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In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Salam Aliku Dear Believers,

The Imam Mahdi Association of Marjaeya would like to send its condolences on the martyrdom of Ameer al-Mu'mineen Imam Ali (as).

Imam Ali (as) was born in the Sacred House (i.e. the Kaba) in Mecca on Friday, the thirteenth day of the month of Rajab, thirty years after the Year of the Elephant (c.570). Nobody before or after him has ever been born in the House of God, the Most High. (It was a mark) of him being honoured by God, the Most High, may His name be exalted, and of his position being dignified in its greatness.

He was the first of the family of the House and of the Companions to believe in God and His Apostle. He was the first male whom the Prophet, may God bless him and his family, summoned to Islam and who answered. He never ceased to support the religion and to strive against the polytheists. He constantly defended the faith and fought against those who supported deviation (from the truth) and despotism. He spread the teachings of the sunna (the practice of thc Prophet) and the Qur'an, judged with justice and enjoined (people) to do good.

On the day of the death of the Prophet, may God bless him and his family, the community differed over his Imamate. His Shia supported him because of his outstanding merit (fadl) above all mankind, through the fact that there were gathered in him the qualities of outstanding merit, judgement and perfection, such as him being the first of the community to enter the faith, his superiority over them in knowledge of the laws, his precedence over them in fighting (jihad) and the distinction which set him apart from them in the extent of his piety, asceticism and righteousness. It was because of these qualities that the Prophet (s) had himself named Ali (a) as his successor during the event of Ghadir Khumm.

Imam Ali's (a) caliphate was defined by his relentless commitment to justice, piety, and asceticism. He was known to eat the simplest of foods and treat all people with as much kindness and compassion as a human being is capable of. He also continued his role as the greatest scholar of his time, as can be easily seen in the writings and supplications narrated from him, such as the sermons and letters of Nahjul Balagha and duas such as that of Kumail, Yastasheer, and Simaat.

The martyrdom of the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him occurred before dawn of Friday, the twenty-first of the month of Ramadan, in the year 40 A.H. He was a victim of the sword of Ibn Muljam al-Muradi, who struck him as he prayed in the Mosque of Kufa. On the day of his death he was 63 years of age.

Source: Kitab al-Irshad by Sheikh Mufid (ra)
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Aug 22, '11 9:41 AM
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Aug 22, '11 6:47 AM
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The Holy Prophet (pbuh&hf) says:
"It is probable that I will be called soon, and I will respond. So I leave behind me two weighty (very worthy and important) things: the Book of Allah (the Qur'an), which is a string stretched from the heaven to the earth; and my progeny, my ahl al-bayt. Verily Allah, the Merciful, the Aware, has informed me that these two will never be separated from each other until they meet me at the Fountain of Abundance (the Hawdh of Kawthar, a spring in heaven). Therefore, be careful how you treat these two in my absence."
This hadith has been narrated by more than twenty companions of the Holy Prophet (pbuh&hf) and has also been narrated by over 185 narrators mentioned in Sahih Muslim, 2:238; MusnadAhmad ibn Hanbal, 5:181-182; Sahih Tirmidhi, 2:220, and others. 


 When the Holy Prophet's son, Tahir, born to Khadijah al Kubra, died, Amr bin As and Hakam bin As taunted the Holy Prophet by calling him abtar-tail-less, whose progeny has been cut off. This surah was revealed to give glad tidings to the Holy Prophet that abundance of unbounded grace, wisdom and knowledge, mercy and goodness, spiritual power and insight, in highest degrees, and of progeny has been given to him.
It is mentioned in Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hambal and other books of renowned Sunni scholars that the Holy Prophet said:
"Kawthar is a stream of super excellence, exclusively belonging to me. Only the righteous believers (among my followers) will be allowed to drink from it. Ali shall distribute the water from it to them.
On the day of judgement I will see some of my companions driven, like cattle, away from Kawthar. It will be announced that they are those who, after my departure from the world, deviated from the true religion and introduced innovations (based upon conjecture) to corrupt the faith."From that day Ali was known and referred to by the companions as saqi al kawthar.
Kawthar also means abundance of descendants. The countless descendants of the Imams of the Ah ul Bayt, in the progeny of Ali and Fatimah are known assayyids. They are the descendants of the Holy Prophet.

This chapter guarantees abundance in every type of growth and profit to the Holy Prophet.
In gratitude of the grant of "abundance", the Holy Prophet and his Ahl ul Bayt demonstrated highest standard of devotion in prayers and in giving everything they had in the cause of Allah. The sacrifice of Imam Husayn, his grandson, has been described as dhibin azim in verse 107 of Saffat (see commentary 3. For their salat see commentary of Baqarah: 3, 43, 45; Ta Ha: 132.In some degree or other, according to the grade of their submission, all the believing men and women receive some portion from the "abundance" given to the Holy Prophet, therefore they are commanded to pray salat regularly and sacrifice whatever they have in the cause of Allah whenever necessary.

