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| IMAM HUSAYN' S SHRINE AT KARBALA- CHRONOLOGY | for everyone |
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| How many of us have ever visited a hospital to cheer up those who are sick? | for everyone |
How many of us have ever visited a hospital to cheer up those who are sick?
We take the health that Allah has given us for granted. There are many who do not have the same luck that we have. You never know, you might be ill one day, or you might have an accident.
The way we should thank Allah for the grace He has shown us is to visit those in hospitals, make them feel that they are not forgotten, talk with them and give them small gifts so that they do not feel left out.
In doing so, you are showing Allah that you are truly thankful, and that you are using your health and wealth to help those who might not have it in the same amount.
Servants are not slaves, but people who work for you.
If you have a maid, or someone who does the housework, or runs errands for you, then they work for you. We should never treat servants, or other employees as if they are second-class, or lower than us. If we do, it is a sign of pride and arrogance.
Bibi Fatimah (A) had a servant who used to help in the housework. Instead of Bibi Fatimah (A) just sitting, while the servant did all the work, Bibi Fatimah (A) shared the chores.
One day she would do the work, and the next day, the servant would do it. When they ate the evening meal, they all ate together, at the same table. This shows the way in which we should treat people who work for us.
| Patience and gratitude | for everyone |
Patience and gratitude are two great virtues. He who is devoted to God and to His Imams, discharges all the obligations that he owes to them and relies on them in prosperity and adversity. He puts up with discomforts in the discharge of these duties for the sake of God and for the sake of the Imams. He belongs to that group of "Sabirs" i.e. those who bear hardships with patience about whom God says in His holy book, "God rewards the ‘Sabirs' beyond one's calculations." God has praised them and spoken of His rewards to them in several other verses of the Quran.
By virtue of this quality of patience the "Sabirs" have kept themselves in check from doing unlawful things and have persisted in their devotion to God. As a reward for this they have received His favors and have settled down in "Jannat" the abode of bliss.
O momins, keep yourselves in check from doing wrong things and make yourselves deserving of divine favors. Persevere in your devotion and train yourselves to put up with discomforts for the sake of the Imams. Do not be discouraged. Rush into them and do not feel depressed. Patience in this respect is an act of devotion to God. Those who practice it will be amply recompensated by God. "Sabirs" are sure to be rewarded.
It is by patience over the difficulties which the followers of the Imams had to undergo that their authority has been established on earth and their claims have been recognized by the people. It is through the suffering of these followers that people have submitted to their authority.
The "Sabirs" are steady people. They put up with all sorts of hardships for the sake of the Imams. They rush to the Imams and are ever-ready to carry out their orders. If they are appointed to any office they do the job willingly. They are devoted to God and they suffer with patience and firmness what befalls their lot. They abide by the laws of God. They fight for God and they establish His laws on earth. By virtue of this they win the reward of God. They are the happiness of people on earth and their end is the best.
Had the Sabirs not attended to the duties of God and had they not put up with hardships for the sake of the Imams and had they shilly-shallied in the discharge of their religious duties they would have brought on themselves a great disaster. Man would have pounced upon man in front of men and behind them. The strong ones would have swallowed the weak ones and villains would have persecuted men of respectable birth. May God forbid us from such a disaster and the failure of religion which is sure to end in the reign of terror.
This is about patience. With regards to gratitude, it perpetuates the blessings and increases them to an unimaginable extent. Those who are neglectful in this are considered to be "Kafirs" i.e. deniers of truth and deniers of divine favors. God says, "If you show gratitude to Me I shall increase My blessings on you. If you become ‘Kafir' i.e., if you deny My favors then my punishment is very severe." The Prophet says, "If one does you a good turn you must be reciprocal to him. If you cannot do so then thank him. If you fail to do so you become ‘Kafir' i.e. denier of his favors." God does not like that we should be ungrateful to Him for the favors that He has done to us. He does not approve of ingratitude even from man to man for the good turn that one may do to another. He says, "Be grateful to me and to your parents. You have to return to me."
The Prophet says, "On the day of judgement God will say to some one of the ungrateful persons such and such a man did you a good turn but you did not thank him and denied his favor." The man will say in reply, "I thought that you were the source of the good turn he did to me and I thanked you for it." God will say, "How should you thank me when you did not thank the person whom I had made the medium of doing you a good turn?"
To sum up, if to thank our parents for their bringing us up and to thank those men who do us a favor is a duty enjoined on us by God and want of it amounts to "Kufr" then, it needs no imagination to realize the magnitude of the importance of our thank to the Imams whose favors on us are beyond our calculations.
Let us make a short survey of their favors on us. We were ignorant of everything and were spiritually dead. They brought us back to life and showed us the path of wisdom. We were blind, they gave us the eyes to see for ourselves what is right and what is wrong. We were groping in the dark they showed us the light. We had lost the track, they showed us the way to salvation. We were lacking in knowledge, they gave us the knowledge. We were falling in hell-fire, they picked us up and put up in the midst of the righteous. In short, they have done us the favors which we cannot count. They have given us all that is good in this world and the world to come.
