oh people of the world, listen, listen to what the holy prophet (pbuh) has said "Oh Fatima every eye shall be weeping on the day of judgement, except the eye which has shed tears over the tragedy of hussain for surely that eye shall be laughing and shall be given the glad tidings of the bounties and comforts of paradise."
On the day that Hussain was born
the Prophet took him in his arms
he looked at him with grace
but tears came rolling down his face
Ya Hussain Ya Hussain Ya Hussain Ya Hussain
Fatima saw this sight, that left her in a fright
Father why do you cry
tell me please tell me why
The Prophet replied my love
the tyrants will kill Hussain
He'll cry out for help many times
yet they will continue with their crimes
Ya Hussain Ya Hussain Ya Hussain Ya Hussain
The tyrants will leave Hussain thirsty
with horses they will trample his body
His companions will not be spared
on spears they will carry their holy heads
Ya Hussain Ya Hussain Ya Hussain Ya Hussain
After the tragic death of Hussain
the oppressors will parade Zainab
they'll take her through Kufa and Shaam
the mighty daughter of MY IMAAM
Ya Hussain Ya Hussain Ya Hussain Ya Hussain
Fatima began to weep, felt an ache very deep
Father will I be there? Father will you be there?
The prophet replied my dear
Hussain will be all alone
neither you nor Ali nor Hassan
nor me My Daughter, there'll be no one
Ya Hussain Ya Hussain Ya Hussain Ya Hussain
Sorrow grief and despair, darkness pain filled the air
Father how can this be? who will cry, who will plea?
The Prophet consoled Fatima
and wiped the tears off Her face
oh My Daughter don't fear
Allah will bring a nation called the Shia
Fatima looked up high, raised Her hands in the sky
those who mourn My Hussain, God keep them safe give them no pain
We are the prayer of Fatima, daughter of the prophet of Allah
We will never stop remembering Hussain
till the last day, you'll hear his name
everywhere we go every step we take
we'll remember in this world why we came
as a prayer of Fatima, our mission we will fulfill
from every corner of this world you will hear
" Hussain Hussain (x5) "
This voice and poetry came from you Fatima
"ADEEYA SAANIA MAHUM" wish for this Fatima
when your lovers hear this noha Ya Fatima
May their hearts at that time cry out loud ...
YA HUSSAIN (x5)
Friday, 13 January 2012
Why Arbaeen ? Significance of Arbaeen and the performance of the Ziyarat of Arbaeen !
Arba'een (Arabic: اربعين, "forty") or Chehelom (Persian: چهلم "the fortieth [day]"), is one of the largest pilgrimage gatherings on Earth, in which over 10 million people go to the city of Karbala in Iraq. As it is known by Persian-speaking and Urdu-speaking Muslims in Central and South Asia, Arba'een is a Shia Muslim religious observation that occurs 40 days after the Day of Ashura, it is observed all over the world. It commemorates the martyrdom of Hussein bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad which falls on the 20th day of the month of Safar. Husayn and 72 supporters died in the Battle of Karbala in the year 61 AH (680 CE), killed by Yazid I's army. Chelom is also observed 40 days after the death of a family member or loved one. Forty days is the usual length of the time of mourning in many Islamic cultures.
Imam Hasan Al-Askari (a.s.) includes the performance of Ziyarat-e-Arba’een as one of the five marks for a believer, in addition to reciting 51 raka of sala, audible recitation of Bismillah, wearing a ring on one’s right hand, and doing sajda on dust. (This hadith has been narrated by Sheikh Tusi in the book Tahthib).
Why is so much importance given to the performance of the Ziyarat of Arba’een and the observance of Arba’een (40 days of mourning)?
Ziyarat, as we all know is a visitation, which in essence, is the act of speaking with and visiting our role models. Of course the physical manifestation of the ziyarat is actually being present in Kerbala to perform the Ziyarat of Arba’een, but, in reality, that is not possible for every believer. So does making ziyarat while not in Kerbala give one the same benefits? Ahadith tell us that performing the Ziyarat of Imam Hussain (a.s.) far from Kerbala would hold the same significance as being in the land of Kerbala, as long as the person performing the Ziyarat has truly understood the status of the Imam and seeks to emulate him.
