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.
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.
Taken from :
Mulla Mujaheedali Sheriff