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Aug 22, '11 6:26 AM
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Bismilla-heer-Rahmaneer-Raheem


As-salamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatoh,

21st - Mahe Ramzan 

Deepest condolences to to the Holy Prophet Mohammad (saww),  his Ahl-e-Bait (as), Imam-e-Zamana (as) & all lovers of Ahl-e-Bait  (as) on the Death Anniversary of  Amir al-Mu'minin Imām ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (A.S)

With Azadari please read this as much as you can
 ALLAHUMMA LA'AN QATA LATAL HAZRAT AMEERIL MOMENEEN A.S.
  
Amir al-Mu'minin Imām ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (A.S)'s  
last will to his sons Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam Hussain (AS) 

"My advice to you is to be conscious of Allah and steadfast in your religion. Do not yearn for the world, and do not be seduced by it. Do not resent anything you have missed in it. Proclaim the truth; work for the next world. Oppose the oppressor and support the oppressed.”

[Reference: Nahj al-Balagha] 

Dua for Twenty-first Day of Mahe Ramzan
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
supplication
Allahummaj-A’l Lee Feehi Ilaa Marz”Aatika Daleelaa Wa Laa Taj-A’l Lish-Shayt’aani Feehi A’layya Sabeela Waj-A’lil Jannata Lee Manzilan Wa Maqeelaa Yaa Qaaz”Iya H’awaaa-Ijit’ T’aalibeen

O Allah, On This Day, Show Me The Way To Win Your Pleasure, Do Not Let Shaytan Have A Means Over Me, Make Paradise An Abode And A Resting Place For Me, O The One Who Fulfills The Requests Of The Needy.

Please check attachments for
1. Last Will of Hazrat Ali (A.S)
2. Story of Ibne Muljum (L.A)
3. Grief of a Companion of Hazrat Ali (A.S)

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Recommended Salat for 22nd night of Maahe Ramzan 
Recite 8 Rak-a’t Namaaz(2x4)
In every Rak-a’t, Soorah Al Faatih’ah - 1Time 
Any other  Soorah  - 1 Time

A humble request
Imam Ali (a.s.) said: The prayer of a fasting person at the time of Iftar is never rejected.
Please do pray for restoration of Jannat al-Baqi & early re-appearance of Imam-E-Zamana (atfs) at the time of Iftar.

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Aug 22, '11 6:23 AM
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FEATURE ARTICLE:
Imam Ali [a] and the Caliphs: Their Relationship and Interaction
By Abd al-Karim Bi-Azar Shirazi | Translated by Sheikh Dawud SodagarUnknown to many Muslims, both Shia and Sunni, Imam Ali had congenial relations and productive interactions with the three caliphs that preceded him. In practice, his magnanimity knew no bounds and he acted as their adviser and would pray behind them. Though in principle the Imam and his successors enunciated their right to the leadership of the Ummah, they never acted upon it to the detriment of Muslim unity. This article proves to be a source of inspiration for present day Muslims who are beset by the scourge of sectarianism; it is especially pertinent for those who look up to the Imam as an exemplar to be emulated in words and deeds.


ISLAMIC EDUCATION:
The Secret of Imam Ali's Force of Attraction
By Shaheed Murtada Mutahhari
What is the reason for the friendship and love for Ali in people's hearts? Nobody has yet discovered the secret of this love. That is, no one has been able to formulate it; however, it does of course have a secret. There is something in the love which dazzles the one who loves and draws him closer. This attraction and love are the highest degrees of love; Ali is the one whom people's hearts adore, whom humanity loves. Why? In what does Ali's extraordinariness lie, that it incites love and draws hearts towards itself, that it plays the tune of eternal life and lives forever? Why do all hearts find out about themselves through him, and do not feel him to be dead but find him living?
The Status of Reason
By Sheikh Mohammad Ali Shomali
Islam regards reason as one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on human beings. It is by means of reason that we understand ourselves and the world around us. It is by means of reason that we realise the necessity of investigating our origin and the One who has created us. If we had no reason, we would not be responsible for our acts or beliefs. In Shi'i Islam in particular, great emphasis has always been placed on reason and the rational sciences. This emphasis derives from the Qur'an and the traditions of the Prophet and the Imams of his household.