Imam Muhamed al-Baqir (a.s.) states that the heavens wept over Imam Hussain (a.s.) for forty mornings, rising red and setting red. As we complete 40 days of remembrance of our Imam, we re-assert our pledge of obedience and loyalty to him,
“I bear witness that you are the Imam (who is) the upright, the pious, well-pleased (with Allah), the pure, the guide and the rightly-guided.
I bear witness that you fulfilled the pledge of Allah and you struggled in His way…I am a friend of whoever befriends him ...”
By performing the Ziyarat of Arba’een, we pledge that we will continue to follow the path of justice and righteousness and will reject injustice and speak up against the oppressors of the time,
I am an enemy of whoever is his enemy
In essence, we make a promise to continue to mold our lives according to the teaching of Imam Hussain (a.s.).
But why is it that we mourn and remember Imam Hussain (a.s.) for a period of forty days and then move on?
Our Prophet has said, “The earth mourns the death of a believer for forty mornings.” Therefore it appears that the deceased should be remembered and mourned over for a period of forty days. Performing an act for a continuous period of forty days is also known to help one to not just form a habit, but also to carry on the practice for the rest of his life.
If we look at studies dealing with bringing a lifestyle change, we notice the time period emphasized to bring about a change is usually 6 weeks which is about the same time period as 40 days (to be exact it is 42 days).
In the book 40 Days to Personal Revolution: A Breakthrough Program to Radically Change Your Body and Awaken the Sacred Within Your Soul, the author Baron Baptiste explains the significance of forty days:
Why forty days? Because the number 40 holds tremendous spiritual significance in the realm of transformation. Jesus wandered in the desert for forty days in order to experience purification and come to a greater understanding of himself and his mission. Moses and his people traveled through the desert for forty years before arriving at their home in the holy land. Noah preserved the sacredness of life by sailing his ark for forty days and forty nights. According to the Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical text, it takes forty days to ingrain any new way of being into our system….
Reciting particular duas for a period of 40 days is highly recommended in our practices as well.
The unit 40 (forty) is said to be very effective. If a particular Duaa is recited 40 times, or 40 people gather to recite it, or it is recited for 40 days then its effectiveness is highly increased. (Duas.org)
It is reported from Imam Ja'fer Sadiq (a.s.) that whoever recites Dua-e-Ahad for forty days, after morning prayers will be amongst the helpers of the 12th Imam (a). Visitation of the shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) as well as Masjid-e-Sahla for 40 consecutive Thursdays is also very highly recommended and is one of the acts that promises a visit from the 12th Imam (ajtf).
Thus, as we perform the Ziyarat of Arba’een and commemorate the Arba’een, 40 days of mourning of Imam Hussain (a.s.), we hope and pray that this forty days of remembrance of Imam Hussain (a.s.), brings about a transformation in us by which we can continue to follow the path of Imam Hussain (a.s.) and carry on his message of upholding justice with true faith and a strong sense of sacrifice!
Refs:
A’maal of Muharram and Safar (Tayyiba Publishers)
Kerbala and Beyond by Yasin T. Al-Jabouri
The Miracle of Ziyarat-e-Ashoora
Commentary on Ziyarat Ashura, translated by Saleem Bhimji from the work of Ali Asghar Azizi Tehrani
Kitab al-Irshad, translated by IKA Howard, authored by Sheikh Al-Mufeed
Imam Hasan Al-Askari (a.s.) includes the performance of Ziyarat-e-Arba’een as one of the five marks for a believer, in addition to reciting 51 raka of sala, audible recitation of Bismillah, wearing a ring on one’s right hand, and doing sajda on dust. (This hadith has been narrated by Sheikh Tusi in the book Tahthib).
