Masoom ka farman

Imam Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq (A.S.) said:

"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, is jihad in the path...of Allah.."

The Imam (A.S.) then added: "This... tradition ought to be written in gold."


[Reference: Amaali al-Shaikh al-Mufid, pg. 338].

Zaat-e-Jali ; Phele Ali

Mera Mola (Bay) Ka Nuqta hai Ba Hukum-e-Kibriyah
Ta K Usko Mazhar e Zaat-e-Jali Kehna Paray

Is Liye Bismillah Wajib Kar Diya Har Kam Mai
Jo Bashar Allah Kahay Pehlay Ali Kehna Paray.....

Upcoming Posts

Will be updating shortly..

-Munafiq Moashra: Hypocrisy in the Shia Community
-Infallibility of the Ahlul Bayt: Bibi Zainab, Mola Abbas, Hazrat Ali Akbar & others
-Method of Dua: How to use the 14 Jewels
-The Thirst of Azadari
-Another one that I can't currently remember but will post as soon as I do!


The Heat of Husaini Love...
The Holy Prophet (saww) said: "Surely, there exists in the hearts of the Momineen, with respect to the martyrdom of Hussain (as), a heat that never subsides!"

Matam

Kehte hain baray fakhar sey hum gham nahi kertay,

Matam ki sada sunte hain matam nahi kertay,

Woh log bhala samjhein gay kya Ramz-e-Shahadat,

Jo Eid to kertay hain, Muharram nahi kertay?

Kiun aapka dil jalta hai kiun jalta hai seena?

Hum aaepk seene pay to matam nahi kertay.

'Abbas' ye maqbool riwayat hai jahan mein,

Qatil kabhi Maqtol ka Matam nahi kertay!

Majazi Duniya

"Be it known to you that you are created for the next world and not for this. You are born to die and not to live forever. Your stay in this world is temporary. You live in a place which is subject to decay and destruction.

It is a place where you will have to be busy getting ready for the next world. It is a road (to the next world) on which you are standing.

Death is following you. You cannot run away from it. However how hard you may try to avoid it, it is going to catch you sooner or later.

Therefore, take care that it may not catch you unaware and unprepared and no chance is left to you to repent the vices and sins committed and undo the harm done by you. If death catches you unaware then you are eternally damned. Therefore, always keep three things in mind: death, your deeds and actions, and the life hereafter. In this way you will be always ready to face death and it will not catch you unaware.

- Imam Ali (a.s.)

(from the Nahjul Balagha - Peak of Eloquence)

Zikr-e-Shahadat

A translation of the Urdu elegy “Zikr e Shahadat" by Mawlana Hassan Raza Khan

Bagh jannat kay hain behr-e-midah-khwaan-e-Ahle Bayt
Tum ko mizhdah naar ka ay dushmanaan e Ahle Bayt

The gardens of Paradise await the eulogisers of the Ahlul Bayt
For you glad tidings of Hellfire O’ enemies of the Ahlul Bayt ! [1]

Kis zabaan se ho bayaan ‘izz o shaan e Ahle Bayt
Madahgo-ye Mustafa hai madahkhwaan e Ahle Bayt

How can one’s tongue do justice to the glory of the Ahlul Bayt?
He actually praises the Prophet—the one who praises the Ahlul Bayt

Unki paaki ka Khuda e Paak karta hai bayaan
Aayah e Tatheer se zahir hai shan e Ahl e Bayt

The Pure God Himself mentions their purity:
The Verse of Purification [2] shows the purity of the Ahlul Bayt

Mustafa izzat badhanay kay liye ta’zim dein
Hai buland iqbal tera doodmaan e Ahle Bayt

Mustafa, the Chosen One, respects you to increase your honour
How elevated is your good fortune O’ family of the Ahlul Bayt!

Unkay ghar bay-ijazat Jibril aatay nahin
Qadr walay jaantay hain, qadr-o-shan e Ahle Bayt

Gabriel dares not enter their house without prior permission!
The worthy ones know the worth of the Ahlul Bayt!

