{"id":2396,"date":"2015-09-30T06:22:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T06:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/v2\/?p=2396"},"modified":"2015-12-01T14:19:02","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T14:19:02","slug":"addressing-each-other-with-bhai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/misbah\/thaqaafatfatemiyah\/addressing-each-other-with-bhai\/","title":{"rendered":"Addressing each other with \u201cbhai\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the last issue we talked about the greeting culture among Mumineen saying, “\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0643\u0645 \u0648\u0631\u062d\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0648\u0628\u0631\u0643\u0627\u062a\u0647”\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0while doing salaam. In the light of Rasulullah SAW<\/sup>\u2019s hadith<\/em> sharif<\/em>,<\/p>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0624\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u062e\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0624\u0645\u0646 <\/span>\u00a0(A Mumin is a brother of a Mumin)<\/p>\n

Another element of Fatemi culture is the habit of addressing and calling each other by saying \u201cBHAI<\/em>\u201d, like Taher bhai, Mohammed Bhai, Mufaddal bhai and so on.<\/p>\n

Lisan al-Dawat is a respectful language wherein we address each other saying, \u201ctame<\/em>\u201d or \u201caap<\/em>.\u201d Saying \u201c\u062a\u0648<\/span> \u00a0(to)\u201d to anyone, even if younger than us, is deemed disrespectful. Highlighting this aspect of respect in addressing each other with \u201cbhai<\/em>\u201d, Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS<\/sup> once said,<\/p>\n

\u201cMumineen<\/em> of Surat have a habit of prefixing the names with \u201cbhai<\/em>.\u201d They say, \u201cBhai Hatim<\/em>\u201d, \u201cBhai Taher<\/em>\u201d, \u201cBhai Nooruddin<\/em>.\u201d Addressing one with his first name (without saying \u201cbhai<\/em>\u201d) seems disrespectful; like saying, \u201cHatim<\/em>\u201d, and \u201cTaher<\/em>.\u201d One should refrain from such a form of address and instead, say, \u201cTaher Bhai<\/em>\u201d, \u201cHatim Bhai<\/em>\u201d, \u201cHusain Bhai<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Further, Syedna al-Dai al-Ajal TUS<\/sup> stresses this directive with the historical instance of the amal<\/em> sharif<\/em> of al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Taher SaifuddinRA<\/sup>:<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of our elders have witnessed Maulana Taher Saifuddin RA<\/sup> addressing (Maulana Mohammed BurhanuddinRA<\/sup>) as, \u201cBhai Burhanuddin! Bhai Burhanuddin<\/em>!\u201d The sweetness with which he spoke these words is indescribable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Our young ones imitate our words and actions. Hence, utmost care should be taken in the selection of words while talking to them or conversing with others in their presence. Even young ones have their self-esteem. When they are addressed as elders, they feel proud and their self-respect gets heightened.<\/p>\n

Self-esteem is similar to self-worth. This can change from day to day or from year to year, but overall self-esteem tends to develop from infancy and keeps going until we are adults. Healthy self-esteem is like a child’s armour against the challenges of the world. Kids with high self-esteem feel good about themselves and seem to have an easier time handling conflicts and resisting negative pressures.\u00a0Kids can be sensitive to parents\u2019 and others\u2019 words.\u00a0Nurture your own self-esteem and they’ll have a great role model.<\/p>\n

The author of Rasaail Ikhwaan al-Safaa\u2019, Maulana Imam Ahmed al-Mastoor AS<\/sup> has throughout his epistles addressed the reader saying, \u201cKnow! O my Brother!\u201d<\/p>\n

Al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin RA has addressed his young shahzadah<\/em> al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Mohammed Badruddin RA with these words, which each one of us knows:<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064a\u0643\u0627 \u0628\u0647\u0627\u0626\u064a \u062c\u0644\u062f\u064a \u062b\u062b\u0631\u064c\u0647\u0648 <\/span><\/h2>\n

Al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA<\/sup> has addressed Mumineen in the opening verse of his popular naseehat<\/em> with:<\/p>\n

\u0628\u0631\u0627\u062f\u0631 \u062a\u0648 \u0646\u0635\u064a\u062d\u0629 \u0633\u0646 <\/span><\/h2>\n

It is narrated that Dai Abi Abdillah RA<\/sup> used to address Mumineen with \u201cYaa Akhaanaa\u201d, meaning \u201cO our brother!\u201d Mumineen of his time followed his example and addressed each other as \u201cYaa Akhaanaa!\u201d<\/p>\n

We have heard Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA<\/sup> and Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS<\/sup> addressing us from takht-e-imaami<\/em> with \u201cBiraadaro! Bhaiyo!\u201d<\/p>\n

The impact of this respectful language is such that when we call our colleagues \u201cbhai\u201d or \u201cbehen\u201d, ill-feelings and hostility for each other get washed away from our hearts. A spirit of oneness prevails and all differences and disparities are erased, a family-like bond is created. Pointing to this ultimate stage of oneness Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA<\/sup> explained the meaning of the following Quranic verse:<\/p>\n

\u0627\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0646\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0633\u0631\u0631 \u0645\u062a\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644\u064a\u0646 <\/span><\/h2>\n

And we will remove from their hearts any deep feeling of bitterness (that they may have), (so they will be like) brothers facing each other on thrones.<\/p>\n

(Mumineen are like brothers) have one religion and belong to one family. Hence, they call each other \u201cbhai<\/em>\u201d-\u201cmumin<\/em> bhai<\/em>\u201d. They all gather in one majlis<\/em>, with no difference among them.\u201d<\/p>\n

May Allah protect Fatemi Thaqaafat in our generations. Saying \u201cLabbayka Ya Da\u2019iyallah\u201d to the divine call of Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS<\/sup> may we gather in the majaalis<\/em> of Asharah Mubarakah as one. May Allah grant Syedna al-Dai al-Ajal TUS<\/sup>, the custodian of Fatemi Thaqaafat a long life till the day of Qiyaamat<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the last issue we talked about the greeting culture among Mumineen saying, “\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0643\u0645 \u0648\u0631\u062d\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0648\u0628\u0631\u0643\u0627\u062a\u0647”\u00a0 \u00a0while doing salaam. In the light of Rasulullah SAW\u2019s hadith sharif, \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0624\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u062e\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0624\u0645\u0646 \u00a0(A Mumin is a brother of a Mumin) Another element of Fatemi culture is the habit of addressing and calling each other by …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2862,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396\/revisions\/2862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}