Why is so much importance given to the performance of the Ziyarat of Arba’een and the observance of Arba’een (40 days of mourning)?
Ziyarat, as we all know is a visitation, which in essence, is the act of speaking with and visiting our role models. Of course the physical manifestation of the ziyarat is actually being present in Kerbala to perform the Ziyarat of Arba’een, but, in reality, that is not possible for every believer. So does making ziyarat while not in Kerbala give one the same benefits? Ahadith tell us that performing the Ziyarat of Imam Hussain (a.s.) far from Kerbala would hold the same significance as being in the land of Kerbala, as long as the person performing the Ziyarat has truly understood the status of the Imam and seeks to emulate him.
Imam Muhamed al-Baqir (a.s.) states that the heavens wept over Imam Hussain (a.s.) for forty mornings, rising red and setting red. As we complete 40 days of remembrance of our Imam, we re-assert our pledge of obedience and loyalty to him,
“I bear witness that you are the Imam (who is) the upright, the pious, well-pleased (with Allah), the pure, the guide and the rightly-guided.
I bear witness that you fulfilled the pledge of Allah and you struggled in His way…I am a friend of whoever befriends him ...”
By performing the Ziyarat of Arba’een, we pledge that we will continue to follow the path of justice and righteousness and will reject injustice and speak up against the oppressors of the time,
I am an enemy of whoever is his enemy
In essence, we make a promise to continue to mold our lives according to the teaching of Imam Hussain (a.s.).
But why is it that we mourn and remember Imam Hussain (a.s.) for a period of forty days and then move on?
Our Prophet has said, “The earth mourns the death of a believer for forty mornings.” Therefore it appears that the deceased should be remembered and mourned over for a period of forty days. Performing an act for a continuous period of forty days is also known to help one to not just form a habit, but also to carry on the practice for the rest of his life.
If we look at studies dealing with bringing a lifestyle change, we notice the time period emphasized to bring about a change is usually 6 weeks which is about the same time period as 40 days (to be exact it is 42 days).
In the book 40 Days to Personal Revolution: A Breakthrough Program to Radically Change Your Body and Awaken the Sacred Within Your Soul, the author Baron Baptiste explains the significance of forty days:
Why forty days? Because the number 40 holds tremendous spiritual significance in the realm of transformation. Jesus wandered in the desert for forty days in order to experience purification and come to a greater understanding of himself and his mission. Moses and his people traveled through the desert for forty years before arriving at their home in the holy land. Noah preserved the sacredness of life by sailing his ark for forty days and forty nights. According to the Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical text, it takes forty days to ingrain any new way of being into our system….
Reciting particular duas for a period of 40 days is highly recommended in our practices as well.
The unit 40 (forty) is said to be very effective. If a particular Duaa is recited 40 times, or 40 people gather to recite it, or it is recited for 40 days then its effectiveness is highly increased. (Duas.org)
It is reported from Imam Ja'fer Sadiq (a.s.) that whoever recites Dua-e-Ahad for forty days, after morning prayers will be amongst the helpers of the 12th Imam (a). Visitation of the shrine of Imam Hussain (a.s.) as well as Masjid-e-Sahla for 40 consecutive Thursdays is also very highly recommended and is one of the acts that promises a visit from the 12th Imam (ajtf).
Thus, as we perform the Ziyarat of Arba’een and commemorate the Arba’een, 40 days of mourning of Imam Hussain (a.s.), we hope and pray that this forty days of remembrance of Imam Hussain (a.s.), brings about a transformation in us by which we can continue to follow the path of Imam Hussain (a.s.) and carry on his message of upholding justice with true faith and a strong sense of sacrifice!
Refs:
A’maal of Muharram and Safar (Tayyiba Publishers)
Kerbala and Beyond by Yasin T. Al-Jabouri
The Miracle of Ziyarat-e-Ashoora
Commentary on Ziyarat Ashura, translated by Saleem Bhimji from the work of Ali Asghar Azizi Tehrani
Kitab al-Irshad, translated by IKA Howard, authored by Sheikh Al-Mufeed
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
BIBI FATIMA MASOOMA E QOM {HISTORY AND HER LIFE } !