POLITICAL ANALYSIS:Ayatollah Khamenei and a Principled Foriegn Policy
By Sayyed Mohammad MarandiOne of the most important points to keep in mind when discussing the leadership of Ayatollah al-Udhma Imam Khamenei is the very fact that he was chosen to succeed the towering figure of Imam Khomeini (r.a.). The fact that the late Imam was an extraordinary personality, who revolutionized the role of time and place in Fiqh and Ijtihad, who was an arif or Gnostic, a philosopher and a gifted poet, and a political leader who courageously led an Islamic revolution that has truly changed the world we live in, makes it almost impossible for any successor to fill the enormous void created after his demise. Nevertheless, Ayatollah Khamenei, who himself has all the personal qualities stated above, has successfully steered the Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Republic of Iran through very turbulent and volatile times and in a very dangerous world.

The London Riots: Language of the Unheard
By Ayaz AliIt is easy to think in a black and white manner in regards to societal issues and hold a superficial opinion rather than trying to delve deeper to understand the source of a problem. A recent example is the London riots this past weekend which have consisted of rampant looting of stores, burning of buildings and vehicles, and violence primarily in the Brixton, Croydon, and Enfield Town areas of London and other cities within the UK. Many of us have made an impulsive judgement believing the people involved in this are criminals and thugs and deserve nothing but a lengthy jail sentence. We have forgotten that the source of this negative reaction runs much further beyond the streets of Brixton or Hackney.
Bahrain: Washington and London Endorse Dialogue With Tyrants, War Criminals and Torturers
By Finian Cunningham   This criminal rule by inner-circle members of the House of Al Khalifa also exposes Washington and London’s efforts to positively talk up reforms and dialogue by their Persian Gulf ally as a cynical sham. In Libya and Syria, war and sanctions are declared against alleged human rights abusers. But in Bahrain, Washington and London say pro-democracy protesters must embrace the rulers’ so-called initiative for national dialogue. Revelations of royal family brutality in Bahrain also make a mockery of King Hamad’s announcement last month of an “independent” human rights probe into violations that took place during the Western-backed Saudi-led military invasion of the oil-rich kingdom earlier this year.


CULTURE & LIFESTYLE:
Gender Apartheid or Respectable Interaction?
By Sayyed Muhammad RizviMuslim "progressives" suggest that the separation between men and women in mosques was established much later in Muslim history than during the days of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny). They have also tried to link that with the Wahhabi influence on the Muslim world. Those views are either sheer ignorance on their part or plain intellectual dishonesty.
Hijabi? Putting Pictures on Facebook?
By Zara SyedEver seen a Hijabi posting her most beautiful pictures on Facebook? I have. And it's completely beyond my understanding. Before everyone concludes I'm an extremist of some sort, I'll admit that I'm on Facebook too, and at some point, I have also posted my pictures up. But that's when I discovered that several months of Facebook usage still does not empower most of us with the ability to conquer the privacy settings on our profiles, if they were ever of any use to start with.
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Aug 21, '11 7:06 PM
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  "Surely there exists in the hearts of the mo'mineen, with respect to the martyrdom of
  Husayn [a], a heat that never subsides" 
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A'dhamallahu Ujoorana...

We send our condolences to Imam al-Hujjah [a] and the lovers of the Ahlul-bayt [a] on the martyrdom of Amir al-Mo'mineen [a].

The Messenger of Allah [s] said regarding 'Ali bin Abi Talib [a]:
"Ali [a] is the partition between Heaven and Hell." 
Source: Mustadrak Al-Sahihain of Al-Hakim Al-Nisabori, 3/127; Kenz Al-Omal, 5/30; Al-Jami of Al-Suyuti, 1/374; Al-Tirmidhi; Ibn Maghazeli, 80.

"The position of Ali [a] amongst the people is like Surat Qul Hu Allahu Ahad in the Qur'an."
Muslim, 1/48; Al-Tirmidhi, 2/299; Al-Nisa'i, 27; Musnad Ahmad, 6/299; Ibn Al-Maghazeli, 191

In the Ziyarah recited in Najaf, we state:

