Month: August 2022

During Hazrat Uthman Radiallahu anhoo tenure

Hazrat Imam Husain AlahisSalam had acquired complete youth during Hazrat Uthman tenure. He was the first to leave for the crusade during that age. Hence, he joined the crusade of Tabaristan during Hijri 30. When the rebels encircled Hazrat Uthman house, Hazrat Ali AlaihisSalam sent Hazrat Hasnain Karmain AlahisSalam to protect Hazrat Uthman house. Both these princes stood at the gate and prevented the rebels from entering the house. Nobody could enter from the door where these two princes were standing. All the enemies were disappointed. But two crooks entered the house from the other side and killed Hazrat Uthman Radiallahu anhoo. Like Hazrat Hasnain Karmain Radiallahu anhoo, had there been other youngsters of Bani Umaiyya at the other spots, the assassination could have been prevented.

In the battle of Jamal

A detailed description of this has already been given in the chapter about Hazrat Ali’s circumstances. During this period, like Hazrat Imam Hasan, Hazrat Imam Husain also played a very important and courageous role. Hazrat Imam Hasan was the commandant in chief of the right-wing of the army. Hazrat Imam Husain AlahisSalam, Hazrat Ibn-e-Abbas and Hazrat Ammar Ibn-e-Yaasar were heading other parts of the army. Hazrat Muhammad Ibn-e-Abubakar was the head of the soldiers, and Hazrat Muhammad Ibn-e-Hanifa was the banner-holder of the army.

In the battle of Siffin

Here also, he had shown zest and enthusiasm of his Hyderi power of courage. Hazrat Imam Hasnain Karimain AlaihisSalam and his signature on the treaty of the cease-fire as a witness prove their presence in the battle-field of Siffin.

In the battle of Nehravan

Hazrat Hasnain Karmain AlahisSalam had played a very fiery role for the right against the rebels of Nehravan.

Hazrat Ali AlaihisSalam, Sher-e-Khuda’s martyrdom and his Will

Shaki Ibn-e-Muljm had attacked Hyder-e-Karar, which was a deadly one and, as a result of which he died on 21st of Ramadan, Hijri 40. Before the holy demise, he had bestowed valuable advice to Hazrat Hasnain Karmain AlaihisSalam. Some of these references are included in the narration of Hazrat Imam Hasan AlahisSalam circumstances. Both these princes made these advices, the most important part and the ideal of their lives. They accepted these principles not only in theory, but, they practised them in their actual lives.

During Muaviya tyrant tenure

Hazrat Imam Husain AlahisSalam was deadly against the proposal of compromise with Tyrant Muaviya. But Hazrat Imam Hasan AlahisSalam had firmly decided for the compromise. So, Hazrat Imam Husain AlahisSalam had to keep quiet and, at last, the peace treaty was signed. He considered Muaviya’s rule was invalid. But he was not in favour of hindering the religious works due to Muaviya’s rule. In connection with this, there were two problems, which most of the people could not visualize. The intelligent and expert in Islamic theology and law, went deep and found out their implications. Hazrat Imam Hasan AlahisSalam was on the top of the list of such thinkers.

The explanations of both the problems are given below:

i. The Caliphate could not be acquired by force or other pressure because, for the appointment of Caliph, there was a provision of the legal committee. If any person grabbed the Caliphate by foul means, it was not obligatory for the people to accept him. Hazrat Imam Abubakar Jisas Razi has written in Ehkam-ul-Quran Vol-1 that, that was the tradition of Hazrat Imam Abu Hanifa

ii. One who had become Caliph by foul and wrong means did not solve social problems; hence, he did not deserve any honour.