Mustafa ba’-ye-kharidar uss ka Allah ashtari
Khoob chandi kar raha karvaan e Ahle Bayt

The Prophet is the buyer, Allah the seller!
How much business it is doing, the caravan of the Ahlul Bayt!

Razm ka maidan bana hai jalva gah e husn o ‘ishq
Karbala mein ho raha hai imtehan e Ahle Bayt!

The place of love and beauty has become a field of combat
Their love is being tested in Karbala, the Ahlul Bayt!

Phool zakhmon kay khilaaye hain havaaye dost ne
Khoon say seenchaa gaya hai gulistan e Ahle Bayt

The breeze from the Friend has spread wounds like flowers
With blood is watered the rose-garden of the Ahlul Bayt!

Hoorain karti hain ‘aroosan e shahadat ka singar
Khoobru dulha bana hai har javaan e Ahl e Bayt

The houris themselves bedeck the brides of martyrdom
Like a handsome groom today every youth of the Ahlul Bayt

Ho gayee tahqiq e ‘eid e deed aab e taigh se
Apne rozay kholtain hain sa’imaan e Ahle Bayt

The blood from the swords served as a sighting of the Eid moon
Thus do they break their fasts today, those fasting from the Ahlul Bayt!

Juma’h ka din hai, kitabein zeest kii tai karke aaj
Khailtay hain jaan par shahzadaan e Ahl e Bayt

It is Friday and with their lives they are firmly resolved
To lay down their lives, these Princes of the Ahlul Bayt

Ay shabab e fasl e gul yeh chal gayee kaisee havaa
KaT raha hai lehlehata bustan e Ahle Bayt

Oh youthful roses what kind of storm is this blowing?
That is cutting down the blossoming garden of the Ahlul Bayt?

Kis shaqqi ki hai hukumat, haaye kya andhera hai
Din dihaaray lut raha hai kaarvaan e Ahle Bayt

Which tyrant is in power? Oh what darkness!
In broad daylight is being looted the caravan of the Ahlul Bayt!

Khushk ho jaa khaak ho kar, khaak mein mil jaa ay Furat
Khaak tujh par dekh tu sookhi zabaan e Ahle Bayt!

Become dry, be nothing O’ Euphrates, turn to dust!
Shame on you for silently watching the parched tongues of the Ahlul Bayt!

Khaak par Abbas Alamdaar hain
Bekasi ab kaun uthaaye ga nishan e Ahle Bayt?

Abbas the Flagbearer are on the dusty ground
Helplessness, who now shall carry the flag of the Ahlul Bayt?

Teri qudrat jaanvar tak aab se seraab hon
Pyaas ki shiddat mein tarap rahey bai-zabaan e Ahle Bayt

Thou God art all Powerful! Even animals quench their thirst
But from thirst do writhe the speechless amongst the Ahlul Bayt!

Qafila salaar manzil ko chalay hain saump kar
Waris e bay-warisan ko kaarvaan e Ahle Bayt

The leaders of the Caravan are going away leaving
In charge to heirs of the heirless the caravan of the Ahlul Bayt.

Fatima kay laadlay ka akhri deedar hai
Hashr ka hungama barpaa hai miyaan e Ahle Bayt

It is the last vision of Fatima’s darling
The Day of Judgement has come amidst the Ahlul Bayt!

Waqt e rukhsat keh raha hai khaak mein miltaa suhaag
Lo salam e aakhri ay bevagaan e Ahle Bayt

It is time to part and so speaks the bridegroom as he writhes in the dust:
“Accept my final greetings O’ widows of the Ahlul Bayt!

Abr fauj e dushmanaan mein ay falak yoon doob jaaye
Fatima ka chand mehr e aasmaan e Ahle Bayt

May the clouds, O’ sky, gather over the enemies’ army.
Fatima’s moon is the sun of the empyrean of the Ahlul Bayt!

Kis mazay ki lazzatein hain, aab e taigh e Yaar mein
Khaak o khoon mein lootay hain tishgaan e Ahle Bayt

What joyous bliss is this they experience, from the water o’ the Friend’s sword
Amidst the blood and dust, the thirsty of the Ahlul Bayt?