Peace be on you, O Ameer al Mo'mineen! Peace be on you, O the dearest beloved of Allah! Peace be on you, O true friend of Allah! Peace be on you, O representative of Allah! Peace be on you, O decisive argument of Allah! Peace be on you, o the Leader of guidance! Peace be on you, O the symbol of piety! …Peace be on you, O He who carried out the divine mission, obeyed Allah, devoted himself to the service of Allah, selected the best, kept his word! Peace be on you, O the father of Hasan and Husayn! Peace be on you, O the mainstay of the religion of Allah! Peace be on you, O the first of the (twelve) successors, the confidant of the Lord of the worlds; The administrator of the “day of judgment”, the best of all believers, the chief of the truthful (ones), the purest progeny of the Prophets, the gate of wisdom of the Lord of the worlds, the treasurer of His Book, the treasure of His knowledge, the well-wisher of His Prophet’s ummah whom he always gave sincere advice, the follower of His Apostle, and for His sake staked his own life to assist (him). Used His reason and argument in his own discourses, and invited people unto the law of God, and introduced  the system approved by Him. O Allah I testify that he took steps to revive and generate that which Your Apostle entrusted to him Took care of that which (Your Apostle ) put in his safekeeping, protected that which (Your Apostle) gave over to him in letter and spirit adhered to that which You has made lawful, proclaimed unlawful that which You has forbidden, gave effect to Your laws, waged war, in Your cause, against those who were guilty of the breach of faith; Against those who swerved from that which was right according to Your command; against those who deviated from your true religion, exercising self-control, but retributing good and bad, and for Your sake did not take to task those who rebuked and blamed him out of meanness. O Allah send blessings on him, much and more than that which You has sent on any one of Your close favourite friends, or Prophets. O Allah this is the resting place of Your beloved friend, obedience unto whom has been made obligatory, You have made it compulsory for all Your servants to acknowledge him as an authority.... (continued.)

We pray inshallah that we get the opportunity to perform the Ziyarah of Imam 'Ali [a] very soon. Having been granted such a Master, let us try to become his worthy servants.