Having cast a look at the troops that resembled a torrent, Hussain Ibn Ali (ra) raised his hands to supplicate thus:

“O Lord! You are my trust in every adversity, my hope in every hardship! You are to me my trust and treasure for whatever afflicts me! How many worries have You removed and dissipated that over-burdened my heart, exhausted my plans, betrayed my friends, and elated my enemy which I complained to You, having placed my hope upon You? You are the Originator of every blessing and the ultimate end of every wish.” (1)

Hussain Ibn Ali called for his horse/camel. Having mounted it, took the copy of the Holy Qur’an with him, then stood in front of those people and said, “O people! The Book of Allah and the Sunnah of my grandfather, the Messengerﷺ of Allah, are the arbitrators between you and me.” (2)

Then he called out loudly enough to be heard saying: “O people! Listen to my speech and do not rush till I admonish you with that which I owe you, and so that I tell you why I have come here; so, if you accept my excuse and believe my statement and fare with me with equity, you will be much happier, and you will see no reason to expose me to this. But if you do not accept my reason and do not fare with me with equity, then gather your affair and your accomplices, and do not feel sorry for what you do but effect your judgment in my regard and do not grant me any respite; surely my Lord is Allah Who revealed the Book and He looks after the righteous.” When the women heard his statement, they cried and wailed, and their voices grew loud, whereupon he sent them his brother, Al-’Abbas Ibn Ali, and his son, Ali Al-Akbar, to ask them to remain quiet and not to cry. Once the ladies were quiet, Hussain praised Allah again and glorified him, blessed Muhammadﷺ and all angels and prophets, delivering a speech that no orator before or after him was more outspoken. (3)

Then he said, “O servants of Allah! Fear Allah and be on your guard with regard to this life which, had it remained for anyone at all, the prophets would have been the most worthy of it and the most pleased with fate. But Allah created this life so that it would perish. What is new in it will soon grow old. Its pleasure diminishes and its happiness is fleeting. A man’s home is but a mound, and one’s house is a fort; so, get ready for the next, for the best with which you prepare yourselves is piety. Fear Allah so that you may be the winners. (4) O people! Allah, the most Exalted One, created life and made it a temporary abode, taking its people from one condition to another. Conceited is whoever gets fascinated by it, and miserable is whoever gets infatuated by it. So, do not let this life deceive you, for it shall disappoint whoever trusts and desires it! I can see that you have all set your minds on doing something because of which you have caused Allah to curse you and to turn His Glorious Countenance away from you, causing you to be the object of His Wrath Kind is our Lord, and mean servants of His are you! You declared obedience to and belief in Muhammad the Messenger, then you put your ranks together to kill his Progeny and offspring! Satan took full control of you, making you forget the remembrance of Allah, the Great. Perdition, hence, is your lot and ultimate end! We belong to Allah, and to Him is our return. These are people who have turned apostates after having believed, so away with the oppressive people.” (5) “O people! Identify me and find out who I am! Then go back to your evil selves and blame them, then see whether it is lawful for you to violate my sanctity. Am I not the son of your Prophet’s daughter (Fatimah), the son of his cousin (Ali) , the foremost to believe, the one who testified to the truth of what he had brought from his Lord? Is not Hamzah (ra), the Master of Martyrs, my uncle? Is not Ja’far At-Tayyar (ra) my uncle? Have you not heard that the Messengerﷺ of Allah had said about me and about my brother (Hasan): “These are the leaders of the youths of Paradise?” So if you believe what I say, which is the truth, let me swear by Allah that I never deliberately told a lie since I came to know that Allah hates lying and liars, and that lying is detrimental to those who invent it. But if you disbelieve in me, there are among you those who, if you ask them, can inform you of the same. Ask Jabir Ibn ‘Abdullah Al-Ansari, Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri, Sahl Ibn Sa’id Al-Sa’idi, Zayd Ibn Arqam, and Anas Ibn Malik, and they will tell you that they have heard these ahadith of Allah’s Messengerﷺ with regard to myself and to my brother. Is this not sufficient to curb you from shedding my blood?” Al-Shimr then said, “He worships Allah by a letter, had he known what he is saying!” Habib Ibn Muzahir (ra) said to him, “By Allah! I see you worshipping Allah on seventy letters, and I testify that you are truthful when you say that you do not know what he is saying! Allah has surely sealed your heart!” Al-Hussain then said, “If you doubt what I have said, do you doubt that I am the son of your Prophet’s daughter? By Allah, there is no son of a Prophet from the east of the earth and the west besides myself, be it among you or among others. Woe unto you! Are you seeking revenge on me for killing one of you? Or is it on account of your wealth which I devoured? Or are you seeking qisas?” None of them spoke a word to Sayyiduna Hussain, so he called out, “O Shabth Ibn Rab’i! O Hijr Ibn Abjar! O Qays Ibn al-Ash’ath! O Zayd Ibn al-Harith! Did you not write me saying, ‘Come, for the fruits are ripe, the pastures are green, and you will come to troops ready for your command’?”

