Saturday, November 29, 2008

1st ZilHijjah 1429 A.H. - Anniversary of the marriage of Imam Ali(a.s.) and Bibi Fatima Zahra(s.a.)


We wish to extend Our felicitations to the Prophet Mohammad(sawaw), his Ahl-e-Bait(a.s.) and to all Momineen and Mominaat on this occasion of happiness in the household of the Prophet Mohammad(sawaw).

We extend our Joyous and Happy Greetings and Felicitations to all the followers and lovers of Holy Ahlul Bayt ( A.S.) in the world

A good way to know Holy Fatima (s.a) is to look through her names. Each of her names and titles is a mirror to reflect her outstanding qualities.
In a narration, Imam Sadiq (a.s.) is quoted as saying: "Fatima (s.a.) has nine names given by Almighty Allah: Fatima, Seddiqah, Mubarakah, Tahirah, Zakiyyah, Raaziyah, Marziyyah, Muhaddathah, and Zahra."
1) Fatima; means separated and protected from ignorance and impurity, and the one who is kept away from the fire of hell; the one who is adorned with all virtues, merits, and purities; and the one who shall save herself and all her followers and lovers from the fire of hell.
2) Seddiqah; means extremely honest; this title points out the degree of Fatima’s honesty and truthfulness as one of her outstanding qualities.
3) Mubarakah; or blessed; as she was granted much blessings by Allah (S.W.T), and she herself was a source of abundant blessings. The offspring of the Holy Prophet all are descended from Fatima (s.a.).
4) Taahirah; pure and chaste; as she was purified along with other members of the Household [Ahlul-Bayt] of the Holy prophet according to verse 33 of Surah Al-Ahzab in the Holy Koran: "Verily, Allah desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O People of the House! And to purify you a (thorough) purifying…"
5) Zakiyyah; the purified soul; purified from any kind of pollution or deficiency, a quality that made her attain the highest level of spiritual evolution and perfection.
6) Raaziyah; the one who is content with Allah’s wills, surrenders herself to all that Allah (S.W.T) has predestined for her, and endures pains in the way of mission of Allah’s Messenger.
7) Marziyyah; the one, with whom Allah and His Messenger and the Holy Imam are fully satisfied because of her impeccable worship, nice moralities, good fulfillment of duties, and all her good deeds.
8) Muhaddathah; the one to whom the angels talked, the matchless lady who received some sort of divine inspirations. In this relation, Imam Sadiq (a.s.) is quoted as saying: "Fatima (s.a.) was named as Muhaddathah as an angel came to her continuously and talked to her in the same way that it (the angel) used to talk to Saint Mary. The angel told Fatima: "O Fatima! Allah (S.W.T) has selected you, purified you, and made you superior to all women throughout the world."
9) Zahra; means luminous; as when she stood in her praying place, the angels in the heavens witnessed a glittering light, just like the starlight in the sky that glitters for the people on the earth.
Oh Fatima (SA)
The lady of light Daughter of our Prophet (SAW)
The soul that is whiter than white On the highest of the heavens
You are praised by all the lands Mother of Hassan and Hussain (AS)
Beauty of Islam Zahra (SA) your light is shining
Brighter than the sun Oh the flower of heavens
You are the only one The apple of Muhammad’s (SAW) eyes
The wife of Ali (AS) The role model for all women
Upon arriving, the Prophet(sawaw) placed Hazrat Fatima(s.a.)’s hand in Imam Ali(a.s.)’s hand and said:

"May Allah bless his Messenger’s daughter;
Ali, this is Fatima, you are responsible for her (or I entrust her to you)
Ali, what an excellent wife Fatima is!
Fatima, what an excellent husband Ali is!
O Allah, bless them, bless their lives, and bless their children.
O Allah, surely they are the most beloved to me from among your creatures, so love them too, and assign for them a guardian.
I place them and their progeny under your protection from the curse devil."

Thursday, November 27, 2008

SHAHADAT-E-IMAM MOHD TAQI (a.s)


Shahadat of Ninth Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s)
On this Sorrowful and Sad occasion occasion of the Martyrdom Anniversary of Imam Muhammad Taqi al-Jawad(A.S.)
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Our 9th Imam (as) lived a very short life. He (as) was born in the year 195 AH and was poisoned and killed in the year 225 AH. Thus his lifespan was only 30 years. But if we carefully study his short life, we will find that he (as) made enormous contributions to Islam and in addition, our Imam (as) has taught us through his behaviour, a very important lesson of self-control despite all riches.
Our Imam (as) was young and we all know that in young age, people are usually very ambitious. If in young age, a person is surrounded by worldly wealth and luxuries; and there is no proper upbringing, the young man can fall into all sorts of vices. Our 9th Imam (as) lived for only 30 years – a period when a person is still considered as a youth and in these 30 years, most of his life was during the reign of Mamoon ar-Rasheed – the Abbasid ruler, who was responsible for the murder of our 8th Imam (as).