This is a humble request to please remember us in your dua' in the nights of Qadr; the nights that belong to Imam al-Mahdi [a]
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Aug 21, '11 4:24 PM
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To know about whom the Quran says "he who is the best in knowledge and wisdom", the divinely guided guide, read the following verses:
VERSE 269 IN BAQARAH.
VERSE 55 IN MA-IDAH.
VERSE 35 IN YUNUS.
VERSE 16 IN RA'D.
VERSE 9 IN ZUMAR.
VERSE 26 IN MULK.
These verses guide the seeker of truth to find out the essential qualities a religious leader or a spiritual guide must possess, and then to select his leader, without fear or favour, because,
"there is no compulsion in religion" (BAQARAH: 256).
Freedom of choice has been given to man as a test and a trial, after revealing the truth which teaches to distinguish between good and evil. The Quran does not mention names but only describes qualities in order to give the seeker of truth an open opportunity to exercise his freedom of choice.
He to whom wisdom is given, he truly has received abundant good. (BAQARAH: 269)
Besides, "I and Ali are of the 'one and the same' light", and "I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate", there are several traditions (see "Essentials for the readers of the Holy Quran" from page 1 to 7) which clearly make known the unique position of Ali in Islam. Through these traditions Muhammad and Ali have been proved to be the same in physical and spiritual purity. The meaning of this verse, in the light of other verses, is that to be guided aright, one should, in the absence of the Holy Prophet, follow Ali, and the divinely chosen genuine guides among his progeny, because while departing from this world the Holy Prophet gave his last and final guidance to all his followers, for all times:
I will soon be called back, so I will have to go away from you, but I leave behind, among you, the thaqalayn (two weighty indispensable influential authorities), the book of Allah and my Ahl ul Bayt. Should you be attached to these two, never, never shall you go astray, after me, for verily these two will never be separated from each other; and, joined together, they shall meet me atkawthar.
The Holy Prophet and the Holy Imams are the models. Their personal purity, according to verse 33 of al Ahzab, from the moment of their arrival in this physical world to their departure, had been the unquestionable manifestation of the glory of the divine purity. Through verse 177 of al Baqarah, man is directed to follow the path of those whose piety has been described therein. They are the Ahl ul Bayt.
"My Ahl ul Bayt are like the ark of Nuh. Who so gets into it is saved; and who so stays away is drowned and lost," said the Holy Prophet.
The privilege of receiving direction by means of wahi, or revelation, a special medium of communicating the divine will, through the agency of an angel-messenger (Jibra-il) to the prophets and messengers of Allah, who had to convey the divine message in verbatim, was brought to an end after the Holy Prophet, the last of Allah's messengers. No angel did ever come to any one after the last prophet, Muhammad, with any message whatsoever from Allah.
Wahi, through the messenger-angel, had been sent only to a messenger of Allah, endowed with a thorough purity, which alone could sustain, carry and convey it. No human being, who does not possess the essential cleanliness, is in a condition to bear the divine revelation conveyed through angelic agency, unless Allah Himself purifies him with a thorough purification. Only that substance which is inherently pure in its innate genesis and particularly moulded, with a purpose in view, can hold up the energy and reproduce it in the same tone. All the prophets were the true messengers of Allah but each had a different receiving capacity, therefore, the Holy Prophet was not only the last of the prophets of Allah but also stood high and distinguished amongst the divinely chosen messengers, because in purity, strength and wisdom he was the ultimate model designed by Allah.
These messengers, We have exalted some of them above some others; of them are some unto whom Allah has spoken, and some He raised many degrees, (BAQARAH: 253)
Now, a new school of thought, in an attempt to make up an excuse for the continuation of prophethood, puts forward several untenable arguments based upon conjectures. It is said that the divine favours of guiding a human soul, through wahi, can be bestowed on any one upto the day of judgement. No one can deny that the divine guidance through revelation may continue as long as Allah wills. The word wahi literally means a mental awakening to an idea. Also any one may conceive any idea but this wahi cannot be said to have been revealed to him from Allah.
And verily satans do inspire (yuwhuna) their friends to dispute with you. (AN-AM: 122)
So Shaytan also, through his own methods, "inspires" his friends, but the confused simpletons are led to believe that the wahi is from Allah.
The wahi from Allah, known as ilham, through inspiration, guides those whom He chooses. The chosen being may be a man, or even a bee.
And your Lord inspired (awha) the bee: Choose habitations in the hills and in the trees and in that which they thatch; (NAHL: 69)
It cannot be a sensible argument to say that by receiving wahi from Allah, a bee becomes the messenger of Allah.
Only when a meaningful message is conveyed through the agency of the messenger-angel, Jibra-il, a person can claim to be the messenger of Allah. This method of divine communication had been terminated after the Holy Prophet, Muhammad, therefore, he is the last messenger of Allah.
This day I have perfected for you, your religion, and have completed My favour on you, and chosen for you Islam (to be) the religion; (MA-IDAH: 33)
When Allah, the Quran, as the source of the law and practice of the faith, the procedure of prayers, and the qiblah are the same, and Allah has perfected the religion, completed the favour and finally named the religion, why should any one feel the necessity of a new messenger, and for what purpose Allah would summon the messenger-angel to go to any person if there is no new message to be added to His already perfected, completed and final book? Although many impostors have come and gone with false claims to prophethood, but, in truth, as explained above, there is no necessity of a messenger after the Holy Prophet, Muhammad, nor any messenger will come, in future, till eternity
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Aug 21, '11 4:16 PM
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MALIKI YAWMID DIN
Allah is the master of the day of faith, or the day of the final judgement.
He who sits in judgement is known as a judge. The Arabic word is qadi. Here the word qadi is not used because qadi is not the law-giver or lawmaker, but only an executor of the law made and enforced by some other authority, and therefore, is restricted by the judicial system in force. The malik or the master is the law-maker as well as the executor of His own laws. With the supreme powers of a law-maker He uses His discretion not only in passing the judgement but also in carrying it out, according to the merits of each individual case and in view of His own satisfaction, in the light of explanations given by the accused. When an accused is proved guilty, the qadi cannot grant pardon or remission of punishment but the malik can grant amnesty to the petitioner at His own independent discretion which cannot be challenged.