They said, “We did not do so.” Then Sayyiduna Hussain said, “Subhan’Allah! (Glorified is Allah). Yes, by Allah, you did exactly so!” Then he said, “O people! If you hate me, let me go away from your sight to a safe place on earth” Qays Ibn Al-Ash’ath said to him, Are you not going first to accept the authority of your relatives (i.e. Yazid and others from Banu Ummayya)? They surely will not deal with you except most amicably, and they will not harm you in the least.” Al-Hussain said to him, “Are you the brother of your brother?! Do you want Banu Hashim to demand that you pay for the blood of someone else besides that of Muslim Ibn Aqil? No, by Allah! I shall not give them as the subservient ones give, nor shall I flee from them as slaves flee! (6)

“O People! I have sought refuge with Allah, your Lord and mine, against your stoning me, and I seek refuge with my Lord and yours against any arrogant person who does not believe in the Day of Reckoning.” Then Sayyiduna Imam Hussain Bin Ali (ra) alighted from his she-camel, asking Uqbah Ibn Sam’an to tie it for him. (7)

📚References:-
📘1) Ibn Al-Athir, Al-Kamil, Vol. 4, p. 25. Ibn ‘Asakir, Tarikh, Vol. 4, p. 233. On p. 158 of his Misbah (Indian edition), Al-Kaf’ami says that the Prophet had thus supplicated during the Battle of Badr. This supplication is abridged by Al-Thahabi who quotes it on p. 202, Vol. 3, of his book Siyar A’lam Al-Nubala’.
📘2) Ibn Al-Jawzi, Tathkirat Al-Khuwass, p. 143.
📘3) Al-Tabari, Tarikh, Vol. 6, p. 242.
📘4) Al-Husari, Zahr al-Adab, Vol. 1, p. 62. Dar al-Kutub al-’Arabiyya: 1372 A.H./1952 A.D.
📘5) Ibn Hazm on p. 164 of his book Jamharat Ansab Al-’Arab, says, “Followers of Al-Harith Ibn Rashid, a descendant of ‘Abd al-Bayt Ibn Al-Harith, reneged from Islam during Ali’s caliphate, so he fought them, killing them and taking their women and children captive.
📘6) Muhammad Ibn Abu Talib Al-Ha’iri, Maqtal Al-Hussain.
📘7) Al-Tabari, Tarikh, Vol. 6, p. 243.

*10 Muharram ul Haraam*

*1383th Yaume Shahadat*

*Shaheed e Aazam Sayyed ush Shohada Sayyed ush Shabaabi Ahlil Jannah Sultan e Karbala Syed ul Mazloomeen Imaam e Aali’maqaam Imaam e Hammam Imaam e Arsh Maqaam Imaam e Tishna Kaam Hazrat Syedna Sarkar Mola Imaam Hussain Alaihis Salam*

