Reflections on the 1st Waaz Mubarak, 2nd Moharram 1426H
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 5:59 pm
Hi friends,
I am going to be taking the official refelections on the happening wayaz in surat and post my thoughts.
Here is the refelection, and my refelection on this will follow in another post.
------------------------------------------------
The backdrop of Aqa Moula's Takht Mubarak features the aayat:
"And give glad tidings to Mumineen that Allah has given them immense virtue."
"Fazlan kabeera", the last words of the aayat translate as immense virtue.
The Fazle Kabeer for Mumineen stems from the zikr, matam and tears on Imam Husain (AS).
Bushra is for those Mumineen who remember and mourn Imam Husain (AS) and it is with this knowledge of bushra that Mumineen congregating for Ashara Mubaraka have such joyous faces.
Our faces reflect the great joy and happiness exhibited by the 72 shohada who accompanied Imam Husain (AS) to Karbala. As they arrived and as the days passed, instead of their faces paling and withering due to the heat, hunger and thirst, they grew fresher and happier in anticipation of shahadat - the ultimate victory. They were like bridegrooms who had emerged bedecked in sehras.
We have not been so fortunate as to have been at Karbala, yet the vast bounty of Imam Husain (AS) and his Dai; Aqa Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) is such that our commemoration of the shahadat here and now allows us to be counted amongst the Shohada.
The poet Ibn al-Habariya came to Karbala and arriving there regretted that he had not been there during the battle. "Had I been at Karbala I would have battled your enemies but I was not so fortunate. However, why should I not sacrifice and dedicate myself by shedding tears of grief."
This spirit is to be found in Rasuallah's hadith which adorns either side of the takht. "They that cry, cause to cry, or even make an effort to cry on my son Husain, for them Jannat is assured."
This bushra, fazle kabeer is ever constant because it stems from the Khamsat At'haar, the Panjatan Paak (AS). They are five in number, Mohammed, Ali,
Fatema, Hasan, Husain (AS). The number five is ever constant – its multiples always ending in five as far as one can count. Eg 5 x 5 = 25, 25 x 5 = 125, 125 x 5 = 625 and so on.
Similarly the qualities and the shanaat of Khamsat At'haar (AS) perpetuated by the succession of Aimmat Tahereen (AS) and Doat Mutlaqeen (RA).
Molana Ali (AS) said to his shi'a, "Rejoice (take bisharat)! When Rasulallah (SA) passed away, he was indeed pleased with you.
This pleasure is reflected in Molana's affectionate gaze upon the Mumineen assembled before him and those assembled in majalis across the world with his raza mubarak.
In the battle of "Seif ul Bahr", when victory was attained there was plentiful booty to be shared and everyone was ecstatic. Salman al-Farsi (RA) exclaimed, "You are happy today, yet a happier day will come when you accompany the youth of Ahle Bait in Jihad. Zohair bin Qayn (RA) had heard these words. When he met Imam Husain (AS) en route to Karbala he parted company with his companions and divorced his wife – in order to accompany Imam Husain (AS).
Today, Huzurala (TUS) noted that Mumineen had come for Ashara Mubaraka having downed the shutters of their shops, taken qardhan, even sold off their valuables in order to attend this miqaat. Huzurala (TUS) urged all Mumineen to show the same spirit, to break routines to participate in the remembrance of Imam Husain (AS) promising all those who did so that Imam Husain (AS) would ensure their rizq (livelihoods). Imam Husain (AS), after all, is the one who gave 7 children to a man who had no children at all in his destiny – Imam Husain (AS) could change destiny itself.
At one point Huzurala (TUS) prayed for us as he always does, "May a Mumin always be happy and content, knowing no grief except for the grief of Imam Husain (AS)."
It is a remarkable dua, one that promises happiness at all times since a Mumin's ultimate joy comes from his grief for Imam Husain (AS). As Molana quoted from his qasida mubaraka which adorns the 1st level tutak;
"And the matam (of Imam Husain) is the meaning of repentance (nadamat), Since it is the means of salvation from this world (Hayula)."
May Allah t'aala preserve our beloved Aqamola (TUS) in 'fazle kabeer' until qiyamat.
