Shab-e-Zarbat (19th of Mah e Ramzan) or Night of attack on Imam Ali (as) at Kufa Mosque

Shab-e-Zarbat (19^th of Mah e Ramzan) or Night of attack on Imam Ali (as) at Kufa Mosque

The commander of faithful, the father of eloquence, the caretaker of the orphans, the shelter of the needy and the perfect of all humans after Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw). Born in the House of Allah, Holy Kaaba, and martryed in the House of Allah, Masjid-e-Kufa. He died on the 21^st day of Ramadan 40 A.H. and buried in Najaf al-Ashraf (Iraq).

On the eve of the martyrdom of Imam Ali (as) we take this opportunity to extend our heartiest condolences to Imam of the time, Imam Mahdi (as) and the Muslim world. Oh Allah (SWT) help us live the life of Imam Ali (as)!

Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) had prophesied his departure from this world several days before hand, and on the day of his martyrdom he mysteriously desired his sons Imam Hasan and Imam Hussain (as) to offer their morning prayers in the house and not to accompany him as they usually did to the mosque of Kufa. When Imam Ali (as) was leaving his abode, the household birds began making a great noise and when one of Imam Ali's servants attempted to quieted them, Imam Ali (as) said, "Leave them alone, for their cries are only lamentations foreboding my death."

On the 19^th of the month of Holy Ramadan (Mah e Ramzan) of the year 40 A.H, Imam Ali (pbuh) came to the mosque in Kufa for his morning prayers. Imam Ali (pbuh) gave the call for prayer (Azaan) and became engaged in leading the congregation. Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam pretending to pray, stood just behind Imam Ali (pbuh), and when Imam Ali (pbuh) was in a state of prostration, Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam dealt a heavy stroke with his sword, inflicting a deep wound on Imam Ali's (pbuh) head.

This was the time when Imam Ali (as) uttered his famous words : "Fuzto warab-il-Kaaba" - "By the Rab of Kaaba, I am successful".

Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) had prophesied the assassination of Imam Ali (pbuh) and his issues. Regarding Imam Ali (pbuh) Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) had said, "O Ali! I see before my eyes thy beard dyed with the blood of thy forehead."

They assassinated Imam Ali (pbuh) at his finest time - the hour of standing before Allah, the Exalted, during a prayer of submission, in the best of days, while fasting during the month of Ramadan (Mah e Ramzan); during the most glorious Islamic duties, while preparing to wage jihad, and in the highest and most pure divine places, the Mosque of Kufa.

May joy be to Amir al-Muminin Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (pbuh) and a blessed afterlife!

The crime of assassinating Imam Ali (pbuh) remains one of the most cruel, brutal and hideous, because it was not committed against one man, but against the whole rational Islamic leadership. By assassinating Imam Ali (pbuh), they actually aimed at assassinating the message, the history, the culture and the nation of Muslims embodied in the person of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (pbuh). In doing so, the Islamic nation lost its guide of progress, and at the most wondrous opportunity in its life after the Holy Prophet (pbuh).

Imam Ali (pbuh) suffered from his wound for three days, and He (pbuh) passed away on 21^st of the month of Ramadan (Mah e Ramzan) at an age of 63 years.

During these three days, he (pbuh) entrusted his son, Imam Hasan (pbuh) with the Imamate of guiding the nation ideologically and socially. During those three days, as during all his life, he never ceased remembering Allah, praising Him, and accepting Him and His ordinance.

Likewise, he continued giving pieces of advice and directions leading to good, pointing to the right, defining the way to guidance, explaining the course for deliverance, calling for the observance of Allah's ordinances, and warning against following one's ill desires and set-backs from not carrying out the divine message.

The following is one piece of advice offered to his sons, Imam Hasan (pbuh) and Imam Hussain (pbuh), as well as to his people, the nation and coming generations:

"I advise you to fear Allah, and not to run after (the pleasure of) the world, even if it may run after you. Do not be sorry for anything from it which you have been denied. Say the truth and act for (Allah's) reward. Be an enemy of the oppressor, and be a helper of the oppressed."

