Al-Hussain Ash-Shaheed
(AS)
Birth
Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.) was born on
the 3rd of Shaban 4th Hijrah in Medinah Munawarra. His father was Ali
(A.S.) and mother was Fatimah (S.A.). When the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) heard
the news of Imam Hussain's birth he (P.B.U.H.) became very happy and
came to the house of Fatimah (S.A.). Asma, the maidservant of Hazrat
Zahra covered the child in a white cloth and brought him to the Prophet
(P.B.U.H.). The Prophet (P.B.U.H.), picked the child up in his lap and
recited the Azaan in his right ear and Aqamat in the left one. As if,
apparently, he (P.B.U.H.) made the ears of his son familiar and
acquainted with the name of God for the first time. On the seventh day
of the birth, an angel came from the God and he said, "Just as Haroon
was the brother, sympathizer, and helper in each and every difficulty of
Moosa (A.S.) similarly Ali (A.S.) is your sympathizer helper and brother
in each and every matter of yours. Therefore, keep the name of this
child upon the name of Haroon's son "Shabeer," which translated into
Arabic becomes 'Hussain'. Thus the name of the second child of Fatimah
(S.A.) was also selected by God.
On the 7th day of the birth Hazrat
Fatimah (S.A.) got a sheep slaughtered as the Aqeeqa and distributed
it's meat among the needy and poor.
The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) quite often
hugged Hussain (A.S.) taking him into his lap and used to weep bitterly,
saying, "A very big tragedy will be met by my son Hussain". The brutals
and bloody men of Bani Omyaide will slay my dear son. I will not
interces and mediate for them on the dooms day.
The Love of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.)
The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) loved Imam
Hussain (A.S.) very much. His companion Salman Farsi describes, "I saw
that the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) had picked up Imam Hussain (A.S.) upon his
knee and was kissing him saying, "Oh son, you are the Imam son of Imams
and father of nine Imams, who would be from your generation and the last
one of them is Mehdi. "One can estimate and guess the amount of love the
Prophet had with Imam Hussain (A.S.) from this sentence of his "Hussain
is from me and I am from Hussain." The one who is the friend of Hassan
and Hussain is my friend and the one who is their enemy, is my enemy.
Hussain (A.S.) the Best Helper of
his Father and Brother
Imam Hussain (A.S.) spent six years of
his life with his grandfather the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) and thirty years
along with his honorable father Ali (A.S.). He shared each and every
problem and grief of his father. He always defended his father. Once he
went to the mosque and saw Hazrat Omer delivering a speech on the
tribune of his grandfather. He immediately said, "get down from the
tribune of my grandfather and father. What have you got to do over
there?"
During the reign of his father, Imam
Hussain (A.S.) playing upon his life used to be busy defending Islam and
fighting against the tyrants and brutal.
He fought against the enemies by the
side of his father like his brother Imam Hassan Mujtaba (A.S.) in the
battles of Jamal, safeen, and Neherwan.
He, after the martyrdom of his father,
legally took the oath of allegiance for his brother and accepted him his
leader and Imam. And whenever someone asked him a question he used to
send him towards Imam Hassan (A.S.). And wherever he deemed suitable he
himself would give the answer. Briefly speaking, he considered the
defense of his brother something necessary for himself.
The Rule of Muawiyah
When Imam Hassan Mujtaba (A.S.) was
martyred due to the conspiracies of Muawiyah, Imam Hussain (A.S.) got
the post of Imamate and caliphate at the age of forty-six.
Imam Hussain (A.S.) knew that all the
miseries and sorrows of Muslims were due to Muawiyah who wanted to
uproot Islam by his frauds, cunningness and craftiness. Therefore, Imam
(AS.) did not think it was suitable to fight him openly, as Muawiyah was
apparently Muslim and showed himself to be the supporter of Islam and
Muslims. Therefore, Imam Hussain (A.S.) knew that if I declare a war
upon him I would meet the same fate as my brother did. So he started the
movement of awakening the people from the dream and slumbers of
ignorance, and unawareness. So that they may turn towards him slowly and
gradually, by getting aware and informed. Ultimately. Imam (A.S.) may
make them work for the welfare of Islam. Along with the training of the
Momins (faithful), with which Imam was busy, he occasionally opposed
Muawiyah. And always gave teeth breaking and strong answer to his
scurrilous language particularly when he started making people take the
oath and allegiance of faithfulness for his ignorant, silly, impure, and
bad character, degenerate, and undutiful son Yazeed. The Imam (A.S.) too
started openly and publicly opposing him and wrote many such letters to
Muawiyah by which he disgraced him very much. One of his letters reads:
i) Oh Muawiyah! You are the claimant of
the caliphate and to be the successor of my grandfather? Did you not
slay Hajar bin Addi and his companions in the land of Azra. You are a
criminal, a killer. Then how do you claim to be the leader and caliph of
my Ummah?