 The maliki yawmiddin gives fair warning to mankind to anticipate strict justice, the rahmanir rahim rabbul alamin gives hope to expect mercy. So Islam prevents terror and cruelty and give currency to love and sympathy in order to change man's conduct for the better. The divine plan had been set in motion through the Holy Prophet as the "mercy unto the worlds".
"Say: O My servants who have been inordinately immoderate in their actions to hurt themselves, despair not of the mercy of Allah. Verily Allah forgives all sins. Verily He is the oft-forgiving, the merciful." (ZUMAR: 53)
Ali, the first holy Imam, has composed several prayers, masterpieces of literature, to be recited to invoke the merciful Lord. One such masterpiece is the well-known Dua al Kumayl.
O my Allah, my master, my RABB!
Can Thou really see that I am thrown into the fire, notwithstanding my belief in Thy unity; inspite of Thy awareness thoughtfully perceived by me,
Thy praise eloquently pronounced by me, my soul abounding with Thy love; and despite my sincere confession and invocation, stooping low before Thy Lordship? Far be it from Thee!
Thou art too generous to abandon him whom Thou has nourished. (AL KUMAYL) 
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Hamd (the praise) is Allah's. It has no beginning and no end. We, the created beings, do our best, within our limitations, to give expression to the "real praise" (hamd). His hamd, as His grace, is unlimited and continuous. No one can praise the merciful even for a whole life-time and say that justice has been done, because every time one gives thanks to Allah he inhales and also exhales, drawing in the good life-giving air and exhaling the bad air, two bounties he is receiving for which only once can he say "I thank the bountiful Lord". It is impossible to thank Allah for the innumerable bounties He has put at the disposal of man, right inside his body, and in the world where he lives as an individual as well as a member of the community. Even the thanks and praises he offers to the bountiful have been taught to him by the Lord of the worlds. Therefore, every creature is, all the time under the obligation of the bountiful grace of Allah.
By praising, we reach the stage where the infinite goodness of our Lord purges out of us the taste for evil and creates in us the eagerness to get nearer and nearer to Him to earn His mercy which purifies us and reflects in us the divine attributes.
RABBUL ALAMIN
Rabb in Arabic stands for nourisher, cherisher, and sustainer. According to Raghib, an Arab lexicologist, the word rabb signifies "the fostering of a thing in such a manner as to make it attain one condition after another until its goal of completion".
Our Lord is He who gave unto everything its form, and then guided it aright. (TAHA; 50)
This is rahmah, mercy, from the rabbul alamin.
The love and mercy of Allah towards His creatures surpasses, in quantity and quality, the love of both the father and mother put together. From the birth to the last breath everything in the universe depends upon the rububiyat, the nourishing, cherishing, sustaining and protecting aspect of the mercy of the Lord of the worlds. No single English word to give the meaning of the word rabbcould be found, but "Lord" seems to be the only alternative if readers remember the above noted description whenever the word "Lord" appears in our text.
"Verily, We have created everything by (the right) measure". (QAMAR: 49)
Things necessary for the living beings, all over the universe, in all times, are available to satisfy various wants and needs. The quality and quantity of the "resources" have been determined according to the collective requirements of all that which has been created. Some things are rare, some things are plentiful, but at all events nothing is less or more. A thoughtful study of the complex of "things" brings the obvious fact to light that there is only one single owner master who has set the wonderfully harmonious working of the universe in motion, allowed life to be created, and in addition, enabled each and every creation to put into effect the aim of its being brought into existence.
The heat of the sun changes the water into a mass of fog and the wind takes it to the sky in the shape of rolling clouds and drives them over various parts of the earth; and when the stored water in the clouds melts on account of the solar glow, it rains all over the earth. The earth receives the water and grows "food" for all the living beings. Every being finds, all that which serves to maintain life on earth, ready, as soon as it comes into being, duly provided and arranged in the required quantity and quality. The milk, a new-born baby feeds on, is ready in the mother's breasts well in advance of its birth.
The merciful rabbul alamin has provided manifold bounties for the survival and happiness of the incomprehensibly large number of the members of each of the innumerable species in the universe. There is perfect harmony and undisturbable control in the continuous working of nature. Each creature, perfectly formed and fully equipped, has an inherent capacity to make use of the available "resources of the bounties", and obtain its own means of sustenance from one complete regular system. This orderly arrangement, according to the Quran, takes effect by means of taqdir and hidayat. 
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Aug 21, '11 4:08 PM
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The Holy Prophet, by chance, passed through a graveyard. He covered its ground as quickly as he could. After attending the business, for which he had taken up the excursion, he returned by the same route. But then, very slowly, he walked down the distance of the graveyard. The companions wanted to know the reason. The Holy Prophet informed them that at the time of their first crossing, in one of the graves, a dead man was paying the penalty of his sins, and as a "mercy unto the worlds" he could not stay at a place where punishment was being administered; but during the return journey it so happened that the child of the man in trouble, for the first time, learned and recited bismillahir rahmanir rahim, on account of which the process of punishment had been cancelled.
The merit and the beauty of a religion lies in its perfection, in its contents and its comprehensive presentation. The Quran in this regard is singularly unique. In contrast to the various different creeds of the world, which might have been using some term or the other, the Quranic term, with clarity and perfection, brings home to man the truth that Allah, the Lord of the universe, is not an awful, dreadful, cruel being, void of love and compassion, but His prime attributes are His boundless love and compassion which invite, attract, encourage and even insist upon every sensible human being to rush to Him for the fulfilment of his demands, and to seek His succour in helplessness.
It is said that al Fatihah is the quintessence of the Quran, and bismillahir rahmanir rahim is the essence of al Fatihah, and the letter ba ofbismillah is the embodiment of bismillahir rahmanir rahim, and the dot below the first letter ba of bismillah is the spirit of the first verse. Ali, son of Abu Talib, the first of the holy Imams, had said:
"I am the dot below the ba of bismillah" which means that to Ali has been entrusted the whole of the book and its true exposition, i.e. Ali had been endowed with the knowledge of the Quran with its external meaning and internal interpretation. The statement of Ali is testified by the well-known and universally accepted declaration (hadith) of the Holy Prophet:
I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate. 
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Aug 21, '11 4:04 PM
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Imam Jafar bin Muhammad al Sadiq pointed to the spirit and vision of the word Allah to an atheist, in the course of a discussion. He said:
"When you are in a ship, sailing in the middle of an ocean, and a wind-storm comes on from every side, and there is no conceivable means of rescue, yet, in this hopeless situation, you make efforts, in hope of deliverance; this ultimate faith is Allah, referred to by Allah in verse 22 of Yunus." 
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Aug 21, '11 4:00 PM
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Verily, it is from Sulayman; and it is 'In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful'. This is the beginning of the letter prophet Sulayman wrote to the queen of Shiba.
Whatever be the point of view of the dissenting scholars, it has been decisively established that the Holy Prophet always recited bismillahir rahmanir rahimas the part of al Fatihah, therefore, we all should follow him.
BISMILLAH
To start any good deed with "(I begin) in the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful" means a supplication unto Allah for successful completion of the work. It also means that the supplicant undertakes the job in the name of and on behalf of Allah to serve the good in the work as well as achieve his own legitimate purpose. In other words he dedicates his life to Allah and employs his self-interest-oriented activity in the service of overall goodness. He admits his helplessness and relies on the truth that ability to make any work fruitful is exclusively with Allah, and with no one else. By invoking Allah in the name of His beneficence and mercy he prays for His aid to achieve success in his undertaking. It is quite logical to believe that the divine beneficence and mercy would bless such a faithful. It does.
It is a fact that nothing exists or takes effect outside the course of Allah's will. The will of Allah governs the scope of every activity but does not determine the desires and methods of any created being. Anything that happens or exists without seeking Allah's pleasure, is covered by the will of Allah, but is not blessed with His grace. Should an individual begin any work without saying bismillah, it may be completed but without earning the divine pleasure. The desires and actions of an individual shall be blessed only when he surrenders them to Allah's pleasure. The Holy Prophet has made it known that anything done without invoking the divine grace by reciting bismillah is not approved by Allah.
As said earlier anyone can begin any work, without invoking Allah with bismillah, and it will be executed, if the divine will allows it. However, in this event, it does not earn the divine pleasure, but on the contrary is liable to be punished according to the degree of evil involved, the intention of the individual, the nature and the effect of the work. Even if it is not evil in its nature, disciplinary action can be taken because the individual has relied upon his ability and will which is as bad as setting oneself against the almighty Lord.
The very act of any one starting his work in the name of Allah whom he remembers as beneficent and merciful, eloquently speaks of the individual's obedience to the supreme being, who in return would automatically be reciprocal to the devotee's expectation in seeking His pleasure and mercy. In starting a work in the name of Allah, the reciter demonstrates the undernoted aspects of fundamental importance :
1. Acknowledgement of the supreme being as his Lord master.
2. Confession of his own helplessness.
3. Belief in Allah as the ever-living and all-knowing - almighty.
4. Reliance on the supreme being, seeking His pleasure and mercy, and invoking Him with His mercy-invoking attributes.
5. Conviction at heart and confidence that if called, the beneficent and the merciful Allah will certainly not deny him His mercy.
The words of bismillah i.e., in the name of Allah, have wide and discernible implications. The words may mean not only 'in the name of' but also:
1. For the sake of
2. To the service of
These and many other implications will serve the supplicant when he sincerely turns to Allah for obtaining His mercy and blessings. 
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Aug 21, '11 3:55 PM
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 The Holy Prophet said:
LA SALATA ILLA BIFATIHATUL KITAB WA BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHIM MIN AYATIHA
There is no prayer (salat) without al Fatihah, and bismillahir rahmanir rahim is one of its verses. The Ahl ul Bayt (the thoroughly purified members of the family of the Holy Prophet), and the scholars, who follow their teachings, time and again, had verified this saying of the Holy Prophet. So according to Muhammad and ali Muhammad bismillahir rahmanir rahim is a verse by itself, which, if not recited as a part of al Fatihah, the prayer is rendered null and void. It is not only the component of al Fatihah but also of every surah except al Bara-at.
In the light of the clear decisions and evidences of the practical acts of the Holy Prophet and his Ahl ul Bayt, the arguments of the dissenting scholars carry no weight. According to the Holy Prophet and his divinely chosen Ahl ul Bayt bismillahir rahmanir rahim is the first of the seven verses of al Fatihah. And when Muhammad and ali Muhammad have said so, there remains no doubt whatsoever. Any opinion contrary to the verdict of Muhammad and ali Muhammad is pure conjecture.
Abu Hanifa, founder of the Hanafi school, gave permission to his followers to recite bismillahir rahmanir rahim quietly, with al Fatihah, in prayers, because the Holy Prophet used to recite al Fatihah with bismillahir rahmanir rahim in his prayers, yet in his (Abu Hanifa's) opinion it was not a part of the surah. (Tafsir Kabir - Abdul Hayy) There are some scholars who admit that al Fatihah consists of seven verses but to insist on their misconceived notion thatbismillahir rahmanir rahim is not included in it they split the last verse into two separate verses, although the meaning and the construction of the verse does not justify it.
According to the Holy Prophet any deed begun without reciting bismillah goes bad and lacks effectiveness. As al salat is known as the best deed (khayrul amal) and al Fatihah is the inaugurator of the book it is logical that bismillahir rahmanir rahim is the first verse of al Fatihah.
Once a man offered prayers in presence of the Holy Prophet without saying bismillahir rahmanir rahim in his recitation of al Fatihah. The Holy Prophet told him:
You have rendered your prayer null and void by omitting bismillah from Fatihah. Do you not know that bismillah is the part of al Fatihah? (Durrul Manthur by Suyuti)
On one occasion, Mu-awiyah, while leading a prayer in Madina, recited al Fatihah without bismillah. At the end the participating pray-ers, made a hue and cry. To pacify the protestations he prayed the same prayer again and recited al Fatihah with bismillah. This event bears out the fact that those who saw and heard the Holy Prophet, prior to the influx of alterations, knew that if in any prayer al Fatihah is recited without bismillah, it is rendered null and void. (Fakhruddin Razi and Kanzul Ummal)
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Aug 21, '11 3:36 PM
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Qur'anic Verse