"I advise you, my children, my household and all those who may receive my message, to fear Allah, to arrange your affairs well, to maintain good relations among yourselves, for I have heard your grandfather (pbuh) saying: 'Good relations are better than prayer and fasting in general.'"

"(Fear) Allah when handling matters of orphans. Do not let them starve, nor allow them to be lost as long as you are there."

"(Fear) Allah in respect to your neighbors, for they were the trust of your Prophet (pbuh). He went on asking us to take care of them, so much that we thought he would make them heirs (of our heritage)."

"(Fear) Allah in respect to the Holy Quran, (take care that) no one may excel you in following its tenets."

"(Fear) Allah in respect to prayer, as it is the pillar of your religion."

"(Fear) Allah in respect to your Lord's House (Kaaba), do not forsake it so long as you live, because if you do you will not be looked upon with respect."

"(Fear) Allah in respect to Jihad, fight with your wealth, your lives and your tongues, in the way of Allah."

"Have mutual liaison and give-and-take. Beware of turning your faces from, and of renouncing, one another. Do not abandon bidding good and forbidding evil, lest vicious people may overrule you, and then in such a case, your invocations will not be responded to (by Allah)."

Then he said: "O, Banu Abdul Muttalib, certainly I do not want you to wade through the blood of the Muslims, crying: Amir al-Muminin was murdered. You certainly kill for me no one but my killer."

"Wait till I die by this stroke of him (Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam), then strike a single stroke against him, and do not disfigure his body, for I had heard the Holy Prophet (pbuh) saying: 'Avoid mayhem even with a rabid dog.'"

Such was the heroic end of this great man! The loss to the Mission and the nation was the gravest after the loss of the Holy Prophet (pbuh).

By the death of Imam Ali (pbuh) the nation lost:

A heroism that had become the song of the time;

A courageous history that has never dreamt of its like;

A wisdom no one can fathom, save Allah;

A purity, the like of which was only in the prophets;

An abstinence from the pleasures of life that could be attained only by the nearest to Allah;

An eloquence such as to be the echo of Book; and

A jurisprudence, and a thorough knowledge of the laws of religion, that made him the 'gateway of the city' of the Prophet's knowledge, and the authority to whom the Islamic nation referred in all its affairs.

Peace be upon Amir al-Muminin the day he was born, the day he was martyred on his altar, and the day he shall be raised alive.

Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

The Birth Anniversary of Imam Hassan ibn Ali, al-Mujtaba (A.S)

The Birth Anniversary of Imam Hassan ibn Ali, al-Mujtaba (A.S)

Name: Hassan
Title: al-Mujtaba
Kunya: Abu Muhammad
Father: Ali ibn Abu Talib (Peace be upon him)
Mother: Fatimah bint Muhammad (Peace be upon them)
Born: 15th Ramadhan, 2 AH/624 CE in Madinah, Hejaz region of the Arabian Peninsula
Died: 7th Safar, 50 AH/670 CE, after being poisoned by his wife, Ja’da.
Age at Martyrdom: 48
Period of Imamate: 9 years
Buried: Baqi’, Madinah, Hejaz region of the Arabian Peninsula

Meet Imam Hassan

“… ‘That is Hassan, son of ‘Ali…’ they told me. My heart became filled with hatred. I envied ‘Ali for having a son like that. I headed toward him and said, ‘Are you the son of ‘Ali…?’ He responded, ‘I am his son.’ I then started to curse him and his father…”

These were the words of a traveler to the City of the Prophet – Madinah – upon seeing the saintly, handsome, and well-dressed Imam Hassan. Propaganda and blatant lies in the traveler’s country of origin had led him to view Imam ‘Ali and his family in a terribly negative light.

The traveler continued.

“When I finished, he asked me, ‘It seems you are a stranger here…?’

I replied, ‘Yes.’