With all this, even if one were to follow them with no other motive than an earthly desire for a worldly gain, he will get what he wants. He will get even double the amount of his expectations, provided he is honest in the discharge of the duties that are assigned to hm and is steady in his work. But, if he proves to be dishonest and unfaithful to them in doing his job, if he works against the interest of those very persons who provide him with all sorts of facilities and give him the necessary protection and security of life and property, then the blame lies at his doors. May God protect us from such people and may He not show us such things. The only course left open for such a person is to make amends for his misbehavior and seriously repent for it. He must set himself right and be grateful to Imams.
| TO ACHIEVE LOFTY AND HONORABLE STATUS | for everyone |
(On the Day of Judgment, a group would be seen in the most excellent and honourable of states. They would be asked if they were of the Angels or of the Prophets. In reply they would state): "We are‑neither Angels nor Prophets but of the indigent ones from the ummah of Muhammad (S.A.W.)". They would then be asked: "How then did you achieve this lofty and honourable status?" They would reply: "We did not perform very many good deeds nor did we pass all the days in a state of fasting or all the nights in a state of worship but yes, we used to offer our (daily) prayers (regularly) and whenever we used to hear the mention of Muhammad (S.A.W.), tears would roll down our cheeks". The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.)
Mustadrak al‑Wasail, vol 10, pg. 318.
| REAL SYMPATHY OF MOURNING | for everyone |
The breath of one who is aggrieved upon the injustice and oppression subjected to us, is tasbeeh(glorification of Allah), and his grief for us, is i'baadat(worship of Allah) and his concealing our secrets, isjihad in the path of Allah.
The Imam (A.S.) then added: This tradition ought to be written in gold.
Amaali al‑Shaikh al‑Mufid, pg. 338. Imam Sadiq (A.S.)
| ON MOURNING | for everyone |
When Ibrahim, the son of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) died, tears filled the eyes of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W), whereupon he said, " The eyes are tearful and the heart is anguished (but) we shall not say anything which shall anger the Lord. Surely we, O' Ibrahim, are grief‑stricken for you" -Imam Sadiq (A.S.)
Bihar al‑Anwar vol: 22 , pg. : 157.
| Intercession on Day of Judgment | for everyone |
The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) (said to H. Fatimah (A.S.)):
On the Day of Judgment, you shall intercede for the ladies and I shall intercede for the men; every person who has wept over the tragedy of Husain (A.S.), we shall take him by the hand and lead him into Paradise.
Bihar al‑Anwar vol. 94 pg. 192,
| All Creatures Weep over Imam Husain (A.S.) | for everyone |
The humans, the jinn, the birds and the wild beasts (all) mourned and wept over (the tragedy which befell) Husain Ibn A'li (A.S.)
Kaamil al‑Ziyaaraat, pg. 79.
| Mourning Angels | for everyone |
Allah has appointed to the grave of Imam Husain (A.S.), four thousand anguished and grief‑stricken angels, who weep over him (and shall continue to do so) up to the Day of Judgment.
Kamil al‑ziyaraat, pg. 119.
| The Inferno of Husaini Love | for everyone |
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
| In Remembrance of the Children of Fatimah (A.S.) | for everyone |
Imam Sajjad (A.S.) said:
Surely, I have never brought to mind the martyrdom of the children of Fatimah (A.S.) except that I have been choked with tears due to it.
Bihar al‑Anwar vol. 46, pg. 109.
| Twenty Years of Weeping! | for everyone |
`As for A'li Ibn al‑Husain (A.S.), he cried over Husain (A.S.) for twenty years (after the tragedy of Kerbala); never would any food be placed before him except that he would begin to weep.
Bihar al Anwar, vol 46, pg. 108
| Paradise ‑ The Recompense of A'zadari | for everyone |
Every Mu'min, whose eyes shed tears upon the killing of Husain Ibn 'Ali (A.S.) and his companions, such that the tears roll down his cheeks, Allah shall accommodate him in the elevated rooms of Paradise.
Yanaabe'al‑Mawaddah, pg. 419.
| Tears ‑ Barrier of Hell | for everyone |
He who remembers us, or in whose presence, we are remembered, and (as a result) tears flow from his eyes, even though they may be in the measure of a wing of a mosquito, Allah shall construct for him a house in paradise and make the tears a barrier between him and the fire (of hell).
Al‑Ghadeer vol. 2, pg. 202.
| Sayings About Imam Hussain (asws) | for everyone |
Sayings About Imam Hussain (asws)
1. The angel Gabriel narrated to Prophet Muhammad (asws) that: “Karbala, where your grandson and his family will be martyred, is the one of the most blessed and the most sacred land on Earth and it is one of the valleys of Paradise.” Reference: Kamill al-Ziyarat. pg. 545
2. The fourth Shia Imam Zain-ul-abideen (asws) narrated: “God chose the land of Karbala as a safe and blessed sanctuary twenty-four thousand years before He created the land of the Kabah and chose it as a sanctuary. Verily it will shine among the gardens of Paradise like a shining star shines among the stars for the people of Earth.” Reference:Kamill al-Ziyarat pg. 534.