Sura Ash-Shu'araa 26:189
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[26:189] But they rejected him. Then the punishment of a day of overshadowing gloom seized them, and that was the Penalty of a Great Day.
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Aug 21, '11 3:28 PM
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Al-Itrah Foundation

Webinar | Ali - An Imam Without an Ummah | Sunday

Salaam 'Alaykum,

Please join us on Sunday 21st August for a special program on the below topic. 
Its easy to join. Just follow the link and the instructions that follow. You will be able to participate with clear, HD quality sound and vision. 
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Topic: Ali - An Imam Without an Ummah
Speaker : Syed Arif Rizvi
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Aug 21, '11 12:43 PM
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Sayyêd Åñzär HussÅin
Ummul Banee'n ko paaya jo sadme me mubtela

Baahe'n galey me daal ke Abbas ne kaha

Aye Amma sadqa dene se hoti hai radd bala

Bhai Hasan-Husain hai Zehra ke dilruba

Raushan karo jahaan me Tum apne naam ko

Sadqa utaaro Shaahe-Najaf par Ghulam ko
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Sehrish Kazmi

Ager Alif Se Lo Insann Ali
Be Se Kamil-Burhan Ali
Te Se Tatheer Ki Jaan Ali
Se Se Saqlain Ki Shaan Ali
Har Makhfi Baat Ka Raaz Ali
Aur Jeem Se Pak Jawaz Ali
Makdoor Ali Taqdeer Ali
He Se Haq Ki Tasweer Ali
Khe Se Khatmul-Quran Ali
Aur Khaliqa Ka Shahkar Ali
Shazada-E-Husun-O-Jamal Ali
Re Se Rehbar Har Haal Ali
Wahid Ki Qasam Wajid Bhi Ali
Hai Ze Se Zahid Bhi Ali
Be-Badal Ali Baaqi Bhi Ali
Mera Sin Se Hai Saaqi Bhi Ali
Sucha Sacha Kafi Bhi Ali
Aur Sheen Se Hai Shafi Bhi Ali
Hai Suad Se Sabik Zikr-E-Ali
Aur Zuad Se Zamin Fiqr-E-Ali
Ta Se Tarfain Mein Noor-E-Ali
Za Se Purnur Zahoor-E-Ali
Rutba Hai Khuda Ke Wali Ka Ali
Aur Ain Se Naam Ali Ka Ali
Hai Gain Se Pak Gani Bhi Ali
Fe Se Fazal-E-Rabbi Bhi Ali
Mera Kaaf Se Kibla Ali Ali
Aur Kaaf Se Kaaba Ali Ali
Hai Mim Se Shan-E-Ma Bhi Ali
Aur Mun Kunto Maula Bhi Ali
Hai Noon Se Noor-E-Khuda Bhi Ali
Wow Se Wajhul-La Bhi Ali
Sun Lo Ain-Ul-Lah Peer Ali
Aur Ye Se Yad-Ul-Lah Peer Ali
Emaan Ali Eeqaan Ali
Sultan Ali Meri Jaan Ali.
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Aug 21, '11 12:17 PM
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Amir Hassan7:53pm Aug 21
■ Sajday mai Muhammed(pbuh) ka wasi qatal hua hy ■
■ Ek shor-o-foghan masjid-e-kofa mai bapa hai ■
■ Yaad aa gai phir fatima zahra(sa) ki shahadat ■
■ Phir zainab-o-kulsoom(sa) ka dil tukray hua hy ■
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