Ameen
I am going to be taking the official refelections on the happening wayaz in surat and post my thoughts.
Here is the refelection, and my refelection on this will follow in another post.
------------------------------------------------
The backdrop of Aqa Moula's Takht Mubarak features the aayat:
"And give glad tidings to Mumineen that Allah has given them immense virtue."
"Fazlan kabeera", the last words of the aayat translate as immense virtue.
The Fazle Kabeer for Mumineen stems from the zikr, matam and tears on Imam Husain (AS).
Bushra is for those Mumineen who remember and mourn Imam Husain (AS) and it is with this knowledge of bushra that Mumineen congregating for Ashara Mubaraka have such joyous faces.
Our faces reflect the great joy and happiness exhibited by the 72 shohada who accompanied Imam Husain (AS) to Karbala. As they arrived and as the days passed, instead of their faces paling and withering due to the heat, hunger and thirst, they grew fresher and happier in anticipation of shahadat - the ultimate victory. They were like bridegrooms who had emerged bedecked in sehras.
We have not been so fortunate as to have been at Karbala, yet the vast bounty of Imam Husain (AS) and his Dai; Aqa Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) is such that our commemoration of the shahadat here and now allows us to be counted amongst the Shohada.
The poet Ibn al-Habariya came to Karbala and arriving there regretted that he had not been there during the battle. "Had I been at Karbala I would have battled your enemies but I was not so fortunate. However, why should I not sacrifice and dedicate myself by shedding tears of grief."
This spirit is to be found in Rasuallah's hadith which adorns either side of the takht. "They that cry, cause to cry, or even make an effort to cry on my son Husain, for them Jannat is assured."
This bushra, fazle kabeer is ever constant because it stems from the Khamsat At'haar, the Panjatan Paak (AS). They are five in number, Mohammed, Ali,
Fatema, Hasan, Husain (AS). The number five is ever constant – its multiples always ending in five as far as one can count. Eg 5 x 5 = 25, 25 x 5 = 125, 125 x 5 = 625 and so on.
Similarly the qualities and the shanaat of Khamsat At'haar (AS) perpetuated by the succession of Aimmat Tahereen (AS) and Doat Mutlaqeen (RA).
Molana Ali (AS) said to his shi'a, "Rejoice (take bisharat)! When Rasulallah (SA) passed away, he was indeed pleased with you.
This pleasure is reflected in Molana's affectionate gaze upon the Mumineen assembled before him and those assembled in majalis across the world with his raza mubarak.
In the battle of "Seif ul Bahr", when victory was attained there was plentiful booty to be shared and everyone was ecstatic. Salman al-Farsi (RA) exclaimed, "You are happy today, yet a happier day will come when you accompany the youth of Ahle Bait in Jihad. Zohair bin Qayn (RA) had heard these words. When he met Imam Husain (AS) en route to Karbala he parted company with his companions and divorced his wife – in order to accompany Imam Husain (AS).
Today, Huzurala (TUS) noted that Mumineen had come for Ashara Mubaraka having downed the shutters of their shops, taken qardhan, even sold off their valuables in order to attend this miqaat. Huzurala (TUS) urged all Mumineen to show the same spirit, to break routines to participate in the remembrance of Imam Husain (AS) promising all those who did so that Imam Husain (AS) would ensure their rizq (livelihoods). Imam Husain (AS), after all, is the one who gave 7 children to a man who had no children at all in his destiny – Imam Husain (AS) could change destiny itself.
At one point Huzurala (TUS) prayed for us as he always does, "May a Mumin always be happy and content, knowing no grief except for the grief of Imam Husain (AS)."
It is a remarkable dua, one that promises happiness at all times since a Mumin's ultimate joy comes from his grief for Imam Husain (AS). As Molana quoted from his qasida mubaraka which adorns the 1st level tutak;
"And the matam (of Imam Husain) is the meaning of repentance (nadamat), Since it is the means of salvation from this world (Hayula)."
May Allah t'aala preserve our beloved Aqamola (TUS) in 'fazle kabeer' until qiyamat.
Ameen