Bagh e jannat cho kar aaye hain Mahboob e Khuda
Ay zahe qismat tumhaarii kashtgaan e Ahle Bay

The Beloved of God himself has come, leaving Paradise
Oh how great is your destiny, Oh slain ones amongst the Ahlul Bayt!

Hoorain bay-pardah nikal aayii hain sar kholay hu’ay
Aaj kaisa hashr hai barpaa miyaan e Ahle Bayt

The houris have come out bare-headed their hair dishevelled!
What a terrible calamity is befalling the Ahlul Bayt!

Koi kyoon pooche kissi ko, kyaa gharaz ay bekasi?
Aaj kaisa hai mareez e neem jaan e Ahle Bayt

Why should anyone bother to ask? Who will care, O helplessness?
How fares the barely-alive, sorely ill one from amongst the Ahlul Bayt? [3]

Ghar lutana jaan dena koi tujh se seekh jaaye
Jaan e aalam ho fida ay khaandaan e Ahle Bayt

One should learn the spirit of ultimate sacrifice from you!
May the world be sacrificed for you, O’ family of the Ahlul Bayt!

Sar shahidan e mohabbat kay hain naizon par buland
Aur oonchii ki Khuda ne qadr o shaan e Ahle Bayt

Heads of the martyrs of love are raised atop lances, spears
God has elevated even higher the status of the Ahlul Bayt!

Dawlat e deedar paayi paak jaanein baich kar
Karbala mein khoob chamki dukaan e Ahle Bayt

They achieved the Divine Vision by selling their lives
How well it performed in Karbala, this business of the Ahlul Bayt!

Zakhm khaanay ko tau aab e taigh peenay ko diya
Khoob da’wat ki bulaa kar dushmanaan e Ahle Bayt

Wounds to eat and blood from swords to drink:
What a meal they gave after inviting them—the foes of the Ahlul Bayt!

Apna sauda baich kar bazaar soona kar gaye
Kaunsee basti basayi taajiraan e Ahle Bayt

By selling their lives they cleaned up the bazaar
What a place they inhabited these merchants of the Ahlul Bayt!

Ahle Bayt e paak se gustaakhiyaan, bai-baakiyaan
La’anatullahi ‘alaykum ay dushmanaan e Ahle Bayt

Insolence and disrespect towards the pure Ahlul Bayt?
“May Allah’s curse be upon you, O’ enemies of the Ahlul Bayt!

Bay adab, gustaakh firqay ko sunaa do ay Hassan
Yoon karte hain Sunni, daastaan e Ahle Bayt!

Recite this to the disrespectful, insolent sect O’ Hassan:
This is how the Sunnis remember the story of the Ahlul Bayt!


Footnotes:
1. Ahle Bayt [or Ahlul Bayt in Arabic]: term for the People of the House and, specifically, referring to the Family of the Prophet i.e. Imam Hasan, Imam Husayn, Lady Fatima and Imam Ali (and their descendents).
2. Qur’an 33:33: "Allah's wish is but to remove uncleanness far from you, O Folk of the Household, and cleanse you with a thorough cleansing." (33:33)
3. i.e. the saintly and ascetic Ali ibn Husayn ibn Ali, known as Zayn al Abidin, the son of Imam Husayn and the Fourth Imam of the Ahlul Bayt. He was very ill during the tragedy of Karbala.

Qualities of A Mutaqee

So what is a Mutaqee? As described by Mola Ali (as):

• He doesn't care about this duniya and the world is insignificant in his eyes.
• Outside the domination of his belly.
• Most of the time he is silent but if speaks, he silences others in a decisive manner.
• Physically weak person but when the call for jihad comes he will become a lion.
• Gives benefit of doubt and won't make a judgment till he is sure about it.
• If he went through a difficulty in his life he wouldn't talk about it until he has overcome it.
• If somebody could overcome him in speech, they could never overcome him in silence.
• If two things confronted him in the gray area, he will reflect on it and he will decide by comparing both issues and ask himself which of the two he likes more or desires more and he will leave the one he likes and will do the other thing to be sure he doesn't get into a situation which might lead him to sin.
  