3. In this regard, Imam Jafar Sadiq (asws) narrates: 'Allah, the Almighty, has made the dust of my ancestor's grave - Imam Husain (asws) as a cure for every sickness and safety from every fear.' Reference: Amali vol. 1 pg. 326
4. It is narrated from Imam Jafar-e- Sadiq (asws): 'The earth of the pure and holy grave of Imam Husain (asws) is a pure and blessed musk. For those who consume it from among our Shias, it is a cure for every ailment, and if our enemy uses it then he will melt the way fat melts, when you intend to consume that pure earth recite the following supplication…’ Reference: Mustadrakul Wasail, vol. 10, pg 339-40 tradition 2; or pg.189; Behar-ul- Anwar vol. 101, tradition 60
5. Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (asws) said, The owls used to take only developed structures as abodes but when Imam Hussain (asws) was killed, they refused to stay in developed structures and refused to take anything but wreckages as abodes. Verily the owls always fast during the day and they are grieved until nightfall. At night they chant in grief over Imam Hussain (asws). until morning. (Kamil Al-Ziyarat, Ch31, H4)
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| Send Lanat on | for everyone |
Send Lanat on
Ahl-e-bait (asws) ke har dushman pe lanat- Bayshumaar
All of Allah's (s.w.t) curses be upon all enemies of the Ahl-e-bait (asws)
Send Lanat on
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| Sayings about Karbala | for everyone |
Sayings about Karbala
1. The angel Gabriel narrated to Prophet Muhammad (asws) that:
“Karbala, where your grandson and his family will be martyred, is the one of the most blessed and the most sacred land on Earth and it is one of the valleys of Paradise.”
Reference: Kamill al-Ziyarat. pg. 545
2. The fourth Shia Imam Zain-ul-abideen (asws) narrated:
“God chose the land of Karbala as a safe and blessed sanctuary twenty-four thousand years before He created the land of the Kabah and chose it as a sanctuary. Verily it will shine among the gardens of Paradise like a shining star shines among the stars for the people of Earth.”
Reference: Kamill al-Ziyarat pg. 534.
3. In this regard, Imam Jafar Sadiq (asws) narrates:
'Allah, the Almighty, has made the dust of my ancestor's grave - Imam Husain (asws) as a cure for every sickness and safety from every fear.'
Reference: Amali vol. 1 pg. 326
4. It is narrated from Imam Jafar-e- Sadiq (asws):
'The earth of the pure and holy grave of Imam Husain (asws) is a pure and blessed musk. For those who consume it from among our Shias, it is a cure for every ailment, and if our enemy uses it then he will melt the way fat melts, when you intend to consume that pure earth recite the following supplication…’
Reference: Mustadrakul Wasail, vol. 10, pg 339-40 tradition 2; or pg.189; Behar-ul- Anwar vol. 101, tradition 60
5. Imam Abu Abdullahasws (Al Sadiq) said:
O Zurarah! The heavens cried for forty days with blood (weeping) over Imam Hussainasws ; the earth cried for forty days by being covered with darkness; the sun cried for forty days by being in eclipse and turning red; the mountains were torn apart and dispersed; the seas gushed out and the angles cried for forty days over himasws.
(After Imam Hussainasws Shahadat) all of our Women stopped dying their hair, using kohl, applying oil, and styling their hair until the head of Ubaydallah ibn Ziyadla was sent to us; and even after that we (all) continued to weep over himasws.
Reference: Kamil uz Ziaraat Chapter 26, H.6
6. Imam Baqir (A.S.) said:
Amirul Mu'mineen Ali(A.S.), along with two of his companions, happened to pass by Karbala and as he did so, tears filled his eyes. He said (to them), "This is the resting place of their animals; and this is where their luggage shall be laid down; and it is here that their blood shall be shed. Blessed are you O' Earth, that the blood of the beloved shall be spilled upon you."
Refrence: Bihar al-Anwar, Vol.: 44, pg.: 258
| When skies wept blood for Imam Hussain (asws) | for everyone |
When skies wept blood for Imam Hussain (asws)
When Imam Hussain (asws) was martyred, the sky rained blood. Butter and milk was also turned as red as blood.
It is reported that when Imam Hussein (asws) was Martyred not only the residents of the heavens cried for Imam Hussein (asws), but even the skies cried for him.
Imam Mehdi (asws) weeps blood for imam Hussain
(asws)
Imam Mehdi (asws) mourns for Imam Hussain (asws) every day - night and day -and he weeps blood for his great grandfather, as seen from his declaration he makes in his Ziyarat, know as Ziarat al-Nahiya:". . . now that I could not be with you on the day of Ashura to defend you and fight off your enemies,
I shall mourn you every morning and every evening, and I shall weep blood for you instead of tears...
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