Brethren in Iman!
Prophets, Messengers,
Aulia, and righteous people are those Representatives of Allah who spent
all their energies for supremacy of religion, Shariah, and survival of
humanity, remain confronted with oppression, suppression and brutality
but no big or small Taghoot could neither divert them from the righteous
path nor could bow them down. They always gave priority to death in
honour over death for supremacy of righteousness.
One of them is a great and innocent personality of grandson of Prophet
(SAW), Shahzada-e-Konain, inheritor of Prophets, successor of Mustafa
and Murtaza, Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.) whose birth is commensurate with
prophethood of Muhammad (SAW), courage of Hyder (A.S.), supremacy and
piousness of Fatima Zahra (S.A.), he is the representative of human
greatness, leader of the mankind, source and fountainhead of freedom,
independence and guidance for the oppressed, deprived and the have-nots.
He was born in Madinah Munawwarah on Shaaban 3. The Holy Prophet (SAW)
became happy on hearing the news of Imam Hussains (SAW) birth and came
to Hazrat Fatima (S.A.). Asma (R.A.), the slave-girl of Hazrat Fatima (S.A.)
brought the child wrapped in a white cloth before the Rasool (SAW). He
took the child in his lap and rendered Azan in his right ear and
Iqamah in the left. An angel came to the Rasool (SAW) on the seventh
day after the birth of that child and said: Like Aaron (A.S.) was the
brother, friend and sympathizer of Moses (A.S.), my Rasool (SAW),
similarly Ali is your friend and sympathizer, therefore, name this child
on the name of Aarons (A.S.) son Shabbir.
The Prophet of Allah (SAW) often used to make Imam Hussain (A.S.) sit in
his lap, kiss him and weep saying: One day, a great catastrophe would
fall on my Hussain (A.S.), ferocious and oppressor people of Bani
Umayyad would murder my son, I would not do any intercession for them.
Rasool-e-Khuda (SAW) loved Imam Hussain (A.S.) very much. Companion of
holy Prophet (SAW), Hazrat Salman Farsi (A.S.) says: I saw the Holy
Prophet (SAW) is keeping Hussain (A.S.) in his lap, and while kissing
him said, Son! You are a son of Imam and father of nine Imams who would
be in your creed, and the last one of them would be Imam Mahdi Mauood (A.S.).
The Holy Prophet (SAW) loved Hussain (A.S.) that much that it could be
gauged from this sentence
(I am from Hussain A.S. and Hussain A.S. from me).
He said one who keeps friend with Hassan (A.S.) and Hussain (A.S.) and
one who keeps enmity with them is my enemy. Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.)
spent 6 years with his grandfather Prophet of Islam (SAW) and 30 years
with his father Hazrat Ali (A.S.). He was involved with every grief of
his father, and used to keep himself busy defending Islam risking his
life during the rule of his father, and felt his duty to defend his
brother by all means after the martyrdom of his father. After the death
of Muawia, his degenerate son Yazid, in vanity, declared himself as
leader of Muslims and wrote letters to Governors of different cities
asking them to take his Baiat from the Islamic personalities so as to
consolidate his rule. One such letter was written to Madinahs Governor
Walid also asking him to take Baiat from Hussain ibne Ali (A.S.) and if
he refuses to do so, then chop off his head and send it to me. Muawia
had advised Yazid several times to confront with anyone but not with
Hussain (A.S.) otherwise he would dismember. The ruler of Madinah sent
for Imam Hussain (A.S.) and apprised him of Yazids letter. He bravely
replied that I am ready for martyrdom.
Becoming
Khalifa-tul-Muslimeen of a transgressor and sinful person like Yazid was
itself fatal for Islam, therefore, Imam Aali Muqam (A.S.) migrated to
Makkah from Madinah. His migration from Madinah was an open refusal from
Yazids Baiat. Imam Hussain (A.S.) stated his objective clearly saying:
My objective in the revolution is to order piousness, stopping the
spread of evil, and wiping out oppression and brutality. It was the
responsibility that was bestowed on him by Allah.
The Prophet of Islam (SAW) and Ali ibne Abi Talib (A.S.) had stated
about his martyrdom several times. He (A.S.) knew from the knowledge of
Imamat that martyrdom is the outcome of this migration but Imam Hussain
(A.S.) was not from amongst those persons who fear from death and give
up the commandment of Allah; he used to consider calamity and martyrdom
a blessing. He ultimately kissed martyrdom after reaching Karbala on
10th of Muharram along with his near and dear ones.
Imam Hussains (A.S.) face
was bright like Noor on the day of Ashoor. He preached the lesson of
spending life with gentlemanly bravery to the coming generations. Hazrat
Imam Hussain (A.S.) could not be wiped out from our hearts because Imam
Hussain (A.S.) kissed martyrdom in way of Allah, in respect of humanity,
for the survival of religion and Shariah. This love would continue to
increase in people by the passage of time.
Imam Hussain (A.S.) spent
his life spread over 56 years only for Allahs pleasure. He performed
several Hajj on foot; he had particular love for prayer and invocation
so much so that he took time from the enemy for prayers the whole night,
the last in his life. The memory of Hussains (A.S.) martyrdom could not
be taken out from hearts. Every year, uncountable people consolidate
their relationship of this love; the fighters for freedom and lovers of
righteousness consider his (A.S.) martyrdom a beacon of light.
That is the reason that every oppressed Kashmiri, Palestinian, Arab and
non-Arab of this world expresses his love and devotion with him
following their own traditions, for Imam (A.S.)s courage, bravery,
firmness is a complete lesson for the oppressed and have-nots the world
over.
On the day of Ashoor, we
present our condolences to the holy family of Muhammad and Aal-e-Muhammad
(A.S.), particularly to Imam-e-Zamana (A.S.) and reiterate our resolve
to keep that high objectives, targets and human values alive, for which
protection Imam Aali Muqam (A.S.) laid down his life along with his
companions, friends, offspring, and would not hesitate in sacrificing
whatever we can in doing so.
Khakpai Azadaran-e-Imam Mazloom (A.S.),
(AGHA SYED HAMID ALI SHAH MOOSAVI)
Chief Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya Pakistan
10 Muharram-ul-Haram, 1425 Hijra
02 March, 2004
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