Why is this important to us or relevant to us today? If we strive to be as Mola describes, then it will be easier to follow our religion. By pausing and taking just a few seconds before talking or carrying out our actions, we can consciously make the right decision and stay on sirat al mustaqeem, the true & right path!

The Light of the Prophet

It’s true what they say – it only takes one rotten apple to spoil the bunch. All it took to incite the rage of thousands of Muslims across the world was a page on Facebook titled “Draw Muhammad (saww) Day.” But what started this whole spectacle and why is the Muslim ummah so enraged? It began with a South Park episode which almost depicted the face of the Prophet (saww), resulting in Comedy central receiving threats from two bad apples (read: two morons) over at Revolution Muslim (RM), a radical group. Keep in mind that the only reason RM even got a public platform was because of the backing of CNN – but that is a completely different agenda. So two morons decide to speak for the entire Muslim community… what happens next is textbook material. Feeling a threat to freedom of speech, Molly Norris, who has since backed off from the whole idea, began “Draw Muhammad (saww) Day” (DMD) page on Facebook. Facebook received more than 15000 reports about the page being offensive yet ignored the whole matter and did not take any action against the group. A few protesters snowballed into an entire nation blocking access to Facebook. In Pakistan, Justice Chaudhry saab of the Lahore High court condemned Facebook and banned it until at least May 31st ; YouTube, Wikipedia, Wordpress, Flickr, and Google were shortly added to the list of “blasphemous” sites that can no longer be accessed. Noble efforts, yet the cause was lost on me. Since the page was still up, a friend sent me the link and I decided to take a further look at what exactly DMD’s justifications were for their blasphemous response to RM’s threats.
The DMD page claims that its purpose is not to insult the average Muslim, but to practice their freedom of speech. It further states that “it is time to…protect our freedom of expression before it is too late.” Right. And what’s a hate page without the hate? I read on and found this bit:

“Now, in other recent news, for all of the artists out there who might not know exactly what features Muhammad actually had, here is a short list based on reputable sources:

1. Muhammad suffered from acromegaly, and his symptoms described in the ahadith of Bukhari and al-Tirmidhi include: heavy and thick fleshy hands and feet, large head, spaced teeth, odorous sweating (which he masked with perfume), stiffness, involuntary lip movement, and impotency in later years. (“Understanding Muhammad,” p. 155, and Al-Tabari, Vol. IX, para. 1789)

2. Muhammad’s battle injuries left him with scars on his face and a missing tooth. (al-Tabari, Vol. VII, para 1403)

3. Muhammad dyed his hair with red henna and katam. (al-Tabari, Vol. IX, para. 1793)

4. There was a huge mole — “the Seal of the Prophet” — a protruding lump of flesh on his back. (Ishaq, para. 141, and Al-Tabari, Vol. IX, para. 1791)”

If you are not Muslim, you probably read that with a bit of confusion and perhaps cringed at the visual. If you are Sunni, you most likely read that and nothing crossed your mind. If you are Shia, you most likely had a heart attack.

While everyone is busy ranting about how the Prophet (saww) is being insulted by these people and by this page, the Muslim ummah has failed to notice the biggest insults to our Prophet (saww) are being committed by Muslims themselves! How readily Muslims around the world stand up to defend the Prophet yet turn a blind eye to what the ummah itself is saying about him.

As Anita Rai puts it, “the catastrophe is that for the Muslims the nucleus has shifted from Muhammad to Quran alone. They refuse to acknowledge the Custodian, the Carrier, the Bearer, the Receiver, and the Transmitter of the Quran. They Message is overall for them, and the Messenger, they wish to cast out or push into a corner of oblivion. They have been made to forget that Islam vis-à-vis the Quran centers on the Person and Work of Muhammad.” Many do not know the character of our Prophet, his qualities, or his disposition and have ignored him most of their Muslim lives, yet scream bloody murder when he is “disrespected.” When they do come across hadith of the Prophet, it is, shamefully, similar to what is posted above and ironically do not feel he has been disrespected by those depictions.

