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| CARAVAN OF PRIDE (URDU) MOVIE PART 1 TO 12 | for everyone |
The Caravan of Pride (Mawkeb-ul Abaa) is an eye-opening movie which skilfully portrays the heart wrenching series of events that unfolded after the martyrdom of Imam Hussain. After the massacre which took place on the plains of Karbala, the remaining members of the Family of the Holy Prophet (saw), who were not killed in the war, were taken captive and paraded in a humiliating and degrading fashion from Kufa (Iraq) to Shaam (Syria).
| Moonsighting Report (Rabi-al-Awwal 1432 AH) | for everyone |
NASIMCO wishes to inform the community that it has received no confirmed reports of the crescent moon being sighted in North America on the evening of Thursday, February 3rd, 2011. Therefore, after completion of 30 days for Safar, the 1st of Rabi-al-Awwal will be on Saturday, February 5th, 2011 for all North American communities.
Thank you and regards.
Sincerely yours,
Mariam Remtulla-Jiwa
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Subject: Moonsighting Report (Rabi-al-Awwal 1432 AH)
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| THE PROPHET'S COMMANDMENTS FOR AMIR UL-MUMININ- PART I | for everyone |
Hemmad bin Amr and Anas bin Mohammed related from his father from Ja'far bin Mohammed from his father from his grandfather from Ali bin Abi Talib (a) that the Prophet (s) said to him: O Ali, I will convey to you a commandment that you should retain. You will keep up yourself in goodness as long as you follow my commandment.
(1) O Ali, for those who suppress their anger while they are able to punish, Allah will endow them with security and tasteful faith on the Day of Resurrection.
O Ali, he who does not provide a proper will in his final hours is suffering a defect in his personality and will be deprived of the right of Intercession.
2 O Ali, the best of jihad is to begin your day without intending to oppress anybody. O Ali, he whose utterance is avoided by people will be an inhabitant of Hell. O Ali, the evilest of my people are those whom people respect for avoiding their evildoings.
3 O Ali, the evilest people are those who sold their lives to come with their worldly lives. Those who sold their lives to come with others' worldly lives are eviler than the previous. O Ali, he who rejects an apology, whether true or false, will be deprived of my intercession (on the Day of Resurrection).
O Ali, Allah liked telling lies for the purpose of conciliation and disliked telling truths for the purpose of antagonism.
4 O Ali, for those who give up drinking wines for sake of something other than Allah, Allah will serve them with the sealed wine of Paradise.
Ali (a) wondered: "Even if it is for sake of something other than Allah?"
The Prophet (s) answered: Yes, it is. Even if he gives it up for saving himself (from its disadvantages). Allah will thank him for so.
5 O Ali, the drinker of wines is as same as the idolater.
6 O Ali, for the drinkers of wine, Allah will not accept their prayers for forty days. If they die in this period, they will be regarded as the atheists.
O Ali, any intoxicating drink is haram -prohibited-. A single dose of a drink whose much amount causes intoxication is haram.
O Ali, all the sins are situated in a house whose key is drinking wines.
O Ali, an hour comes upon the drinkers of wines in which they do not acknowledge their Almighty Lord.
O Ali, the drinker of wines is as same as the idolater.
O Ali, for the drinkers of wines, Allah will not accept their prayers for forty days. If they die in this period, they will be regarded as the atheists.
O Ali, to move a mountain from its place is easier than trying to ruin a power in other than its deadline.
O Ali, it is worthless to sit with him who does not benefit by his religion and his
worldly life.
7 You should not respect or honor him who did not respect and honor you.
O Ali, the (faithful) believer should enjoy eight characters: he should be venerable in shaking situations, steadfast against misfortunes, thankful in luxury, satisfied with what Allah has decided for him, avoid oppressing the enemies, avoid overtaxing the associates, should fatigue his body, and make people feel glad with him.
O Ali, the prayers of four classes of people are never refuted: the just rulers, fathers when they pray for their sons, people who pray for their brothers secretly, and the oppressed. Allah says: By My glory and majesty I take the oath, I will give triumph to the oppressed even if a long period passes.
