{"id":2082,"date":"2015-06-04T06:07:22","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T06:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/v2\/?p=2082"},"modified":"2015-06-04T06:12:32","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T06:12:32","slug":"the-beard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/misbah\/thaqaafatfatemiyah\/the-beard\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of individuals approached Maulana Ali<sup>AS<\/sup> to solicit some worldly favours on the pretext that they were his followers. After giving them a long and sustained gaze, Maulana Ali<sup>AS<\/sup> said, \u201cI do not see upon you any trace of what you all claim to be.\u201d Then he described for them the traits of his true followers,characteristics which were all but missing from them.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Along with attire, one of the most prominent signs that a person adheres to <em>Fatemi Thaqafat<\/em> is his beard. To sporta beard is not just a manifestation of <em>Fatemi Thaqafat<\/em> but is the <em>sunnat<\/em> of Rasulullah<sup>SA<\/sup>. Even Anbiyaa\u2019 Kiraam<sup>AS<\/sup>; who preceded Rasulullah<sup>SA<\/sup>, kept untrimmed beards. When we study their history in this context, it is evident that they have all adorned themselves with a beardand have emphatically advocated and persuaded their follower\u2019s to keep beards.<\/p>\n<p>Let us recall a few narrations from our rich history which draw us towards following our Awliyaa\u2019 Kiraam<sup>AS <\/sup>regarding the <em>sunnat<\/em> of keeping a beard:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maulana Ali<sup>AS<\/sup> would put his hands on his beard while praying at night and weep relentlessly.<\/li>\n<li>Maulana Ali<sup>AS<\/sup> used to prophesize his <em>shahaadat<\/em> by saying \u2018when will the day come when the blood of this head colours this beard\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>On Yaum Ashuraa\u2019 when Maulana Imam Husain <sup>AS<\/sup> gave <em>raza mubarak<\/em> to some members of his Ahle bayt, his grief was such that his tears drenched his beard.<\/li>\n<li>Imam Husain\u2019s <sup>AS<\/sup>beard flew with the wind when his <em>raa\u2019smubarak<\/em> was placed on a spearhead following his <em>shahaadat<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Emperor Akbar was mesmerized by the fully grown beard of al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Dawood bin Qutubshah<sup>RA<\/sup> and would keep looking towards his radiant countenancewhen he was seated in his court.<\/li>\n<li>During the time of al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Qutubkhan Qutbuddin<sup>RA<\/sup>, the rulers forced Mumineentotrim their beards. Syedna Qutbuddin Shahid<sup>RA<\/sup> attained <em>shahadat<\/em> for proclaiming that he was a true <em>sunni<\/em>,a follower of the <em>sunnah<\/em> of Rasulullah<sup>SA<\/sup>: <em>Fatemi Thaqafat<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Many, if not all of our home, are blessed with the pictures of 7 Duat Mutlaqeen: Syedna Abdulqadir Najmuddin, Syedna Abdulhusain Husamuddin, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, Syedna Abdullah Badruddin, Syedna TaherSaifuddin, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin <sup>RA<\/sup> and Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin<sup>TUS<\/sup>. A glimpse of their radiant faces conveys to us where their happiness lies with regards to keeping a beard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For fifty years, al-Hayy al-Muqaddas Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin<sup>RA <\/sup>repeatedly stressed upon Mumineen the importance of adorning themselves with fully grown, untrimmed beards. During <em>bethaks<\/em> and <em>ziyaafats<\/em> he would often personally direct Mumineen to do so. In the year 1431 H, following Asharah Mubarakah in Marol, Mumbai he sent <em>khidmat guzars<\/em> on his behalf to the homes of Mumineen to convince them of the importance of this directive.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping a fully grown beard; devoid of any fashionable cuts or trims is the <em>sunnat<\/em> of Rasulullah<sup>SA<\/sup>. As per <em>Shari\u2019ah<\/em>, following specifications have to be strictly adhered to while keeping beard:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hairs below the two protruding bones adjacent to the ears are from the beard. They should not be trimmed or shaved<\/li>\n<li>Hairs from the cheeks can be shaved<\/li>\n<li>Hairs from below the beard on the neck should not be shaved<\/li>\n<li>Moustache should be trimmed, lest the hairs fall upon the upper lips<\/li>\n<li>Hairs bridging the gap between the lower lip and the beard can be trimmed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May Allah protect <em>Fatemi Thaqafat<\/em> in our descendants. May He grant our Maula, Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin<sup>TUS<\/sup> the custodian of <em>Fatemi Thaqafat<\/em> a long life till the Day of Qiyaamat.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of individuals approached Maulana AliAS to solicit some worldly favours on the pretext that they were his followers. 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