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I WELCOME YOU, OH! THE MONTH OF MOHARRAM
With a stream of tears rolling down my eyes, I welcome you,
Oh! The month of Moharram.
As you change the year of Islamic calendar, You fill the
hearts with pain and sorrow; You revive the memory of an unequalled
grief, Which offers the hope for a better tomorrow.
With a storm of pride rocking my soul, I welcome you, Oh!
The month of Moharram.
Embedded in your name is the glory of my faith, Hidden in
your days are the wails and woes; Lying in your lap is the
scale of truth, To draw a line between friends and foes.
With an ocean of piety, giving me frenzied thrills, I welcome
you, Oh! The month of Moharram.
You witnessed the journey of the Prophet's family, Who faced
death,anguish and agony for Allah's Sake; The eternal verities
which they preserved, All the brutal onslaughts have failed
to shake.
" Haqeeqate abadee hei muqame Shabbeeree, Badalte rahtey
hein andaze Kufiyo Shamee."
(The position of Shabbeer(Hazrat Imam Husain) represents
an everlasting reality, Though the ways (of atrocities) of
Koofa(Karbala) and Sham( Syria) keep changing.) "Sir
Dr. Allama Iqbal"
"Every day is Ashura and every
land is Karbala."
Islam is a revolution. Islam is not a safety-net for
the masses, to keep tucked away as spiritual insurance in
the event that iniquitous come to face the consequences of
their deeds. Islam is an active, vibrant way of life; the
Din. Islam is not a religion for those content to listen to
a speech that pats them on the back and allows them to feel
contented until their nagging conscious deteriorates the callous
placed over their heart. Islam is not for those with such
a covering over their hearts, enjoying them so much ease at
living a life of inaction and complicity in the face of a
world ridden with injustice. Islam is a revolution.
Those who are Muslim are called in the Qur'an and Ahadith the "Shi'a,"
the "Partisans" of Muhammad (peace be upon him and on his pure progeny),
the Ahl al-Bayt. Those who are Muslims are ones who "Submit" to the
Will of Allah, even in the face of dire oppression and seemingly terrible consequences.
For the Muslim, Faith, Love and Servitude of Allah are the primary goals of
living one's live. Concern is given to personal comfort, safety and the like.
However, when faced with the Islamic obligation to "oppose evil and enjoin
what is right" then it becomes the moral imperative of all Muslims to take
a stand in the face of the opposition, no matter how uneven the odds may seem.
For unlike the kaffirun, we as Muslims, have a Power on our side that not even
all the forces and legions of Shaiytan could muster any true competition against.
Allah is the best of Knowers and the best of Planners. Enacting the Will of
Allah does not always guarantee comfort, safety or ease in this world, but it
promises us fulfillment of our Master's wishes, and Paradise in the Hereafter.
If Allah chooses that we should die in the hands of the infidels, or that we
should be imprisoned in the cages of Babylon, then this is Allah's Plan, and
by it we shall be saved. And through this, the whole world shall be elevated
- in time - to a state of Islam. For the Muslim, there is no doubt as to the
Reality of this.
The Shi'a
There is no god save Allah, there is no religion save Islam, there are no believers
save the Partisans of Allah, Hu's Prophets, and the Ahl al-Bayt. This is affirmed
by both Sunni and Shi'a Ahadith. To be of Allah's "Partisans" or "Shi'a"
means to be an active "Participant" in the revolution of Islam. Islam
is not Faith for the bystanders who would wish to sit by and cheer on the Mujahidun.
Islam is a revolution.
It is a testimony to the craftiness of the deceiver (Iblis) that throughout
the past 1,400 years we have seen the rise and fall of so many kaffirun masquerading
in the name of Islam, while carrying out the most grievous oppressions in the
name of our Holy Faith. From the time of the betrayal of Imam Ali (peace be
upon him) - when even some well meaning Muslims were turned to the fire of their
nafs - to Mu'awiyya, the Khawarij, and the Umayyads all the way to the Salafi/Wahabi
acts of terror perpetrated against our own Muslim brethren and sistren, Shaiytan
has throughout these centuries elected his emissaries of kufr to wage internal
war within the Ummah to degrade it and pervert the Qur'an to say what their
itching ears want to hear.
Shi'a Islam - the Only Islam that Allah or Hu's Messengers ever spoke of -
takes the Path of Truth, the Path that sometimes brings us face to face with
the oppressor, and demands that we bring an end to his reign of terror, or we
die as Shuhada (Martyrs/Witnesses) in our attempts. And Allah will bear Witness
to the Truth through our shed blood.
For even as the letter "Mim" is as a seed, a single sperm cell, so
too through the Seed of Musa (peace be upon him), Muhammad (peace be upon him
and on his pure family), Mahdi and Masih shall the blood of the martyrs - from
the Righteous Abel (peace be upon him), to Yahya (peace be upon him), to Ali
(peace be upon him), to Husayn (peace be upon him) to the Mujahidun of today
and into the reign of Imam Al-Mahdi - be poured over the Seal of the planted
Seed of Islam. And in this very generation, we will see the fulfillment of the
rule of Imam Al-Mahdi as that Seed breaks forth through the Seal placed over
it by Muhammad (peace be upon him and on his pure family), and blossoms into
a Tree of Life, nourished and fertilized by the blood of those slain in the
name of Truth and Justice.
"The history of Islam follows a strange path; a path in which gangsters
and ruffians from the Arab, Persian, Turk, Tartar and Mongol dynasties all enjoyed
the right to the leadership of the Moslem community and to the Khalifatate of
the Prophet of Islam, to the exclusion of the family of the Prophet and the
rightful Imams of Islam. And Shi'ism begins with a "No"; a "No"
which opposes the path chosen by history, and rebels against history. It rebels
against a history which, in the name of the Qur'an, Kings and Caesars, follows
the path of ignorance, and in the name of tradition, sacrifices those brought
up in the house of the Qur'an and the Traditions!
"Shi'ites do not accept the path chosen by history. They deny the leaders
who ruled the muslims throughout history and deceived the majority of the people
through their succession to the Prophet, and then by their supposed support
of Islam and fight against paganism. Shi'ites turn their backs on the opulent
mosques and magnificent palaces of the Khalifats of Islam and turn to the lonely,
mud house of Fatima. Shi'ites, who represent the oppressed, justice-seeking
class in the Khalifatate system, find in this house whatever and whoever they
have been seeking." - Dr. `Ali Shariati, world renowned Sociologist and
follower of Shi'a Islam.
Notes: Taken from the book: "Red Shi'ism vs.Black Shi'ism
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