*Aapki Wiladat 5 Shaban ul Muazzam 4 Hijri Mutabik 8 January 626 Esvi Baroz Mangal Me Hui, Aapki Shahadat 10 Muharram 61 Hijri Mutabik 10 October 680 Esvi Baroz Juma Hui, Aap Shehansha e Qull Aalam Huzoor Ahmad e Mujtuba Muhammad Mustufa ﷺ Ke Nawase Aur Mola e Kaynat Mola Imaam Ali Alaihis Salam Aur Syyeda e Kaynat Syyeda Fatima Zehra Salam un Aleha Ke Shehzadaye The, Aapki Shan Me Huzoor Alaihis Salam Ne Farmaya:- Hasan Aur Hussain Jannati Jawano Ke Sardar Hain, Hasan Aur Hussain Hi To Mere Gulshane Duniya Ke Phool Hain, Hussain Mujh Se Hain, Me Hussain Se Hu, Jisne Hussain Se Muhabbat Ki Usne Mujh Se Muhabbat Ki, Jisne Hussain Se Bugz Rakha Usne Mujh Se Bugz Rakha, Huzoor Alaihis Salam Aapke Liye Apna Sajda Taweel Fama Diya Karte The, Huzoor Alaihis Salam Aapke Liye Khutba Chor Kar Mimbar Sharif Se Neeche Tashrif Liyaya Karte The, Huzoor Alaihis Salam Apko Apni Dosh Mubarak Par Bedha Kar Sawari Karate The, Aapki Shahadat Ki Khabar Hazrat Jibreel Alaihis Salam Ne Aapke Nana Huzoor Alaihis Salam Ko Aapke Bachpan Me Hi Dedi Thi, Aapne 25 Martaba Paidal Hajj Ada Kiya, Aap Aa’imma e Ahle Baith Ke Teesre Imaam Hain, Aap 28 Rajab 60 Hijri Ko Madina Pak Ko Chora, 8 Zilhijja Ko Aapne Makka Sharif Ko Chora Aur Karbala Sharif Ki Taraf Rawana Hue, 2 Muharram 61 Hijri Ko Aap Karbala Sharif Pouche, 7 Muharram Ko Yazeedi Foj Ne Apke Qafile Ka Pani Band Kar Diya, Aur 10 Muharram Ko Aapko Badi Hi Bedardi Ke Sath Shaheed Kar Diya, Aapke Sath Karbala e Mualla Me 72 Shohada Shaheed Hue, Jinme Mashoor Aapke Bhai Hazrat Ghazi Abbas Alamdar, Aapke Shezade Hum Shakle Paighambar Hazrat Ali Akbar, Aapke Shezadaye Hazrat Ali Asghar, Aapke Bahanje Hazrat Aun, Hazrat Muhammad, Aapke Bhatije Hazrat Qasim, Aapke Bachpan Ke Dost Hazrat Habeeb Ibne Mazahir Alaihimus Salam Ye Sab Hazraat Shaheed Hue, Mola Imaam Hussain Alaihis Salam Ki Shahadat Ke Bad Jab Yazeedi Foj Ne Apke Sar Mubarak Ko Neze Par Buland Kiya To Apne Neze Par Bhi Quran Sharif Ki Tilawat Farmayi, Aapki Shahadat Ke Din Suraj Girhan Me Aa Gya, Aapki Shahadat Ke Din Se 6 Mah Tak Aasman Ke Kinare Surkh Rahe Bad Me Rafta Rafta Wo Surkhi Jati Rahi, Albatta Afaq Ki Surkhi Jisko Shafaq Kha Jata Hain Aaj Tak Mojood Hain Ye Surkhi Shahadat e Imaam Hussain Se Pehle Mojood Na Thi, Aapka Mazar Mubarak Karbala Sharif, Iraq Me Marjai Khaliak Hain…*

Waa Muhammada! Waa Muhammada! 😭

Umar Ibn Sa’d (Lanatullah) Ne Us Din Wahi’n Maqaam Kiya Doosre Din Sub’h Ko Humayd Bin Bukayr Ko Hukm Diya Ki Logo’n Me Koofa Kee Taraf Rawaana Hone Kee Munaadi Kar De Woh Apne Saath Aap Kee Betiyo’n Ko Aur Behno’n Aur Bachcho’n Ko Sawaar Kar Ke Le Chala Aur Ali Bin Hussain (Imam Zain al Abideen) Bimaar They.

Yeh Bibiya’n Jab Aap Kee Laash Aur Aap Ke Azizo’n Aur Farzando’n Kee Laasho’n Kee Taraf Se Guzri’n To Aah-o Naala Karne Lagi’n.