Our argument isn’t the tug of war between Sunnis and Shias but because of the vast differences in Sunni and Shia traditions, the discrepancies must be mentioned in order to take a look at which hadith are catering to which sect. Shias believe the Prophet to be Noor, Infallible, and under the command of Allah at all times. He was a prophet from birth, and is the perfect embodiment of all that is good in mankind. Sunni traditions however, have a different take on him. Or rather, it is the Raavis, or the narrators, the historians, who have portrayed the Prophet in a completely different manner than presented by the Quran and well, reality.

The ahadith quoted on the DMD page cite al-Tabari as the source. Al-Tabari, in turn, uses the two Sahihs – Muslim and Bukhari – as sources for his narrations. Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, with the addition of the Muwatta of Imam Maalik, are regarded as the three books that are the most authentic sources for the teachings, or Sunnah, of the Prophet, according to Sunni Islam.

The famous Sunni scholar Imam Nawawi states, “The scholars have agreed that the soundest of all hadith compilations are the two sahihs of al-Bukhari and Muslim.” In short, they are separate from other books and sources of hadith in that they do not require any investigation – the content is sahih. Furthermore, they say Bukhari is completely authentic. Every narration is absolutely sahih and the book is deemed to be “the most authentic book after the Book of Allah.” Similarly, the Muwatta is also considered absolutely authentic, with Imam Shafi’i stating that there is no book after the Book of Allah more authentic than the book of Malik.

That being said, Muslims should be surprised to find that there are false hadith contained in these books, believed to be true. These narrations clearly contradict the teachings of both the Quran and the established Sunnah. These false narrations prove that the books are not sahih, thus confirming many of the hadith to be fabricated. We’re only going to examine the ones that are in regard to the Prophet as a person and his character.

May Allah forgive us for repeating these narrations.


1) The Prophet humiliates himself in public .

While Allah’s Apostle was carrying stones with the people of Mecca for (the building of) the Kaaba wearing an Izar (waist-sheet cover) his uncle Al-Abbas said to him: ‘O my nephew! (It would be better) if you take off your Izar and put it over your shoulders underneath the stones.’ So he took off his Izar and put it over his shoulders, but he fell unconscious and since then had never been seen naked."

Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol 1, Book 8, Hadith No 360

Is this the respect Muslims have for who they regard as the greatest man that ever lived? This narration is only found in this book and has not been validated by other sources.


2) The Prophet becomes bewitched and is unaware of his own actions.

“Once the Prophet was bewitched so that he began to imagine that he had done a thing which in fact he had not done”

Narrated Aisha: Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 53, Hadith No 400.

Narrated Aisha: “Magic was worked on Allah’s Apostle so that he used to think that he had…”*

*The rest of the words are too disgraceful and disrespectful to use for the Prophet

Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol 7, Book 71, Hadith No 660

Would Allah choose for the people a role model that is not aware of his own actions? How could he carry out his duties as a messenger of God? The Prophet was chosen because he was the best amongst them in all aspects and in the Quran it is repeatedly stated that every order, every action, every word of the Prophet is by the order of Allah. It’s sad how Muslims will easily accept that the Prophet was bewitched, but would be more hesitant to believe that it was certain people who were claiming that he was bewitched.

“…by the grace of your Lord you are not mad.” - Quran 68:2

3) The Prophet frequently gets angry and abuses, curses and whips innocent people.

The Messenger of Allah was reported to be saying: “Oh Allah, I am a human being and for any person amongst Muslims upon whom I hurl malediction or invoke curse or give him a whipping make it a source of purity and mercy.

Sahih Muslim, Book 32, Hadith No 628

This hadith doesn’t even begin to make sense. It is because of the Prophet’s teachings that most of Arabia’s society became civilized. Many important teachings of Islam focus on akhlaq which most definitely do no include abuses and curses. The Prophet was a gentle man who respected and treated the innocent people with care. As for anger, Islam denounces one who lets his anger control him, how can the Prophet of Islam be so angry, and that too “frequently?”