ii) Oh Muawiyah! Did you not declare
Ziad publicly your brother and the illegitimate son of Abu Sufian about
whose father the Muslims are unaware? (That who is his father and who is
not?)
As such, by declaring him to be your
brother, you have yourself admitted the dirtiness and uncleanness of
your family. Then how can the caliphate be your right?
iii) Oh Muawiyah! The most shameful act
of yours is that you have made such a silly, stupid unable and unworthy
person a ruler of the Muslims whose characterless ness, excesses and
aggressions are not hidden and concealed from anyone. As such, you want
to destroy the religion of God and make the Muslim ummah a toy by
forcibly making them take the oath of allegiance for him (Yazeed).
Hussain (A.S.) and Yazeed
Although Imam Hussain (A.S.) did not
leave any stone unturned in disgracing and belittling Muawiyah even then
he did not fight or clashed with him.
Nonetheless, after the death of
Muawiyah his incapable son Yazeed being a proud and thickheaded person
posed himself as the leader of the Muslims. And started making the
Islamic personalities takes the oath of allegiance for the sake of
establishing and strengthening his government.
He wrote to the governors of the cities
and as such wrote a letter to Waleed who was governor of Medinah that
"Immediately take the oath of allegiance from Hussain (A.S.) And if he
refuses to do that then cut down his head and send it to me".
Muawiyah had several times insistedly
warned him that you might dash against anybody except Hussain (A.S.), in
which case you would get destroyed. The ruler of Medinah summoned Imam
Hussain (A.S.) and informed him about the letter of Yazeed. He said "I
am ready for the martyrdom because only Yazeed's becoming the caliph of
Muslims is the death and disintegration of Islam".
When Imam (A.S.) observed the worsened
condition and atmosphere of Medinah he along with his companions
migrated to Makka under the dark cover of the night. His mere act of
migration from Medinah was a great objection upon the people's taking
oath of allegiance for Yazeed.
Imam's (A.S.) migration not only
created a hue and cry in Medinah, but it also set up an atmosphere of
discussion and objections against Yazeed in Makka. And the hue and cry
raised to the climax when Imam (A.S.) addressing a gathering of the
pilgrims raised his voice against the obnoxious, dirty, and impure
government of Yazeed.
This stand and pledge of Imam Hussain
(A.S.) made the people of the whole area completely aware and understand
that the caliphate of Yazeed is not correct and taking oath of
allegiance for him is dishonesty to Islam and Muslims.
The Invitation of Kufis
When the news of the migration and
objection of Imam Hussain (A.S.) upon the Yazeed's regime reached Kufa.
All of them (Kufis) got themselves prepared to invite him to Kufa and
elect him for the caliphate and the leadership of Islam. They sent
messengers along with letters, rolls and scrolls, and formally invited
Imam Hussain (A.S.) to visit Kufa.
But, because of the fact that Imam
(A.S.) knew about the unfaithfulness of the Kufis and he himself had
witnessed their untruthfulness towards his father and brother so he sent
his cousin 'Muslim bin Aqeel' to Kufa so that he might observe the whole
affair closely and invite Imam (A.S.) if he deemed fit and suitable.
Muslim bin Aqeel moved towards Kufa as desired and ordered by Imam
(A.S.) and when he reached there he met a warm, noisy, grand welcome.
Thousands of people took oath of allegiance and offered prayers behind
him.
Muslim bin Aqeel wrote a letter to Imam
(A.S.) asking him to immediately move. Imam stayed back at makka uptill
the 8th of Zil Hijj and spoke to the people and instigated and provoked
them against Yazeed. Then he moved towards Iraq.
Termination of the Imam's
Representative's Affair
When Yazeed got informed about the
movement of Muslim bin Aqeel and oath of allegiance being taken by the
Kufis, he at once sent Ibn-e-Ziad, who was the most dirty of his
companions, to Kufa with full fledge powers.