O Ali, eight classes of people should blame no one but themselves if they are
insulted.
They are: he who attends a banquet without invitation, he who behaves imperiously upon the owner, he who seeks goodness from his enemies, he who seeks favors from the mean ones, he who intrudes himself in a secret matter of two persons, he who mocks at the rulers, he who sits himself in an improper place, and he who speaks to him who does not listen to him.
O Ali, for every obscene, indecent, and shameless individual who does not care for his speech or for what is said to him, Allah has banned him from being in Paradise. O Ali, blessed is he whose age is long and deeds are good.
O Ali, do not joke lest, you will lose respect, and do not tell untruths; lest, you will lose illumination.
Beware of two characters: indolence and laziness, for if you are indolent, you will not stand the right and if you are lazy, you will not fulfill the right properly.
O Ali, every sin can be repented except bad mannerism. Whenever the ill-mannered quits a sin, he enters into another.
O Ali, four matters are the quickest in punishment: to recompense the favor with mistreatment, to trespass him who does not show hostility, to break the faith of the party who keeps up his faith, and to rupture the relations with the relatives who regard you properly. O Ali, rest will depart him who is predominated by indolence.
O Ali, a Muslim should enjoy twelve characters in regard with sitting to the dining tables, four of which are obligatory, four are recommendable, and four are ethical.
The four obligatory characters are to know what to eat, begin with
bismillahirrahmanirraheem (In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful), thank, and satisfy (yourself with the food).
The four recommendable characters are to rely on the left leg, eat with three fingers, eat from only what is before you, and suck the fingers. The four ethical characters are to make the bite as small as possible, chew the food properly, avoid looking in people's faces, and wash the hands.
O Ali, Allah created Paradise from two adobes: golden and silver. He created the walls from corundum, the ceiling from aquamarine, the pebbles from pearl, and the dust from saffron and odorous musk. Then Allah ordered it to speak; hence, Paradise said: "No god but Allah the Everlasting the Eternal. He who enters me will be surely happy."
Allah, the Exalted, then said: "By My glory and majesty I swear, the alcoholic, the talebearers, the pimps, the detectives, the effeminate, the gravediggers, the tithers, the disregarders (of their relatives), and the Qadarites
all these shall not enter Paradise." (Qadariya, in Islam, are the adherents of the doctrine of free will. )
O Ali, ten people of this umma disbelieve in Almighty Allah. They are: the talebearer, the sorcerer, the pimp, he who copulates with a lady annally illegally, he who copulates with an animal, he who copulates with married ladies, the agitator, he who sells weapons to the parties of war, he who refrains from defraying the zakat, and he who dies before he performs the obligatory hajj while he was wealthy enough to do so.
O Ali, banquets should be served only in five situations: wedding parties, birth of male babies, circumcision, purchase of houses, and arrival from Mecca (after performing the hajj).
(to be continued)....
| THE MOST FAVORABLE TO ALLAH ARE THE BEST GOOD-DOERS | for everyone |
Certainly, the most favorable of you to Allah are the best good-doers, the gainers of the best rewards of Allah are the most desirous for gaining what He has in possession, the safest from Allah's punishment are the most fearful of Him, the closest to Allah are the best well-mannered, the most pleased in the sight of Allah are the most generous towards the dependants, and the best of you in the sight of Allah are the most God-fearing.155 (124)
Al-Hasan bin Mahboub narrated from Sa'd bin Abi Khalaf that Abu al-Hasan Musa bin Ja'far (al-Kadhim) (a) said to one of his sons: O son, let not Allah see you committing an act of disobedience against which He warned you, and let Him not miss you in an act of obedience to Him of which He ordered you. Keep serious and do not convince yourself that you are worshipping and obeying Allah perfectly, because no one can achieve perfection in the fields of worshipping Allah.
