Reasons for Ghayabat (occultation)

1. If Allah had wanted, He could have overcome the enemies of Imam (ajf) and killed all the oppressors. If Allah had done this, then He would have usurped the rights of others. Allah gave humans free will. If Allah had usurped the rights of humans, then they could not be punished for their acts. The first reason ,was to give a chance to the oppressors.

2. Punishment cannot be given without a reason. For the same reasons, reward also cannot be given without any reason. The time of the ghaybat (occultation) of Imam (ajf) is a time of difficulties, troubles, and it is also a test to see who will guard the sayings of Masoomeen (as) and will show his steadfastness and stay on the straight path. The second reason for ghayabat (occultation) of Imam (ajf) is a test to see who will ignore the sayings of Masoomeen (as) and instead follow others.

3. Allah did not send His wrath upon the nation of Nuh (as) until there were no longer any momins in the generations of upcoming offspring amongst the kafirs (disbelievers). It is the same as when Moula Ali (as) killed anyone during a battle, He would look to see if there was any momins in the offspring of his enemy. If there were even one, He would not kill that person. This is the third reason of ghayabat. Until all the momin have been born from the offspring of kafirs, only then will Imam (ajf) reappear.

4. The fourth and final reason is Mashiat (will) of Allah. A new book and new sharia will be revealed through Imam Zamana (ajf) We will present five hadith in total, which we took from different editions of Bihar ul Anwar.1. Twelfth Edition page no. 259, Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) said, “I can see Him (Imam Zamana ajf) is standing between the people at Rukn o Makam and taking their bayat (allegiance) upon His book.”2. Twelfth Edition page no. 153, Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) said, “I can see the people of heavens are giving their bayat (allegiance) on a new amr, book, and king.”3. Twelfth Edition page no. 347, Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) said, “Knowledge is based upon twenty-seven words. All the prophets and messengers brought only two words. All the people have knowledge of only these two words. When Imam Zamana (ajf) will reappear, He will reveal the other twenty-five words, and they will be included with the previous two words. He will spread the knowledge of all twenty-seven words.”4. Twelfth Edition page no. 353, Imam Jaffar Sadiq (as) said, “When Imam Zamana (ajf) will reappear, He will establish a new order as Rasool Allah (saw) did in the beginning of Islam.”

5. Seventh Edition page no. 117, A Christian asked Imam Musa Kazim (as) several different questions. When he received the answers, he became Muslim. One of his questions was , “Tell me about those eight words; four of which were revealed in the earth and four of which were kept hidden in the heavens. Those four which were kept hidden in the heavens, who were they revealed for and who will interpret these four words?” Imam (as) replied, “He will be Qaim e Aal e Muhammad (as) from whom these four words will be revealed. He will interpret their meanings. There will be such a revelation revealed through Him the likes of which has never been revealed through any prophet, true one (Sadiq), or any guide of the religion

The Description of the Mourning

In The Name of Allah the Most High

Salamun Alaikum

The Ziarat Nahiya Moqaddase is one of the most well-known Ziarats of Imam Hossein (PBUH) which is known to have come from , Imam Mahdi (PBUH); and includes concepts such as love, wisdom, grieving and seeking intercession.

This Ziarat illustrates the tragedy of Kerbala and places the reader in the midst of that heart retching event. The Ziarat starts with salutations upon the divine prophets and appointed leaders (PBUT). Then it continues with salutations upon Imam Hossein (PBUH) and the descriptions of him and his descent and his loyal friends. Then it goes on to the traits and deeds of Imam Hossein (PBUH) before the standoff and the background as well as the description of the sufferings and martyrdom of the Imam (PBUH); it ends with seeking intercession from the Infallible Imams (PBUT) and prayer to Allah.