Ibn-e-Ziad, who completely knew about
the spirit and the character of the people of Kufa, took advantage and
made the most of the weakness and debility and feebleness of their
faiths and double-faced ness hypocrisy and cowardice. And by terrifying
and harassing scattered and dispersed them from around Muslim bin Aqeel.
And turned the events to such an extent that even those who had written
invitation letters to Imam (A.S.) put on the war dress and got ready to
fight the representative of the Imam (A.S.).
"Muslim bin Aqeel" was forced to fight
the agents of Ibn-e-Ziad all alone. After showing surprising and
astonishing bravery he was arrested and martyred. From the very night
Imam Hussain (A.S.) had departed from Madinah he had been giving the
news of martyrdom and said, "Whosoever is ready to lay his life on our
way and make haste to meet God may join us."
He again spoke to his friends and
companions about Jehad, holy war, and martyrdom at Makka. To the extent
that even when the poet Farzdak met him on the way and gave him the news
of "Muslim bin Aqeel's" being martyred. He said, "Muslim bin Aqeel" has
met the blessings of God and ended his mission and has laid the burden
of the mission upon our shoulders. We hope to be able to carry this
burden and weight up to its destination.
Hussain's (A.S.) Mission
Hussain (A.S.) described his aim about
this mission was to disgrace Yazid's regime and to uphold and put into
practice (Amer bil Maroof and Nahi anil munkir), to order the correct
and right and to stop and refrain from the evils and to stand up against
the brutality and cruelty. This was the mission God had entrusted him.
His grandfather the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) and his father Ali (A.S.) had
several times described their son's is being martyred.
Imam Hussain (A.S.) himself, by virtue
of the knowledge of Imamate, knew that this journey would end with his
martyrdom. But Hussain (A.S.) was not the one to be afraid of martyrdom
and death, and overlook the command of God. He was the Imam who
considered calamity as magnanimity and nobility and martyrdom as bliss
and blessedness.
Ultimately, he moved toward "Karbala"
and he himself and his companions were all martyred. His family members
were taken prisoners. But they gave the message of those martyred to the
people in the streets, and bazars of the cities and thus put the agents
and paid servants of the Bani Omayaid to disgrace and shame.
The face of Hussain and his
Companions on the Ashoora Day
Hussain's (A.S.) face glittered and
shone like light He gave hope and courage to his companions. The same
Imam (A.S.) whose grandfather the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) said, "Hussain
(A.S.) is the lamp of guidance and the escape boat of the ummah".
Hussain (A.S.) spoke loudly, "Oh people of the world! You must know that
I have not taken steps for the battle and did not draw my sword.
An unclean, dirty character man from
the criminal family of Omayde named "Yazeed" made me choose one of the
two either I draw my sword and defend my honor and religion or surrender
to shame and humility. But do know, beware! That surrendering with shame
and humility is far away from our family. I am obliged to choose the
first way.
Then he stood by the soldiers of Yazeed
forces and said, "It is not expedient and wise both for your world and
religion (the justice day) to kill me and fight against me. So, if you
have taken the decision to fight me. It is better to compose and form a
committee and take views from everyone. Then see who says fight against
the son of the Prophet (P.B.U.H) who is the one gone astray and ill
fated, miserable that accompanies and sides with you for killing me?
The governor of Iraq, son of Marjana,
is an unclean and power seeking person. He wants to make you helpless. I
know you will repent after my being martyred and will rebuke each other.
Therefore, before taking steps for the battle, think and ponder about
the result of your action. Be aware, God is my supporter and I am not
harassed and bewildered by any coming event. I have heard from my
grandfather that "World is the paradise of the infidel and the prison
for the faithful."
Death is the beginning of our joy but
it is the start of your misery. There is only one bridge between this
world and the other world and that is death.
If you initiate and take steps towards
battle, we would also stand up along with our friends and worthy sons
for defense. If we are victorious it will not be anything new for us and
if we are killed world knows that we are not defeated.
"Oh helpless people! The informed and
knowledge full people try and endeavor to provide themselves with a
lamp, so that they do not loose their way, and I am the lamp of this
ummah. But you want to put your lamp off. Do you know against whom do
you fight? You are not fighting against me but you fight against God!
Against your Prophet (P.B.U.H.)."
