoora's tragic event, his family was taken prisoner, their properties were plundered and looted but the aim and objective of Hussain (A.S.) remained alive, because, his aim was the spreading and expansion of Islam and stopping the cruelty, tyranny and aggression, which has been carried forward during the enti

Ashoora was a formal Arab Eid day in the days and era of ignorance. People used to keep fast and make merry, and hold ceremonies of joy in the same manner as Nauroze was considered to be the Eid day in Iran. In the Arab history, Ashoora day (10th of Moharram) was the historical and customary Eid, when the various tribes of Arab put on new clothes and decorate the cities. Still, a group of Arabs, who is known as the "Yazeedi" group celebrates this day as a joyous festival. When the incident and anguish of Karbala took place in the year 61 Hijrah, the mode and line of tendencies, and views of Arab and the Muslims was changed. Moharram, which was taken to be as one of the (Haram) prohibited months. War and killing was prohibited in it because the martyrdom day of the best of the sons of Adam i.e. Hussain Ibn-e-Ali (A.S.) and for the Shias it became a day of sorrow and grief, the day of honoring and celebrating the memories of the martyrs. In the very first yea

This is from Mukhtar Nameh a series which is currently broadcasting in Iran. The film is about life of Mukhtar, a Shia Muslim commander who took revenge from all those who involved in martyrdom of Imam Hussein (a.s). The film has looked at the event of Ashura very briefly and it has some pictures from that day as well. This is one of them which Zoheir ibn ghin's wife described later for Mukhtar . Zoheir ibn ghin is the old man in front of Imam Hussein (a.s) who tries to protect him. May Allah bless all of them

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Urdu documentary made by Hadi TV about the history of the shrine of Imam Hussain [as] in Karbala

Muhammad ibn Muslim narrates from Imam Muhammad Baqir (as) who said: عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام قال : مُروا شيعتَنا بزيارة قبر الحسين عليه السلام ، فإن إتيانه مفترض على كل مؤمن يقر للحسين عليه السلام بالإمامة مِن الله عزَّوجلَّ "Order our shia to go to the Ziyarah of the grace of Husain (as). Verily going to his Ziyarah is obligatory on every believer who testifies that Husain (as) is an Imam appointed by Allah, the Great and Almighty." Source: Kamil Al Ziyarat Ch.43 Hadees.1 http://www.rafed.net/books/doaa/kamil/k10.html#131 Ubaydillah ibn Musa narrates from Al-Washa who said: قال : سمعت الرِّضا عليه السلام يقول : إنَّ لِكلِّ إمام عَهدا في عنق أوليائه وشيعته ، وإنَّ مِن تمام الوَفاء بالعهد وحُسن الأداء زيارة قبورهم ، فمن زارهم رَغبة في زيارتهم وتَصديقاً لما رَغّبوا فيه كان أئمّتُهم شُفعاءَهم يوم القيامة I heard Imam Riza (as) say: "There is a binding contract on every Shia and follower toward his Imam and the most perfect and beautiful

Allah (swt) says in the Holy Quran: قُلْ لَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَىٰ Say: "No reward do I ask of you for this except the love of my near of kin” [Chapter.42 Verse.22] The act of Azadari is a practical implementation of this verse of the Holy Quran known as the verse of “Mawaddat”. This verse of the Holy Quran orders every Muslim to love the Ahlul Bait (as). Hence the love of the AhlulBait (as) is obligatory. As per the narrations of the Imam’s (as) there are no fixed ways of expressing ones love towards the AhlulBait (as) and hence any act (which does not go against the clear and specific laws of Islam) done with the intension of expressing love for the AhlulBait (as) is praised and accepted by the AhlulBait (as). Below we quote a couple of narrations of the Imam’s (as) to prove this. First Narration: قال أنس : كنت عند الحسين عليه السلام ، فدخلت عليه جارية فحيته بطاقة ريحان ، فقال لها : أنت حرة لوجه الله ، فق

وروي أن إبراهيم عليه السلام مر في أرض كربلا وهو راكب فرسا فعثرت به وسقط إبراهيم وشج رأسه وسال دمه ، فأخذ في الاستغفار وقال : إلهي أي شئ حدث مني ؟ فنزل إليه جبرئيل وقال : يا إبراهيم ما حدث منك ذنب ، ولكن هنا يقتل سبط خاتم الانبياء ، وابن خاتم الاوصياء ، فسال دمك موافقة لدمه .قال : يا جبرئيل ومن يكون قاتله ؟ قال : لعين أهل السماوات والارضين والقلم جرى على اللوح بلعنه بغير إذن ربه ، فأوحى الله تعالى إلى القلم إنك استحققت الثناء بهذا اللعن.فرفع إبراهيم عليه السلام يديه ولعن يزيد لعنا كثيرا وأمن فرسه بلسان فصيح فقال إبراهيم لفرسه : أي شئ عرفت حتى تؤمن على دعائي ؟ فقال : يا إبراهيم أنا أفتخر بركوبك علي فلما عثرت وسقطت عن ظهري عظمت خجلتي وكان سبب ذلك من يزيد لعنه الله تعالى Once Ibrahim (as) while riding his horse came over the land of Karbala and suddenly his horse fell and Ibrahim (as) fell on his head and blood was shed from his head. He (Ibrahim) started asking for forgiveness and said, “My Allah (swt) what thing that brought this to me?”  Jibraeel descended to him and said,