Qurrah Bin Qays Tamimi Kehta Hain: Mein Ghoda Badha Kar Qarib Gaya Un Aurto’n Ko Mein Ne Dekha. Mein Ne Aisi Aurte’n Kabhi Nahin Dekhi Thi’n. WAllah Aahwaane Sheraa’i Se Badh Kar Haseen Thi’n.
Mujhe Khub Yaad Hai Zainab Bint Fatimah SalaamUllahi Alaiha Ka Yeh Kehna Kabhi Nahin Bhulunga.

Jis Waqt Apne Bhaa’i (Imam Hussain) Kee Laash Par Pahonchi’n To Kehti Thi:
Waa Muhammada! Waa Muhammada! Malaa’ika-e Aasman Kee Salaat Aap Par Ho. Hussain Maidaan Me Pade Hu’e Hain.
Khoon Me Doobe Hu’e Hain.
Tamaam A’za’ Tukde-Tukde Se Hain
Ya Muhammada Aap Kee Betiya’n Bandi Jaati Hain. Aap Kee Zurriyyat Qatl Kee Ga’i. Hawa Un Kee Laash Par Khaak Daal Rahi Hai.

Yeh Sun Kar WAllah Dost Dushman Sab Ro Diye.

Phir Baaqi Laasho’n Ke Sar Juda Kiye Gaye. Shimr Laeen Aur Qays Bin Ash’ath Mal’oon Wa Amr Bin Hajjaj Mal’oon Ke Saath Bahattar Sar Rawaana Kiye Gaye. Un Logo’n Ne Un Saro’n Ko Ubaydullah Ibn Ziyad (Lanati) Ke Paas Pahoncha Diya.

Tarikh At-Tabari, 04/232_233.

Qurrah Bin Qays Tamimi Kehta Hai: Mujhe Khoob Yaad Hai, Zainab Bint Fatimah SalaamUllahi Alaiha Ka Yeh Kehna Kabhi Nahin Bhooluga, Jis Waqt Apne Bhaa’i (Imam Hussain) Kee Laash Par Pahonche’n To Kehti Thi’n:

Ya RasoolAllah (SallAllahu Aalihi wa Alaihi wa Sallam)‎ !
Aap Par Aasmaan Ke Firishto’n Ka Durood-o Salaam Ho!
Aye Allah Ke Rasool Aap Kee Duha’i Hai! Duhaa’i Hai!
Dekhiye Yeh Hussain Maidan Me Khoon Me Lathde Hu’e A’zaa’ Burida(Tamam Ke A’zaa’ Tukde-Tukde) Pade Hain.
Ya Muhammada! Ya Muhammada Aap Kee Betiya’n Asir Wa Qaidi Hai.
Aap Kee Zurriyyat Ke Laashe Be-Gor-o Kafan Pade Hain Aur Hawaa’en Un Par Khak Uda Rahi Hain.

Yeh Sun Kar WAllah Dost Wa Dushman Sab Ro Diye.

Ibn Kathir Fi Al-Bidayah Wa-Al-Nihayah, 08/247,
Ibn Athir Fi Al-Kamil Fi Al-Tarikh, 04/80,
Ibn Jawzi Fi Al-Radd ‘Ala Al-Muta’assib Al-‘Anid Al-Mani’ Min Dhammi Yazid,/53.

Karbala Waalon ki Shab-e-Qadr

“Jaame Tirmizi ki Abwab ut Tafseer me hai ke Imam Hasan-e-Mujtaba Farmate Hain Mere Baba Tajdar-e-Kainat SallAllahu Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam ne Khwab dekha aur subh pareshan bedaar hue. Aapne farmaya ke Meri pareshani ka sabab ye ke Maine Khwab dekha ke Banu umaiyya ke hukmarano ko Apna Mimbar paamal karte dekha hai. Aaqa farmate hain yake baad digare Mere Mimbar pe baithe, Mimbar-e-Rasool paamal horaha hai.