After the speech of Imam Hussain (A.S.)
an enthusiasm, humming, and murmuring movements took place in the army
of the enemy. The war provokers saw that if they would not start the
battle, Hussain (A.S.) will shatter the army by his speech and will
finish all their planning. Therefore, the order for the battle to be
started was issued.
Hussain (A.S.) called out, "Oh my
worthy and great friends rise up, this is the time for the combat. His
friends like Habib and Zuhair were happy that Imam issued the order.
Each one of them requested the other to be allowed to go for battle
first, hence take the lead.
The family members of Imam (A.S.) such
as the Qamer-e-Bani Hashim (Abbas [A.S.]), Ali Akbar, Qasim and all the
rest got prepared for the battle. They attacked the flanks of the enemy
like tigers. Whosoever came their way would be killed. Imam Hussain
(A.S.) himself showed such a bravery, courage and manhood that as Ibn
Sheher Ashob wrote; he slew two thousand men of the enemy.
Whenever and whichever of the friends
and relatives was martyred, Hussain (A.S.) would become stronger, and
more resolved and determined. One of the soldiers of the enemy said
about the astonishments and wonders of Ashoora, "on the day of Ashoora
instead of becoming broken and sorrowful whenever Hussain (A.S.) lost a
person by martyrdom his face would glow and shine more than before and
he became more determined and stronger in the battle and combat.
The thirsty and hungry, but selfless
and dedicated, holy warriors showed such bravery and ferocious fight
that son of Saad the Commander of the enemy shouted, "If you want to
fight like this, all of you will be killed by the swords of Hussain
(A.S.) and his companions". Therefore, he ordered all the arrow men, who
were nearly four thousand in number, to throw arrows simultaneously and
harmoniously. The battle got flared up and reached a climax whosoever
out of the Imam's companions would fall down he would utter these words,
"Oh God do accept our sacrifice."
"The blessings of God be upon thou
souls, oh movers and travelers of the way of God and Hussain (A.S.). Oh
the venture some defender of the Quran's path. Hussain (A.S.), wherever
blood flew out of his body, he would raise his hands towards the sky and
say, Oh God, who is the source and stock of my hope and aspiration, I
depend upon you. My hopes are focused upon you. Oh God! Accept these
sacrifices from us."
Finally, as per the tradition of Shiekh
Mufid, Hussain (A.S.) and his great honorable companions were martyred
on Saturday the 10th of Moharram, of 61 Hijrah, and laid to rest side by
side, to each other. They gave the lesson of honor, dignity, manhood and
bravery to the future generations.
Why Hussain (A.S.) is not forgotten?
The one whose martyrdom, grief, pain,
sorrows and children's captivity were all only for God will never fade
out of the memories. Instead, by the pace of time and age his love,
fascination, and charm will grow in the hearts of people. And each year
the love and fascination of the people with respect to that "pure and
chaste revolutionary" increases. Hussain (A.S.) spent 57 years of his
prolific life for the sake of God's love and God's search. Many times he
traveled, to the God's house for pilgrimage, on foot.
He was very fond of prayers confessions
and supplication talking intimately. So far so, that on the last night
of his life, he asked for respite only that he might sit all alone and
make confessions and supplications, to his God.
One of his companions said about Arafat
prayers and supplications of Imam Hussain (A.S.), On the 10th day of the
month of Zil Hijj Imam Hussain stood in the burning and scorching desert
of Arafat facing Holy Kaabah and prayed with painful and aching heart,
"Oh God! I turn my face towards you (focus my attention) and give
evidence about your being God. O God! You created me and continuously
remained along with me and provided me with sustenance and livelihood
with several kinds of blessings and bounties. Praise is for the God;
nothing can change whose desire and stop His munificence and
generosity."
"Oh God adjudge and fix in my soul the
independence and freedom from desires and faith and confidence in my
heart, and sincerity in my practice and light in my vision and awareness
in my religion."
Hussain (A.S.) in the Hearts of
Friends
The respect and regard which people had
and still have in their hearts for Hussain (A.S.) is due to this that he
lived with the people and did not consider himself aloof and segregated
from them. As such, one day, he was passing through a way, a group of
poor, oppressed and afflicted people was sitting with a food cloth,
spread with a certain quantity of dry bread upon it before them and they
were eating it. They invited him to sit along with them and eat that
food with them. Imam (A.S.) accepted their invitation and sat down
besides the food cloth and took the bread with them. Saying, "God does
not like the proud ones."