Then he said, ‘Come on over to our place! If you need a house, we will host you…or money, we will give it to you…or if you have another need, we will assist you…’

After hearing this, there was no one on the face of the earth more beloved to me than him. Every time I think back to what he did and what I did, I am grateful to him and feel embarrassed about how I acted.”[i]

The traveler’s encounter with Imam Hassan gives us a snapshot of this Imam’s forbearance, clemency and charity. The life of this second, Divinely-selected Imam is fragrant with profound wisdom, valor and foresight. In Imam Hassan’s every decision, the advancement of principle was paramount.

The Second Imam

Imam Hassan was the older son of Imam ‘Ali and Lady Fatima Zahra’ – the younger son being Imam Hussain. While Imam Hassan was only a boy of about seven years when Prophet Muhammad passed away, the Messenger of God had made a point to recognize Imam Hassan with distinction. In several traditions, Prophet Muhammad is narrated to have said:

“Hassan and Hussain are the Masters of the Youths in Paradise.”[ii]

The Prophet also said:

“All the people of paradise are youths.”[iii]

In other words, Imam Hassan is a leader among the inhabitants of paradise. Through such narrations, Prophet Muhammad was hinting at – or rather heralding – the grand qualities which Imam Hassan would manifest. Imam Hassan would be the most qualified individual for the Divinely-appointed post of Imam after his father Imam ‘Ali.

Imam Hassan lived with his father for about thirty years after the Prophet’s passing. During Imam ‘Ali’s political leadership, Imam Hassan supported the establishment of justice with sacrifice and relentless effort. Before Imam ‘Ali was martyred, he said:

“My son, the Messenger of God had commanded me to have you carry out my will (as successor), and turn my books and weapon over to you – just as he had me carry out his will (as successor) and turned his books and weapon over to me…”i

And so Imam Hassan carried on as both the spiritual and political leader, in the midst of threats and conspiracies far and wide. Mu’awiyah, the leader of the misinformation, hate, and, not to mention, military campaigns against Imam ‘Ali was now focused on Imam Hassan.[iv]

Ceasefire with Mu’awiyah

Imam Hassan’s army was not in the state to fight another war. Different groups within the military were divided on their loyalties. Some fought alongside Imam Hassan simply because he opposed Mu’awiyah – they felt little devotion to Imam Hassan in any case. Others were Imam Hassan’s supporters out of blind loyalty to their tribal chiefs which had pledged allegiance to the Imam. Then there were the few who followed Imam Hassan with the awareness that he was the true successor to Prophet Muhammad.[v]

But the vast majority of Imam Hassan’s military did not have the will and determination to mend the wrongs enacted by Mu’awiyah. Indeed, at one point, one of the officers appointed by Imam Hassan led a division of 12,000 troops. Soon after, Imam Hassan received news that this officer had been bribed and turned over – along with 8,000 troops – to Mu’awiyah’s camp.[vi]

Imam Hassan was left with a military of shaken morale, subsequent betrayals within his own camp, and a ruthless enemy waiting to take advantage of the situation. Imam Hassan knew that the best way to preserve the message of Prophet Muhammad and minimize the loss of life was by agreeing to a treaty with Mu’awiyah. When Imam Hassan was questioned about his decision, he said,

“By God, I have not submitted the authority to him (Mu’awiyah). However, I have not found supporters. If I had supporters, I would have fought him day and night until God judges between us. But I knew the people of Kufah (the governing city at the time) and their predicament. The corrupt among them would not reform – they had no loyalty or responsibility in words or actions… They say that their hearts are with us, but, indeed, their swords are turned against us!”[vii]

Some key terms of the treaty were as follows:

1. Mu’awiyah would hold political authority, on the condition that he acts in accordance with the Book of God and the Prophetic Tradition.
2. Imam Hassan would resume political authority after Mu’awiyah. If anything happened to Imam Hassan, Imam Hussaisn would assume political authority, and Mu’awiyah had no right to appoint anyone.
3. Cursing Imam ‘Ali and supplication against him in prayers would have to stop. Only good would be mentioned regarding Imam ‘Ali.
4. Money in the treasury would be distributed among the children of those men who were martyred while fighting alongside Imam ‘Ali in different battles against Mu’awiyah and other enemies.
5. People were to be safe, no matter where they were in Syria, Iraq, Hejaz, or Yemen. Mu’awiyah would not persecute others – including the followers of Imam ‘Ali – based on past conflicts.