With this introduction, and in the starting days into the month of mourning and memorial anniversaries, for becoming more familiar with Imam Hossein (PBUH)and his sufferings, we move forward to review some parts of the Ziarat:

[Oh Hossain peace of Allah upon you] I testify that you performed the Salat, and payed the tribute of the Zakat, and that you preached to the good and discouraged from the vice and animosity. And that you obeyed Allah and never disobeyed him, and you gripped to Him and His rope up to an extent that He was satisfied, and that you only were apprehensive toward Him, and you only looked for Him and only answered His call, and you made good traditions and you turned off the fires of hypocrisy, and you invited to guidance and vigilance, and you put light upon and clarified the paths of virtue and truth, and in the path of Allah you truly made the Jihad…

[You in worship] used to have long (Roku) and (Sojuds). Just as the man who knows that he will migrate from the world, you showed no desire toward this world, and you looked at it just as the man who becomes fearful when watching it. Your wishes were far away from the worldly and so were your will and great endeavor…

Up to an extent that cruelty and injustice started its invasion and disobedience and animosity demonstrated its face from behind the mask, and ignorance called on its forces…Then your [divine] knowledge guided you to know that standing against the vicious men is your duty. Therefore, you exited along with your children and family and the followers and your friends, and you exposed the divine logic and signs, and with wisdom and patience and good words you invited the people toward Allah (SWT); and you preached them to observe the limits of Allah (SWT) and obeying Him, and discouraged the vice and disobedience. However, in spite of all these they confronted you with injustice, intrusion and hatred.

And you, after trying to guide them and making the signs clear started your jihad and standoff. And they in return broke their oath and promise and angered Allah and your grandfather and started battling you.

Then you showed resistance against their accusations and words of animosity, and the injuries of spears and swords, and you smashed hard the army of the wrongdoers and the sinful, and in the midst of the dust you combated the enemy strongly with the Zulfiqaar¹ as if you are Morteza Ali (PBUH).

Then after they found you with a certain heart without any fear or horror, they started to make a conspiracy against you and battled you corruptly and unfairly. That damned one² ordered his army to put a blockade on your water supply, and battled you to kill you and targeted you with the spears and arrows, and in order to uproot you they intruded you, and disrespected your dignity, and did not hesitate to commit any sin, neither in killing your friends and supporters or looting your camp and its belongings.

You went forward combating them in the midst of dust and suffered many disasters up to the point that the angles in the skies were surprised, then your enemies attacked you from all the sides and by making serious injuries they disabled you and blocked you every solution for you so that you became helpless. However, during all these inflictions, you were patient for the satisfaction of the Creator, and defended your family and children until they collapsed you from your horse.

Then with a body full of wounds you fell to the ground while the horses began to nail you with their hooves and the cruel insulted you with sharp swords. Up until your sacred forehead was damped by the sweat of death³…

 

 

Footnotes:

1.Zulfiqaar is the name of Imam Ali’s (PBUH) sword which was passed to the next Imam among-st other items.
2.Referring to Umar Ibn Sa’d.
3.Excerpts taken from “Ziarat Nahiya Moqadasa”; Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 98, pg. 317; al-Mazar al-Kabir, pg. 496.

Masoomeen (AS)

1. KALEMA AND ITS MEANING:  

LA ILAHA ILLALLAH: There is no God but Allah

 

MUHAMMADUN RASOOLULLAH: (Our Prophet)Muhammad Mustafa(S.A.W)is the Messenger of Allah.

 

ALIYUN WALI-ULLAH: Hazrat Ali(A.S)is the guardian(Imam)appointed by Allah.

 

WA-WASIYO-RASOOLILLAH: And He(Hazrat Ali A.S) is the rightful executor of the Will of the Prophet.

 

WA-KHALIFATOHU-BILAFASL: And Hazrat Ali A.S is the Prophet’s first Khalifa.

 

To utter these verses and believing in them with your heart is the first step to become a muslim.