O Ali, do not consult the coward, for he shows your exits as narrow. Do not consult the stingy, for he frustrates you against your goal. Do not consult the acquisitive, for he garnishes the evils for you. You should know that cowardice, stinginess, and acquisitiveness are instincts that are contained by mistrust.160
Beware of joking because it extinguishes the illumination of your faith and disgraces your personality. Beware of indolence and laziness because they both prevent you from receiving your shares of the pleasures of this world and the world to come.156 (125) Ali bin al-Hakam narrated from Husham bin Salem that Ja'far bin Mohammed as-Sadiq (a) said:
This world is seeking and is sought. He who seeks it will be sought by death, which will take him out of it. He who seeks the world to come will be sought by this world to give him his (decided) shares of sustenance.157
(126) Imam as-Sadiq (a) said: To see the enemy plunge in the acts of disobedience to Allah is a sufficient victory that Allah bestows upon a believer.158
(127) The Prophet (s) said: Take the initiative to the gardens of Paradise.
This world is seeking and is sought. He who seeks it will be sought by death, which will take him out of it. He who seeks the world to come will be sought by this world to give him his (decided) shares of sustenance.157
(126) Imam as-Sadiq (a) said: To see the enemy plunge in the acts of disobedience to Allah is a sufficient victory that Allah bestows upon a believer.158
(127) The Prophet (s) said: Take the initiative to the gardens of Paradise.
Beware of joking because it extinguishes the illumination of your faith and disgraces your personality. Beware of indolence and laziness because they both prevent you from receiving your shares of the pleasures of this world and the world to come.156 (125) Ali bin al-Hakam narrated from Husham bin Salem that Ja'far bin Mohammed as-Sadiq (a) said:
This world is seeking and is sought. He who seeks it will be sought by death, which will take him out of it. He who seeks the world to come will be sought by this world to give him his (decided) shares of sustenance.157
(126) Imam as-Sadiq (a) said: To see the enemy plunge in the acts of disobedience to Allah is a sufficient victory that Allah bestows upon a believer.158
(127) The Prophet (s) said: Take the initiative to the gardens of Paradise.
This world is seeking and is sought. He who seeks it will be sought by death, which will take him out of it. He who seeks the world to come will be sought by this world to give him his (decided) shares of sustenance.157
(126) Imam as-Sadiq (a) said: To see the enemy plunge in the acts of disobedience to Allah is a sufficient victory that Allah bestows upon a believer.158
(127) The Prophet (s) said: Take the initiative to the gardens of Paradise.
'What are the gardens of Paradise, O Allah's Messenger?' some asked. He (s) answered: The gardens of Paradise are the shaving of the pubes.159 (128) Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Yahya narrated from Mohammed bin Adam from His father that Abu al-Hasan ar-Ridha (a) related on the authority of his fathers that the Prophet (s) said to Ali (a):
O Ali, do not consult the coward, for he shows your exits as narrow. Do not consult the stingy, for he frustrates you against your goal. Do not consult the acquisitive, for he garnishes the evils for you. You should know that cowardice, stinginess, and acquisitiveness are instincts that are contained by mistrust.160
| IMMAM JA'FAR as-SADIQ (.A.S) NARRATES | for everyone |
Imam as-Sadiq (a) said that Allah, Powerful and Majestic is He, revealed to Adam: O Adam, I will gather the good, as a whole, in four words: one is for Me, one is for you, one is between you and Me, and one is between people and you.
The word that is for Me is that you should worship only Me without associating anything (or anyone) with Me. The word that is for you is that I will reward you in your most critical need (for the compensation of your acts). The word that is between you and Me is that you should supplicate to Me and I will answer. The word that is between people and you is that you should accept for yourself whatever you accept for people.147 (117)
Imam as-Sadiq (a) said: Good health is a secret favor-it is forgotten if it is present, and missed if it is absent.148
| Advises of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and Imam Ali (a.s.) | for everyone |
The Prophet (s) said: “Abu Tharr, You must be stingy with regard to your lifetime, not with your dirhams and dinars (i.e. money).” ( 10 )
“Exploit four things before the falling of four: exploit your youth before the falling of your old age, exploit your health before the coming of your illness, exploit your richness before the falling of your poverty, and exploit your lifetime before the coming of your death.” ( 11 )
Amir ul-Mu’minin (a) said: “This world is only three days: one passed away with all its insides, the second is that you are living in; therefore, you should seize its opportunities, and the third is a day that you do not know whether you will catch it or not. The day that passed must be regarded as wise educator. The day that you are living in must be regarded as a departing friend. Regarding tomorrow, you have nothing of it except hope.”