Hazrat Masooma e Qom Was Born On 1st Zqaad, 173 A.H. In Madina e Munawwara. Her Real Name Was Fatima Kubra_sa Because She Was Eldest Among Her Four Sisters And Her Other Sisters Were Also Named Fatima. Her Famous Title
of All Her Titles Is Masooma_saBcause She Was A Very Pious Lady And This Title Was Gifted To Her By Her Holy Brother Imam Ali Raza_as.
Janab e Masooma e Qom Was Only 10 Years Old When Her Father Imam Moosa Kazim Was Martyred In The PrisonOf Baghdad. Now She Had Only Her oly Brother To Look Up To. This Major Grief Made Her Very Weak And She Carried The Strenght To Be Alive Only For Her Brother Sake.Imam Ali Raza And Fatima Masooma_sa Were Born From The Same Mother And That Was Why The Bond Between Them Were So Strong.
After The Death Of Her Holy Father, Now Imam Ali Raza_as Was Charged The Responsibilities Of Imamat, But The Cruel Abbasside Kings Like Haroon Rasheed (l.a) And His Son Were Not Going To Let The Imam_as Live Peacefully. After The Death Of Haroon Rasheed (la),Mamoon Rasheed Came To The Power. His WayOf Ruling Was Completly Same As His Father,s And Imam Ali Raza_as Was Now Forced To Leave His Whole Family In Madinah For The Journey To Khurasan Iran.
For Almost A Year Hazrat Masooma_sa Put Up With The Seperation Of Her Brother But After A Year Of Sufferig His Seperation, She Could'nt Stand It Longer And Decided To Leave Madinah And Reunion With Her Brother Imam Ali Raza_as. Hazrat Masooma_sa Left Madinah For The Journey To Marw Aliong With Her Five Brothers, Fazal, Jafar, Haadi, Qasim And Zaid, His Nephews And Some Servants Were Also With Her.
Together They Went Through Many Difficulties That Occured In Their Way. Very Soon They Reached Sawa, A Place Where There Were Many Enemies Of Ahl e Bayt_as And Therefore The Carvan Of Hazrat Masooma_sa Was Attacked By These Enimies Of Sawa And Totally 23 Men Which Among Them Were The Brothers And The Nephews Of Hazrat Masooma Was Martyred.After This Tragedy, Hazrat Masooma_sa Became Very Ill And Weak. When The Leader In Qum, Moosa Ibn e Khazraj_ra, Who Was A Shia And A Good Hearted Man, Heard About This Tragedy, He Immidiatly Sent His Men To Bring Hazrat Msooma_sa To Qum.
Qum Was The City Where Lovers Of Ahl e Bayt_as Were Settled. When Hazrat Masooma's_sa Carvan Was Directed To Qum And When She Approached The City, She Observed That Everyone Was Dresses In Black And Black Banners Were Visible Everywhere. Observing This Sad Atmosphere, Hazrat Masooma_sa Ordered Her Servant Lady To Ask Someone Who Could Tell Them About What Had Happened? Janab e Masoomaa_sa Thought And Was Almost Sure That May Be A Great Leader Of This City Had Died.
When Carvan Of Hazrat Masooma_sa Stopped Then Moosa Ibn e Khazraj_ra Himself Came To Offer His Salutation. When The Reason Behind The Black Dressed People And The Sadness InThe Atmosphere Were Asked? Moosa Ibn e Khazraj_ra At First Stood Quiet With His Head Bent Down But When Hazrat Masooma_sa Insisted Then Moosa Ibn e Khazraj_ra Begaan To Cry At First And Offered His Condolences At The Death Of His Brother Imam Ali Raza_as.