Subh pareshan uthe, Tabiyat-e-Muqaddasa pe malal tha, us malal ko dur karne keliye, Imam Hasan-e-Mujtaba farmate hain Allah Pak ne Ye Surat naazil farmayi “Inna Anzalna Hu Fee Laylatil Qadr” Shab-e-Qadr ki Surat utri. Aur Surat me hai ke Wama Adraka ma Laylatul Qadr, “kya aap jante hain ye Laylatul Qadr kya hai?” Jawab diya: “Laylatul Qadri Khairum min Alfi Shahra”. Shab e Qadr ek hazaar mahino se Afzal hai!

Hadees ke raawi jinhone Imam Hasan-e-Mujtaba se Ye suna wo kehte hain mai tabse sochne lag gaya ke hazar mahine kaunse? To Tirmizi Shareef me hai farmate ke jab waqt guzra aur giney to banu umaiyya ki hukumat ka daur pure hazar mahine bane!

Allah ne Huzoor ka ranj o malal dur karne keliye Surat utaari, Farmaya Mehboob jinko Apne Mimbar ko pamaal karte dekha hai, ek hazar mahine is Mimbar pe hukumat pe baithenge, inke hazar mahino se Mehboob Teri Ahle Bayt ki Ek Raat behtar hai!!

Ye hazar mahine banu umaiyya ke. Hadees to waha khatm hogayi ke hazar mahine banu umaiyya ke hazaar maah hain. Hadees khatam hogayi ab is se aage apna ijtehadi itlaaq karraha hun. Apni Zimmedari par itaalq karraha hun, apni Ilmi zimmedari par itlaaq karraha hun ke jab hazaar maah banu umaiyya ke takht-e-damishq ke hue to unse behtar hai Ek Raat.

To mera wijdaan ye kehta hai jab ek taraf takht e damishq ke hazar mahine hon aur ek raat jo takht e damishq ke hazar mahino se behtar hai Wo Sayyeda Zainab ki Shab-e-Aashur hai! Wo Hussain ki Shab-e-Aashur hai Wo Sakina ki Shab-e-Aashur hai Wo Sayyeda Zainab ki Shab-e-Aashur hai!

Ke wo takht par baithne walo ke ek hazar maah aur Mustafa Tere Shehzado Shehzadiyo ki Khaak-e-Karbala par Wo aakhri Ek Raat.”

Alaihim Afdalus Salawatu was Salaam

(Tirmizi, Hakim, Imam Razi Tafseer)

-Shaykh ul Islam Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri

Allahumma Salle Ala Sayyedatina Zainab wa Ala Ummiha wa Jaddiha wa Abeeha wa Akhwaniha wa Ahle Baytiha wa Baarik wa Sallim

“Imam Ibne Kaseer al Bidaya wan Nihaya me riwayat karte hain ke Shab-e-Aashur hai, thake maande Hussain tek lagake thodi der keliye baithey, Aankh lag gayi. Laeen ibne ziyad aur yazid ke lashkaro ne Ahle Bayt ke Khaimo pe hamle ka faisla kardiya. badbakht lashkari Khaima-e-Ahle Bayt ki taraf to shor hua. Sayyeda Fatimah tuz Zahra ki Shahzadi Sayyeda Zainab baahar Aayin, dekha shor kaisa hai. Raat ka andhera hai Shab-e-Aashoor hai, dekha ke yazidi lashkar aarah hai, daudkar andar Gayin Bhai Hussain uth jaiye dushmano ne hamle ki tayyari karli hai. Imam-e-Aali Muqaam uthke farmate hain Behan Zainab Hamne bhi Tayyari karli hai. Puchti Hain Bhai Hussain Aapne kaunsi tayyari karli hai? Farmaya Behan Zainab abhi Khwab me Nanajaan Aaye they aur farma rahe they Beta Hussain Hum Intezar karrahe hain Tere Istaqbal ka. Udhar bhi tayyariya horahi hain Isteqbal ki tayyariya. Hussain talwar leke uthe lashkar piche chala gaya.”

SallAllahu Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam

-Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri

Allahumma Salle Ala Sayyedina wa Maulana Muhammadi Nin Nabiyyil Ummiyyil Habibil Aalil Qadril Azeemil Jaahi wa Ala Aalihi wa Sahbihi wa Baarik wa Sallim.