“Every new day that comes upon man says to him: I am a new day and I will witness you. Hence, you should say only good wording and do only good deeds so that I will testify for your good on the Day of Resurrection, for you will not see me ever again.” ( 12 )
Imam as-Sejjad (a) said: “How poor son of Adam is! Everyday, he is inflicted with three misfortunes. Nevertheless, he does learn lessons from any. Had he learnt a lesson, all the misfortunes of this worldly life would have been easy in his sight. The fir st misfortune is that the day which comes upon him decreases his age. If a decrease occurs to his wealth, he will become so depressed, while he can cover the decrease of wealth, but he cannot regain the decrease of his age. The second misfortune is that he takes the sustenance that is decided for him completely. If he gets it in a legal way, he will be interrogated about it, and if he gets it in an illegal way, he will be punished for it. The third misfortune, which is the most calamitous, is that each day that ends takes him a stage closer to the Hereafter, while he does not know whether his fate will be Paradise or Hell.” ( 13 )
“On the day of his birth, man is the oldest.”
Imam al-Baqir (a) said: “Let not people deceive you in matters regarding yourself, because you exclusively will encounter your own matters. Do not spend your days with gossips and nonsense, for there are the angels who accompany you and record all your d eeds. Do righteous deeds, because I have not seen anything better in result and remedying than a new good deed after an old sin.” ( 14 )
Imam as-Sadiq (a) said: “Be tolerant in the acts of obedience to Allah and steadfast against the acts of disobedience to Him. This world is no more than an hour. You will not find the pleasures of what has passed away and you will not be able to recogniz e what is coming. Be patient in that hour and you will attain bliss.” ( 15 )
A wise man said: “Man is like a traveler who has to pass by six stations. He, however, has already passed by three: the first is the transition from nonexistence to his father’s loins and mother’s ribs. The second is the transition to the mother’s womb. The third is the transition from the mother’s womb to the world. The three stations that man has not passed by yet are the grave, the field of the Resurrection, and Hell or Paradise.”
We are now living in the third station whose distance takes our lifetime. Hence, days of our ages are miles, hours are meters and breaths are steps. Some of us have only few miles, others have only few meters, and others have only few steps.
| SALAT FOR SAFETY AND KEEPS AWAY FROM ALL MISFORTUNES | for everyone |
Pray a 2 rakat Salaat for the 1st of every lunar month, within 3 days & earlier the better. Also give sadaqa & insha-allah you will be safe throughout the month. This salaat ensures safety and keeps aways all misfortunes.
Method:
1. Make Niyah
2. In first Rakat recite after Sura Fatiaah recite Sooratul Ikhlass 30 times
3. In the second rakat after Sura Fatiaah recite Sooratul Qadr 30 times
4. After Salaam Recite the following :-
"Allahumma salle ala Muhammadinw wa aale Muhammed"
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem.
There is not a moving creature in the earth but the sustenance thereof depends on Allah. He knows its habitation and its repository. All is in the clear (manifest) Book. If Allah touch you with affliction, there is none that can relieve therefrom save He; and if He desires good for your, there is none who can repel His favour. He satiates whom He wills of His bondmen. He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. Allah will guarantee, after hardship, ease. That which Allah wills (will come to pass)! There is no power save in Allah! Allah is sufficent for us! Most Excellent is He in whom we trust! I confide my cause unto Allah. Verily Allah is Seer of (His) servants. There is no god save Thee. Be Thou glorified. Verily I have been a wrongdoer. My Lord! Whatever good Thou sends down for me, I am needy, My Lord! Leave me not alone (Childless), though Thou art the Best of inheritors.