“…and most surely they are liars.” - Quran 6:28

This is just a small sample of some of the false hadiths in these books. Abu Hurairah’s hadiths are rampant in both books and because he has been discredited by reputable Sunni and Shia scholars, his traditions in the Sahihs make the books themselves not so legitimate.

There’s one aspect of the Prophet’s life that is particularly insulting but is endorsed by many Muslims. The marriage of Aisha binte Abu Bakr to the Prophet is a source of controversy in the Western world and a source of embarrassment to the Muslim world. Thousands of narrators have written that Aisha was nine and the Prophet was fifty-three when he consummated his marriage with her.

“Ayesha had said, ‘The Apostle of Allah married me when I was seven years old… When we came to Medina, some women came…I was then brought to the Apostle of Allah, and he took up cohabitation with me when I was nine.”

Sunan Abu Dawood, Vol 2, Hadith No 2116
Sunan Abu Dawood, Book 41, Hadith No 4915

It is a shame when the Muslim ummah would rather believe Aisha and the narrators who tried covering the facts rather than taking a look at the life of the Prophet. Aisha’s father Abu Bakr had four children from her mother, who were all born before the proclamation of Islam. So when Aisha was married in 1 AH, that makes her at least fourteen years old. Bukhari writes that Aisha had said she was a young girl when Surah Al-Qamar was revealed. This Surah was revealed nine years before hijrah to Medina. Aisha herself had said that she was a young girl. If she were to be about 7-9 years, then when she started living with the Prophet, that places her at about 17-19 years. There are many more facts like these pointing to the real age of Aisha, but it all rests on the Muslims on who or what they are willing to believe.

Muslims will believe what narrators write but are much more hesitant to see the good qualities of our Prophet. As for Al-Tabari’s depiction of the Prophet, it can safely be said that those narrations are fabricated. The Quran testifies to the Prophet’s physical appearance and there are countless hadith stating how beautiful the appearance of the Prophet was.

Eloquence in speech, fairness in judging, strong in character, soft in manner, superior intelligence, heavenly disposition, and brilliance of thought – all these qualities were to be found in the Prophet (Musavi Lari, ch 9). The Sufi poet Shabistari writes, “The first appearance of prophethood was in Adam, And its perfection was in the ‘Seal of the Prophets’.”

"The Prophet (saww) had a most handsome constitution. Some gave the smile of his beauty to that of the full moon...His nose was thin... His face was smooth...His beard was thick...His neck was the most beautiful...If the rays of the sun fell on his neck, it appeared like a cup of silver mixed with gold...”

Ghazzali, Volume II, p.251

"He was innocently bright and had a broad countenance. His manners were fine... He had black attractive eyes... His hair glossy and black, inclined to curl, he wore long. His voice was very commanding. His head was well formed and set on a slender neck. His expression was pensive and contemplative, serene and sublime. The stranger was fascinated from the distance, but no sooner he became intimate with him, than this fascination was changed into attachment and respect. His expression was very sweet and distinct. His speech was well set and free from the use of superfluous words, as if it were rosary of beads. His stature was neither too high nor too small. He was singularly bright and fresh. He was always surrounded by his Companions. Whenever he uttered something, the listeners would hear him with rapt attention and whenever he issued a commandment, they vied with each other in carrying it out. He was a master and a commander."

al-Mubarakpoori, ‘The Sealed Nectar’

"I never felt a silk cloth, nor pure silk, nor any other thing softer than the palm of Rasulullah (saas). Nor did I smell any musk or any other fragrance, more sweet smelling than the fragrance of Rasullullah (saas)."

Tirmidhi, p 224

“Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior, conqueror of ideas, restorer of rational dogmas, of a cult without images; the founder or twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammad. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?”

Alphonse de Lamartine, Histoire De La Turquie, vol 2, pp 275

Even non-Muslims have the highest praise for our Prophet, while our own narrators jump to record offensive traditions about the Prophet.

Now tell me, who is insulting the Prophet? The members of the DMD group, or the Muslims themselves?