Mu’awiyah wrote down these terms himself and sealed the document. He swore to abide by it in front of all the chiefs in his region. But he did not abide by it. Mu’awiyah said in front of a crowd in Kufah:

“Indeed, every condition and thing that I yielded to Hasan, the son of ‘Ali, is beneath these two feet of mine!”[viii]

Groundwork for a Revival

Mu’awiyah proceeded with a policy of terrorism and persecution against anyone who outwardly affiliated with Imam ‘Ali’s family. Ironically, it was only after seeing the ugliness of Mu’awiyah’s rule that many citizens awakened to the righteous demands for justice which Imam Hassan had called for. Imam Hassan’s wise decisions were giving way for a mass revival, which would culminate years later.[ix]

It was not long, however, before the worry over Imam Hassan became unbearable to Mu’awiyah. Mu’awiyah was able to bribe Imam Hasan’s wife to poison him. At the age of 48, the noble Imam Hassan was buried in the Baqi’ cemetery of Madinah.[x]

As the second immaculate Imam, Imam Hassan’s character and decisions demand our deep contemplation. Let us consider these thoughts in the spirit through which Imam Hassan encouraged reflection upon the Book of God:

“…and be mindful of it, if you hear it – a mindfulness of comprehension…and do not be mindful of it with the mindfulness of pure narration. Indeed, those who narrate the Book are many, those who comprehend the Book are few, and God is the Helper.”[xi]

*ایک لفظی غلطی* *جسکی درستگی لازم هے*

*ایک لفظی غلطی*
*جسکی درستگی لازم هے*

ﻣﯿﮟ ﻧﮯ ﮐﺴﯽ ﺑﺎﺕ ﮐﮯ ﺟﻮﺍﺏ ﻣﯿﮟ
" ﺍﻧﺸﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ " ﻟﮑﮭﺎ،
ﺗﻮ کسی ﺻﺎﺣﺐ ﻧﮯ ﻣﺠﮭﮯ ﮐﮩﺎ:
ﻟﻔﻆ "ﺍﻧﺸﺎﺀﺍﻟﻠﮧ" ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮨﻮﺗﺎ،
ﺑﻠﮑﮧ یه
*" ﺍﻥ ﺷﺎﺀﺍﻟﻠﮧ "* ﮨﻮﺗﺎ ﮨﮯ…
ﺍﻥ ﺩﻭﻧﻮﮞ ﻟﻔﻈﻮﮞ ﮐﮯ ﺍﻟﮓ الگ ﻣﻌﻨﯽ ﮨﯿﮟ۔

ﻣﯿﮟ ﺍﻧﮑﯽ ﺑﺎﺕ ﭘﺮ ﺑﮩﺖ ﺣﯿﺮﺍﻥ ﮨﻮا-

ﭘﮭﺮ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻧﮯ ﺍﭘﻨﮯ ﻋﻠﻢ ﮐﮯ ﻣﻄﺎﺑﻖ ﺍﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﮐﮩﺎ
ﮐﮧ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻧﮯ ﻓﻼﮞ ﺳﻮﺭﮦ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺍﯾﺴﮯ ﮨﯽ ﻟﮑﮭﺎ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﺎ ﮨﮯ،
ﺁﭖ ﮐﯿﺴﮯ ﮐﮩﮧ ﺳﮑﺘﮯ ﮨﯿﮟ ﮐﮧ ﯾﮧ ﻏﻠﻂ ﮨﮯ-