Imam Hussain (A.S.) has hundreds of
such examples and specimens of character, which keeps his memory and
martyrdom alive in the memories of the people. With every passing year,
people strengthen and deepen their relations with Hussain (A.S.).
Otherwise Hussain (A.S.) did neither
possess magnificent palaces nor had soldiers or many types of servants.
He never closed and blocked the ways and roads to stop the movement of
people like the tyrants and imperialists, and Shrine of Holy Prophet
(P.B.U.H.) was never vacated for him.
One of his friends said about him
"Hussain (A.S.) had the signs of scars of callosity and hard flesh on
his back" When his son Imam Zain ul Abidin was questioned about it he
said, "These are the callosities and signs of hardened flesh which is
due to my father's carrying sacks of food at night time, to the houses
of widows and orphan children and poor families."
One of the scholars says about Hussain
(A.S.), "In the history of humanity we come across men who were
prominent and distinguished in one human quality, a few in bravery, a
group in piety and another one in generosity, but Hussain (A.S.) was not
distinguished and eminent in one quality and few qualities instead he
was distinguished in all the qualities and ethics and possessed all the
human perfections and accomplishments included in his personality.
Yes, such is the person who is the heir
of Mohammad's (P.B.U.H.) Prophetic mission. Who is the heir of Ali's
(A.S.) justice and bravery? Who is the heir of his mother Fatima's
(S.A.) modesty and chastity?
He was the reflection of all the
merits, accomplishments. Self sacrifices, piety and God's love.
What day is the Ashoora?
Ashoora was a formal Arab Eid day in
the days and era of ignorance. People used to keep fast and make merry,
and hold ceremonies of joy in the same manner as Nauroze was considered
to be the Eid day in Iran.
In the Arab history, Ashoora day (10th
of Moharram) was the historical and customary Eid, when the various
tribes of Arab put on new clothes and decorate the cities. Still, a
group of Arabs, who is known as the "Yazeedi" group celebrates this day
as a joyous festival.
When the incident and anguish of
Karbala took place in the year 61 Hijrah, the mode and line of
tendencies, and views of Arab and the Muslims was changed. Moharram,
which was taken to be as one of the (Haram) prohibited months. War and
killing was prohibited in it because the martyrdom day of the best of
the sons of Adam i.e. Hussain Ibn-e-Ali (A.S.) and for the Shias it
became a day of sorrow and grief, the day of honoring and celebrating
the memories of the martyrs.
In the very first year of the martyrdom
of Imam Hussain (A.S.) his friends nearly thousands in number gathered
around his grave and recited alleges. From the ushering of the era of
Bani Ommayide and Yazeed unto this day, hundreds of thousands of the
friends of Ahl al-bayth (A.S.) celebrate the mourning meetings and
caravans move towards Karbala.
Those whose cities are away and at long
distance from Karbala shape their cities as Karbala and hold mourning
gatherings.
The Fatimydes of the Egypt announced
the Ashoora as the day of mourning of Imam Hussain (A.S.). As such, men
and women gathered around the grave of Ome Kulsum (S.A.) and mourned and
recited the alleges. All along the Fatimyde Era in Egypt Ashoora
remained the official and formal day of mourning and grief.
Moez ud duala Delmi ordered that
Ashoora be celebrated officially in Iran and entire population and
government officials must refrain from work and celebrate the mourning
rituals.
This is the very reason why the
mourning rituals in Iran, Egypt, Iraq and India have brought about a
spiritual movement and ideological change among the Muslim masses so
that today's movement of Muslims is the sequence of the same. With every
passing year, it is becoming more fruit full. Hoping that a day will
come when people will mend their perverse nesses and misbehaviors and
make up their deficiencies and faults and enhance their strength and
values.
One of the scholars says about it
"Mosques are the relics and vestiges of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) but the
monasteries of mourning and Hussainias (centers of mourning) are the
relics of the Ahl al-bayth (A.S.).
The Shias prattle and tell their
secrets to God in the mosques and in the mourning centers they prattle
to the lovers of God and those who were martyred for Him and on His way.
All along the passage of history no
power could stop the movement of the Caravan of Hussain (A.S.) and
history has shown that during the entire length of thirteen centuries
this enthusiastic movement could not be hushed up and cooled down. For
the same reason, because the martyrdom of Hussain (A.S.) and his friends
took place on such a day then Joyous ceremonies and decorative measures,
joyous and happy celebrations, and lightings and keeping of fast became
prohibited and haram on that day.