On Hearing These Words Hazrat Masoomaa_sa Lammed Her Head And Cried So Much That She Became Unconcious. The Servant Laadies Stopped The Caravan And The Partition Was Arranged By Moos Ibn e Khazraj_ra, So That The Doctor Could Examine Her. In Between Hazrat Moosa_ra Sometimes Gained Her Conciousness And Then Cried For Her Brother Lamenting " O' Ghareeb Ul Watan" Where Are You My Brother? nd Then She Was Unconcious Again.
She Was So Deeply Hurt By This Grief That After Her Arrival In Qum She Was Only Alive For 17 Days. At Her Death The WomenOf Qum Commited Ghusl And Kafan and The Grave Was Also Dug By The Women And No MenWere Allowed inHer Funeral.At The Time Of Burying The Body Suddenly And Miraculously Two VielCoverd Horsemen Were Sighted. They Approached The Funeral Ceremony And One Of Them Carried The Holy Body Of Hazrat Masooma_sa And Handed It Over To The Other Who Had Stepped Inside The Grave.
When The Funeral Prayers Were Conducted The Two Mysterios Horse men Were Disappeared. It s Reported That These Veil Covered Horsemen Were Imam Ali Raza_as And Imam Muhammad Taqi_asWho Miraculously Had Come To Bury The Body Of Masooma e Qum_sa. After Burring Hazrat Masoom_sa, Moosa Ibn e Khazraj Arranged A Canvas Over The Grave Of Masooma e Qum_sa. Thereafter Zainab Bint e Imam Muhammad Taqi_as Arraanged The Tomb Of The Grave. In413 A.H This Tomb Was Painted. In 529 A.H Na Tomb Was Made.
In 592 A.H The Tomb Was Rebuilt .In 1203 A.H The Area Around The Holy Shrine Of Masooma e Qum_sa Was Renewed. In1218 A.H The Holy Tomb Was Rebuilt And Gold Plated With 12000 Golden Bars. In 1275 A.H The Grave Was Surrounded By A Silvery Zari.Hazrat Masooma_sa as Burried in the Holy City Of Qum And Every Year This Shrine Is Visited By Millions Of Millions Of Her Lovers All Around The World.May Allah Give All The Shia Muslims The Opportunity To Pilgrimage To Iran To Visit These Sacred Places. Ameen !
of All Her Titles Is Masooma_saBcause She Was A Very Pious Lady And This Title Was Gifted To Her By Her Holy Brother Imam Ali Raza_as.
Janab e Masooma e Qom Was Only 10 Years Old When Her Father Imam Moosa Kazim Was Martyred In The PrisonOf Baghdad. Now She Had Only Her oly Brother To Look Up To. This Major Grief Made Her Very Weak And She Carried The Strenght To Be Alive Only For Her Brother Sake.Imam Ali Raza And Fatima Masooma_sa Were Born From The Same Mother And That Was Why The Bond Between Them Were So Strong.
After The Death Of Her Holy Father, Now Imam Ali Raza_as Was Charged The Responsibilities Of Imamat, But The Cruel Abbasside Kings Like Haroon Rasheed (l.a) And His Son Were Not Going To Let The Imam_as Live Peacefully. After The Death Of Haroon Rasheed (la),Mamoon Rasheed Came To The Power. His WayOf Ruling Was Completly Same As His Father,s And Imam Ali Raza_as Was Now Forced To Leave His Whole Family In Madinah For The Journey To Khurasan Iran.
For Almost A Year Hazrat Masooma_sa Put Up With The Seperation Of Her Brother But After A Year Of Sufferig His Seperation, She Could'nt Stand It Longer And Decided To Leave Madinah And Reunion With Her Brother Imam Ali Raza_as. Hazrat Masooma_sa Left Madinah For The Journey To Marw Aliong With Her Five Brothers, Fazal, Jafar, Haadi, Qasim And Zaid, His Nephews And Some Servants Were Also With Her.