ﺍﻧﮩﻮﮞ ﻧﮯ ﻣﺠﮭﮯ ﻭﺿﺎﺣﺖ ﺩﯼ،
ﻟﯿﮑﻦ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻧﮯ ﮐﮩﺎ:
"ﻣﯿﮟ ﺧﻮﺩ ﺍﺱ ﭘﺮ ﺗﺤﻘﯿﻖ ﮐﺮﻭﮞ گا"

خود سے ﺗﺤﻘﯿﻖ کی
تو ﺛﺎﺑﺖ ﮨﻮﺍ ﮐﮧ
ﻭﮦ ﺻﺎﺣﺐ ﺻﺤﯿﺢ ﻓﺮﻣﺎ ﺭﮨﮯ ﺗﮭﮯ ۔۔

ﻟﻔﻆ " ﺍﻧﺸﺎﺀ " ﺟﺴﮑﺎ ﻣﻄﻠﺐ ﮨﮯ
"ﺗﺨﻠﯿﻖ ﮐﯿﺎ ﮔﯿﺎ "

ﻟﯿﮑﻦ
ﺍﮔﺮ " ﺍﻧﺸﺎﺀﺍﻟﻠﮧ " ﮐﺎ ﻣﻄﻠﺐ ﺩﯾﮑﮭﺎ ﺟﺎﺋﮯ ﺗﻮ مطلب بنتا هے
"ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﺗﺨﻠﯿﻖ ﮐﯿﺎ ﮔﯿﺎ" ﻧﻌﻮﺫﺑﺎﺍﻟﻠﮧ

ﺍﺱ ﺑﺎﺕ ﺳﮯ ﺻﺎﻑ ﻇﺎﮨﺮ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ
ﻟﻔﻆ " ﺍﻧﺸﺎﺀ " ﮐﻮ ﻟﻔﻆ "ﺍﻟﻠﮧ "ﮐﮯ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﻟﮑﮭﻨﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﮑﻞ ﻏﻠﻂ ﮨﮯ-

ﺍﺳﮑﮯ ﻟﺌﮯ ﻗﺮﺁﻥ ﮐﯽ ﮐﭽﮫ ﺁﯾﺎﺕ ﮨﯿﮟ
ﺟﻦ ﻣﯿﮟ ﻟﻔﻆ
" ﺍﻧﺸﺎﺀ " ﺍﮐﯿﻼ ﺍﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎﻝ ﮨﻮﺍ ہے...

1. ﻭَﻫﻮَ ﺍﻟَّﺬِﯼ ﺃَﻧْﺸَﺄَ ﻟَﮑُﻢُ ﺍﻟﺴَّﻤْﻊَ ﻭَﺍﻟْﺄَﺑْﺼَﺎﺭَ ﻭَﺍﻟْﺄَﻓْﺌِﺪَۃَ ﻗَﻠِﯿﻠًﺎ ﻣَﺎ ﺗَﺸْﮑُﺮُﻭﻥَ
سورة ﺍﻟﻤﻮﻣﻦ 78

2. ﻗُﻞْ ﺳِﯿﺮُﻭﺍ ﻓِﯽ ﺍﻟْﺄَﺭْﺽِ ﻓَﺎﻧْﻈُﺮُﻭﺍ ﮐَﯿْﻒَ ﺑَﺪَﺃَ ﺍﻟْﺨَﻠْﻖَ ﺛُﻢَّ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪ ﯾُﻨْﺸِﺊُ ﺍﻟﻨَّﺸْﺄَۃَ ﺍﻟْﺂَﺧِﺮَۃَ ﺇِﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻠَّﮧَ ﻋَﻠَﯽ ﮐُﻞِّ ﺷَﯽْﺀ ٍ ﻗَﺪِﯾﺮ.
سورة ﺍﻟﻌﻨﮑﺒﻮﺕ 20