Ibn-e-Kaseer writes, "Ashoora was
announced as the public and national mourning day in Baghdad in the
approximates of 400 Hijrah. People used to keep cold water and cold
drinks on the highways and through fares for the thirsty ones to drink
and to commemorate the thirst of Hussain (A.S.) and people of Iraq used
to become mournful on the Ashoora day just like the death day of the
Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.).
Who was the Winner of the Karbala
Movement?
Although a group of simple people think
that Yazeed won the Ashoora battle and Hussain (A.S.) was defeated. But
by studying the history deeply and thoroughly they would appreciate that
the situation was reverse and opposite of it. For, winning and
succeeding does not mean that a person must remain unharmed and intact
and the enemy be killed. But it means success in achieving one's objects
and goals and aspirations and ideology although one is killed. Defeat
does not mean being killed and loosing life in the battlefield. But it
means the death and annihilation of objective, aspiration and belief.
Hussain (A.S.) himself and his friends
were martyred in the Ashoora's tragic event, his family was taken
prisoner, their properties were plundered and looted but the aim and
objective of Hussain (A.S.) remained alive, because, his aim was the
spreading and expansion of Islam and stopping the cruelty, tyranny and
aggression, which has been carried forward during the entire length of
history and millions of men are the holders and carriers of the flag of
this belief and aspiration. Hut the aim of Yazeed was annihilated and
perished; because his sole aim was not killing Hussain (A.S.) and his
friends instead it was finishing Islam and the end and termination of
the teachings of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.) of Islam. Since Hussain
(A.S.) was on that track and way, Yazeed thought by killing Hussain
(A.S.) and taking his family as prisoner the story will finish and his
ends will be achieved.
Not knowing and unaware of this fact
that God himself is the guard and custodian of Islam and Quran and the
teachings of the Prophets. The tyrants, arrogant, and powerful of the
history who always stood up against the Prophets and fought them, killed
them or banished them, had the same obnoxious aim but none of them
succeeded neither Nomrod and Pharos nor anyone else of them. What
success can be better and clearer than this that many centuries have
passed and there is no name and signs of those tyrants of the history
among the people. But the Prophets of God and the, religious leaders
still have their places in the depth of the hearts of the informed,
aware, and human loving people. People praise them regarding their
greatness and they do not cherish the memories of the kings. Today we
observe that the graves of religious leaders and the real movement
makers of history have got devoted lovers who travel long distances
after bearing the inconveniences and discomforts, to bow down to their
graves and tell their secrets to them. But the graves of the tyrants of
history do not have any visitors because they do not have anything to
give it to anyone.
After, the catastrophe and calamity of
Karbala the signs of the triumph of Hussain (A.S.) and defeat of Yazeed
became evident and clear, because where ever the remaining family
members of Hussain (A.S.) would set their feet people would exhibit
their emotions, of love and attachment with them and curse their
enemies, to such extent, that even the family members of Yazeed did not
give him any respect. Instead, a few of his near relatives raised
objection and rebuked, reproached and blamed him.
Brief Sayings of the Imam Hussain
(A.S.)
1. Imam Hussain (A.S.) said on the day
of Ashoora: "People are the servants of the World and touch the religion
by their tongues. Till such time that they know that religion does not
carry any harm for them, they would move and spin around it. But when
the test comes then the real religious ones are (to be seen) actually
very few in number."
2. Imam Hussain (A.S.) told his son
Imam Zain ul Abidin: "Avoid being cruel to anybody who does not have any
helper except God."
3. During fare well to his son on
Ashoora day he said: "Oh my son do not weep, do not shed tears on my
leaving, your distress and calamity does not come to an end. But that
will be the beginning of your discomforts, agonies and grief's. Be
strong, because God is your supporter. Beware, after I pass away, do not
say a word before the enemy so that your worth comes down."
4. Worst of the people is the one who
gives (surrenders) his dooms day for his world (material gains).
5. Do not perform any good work for the
sake of people's praise and do not abandon it for fear of shame.
6. Those who worship and adore God do
not worship others.
7. Whatever my brother Hassan (A.S.)
did during his life was upon the command and order of God. And that
which I do is also upon the order of God.
8. Do not say a word, which may make
you repent and force you to make excuse. |