The Imam Husayn (a.s) Enters Mecca

Imam Husayn settled at the house of ′Abbās Ibn ′Abdul Muttalib. The people of Mecca visited him and pilgrims visiting the city for the upcoming Hajj season also visited him. Ibn az-Zubayr also visited the Imam, but he was jealous that the Imam was attracting all the attention. Occasionally, Imam Husayn went to visit the grave of his grandmother Khadijah, and prayed there. Before he left Mecca, he sent messages to the leaders of the city of Basrah, Malik Ibn Musma′ al‑Bakri, al‑Ahnaf Ibn Qays, al‑Mundhir Ibn Jarud, Mas′ud Ibn ′’Amr, Qays Ibn al‑Haytham, and ′Amr ibn ′Ubayd Ibn Mu′ammar.

 

A Short Report on Imam’s Movement from Medina until his Martyrdom

A Short Report on Imam’s Movement from Medina until his Martyrdom on 10th Day of month: Moharam, the year: 61 (lunar calendar)

28th Safar, the year: 50 (lunar calendar):

- Martyrdom of Imam Hassan (peace be upon him)

-  Avoidance of Imam Hossein (p.b.u.h.) of accepting the allegiance and postponing the allegiance until the death of Moavieh.

THE SERMON OF MINA: AL- ‘IMAM AL HUSAYN’S EVERLASTING MESSAGE TO RELIGIOUS LEADERS

In the year 60/680, al-’Imam al-Husayn (A) stayed for about three months at Makkah in the course of his movement against the succession of Yazid, the degenerate son of Mu’awiah, to the Caliphate. Yazid had assumed the leadership of the Islamic world on Mu’awiah’s death in Rajab 60/ March 680. his way of life was representative of the common among the youth of the Umayyad aristocracy during ‘Jahiliyyah’.

Waiting for & Calling the Awaited leader

Waiting for & Calling the AwaitWaiting for & Calling the Awaited leader

Background

a) Waiting is not a passive situation. It requires efforts & actions to bring about changes on both personal & social fronts.

b) The Reappearance is also dependant upon the conditions of supporters & the society. The leader also awaits the availability of followers who will instantly obey w/o hesitation & questioning.

PROPHET'S LINEAGE

Allah did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of Imran above all people, Offspring, one of the other: And Allah heareth and knoweth all things. 

Holy Qur'an (3:33-34)

Adam
Sheth
Enos
Cainan
Mahalaleed
Jared
Enoch / Idris
Methuselah
Lamech
Noah / Nuh
Shem
Arhhazed
Salih / Saleb
Eber
Pelag
Rem
Serag
Nahor
Tarukh
Abraham / Ibrahim
Ishmael / Ismail	Brothers	Isaac / Ishaq
Sabat		Jacob / Israil / Yaqub
Yashab		Lavi
Ba'rab		Qamat
Nakor		Imran
Adnan		Moses / Musa
Madh
Nazar		Imran Is not in lineage of Moses/Musa
Nasar		Mary/Maryam Virgin mother of Jesus Christ
Elias / Iliyas		Jesus Christ / Isa
Kanana
Nafar
Maleeh
Fahar
Ghalib
Looi
Kaab
Murra
Kalab
Qosai
Abde Munaf
Hashim
Abdul Muttalib
Abdullah	Brothers	Abu-Taleb
Muhammad(S.A.W.) The Last Apostle of God		Ali son of Abu-Taleb
Fathima(S.A.) The Lady of Light	Married	Ali(A.S.) The First Holy Imam
Hussain(A.S.) The Third Holy Imam	Brothers	Hasan(A.S.) The Second Holy Imam
Zainulabiden(A.S.) The Fourth Holy Imam
Al-Baquir(A.S.) The Fifth Holy Imam
Al-Jaffer(A.S.) The Sixth Holy Imam
Al-Kazim(A.S.) The Seventh Holy Imam
Al-Reza(A.S.) The Eight Holy Imam
Al-Taqi(A.S.) The Ninth Holy Imam
Al-Naqi(A.S.) The Tenth Holy Imam
Al-Askari(A.S.) The Eleventh Holy Imam
Al-Mahdi(A.S.) Last, Alive & Awaited

Hazrat Ammar ibn Yasir

By one estimate, Hazrat Ammar ibn Yasir (Radiyallahu Anhu) was born four years before the year of the elephant, which means Hazrat Ammar ibn Yasir (Radiyallahu Anhu) was four years older than the Prophet Muhammad (saw), because Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was born in the year of the elephant.

When Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) announced the message of Islam at the age of forty, the poor and the persecuted listened to the message of Islam. They believed in it, so their hearts were filled with love for Islam.

Miqdad ibn Aswad al-Kindi

In Ramadan, 2 AH, 313 Muslim fighters or Companions of the Prophet (pbuh) went outside Madina Al-Munawara to attack a Quraishi trade caravan coming from Sham (present Syria). The caravan was very big and had one thousand camels. Abu Sufyan, the enemy of Islam, was leading this caravan.

When the Muslims or Companions of the Prophet (pbuh) immigrated (Hijrah) from Makkah to Madina Al-Munawara, the polytheists attacked and robbed their houses. For this reason, the Prophet (pbuh) wanted to bring back the Muslims' money. Besides he wanted to punish the Quraish. So, he began threatening their trade caravans.

Malik al-Ashta

Malik bin al-Haarth al-Nakhay belonged to an old Yemeni tribe. He became a Muslim by converting to Islam, in the time of the Prophet Muhammad (saw). He was loyal to his religion Islam.

Malik bin al-Haarth al-Nakhay took part and fought bravely in the Battle of Yarmuk. He had brave attitudes in stopping the Romans' attacks against the Muslim Army. So, his eye was split by a sword, namely, its lower lid was split. Thus, he was called al-Ashtar.

salman

Salman the Persian details: Early Years in Persia (Iran)

According to the investigations and researches of the Arab historians, Salman was born in or around the year 568 A.D., in a small town in Persia called Jiyye. The modern city of Isfahan stands on the site of Jiyye. Incidentally, Salman was not the name given to him at his birth. His Persian name was Rozeba. Many years later when he became a Muslim, his master, Muhammed Mustafa, the Messenger of Allah (May Allah bless him and his Ahlul-Bayt), changed his name to Salman. During the years when he was at the court of his master, Muhammed Mustafa, his friends sometimes, also addressed him, as Abu Abdullah (the father of Abdullah).

FATIMA ZAHRA IN SURATUL KAWTHAR

THE VIRTUE OF STUDYING THIS CHAPTER

In regards to the virtue of the recitation of this chapter, a tradition from the Noble Prophet says

مَنْ قَرَأَهَا سَقَاهُ اللهُ مِنْ أَنْهَارِ الْـجَنَّةِ وَ أَعْطی مِنَ الأَجْرِ بِعَدَدِ کُلِّ قُرْبَانٍ قَرَّبَهُ الْعِبَادِ فِی یَوْمِ عِیدٍ وَ یَقْرَبُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْکِتَابِ وَ” الْمُشْرِکِینَ”

One who recites it (Suratul Kawthar), Allah will quench their thirst from the streams of heaven and will recompense them good rewards as many as the number of every sacrifice which the servants of Allah make on the day of the Feast of Sacrifice, together with those sacrifices which are of the People of the Book and the pagans.3

The name of this chapter, al-Kawthar, is taken from the first verse of the chapter

 

COMMENTARY OF THE VERSES

In the Name of Allah, the All-Beneficent, the All-Merciful

“إِنَّا أَعْطَیْنَاکَ الْکَوْثَرَ ۝ فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّکَ وَانْحَرْ ۝ إِنَّ شَانِئَکَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ”

“Surely We have given you (Muhammad) abundance of good (al-Kawthar).  Therefore turn to your Lord in prayer and sacrifice.  Indeed your enemy is the one who will be without offspring

!WE HAVE GIVEN YOU (MUHAMMAD) MUCH GOODNESS

In this chapter, similar to what is seen in Suratul Ḍuha and Suratul Inshirah, the Noble Prophet is the focal point of the address, and one of the prime objectives in all three of these chapters is to grant consolation to the Prophet in relation to the continuous painful incidents and