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2. IMPORTANT ASPECTS :

 

* God is one (1)

 

* Panjetan are five (5)

 

* Imams are twelve (12)

 

* Masooms are fourteen (14)

 

* Prophets sent by Allah are total one hundred twentyfour thousand. (124.000)

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3. NAMES OF THE PANJETAN:

 

1. Ya Muhammad(S.A.W)

 

2. Ya Ali(A.S)

 

3. Ya Fatema(S.A)

 

4. Ya Hasan(A.S)

 

5. Ya Husain(A.S)

Prophet Muhammad al-Mustafa (PBUH&HF)

Name – Muhammad

Title – Al-Mustafa, Al-Amin, Ar-Rasool

Kunyat – Abul Qasim

Born – Friday, the 17th of Rabi-ul Awwal

Father’s Name – Abdullah Ibn Abdul Muttalib

Mother’s Name – Amina bint-e-Wahab

Died – at the age of 63 years on Monday, 28th Safar 11 AH

Buried- in his house adjoining the mosque at Medina

The First Imam

Imam Ali Al-Murtadha (AS)

Amir-ul-Mo’mineen

Name – Ali

Title – Al-Murtaza, Al-Amir-ul-Mo’mineen, Abu-Turab, Asadullah

Kunyat – Abul Hasan

Born – Friday 13th of Rajab, in the Holy Ka’ba

Father’s Name – Abu Talib-ibne-Abdul Muttalib

Mother’s Name – Fatima bint-e-Asad

Died – at the age of 63 years, at Kufa, on Monday, the 21st Ramadan 40 AH, murdered by an assassin who mortally wounded him with a poisoned sword in the Mosque at Kufa during morning prayers on the 19th of Ramadan.

Buried – Najaf, near Kufa.

The Daughter of the Holy Prophet and the Wife of Imam Ali

Alseyyedeh Fatima Zahra (AS)

Leader of the Women of Paradise

Name – Fatima

Title – Az-Zahra

Kunyat – Umm-ul-Aimma

Born – Friday 20th of Jamadi-ul-Akhar in Mecca

Father’s Name – Holy Prophet Muhammad Ibn-e-Abdulla (PBUH)

Mother’s Name – Khadija bint-e-Khuwailid

Died – 14th Jamadi-ul-Awwal at Medina at the age of 18 years (due to injury inflicted upon her through force of a falling door by a hypocrite).

Buried – The cemetery of Jannatul Baqi at Medina

The Second Imam

Imam Hasan Al-Mujtaba (AS)

Name – Hasan

Title – Al-Mujtaba

Kunyat – Abul Muhammad

Born – Tuesday, 15th Ramadan 3 AH at Medina

Father’s Name – Ali ibne abu Talib

Mother’s Name – Fatima (Daughter of the Holy Prophet)

Died – at the age of 46 years, at Medina, on Thursday, 28th Safar, 50 AH.

Buried – at the cemetery of Jannat-ul-Baqi in Medina

The Third Imam

Imam Hussain Al-Shaheed (AS)

Name – Husain

Title – Sayyid-ush-Shohada (Leader of Martyrs)

Kunyat – Abu Abdullah

Born – Thursday, 3rd Shaban 4 AH at Medina

Father’s Name – Ali ibne abu Talib

Mother’s Name – Fatima (Daughter of the Holy Prophet)

Martyred – at the age of 57 years, in Kerbala, on 10th Muharram 61 AH by Yazid-ibn-Muawiya and his ruthless army.

Buried – in Kerbala

The Fourth Imam

Imam Zain-ul-Abideen (AS)

Name – Ali-ibn-ul Husain

Title – Zain-ul Abideen

Kunyat – Abu Muhammad

Born – Saturday 15th of Jamadi-ul-Awwal, at Medina

Father’s Name – Husain ibn Ali

Mother’s Name – Shahr Banoo, daughter of King Yazdigard II

Died – at the age of 58 years, in Medina , on the 21st of Muharram 95 AH. Poisoned by Waleed bin Abdul Malik Marwan.

Buried – Jannat-ul-Baqi .

The Fifth Imam

Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (AS)

Name – Muhammad

Title – Al-Baqir

Kunyat – Abu Jafar

Born – Tuesday 1st of Rajab 57 A.H. , at Medina

Father’s Name – Ali ibn Husain

Mother’s Name – Fatima binte Hassan

Died – At the age of 59 years, at Medina, on Monday, 7th Zilhajj 116 AH. Poisoned by Hisham bin Abdul Malik

Buried – Jannat-ul-Baqi .