3. ﺇِﻧَّﺎ ﺃَﻧْﺸَﺄْﻧَﺎﻫﻦَّ ﺇِﻧْﺸَﺎﺀ ً
سورة ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻗﻌﮧ 35

ﺍﻥ ﺁﯾﺎﺕ ﺳﮯ ﺻﺎﻑ ﻇﺎﮨﺮ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ
" ﺍﻧﺸﺎﺀ " ﮐﮯ ﺳﺎﺗﮫ ﮐﮩﯿﮟ " ﺍﻟﻠﮧ " ﻧﮩﯿﮟ ﻟﮑﮭﺎ ﮔﯿﺎ.
ﮐﯿﻮﻧﮑﮧ ﯾﮧ ﻟﻔﻆ ﺍﻟﮓ ﻣﻌﻨﯽ ﺭﮐﮭﺘﺎ ﮨﮯ۔۔

ﻟﻔﻆ
*"ﺍﻥ ﺷﺎﺀﺍﻟﻠﮧ "*
ﺟﺴﮑﺎ ﻣﻄﻠﺐ ﮨﮯ
*" ﺍﮔﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻧﮯ ﭼﺎﮨﺎ "*

" ﺍﻥ " ﮐﺎ ﻣﻌﻨﯽ ﮨﮯ " ﺍﮔﺮ "
"ﺷﺎﺀ "ﮐﺎ ﻣﻌﻨﯽ ﮨﮯ " ﭼﺎﮨﺎ"
"ﺍﻟﻠﮧ "ﮐﺎ ﻣﻄﻠﺐ " ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻧﮯ "

ﺗﻮ ثابت هوا که ﻟﻔﻆ
*" ﺍﻥ ﺷﺎﺀﺍﻟﻠﮧ "*
ﮨﯽ ﺩﺭﺳﺖ ﮨﮯ
ﺟﯿﺴﺎ ﮐﮧ ﮐﭽﮫ ﺁﯾﺎﺕ ﻣﯿﮟ ﺑﮭﯽ ﻭﺍﺿﺢ ﮨﮯ ۔۔

1. ﻭَﺇِﻧَّﺎ ﺇِﻥْ ﺷَﺎﺀ َ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪ ﻟَﻤُﮩْﺘَﺪُﻭﻥَ
سورة ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﮦ 70

2. ﻭَﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺍﺩْﺧُﻠُﻮﺍ ﻣِﺼْﺮَ ﺇِﻥْ ﺷَﺎﺀ َ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪ ﺁَﻣِﻨِﯿﻦَ
سورة ﯾﻮﺳﻒ 99

3. ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺳَﺘَﺠِﺪُﻧِﯽ ﺇِﻥْ ﺷَﺎﺀ َ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪ ﺻَﺎﺑِﺮًﺍ ﻭَﻟَﺎ ﺃَﻋْﺼِﯽ ﻟَﮏَ ﺃَﻣْﺮًﺍ
سورة ﺍﻟﮑﮩﻒ 69

4. ﺳَﺘَﺠِﺪُﻧِﯽ ﺇِﻥْ ﺷَﺎﺀ َ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟﺼَّﺎﻟِﺤِﯿﻦَ
سورة ﺍﻟﻘﺼﺎﺹ 27

ﺍﻥ ﺁﯾﺎﺕ ﺳﮯ ﺛﺎﺑﺖ ﮨﮯ ﮐﮧ
ﻟﻔﻆ
*" ﺍﻥ ﺷﺎﺀﺍﻟﻠﮧ "*
ﮐﺎ ﻣﻄﻠﺐ ﮨﮯ
*" ﺍﮔﺮ ﺍﻟﻠﮧ ﻧﮯ ﭼﺎﮨﺎ "*

انگریزی میں یوں لکھ جاسکتا ھے..
*"In Sha Allah"*

صدقه جاریه کے طور پر
اس معلومات کے فروغ کے ساتھ ساتھ دعاؤں کی بھی درخواست ھے..

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