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O my Allah, the honour of being Your servant is sufficient.
I am proud of the fact that You are my Lord.
You are just as I want, so make me just as You like me to be. الهي كفى بي عزّا أن أكون لك عبدا ، وكفى بي فخرا أن تكون لي ربّا
I am proud of the fact that You are my Lord.
You are just as I want, so make me just as You like me to be. الهي كفى بي عزّا أن أكون لك عبدا ، وكفى بي فخرا أن تكون لي ربّا
... أنت كما أُحبُّ ، فاجعلني كما تحبُّ
اللهم عجل لوليك الفرج يا الله
اللهم عجل لوليك الفرج يا الله
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*“Whenever you recite “Dua”, have this
*“Whenever you recite “Dua”, have this
impression that what you want is at the door.”
(sent by sis Mariam R. Jiwa)
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| It is easier to criticize, but difficult to improve | for everyone |
Once upon a time there was a painter who had just completed his course under disciplehood of a great painter. This young artist decided to assess his skills so he decided to give his best strokes on the canvass. He took 3 days and painted beautiful scenery.
Suddenly an idea flashed in his mind and he decided to display it on a busy street-square of his small town. He wanted people's opinion about his caliber and painting skills..
He put his creation at a busy street-crossing. And just down below a board which read-"Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new to this profession I might have committed some mistakes in my strokes etc. Please put a cross wherever you see a mistake."
While he came back in the evening to collect his painting he was completely shattered to see that whole canvass was filled with Xs (crosses) and some people had even written their comments on the painting.
Disheartened and broken completely he ran to his masters place and burst into tears. Sobbing and crying inconsolably he told his master about what happened and showed the pathetic state of his creation which was filled with marks everywhere. Such was the state that colors were not visible, only things one could see were crosses and correction remarks.
This young artist was breathing heavily and master heard him saying "I'm useless and if this is what I have learnt to paint I'm not worth becoming a painter. People have rejected me completely.. I feel like dying"
Master smiled and suggested "My Son, I will prove that you are a great artist and have learnt a flawless painting."
Young disciple couldn't believe it and said "I have lost faith in me and I don't think I am good enough.. don't give false hopes.."
"Do as I say without questioning it.. It WILL work." Master interrupted him.
"Just paint exactly similar painting once again for me and give it to me. Will you do that for your master?.." Master instructed.
Young artist reluctantly agreed and two days later early morning he presented a replica of his earlier painting to his master. Master took that gracefully and smiled.
"Come with me." master said.
They reached the same street-square early morning and displayed the same painting exactly at the same place. Now master took out another board which read -"Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new to this profession I might have committed some mistakes in my strokes etc. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. Please do a favor. If you see a mistake, kindly pick up the brush and correct it."
Master and disciple walked back home.
They both visited the place same evening. Young painter was surprised to see that actually there was not a single correction done so far. But master wasn't satisfied as yet and he told his disciple "May be one day was too little a time for people to come up with ideas and take out time out of their busy schedules to correct it so let us keep it here for one more day. Tomorrow is Sunday, so we can expect some corrections coming in."
Next day again they visited and found painting remained untouched..
They say the painting was kept there for a month but no correction came in!
Moral of the Story: It is easier to criticize, but difficult to improve
(sent by bro Najmuddin)
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| THE LAST DAYS OF IMAM HASAN (A.S.) | for everyone |
When the peace between al-Hasan, peace be on him, and Muawiya was concluded in the way we have mentioned, al-Hasan, peace be on him, left for Medina. He resided there, restraining his anger, staying close to his house, and awaiting the command of his Lord, the Mighty and High, until Mu’awiya had completed ten years of his administration. (Then) the latter decided to have the pledge of allegiance given to his son, Yazid, (as his successor).
