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MOURNING ABU ABDILLAHIL HUSSAYN (A.S.)
Ibn Abbas reports
from Imam Ameerul-Mu’mineen , Ali bin Abi Talib (as) who said:
Once Prophet Issa (as) was passing by Karbala when he sat down and began
to weep. His disciples (hawariyyoon) who were observing him, followed
suit and began weeping too. But not understanding the reason for this
behaviour, they asked him:
O’ Spirit of God ! What is that which
makes you weep?
Issa (as) said:
Do you know what land this is?
The disciples replied:
No
He then said:
This is
the land on which the son of Prophet Ahmad (saw) shall be killed.
Every year, in the months of Muharram and
Safar, we mourn Karbala. We mourn the tragedy which befell the household
of Prophet Muhammad (saw) in the year 61 AH in Karbala, Iraq. Muslims
and particularly the followers of Ahlul-Bayt (as) wear black clothes (as
a sign of grief), hold Majalis (gatherings) where the tragic event of
Karbala is narrated, Marathiya and Nauhas (Eulogies and Elegies) are
recited and people weep.
Mourning Abu Abdillahil-Hussayn (as) is
infact, the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (saw) and the Imams from his
progeny which is by itself a highly rewardable act. Historians write:
On the 3rd Sha’ban, in the year
4 AH, the Holy Pophet (saw) was in Madina when he was given the news of
the birth of a child in Fatima (as)’s house. He (saw) rushed to his
daughter’s house and told Asma binti Umays: “O’Asma! Bring me my son”.
The infant was wrapped in a piece of cloth. The face of the Holy Prophet
(saw) lit up upon seeing his grandson. He recited adhaan in the right
ear and Iqamah in the left ear of the child and then placing the child
on his lap, he cried.
Asma asked, “May my father and mother be
your sacrifice. Why are you crying?” The Holy prophet (saw) said,
“O’Asma! After me, the transgressing party will kill him. May Allah (SWT)
never grant them my intercession.” Then he added, “Asma! Do not tell
Fatima
about this for she has just given birth to him.”
This child was Hussayn (as).
It is also reported that the Holy Prophet
(saw) once told his beloved daughter Fatimah (as):
O’Fatimah! Every eye shall be weeping on
the Day of Judgement except the eye which shed tears over the tragedy of
Hussayn (as) for surely, that eye shall be laughing and shall be given
the glad tidings of the bounties and comforts of
Paradise.
Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as), talking about
the manner of performing Azadari said:
He should mourn over Hussayn (as), weep
for him and instruct the members of the house to weep for him. He should
establish the mourning ceremony in the house by exhibiting lamentations
and grief over him; the people should meet one another in their homes
and offer condolences and consolation to each other over the calamities
which befell him.
Imam Ali Ibn Moosa ar-Ridha (as) has been
reported saying:
With the advent of the month of Muharram,
my father (Imam al-Kadhim) would never be seen laughing; gloom and
sadness would overcome him for the (first) ten days of the month; and
when the tenth day of the month would dawn, it would be a day of
tragedy, grief and weeping for him.
Imam Ja’ffar as-Sadiq (as) said:
There is none who recites poetry about
Hussayn (as) and weeps and makes others weep by means of it, except that
Allah makes Jannah (paradise) compulsory for him and pardons his sins.
Mulla Mujaheedali Sheriff
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