The Sixth Imam

Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (AS)

Name – Ja’far

Title – As-Sadiq

Kunyat – Abu Abdullah

Born – Monday 17th of Rabi-ul-Awwal 83 A.H. in Medina

Father’s Name – Muhammad ibn Ali

Mother’s Name – Umme-e-Farwah

Died – At the age of 65 years, at Medina, on Monday, 15th Rajab 148 AH. Poisoned by Mansur Dawaneeqi the Abbasite

Buried – Jannat-ul-Baqi .

The Seventh Imam

Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (AS)

Name – Musa

Title – Al-Kadhim

Kunyat – Abu Ibrahim

Born – Sunday 7st of Safarb 128 A.H. , at Abwa (Between Mecca and Medina)

Father’s Name – Ja’far ibn Muhammad

Mother’s Name – Hamida Khatoon

Died – At the age of 55 years, at Baghdad, on Friday, 25th Rajab 183 AH. Poisoned by Harun-al-Rashid the Abbaside caliph

Buried – Kazmain, Baghdad .

The Eighth Imam

Hazrat Ali Ar-Ridha (AS)

Name – Ali

Title – Ar-Ridha

Kunyat – Abul Hasan

Born – Thursday 11th of Zilqad 148 A.H. , at Medina

Father’s Name – Moosa ibn Ja’far

Mother’s Name – Ummul Baneen Najma

Died – At the age of 55 years, at Mashad in Khorasan, on Tuesday, 17th Safar 203 AH. Poisoned by Mamoon the Abbaside Caliph

Buried – in Mashad, Iran .

The Ninth Imam

Imam Muhammad Al-Jawad (AS)

Name – Muhammad

Title – At-Taqi and Al-Jawad

Kunyat – Abu Ja’far

Born – Friday 10th of Rajab 195 A.H. , at Medina

Father’s Name – Ali ibn Musa

Mother’s Name – Khaizuran

Died – At the age of 25 years, at Kazmain , on Wednesday, 29th Zilqad 220 AH. Poisoned by Mu’tasin the Abbaside Caliph

Buried – in Kazmain, Bagdad.

The Tenth Imam

Imam Ali Al-Hadi (AS)

Name – Ali

Title – An-Naqi and Al-Hadi

Kunyat – Abul Hasan

Born – Friday 15th of Zilhajj 212 A.H., at Surba

Father’s Name – Muhammad ibn Ali

Mother’s Name – Summana Khatoon

Died – At the age of 42 years, at Samarra , on Monday, 26th Jamadi-ul-Akhar 254 AH. Poisoned by Mu’taz the Abbaside Caliph

Buried – at Samarra, Baghdad.

The Eleventh Imam

Imam Hassan Al-Askari (AS)

Name – Hasan

Title – Al-Askari

Kunyat – Abu Muhammad

Born – Monday 8th of Rabi-ul-Akhar 232 A.H. , at Medina

Father’s Name – Ali ibn Muhammad

Mother’s Name – Saleel

Died – At the age of 28 years, at Samarra, on Friday 8th Rabi-ul-Awwal 260 AH. Poisoned by Mo’tamad the Abbaside Caliph

Buried – at Samarra, Baghdad.

The Twelfth Imam

Imam Mohammad Al-Mahdi (AS)

Name – Muhammad

Sadiyan Guzar Dunga Terey Intizar Me.

Sadiyan Guzar Dunga Terey Intizar Me.

Moula Ab Aap Parda-E-Ghaibat Uthaiye,
Do(2) Din To Zindagi Ke Guzarun Bahar Me.

Iss Waqt Gar-chey Adal Se Khali Zameen Hai,
Mazloom Ke Makaan Me Zalim Makeen Hai.

Dunya Sitam Shiaar Hai Maghloob Deen Hai,
Maula Zaroor Ayengay Mujhko Yaqeen Hai.

Aaye Gi Kuch Kami Na Merey Aitebaar Me,
SADIYAN GUZAR DUNGI MOLA AAP K INTIZAAR ME…..