He communicated secretly with J’uda, daughter of al-Ashath b.Qays[she was the wife of al-Hasan, peace be on him]to urge her to poison him. He gave an undertaking to her that he would marry her to his son, Yazid, and he sent her a thousand dirhams. J’uda gave him the poison to drink but he lingered on sick for forty days. He passed along his (final) road in the month of Safar in the year 50 A.H. (670).
At that time, he was forty-eight years of age. His succession (to the Imamate) had been for ten years. His brother and testamentary trustee (wasi), al-Husayn, peace be on him, undertook the washing and shrouding of his body, and buried him with his grandmother, Fatima, daughter of Asad b. Abd Manf, may God be pleased with her, in (the cemetery of) al-Baqi.
Various historians have recorded that when the news of Imam Hasan's passing away arrived in Damascus, Mua'wiyyah said Allah-u-Akbar very loudly and did a sajdah of thanks.
Imam Hasan had left a last will with his brother Husayn that he should be buried next to his grandmother, Fatima binte Asad. When the funeral procession was on its way to the Baq’ee cemetery where Fatima binte Asad is buried, Imam Husayn had it stopped at the Prophet’s burial place. A’isha, a surviving wife of the Prophet, had been following the procession.
He communicated secretly with J’uda, daughter of al-Ashath b.Qays[she was the wife of al-Hasan, peace be on him]to urge her to poison him. He gave an undertaking to her that he would marry her to his son, Yazid, and he sent her a thousand dirhams. J’uda gave him the poison to drink but he lingered on sick for forty days. He passed along his (final) road in the month of Safar in the year 50 A.H. (670).
At that time, he was forty-eight years of age. His succession (to the Imamate) had been for ten years. His brother and testamentary trustee (wasi), al-Husayn, peace be on him, undertook the washing and shrouding of his body, and buried him with his grandmother, Fatima, daughter of Asad b. Abd Manf, may God be pleased with her, in (the cemetery of) al-Baqi.
Various historians have recorded that when the news of Imam Hasan's passing away arrived in Damascus, Mua'wiyyah said Allah-u-Akbar very loudly and did a sajdah of thanks.
Imam Hasan had left a last will with his brother Husayn that he should be buried next to his grandmother, Fatima binte Asad. When the funeral procession was on its way to the Baq’ee cemetery where Fatima binte Asad is buried, Imam Husayn had it stopped at the Prophet’s burial place. A’isha, a surviving wife of the Prophet, had been following the procession.
She thought for a minute that they were going to bury Hasan next to the Prophet. She immediately intervened saying that she would not allow it. Suddenly the scene turned ugly. There were words exchanged between A’isha and Muhammad Hanafiyya, another son of Imam Ali.
A’isha turned to the Umayyad troops commanded by Marwan, who also had been following the funeral procession.
A’isha turned to the Umayyad troops commanded by Marwan, who also had been following the funeral procession.
On her instigation, Marwan beckoned to his archers and they began shooting arrows at the procession. Numerous arrows were lodged in the coffin and actually seven of them had pierced the remains of Imam Hasan. The situation was brought back under control when Husayn explained that he was stopping there for blessings only and that he would bury his brother in Baq’ee next to their grandmother.
It is to commemorate that event that when Imam Hasan’s coffin is taken out by his devotees, even today, one sees a number of arrows lodged in it.
In his book titled `SIR-RUSH- SHAHADATAYN' or the secret of two sacrifices, by the well known Indian scholar Shah Abdul Azeez, also known as Muhaddith-e-Dehlavi has argued that the logical end of the story of Ibraheem and Isma'eel would be that Muhammad the Prophet of Islam would have sacrificed his life in Allah's way.
Martyrdom, the greatest glory for a Muslim was not achieved by the Prophet of Islam. Why? The Shah then answers that question as follows: A man can die only once and thus he can achieve martyrdom only one way. However, there are two types of martyrdoms: Shahadat-e-Sirri or secret or covert martyrdom, and, Shahdat-e-Jahri or overt or manifest martyrdom. If Allah had given one of those to the Prophet, he would naturally be deprived of the other.