Together They Went Through Many Difficulties That Occured In Their Way. Very Soon They Reached Sawa, A Place Where There Were Many Enemies Of Ahl e Bayt_as And Therefore The Carvan Of Hazrat Masooma_sa Was Attacked By These Enimies Of Sawa And Totally 23 Men Which Among Them Were The Brothers And The Nephews Of Hazrat Masooma Was Martyred.After This Tragedy, Hazrat Masooma_sa Became Very Ill And Weak. When The Leader In Qum, Moosa Ibn e Khazraj_ra, Who Was A Shia And A Good Hearted Man, Heard About This Tragedy, He Immidiatly Sent His Men To Bring Hazrat Msooma_sa To Qum.
Qum Was The City Where Lovers Of Ahl e Bayt_as Were Settled. When Hazrat Masooma's_sa Carvan Was Directed To Qum And When She Approached The City, She Observed That Everyone Was Dresses In Black And Black Banners Were Visible Everywhere. Observing This Sad Atmosphere, Hazrat Masooma_sa Ordered Her Servant Lady To Ask Someone Who Could Tell Them About What Had Happened? Janab e Masoomaa_sa Thought And Was Almost Sure That May Be A Great Leader Of This City Had Died.
When Carvan Of Hazrat Masooma_sa Stopped Then Moosa Ibn e Khazraj_ra Himself Came To Offer His Salutation. When The Reason Behind The Black Dressed People And The Sadness InThe Atmosphere Were Asked? Moosa Ibn e Khazraj_ra At First Stood Quiet With His Head Bent Down But When Hazrat Masooma_sa Insisted Then Moosa Ibn e Khazraj_ra Begaan To Cry At First And Offered His Condolences At The Death Of His Brother Imam Ali Raza_as.
On Hearing These Words Hazrat Masoomaa_sa Lammed Her Head And Cried So Much That She Became Unconcious. The Servant Laadies Stopped The Caravan And The Partition Was Arranged By Moos Ibn e Khazraj_ra, So That The Doctor Could Examine Her. In Between Hazrat Moosa_ra Sometimes Gained Her Conciousness And Then Cried For Her Brother Lamenting " O' Ghareeb Ul Watan" Where Are You My Brother? nd Then She Was Unconcious Again.
She Was So Deeply Hurt By This Grief That After Her Arrival In Qum She Was Only Alive For 17 Days. At Her Death The WomenOf Qum Commited Ghusl And Kafan and The Grave Was Also Dug By The Women And No MenWere Allowed inHer Funeral.At The Time Of Burying The Body Suddenly And Miraculously Two VielCoverd Horsemen Were Sighted. They Approached The Funeral Ceremony And One Of Them Carried The Holy Body Of Hazrat Masooma_sa And Handed It Over To The Other Who Had Stepped Inside The Grave.
When The Funeral Prayers Were Conducted The Two Mysterios Horse men Were Disappeared. It s Reported That These Veil Covered Horsemen Were Imam Ali Raza_as And Imam Muhammad Taqi_asWho Miraculously Had Come To Bury The Body Of Masooma e Qum_sa. After Burring Hazrat Masoom_sa, Moosa Ibn e Khazraj Arranged A Canvas Over The Grave Of Masooma e Qum_sa. Thereafter Zainab Bint e Imam Muhammad Taqi_as Arraanged The Tomb Of The Grave. In413 A.H This Tomb Was Painted. In 529 A.H Na Tomb Was Made.
In 592 A.H The Tomb Was Rebuilt .In 1203 A.H The Area Around The Holy Shrine Of Masooma e Qum_sa Was Renewed. In1218 A.H The Holy Tomb Was Rebuilt And Gold Plated With 12000 Golden Bars. In 1275 A.H The Grave Was Surrounded By A Silvery Zari.Hazrat Masooma_sa as Burried in the Holy City Of Qum And Every Year This Shrine Is Visited By Millions Of Millions Of Her Lovers All Around The World.May Allah Give All The Shia Muslims The Opportunity To Pilgrimage To Iran To Visit These Sacred Places. Ameen !
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