To give his beloved Prophet the complete martyrdom, Allah gave him two grandsons, Hasan and Husayn. One was martyred by poisoning so he received the Shahdat-e-Sirri or covert martyrdom and the other received the Shahdat-e-Jahri by dying on the battlefield, or manifest martyrdom. In effect, Hasan’s as well as Husayn's martyrdom was Muhammad's martyrdom, which completes the religion Islam, which started with Ibraheem and Isma'eel.
It is to commemorate that event that when Imam Hasan’s coffin is taken out by his devotees, even today, one sees a number of arrows lodged in it.
In his book titled `SIR-RUSH- SHAHADATAYN' or the secret of two sacrifices, by the well known Indian scholar Shah Abdul Azeez, also known as Muhaddith-e-Dehlavi has argued that the logical end of the story of Ibraheem and Isma'eel would be that Muhammad the Prophet of Islam would have sacrificed his life in Allah's way.
Martyrdom, the greatest glory for a Muslim was not achieved by the Prophet of Islam. Why? The Shah then answers that question as follows: A man can die only once and thus he can achieve martyrdom only one way. However, there are two types of martyrdoms: Shahadat-e-Sirri or secret or covert martyrdom, and, Shahdat-e-Jahri or overt or manifest martyrdom. If Allah had given one of those to the Prophet, he would naturally be deprived of the other.
To give his beloved Prophet the complete martyrdom, Allah gave him two grandsons, Hasan and Husayn. One was martyred by poisoning so he received the Shahdat-e-Sirri or covert martyrdom and the other received the Shahdat-e-Jahri by dying on the battlefield, or manifest martyrdom. In effect, Hasan’s as well as Husayn's martyrdom was Muhammad's martyrdom, which completes the religion Islam, which started with Ibraheem and Isma'eel.
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The sacred and sublime soul of the Messenger of Allah ascended the Paradise on Monday the 28th of Safar.[10] A Yemen sheet was spread over his sacred body and it was placed for a short period in a corner of the room. From the wailings of the women and the cries of the near ones of the Prophet the people outside the room knew that he had breathed his last. Soon afterwards the news of his death spread throughout the city.
For reasons which have not become clear so far the Second Caliph shouted outside the house that the Prophet had not died but had gone before Allah like Prophet Musa. He persisted on this very much and it was possible that he might have made some others share his views but in the meantime one of the companions[11] of the Prophet read this verse before Him: Muhammad is but a messenger. The messengers have already passed away before him. Will it be that when he dies or is slain would you then turn back to your pre-Islamic behaviour. (Surah Ale Imran 3:144)
On hearing this verse he abandoned his claim and became tranquil.[12]
Imam Ali bathed the sacred body of the Prophet and shrouded him as the Prophet had directed that his body should be bathed by one who was nearest to him [13]and such a person could be no one except Ali. Then he opened the Prophet's face while he was bitterly weeping said O Prophet of Allah! I love you more than I have loved my parents. Your death put an end to the prophethood, to revelation, and to the messengers from the Lord. While death of other Prophets had not resulted in this way. Your death caused a grief that every other grief was forgotten. The grief of your separation became common sorrow and everybody felt it.
If you had not ordered us to be patient and not to lament and bemoan loudly, we would have kept weeping and lamenting ceaselessly, though all this lamenting could not have compared with the actual loses of your separation. But death is an inevitable event, nobody can turn death back and nobody can stop it from coming. Please remember us before Allah . (Nahjul Balaghah Sermon No. 23).
The first person who offered prayers for the Prophet was Imam Ali. Thereafter the companions came in groups and offered prayers and these rites continued till Tuesday noon. Thereafter it was decided that the sacred body of the Prophet might be buried in the same house in which he had breathed his last. The grave was prepared by Abu 'Ubaydah bin Jarrah and Zayd bin Sahl and the obsequies were performed by Imam Ali with the assistance of Fadl and Abbas.
It was the most tragic event. That great personality who changed the very fate of humanity by his efforts and sacrifices and opened new pages for human civilization passed away.[14]
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