{"id":2586,"date":"2015-11-26T10:04:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T10:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/v2\/?p=2586"},"modified":"2015-12-01T14:14:24","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T14:14:24","slug":"the-thaal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/misbah\/thaqaafatfatemiyah\/the-thaal\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0The Thaal"},"content":{"rendered":"

In our last issue we had talked about how addressing each other with<\/p>\n

\u064a\u0627 \u0627\u062e\u0627\u0646\u0627 <\/span>,\u00a0 O my brother is an integral part of our Thaqaafat<\/em>. The article ended on this aayat<\/em> shareefah<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u0648\u0646\u0632\u0639\u0646\u0627 \u0645\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0635\u062f\u0648\u0631\u0647\u0645 \u0645\u0646 \u063a\u0644\u0651 \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 have removed from their hearts any feelings of bitterness (that they may have), (they are like) brothers facing each other on thrones.\u201d<\/p>\n

The word \u0627\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0646 <\/span> \u00a0\u00a0(ikhwaan<\/em>) means brothers. It is the plural of \u0627\u062e which mean brother. Another word that sounds like \u0627\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0646<\/span> \u00a0is \u062e\u0648\u0627\u0646 <\/span> (khiwaan<\/em>) which means thaal<\/em>. Sitting around a thaal<\/em> and partaking barakat<\/em> of Allah\u2019s rizq<\/em> is a cultural distinction of every mumin<\/em> household. Mumineen<\/em> seated around a thaal<\/em> is a perfect reflection of brotherhood and close relationship. Sitting next to each other forming a circle and having food from the same plate, sharing spoons and bowls epitomize harmony and oneness.<\/p>\n

Imam Ahmed al-Mastoor AS<\/sup> has highlighted the qualities of a circle saying, \u201cThe best of all shapes is the sphere (sphere is a three dimensional representation of a circle). It is the safest and the most secure of all the shapes from dangers.\u201d Mumineen<\/em> living within the boundaries of da\u2019wat al-haqq<\/em> are safe and secure from all dangers. When they sit around a thaal<\/em>, it shows their solidarity and proximity in hearts and minds. This solidarity further gets strengthened and the proximity gets enhanced when they share food from the same plates and bowls.<\/p>\n

Our Hudaat Kiraam AS<\/sup> have always encouraged mumineen<\/em> to sit in a thaal<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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  • Panjatan Paak AS<\/sup> sat around the thaal<\/em> that descended from heavens upon Maulatona Fatema AS<\/sup>.<\/li>\n
  • Imam Mehdi AS<\/sup>, Imam Qa\u2019im AS<\/sup> and Imam Mansoor AS<\/sup> were seated around thaal<\/em> having their meal when a maid offered water to one of the children present in the thaal<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    A thaal<\/em> upon which dishes of food have been placed is called a \u0645\u0627\u0626\u062f\u0629 <\/span> \u00a0(Maa\u2019idat). When the thaals<\/em> of \u2018Ale Mohammed SA<\/sup> are placed (for mumineen<\/em> to partake from), firishtah<\/em> gather around it. They do taqdees<\/em> and tasbeeh<\/em> of Allah, and do istighfaar<\/em> for those mumineen<\/em> who partake from it.<\/p>\n

    We mumineen<\/em> are doubly blessed to partake barakat<\/em> from Faiz al-Mawa\u2019id al-Burhaniyah.<\/p>\n

    RasulullahSAW<\/sup> has stated that more the number of persons sharing food from a same thaal<\/em>, the greater the barakat<\/em>. Al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Abdulqadir Najmudin RA<\/sup> issued a mithaal<\/em> sharif<\/em> declaring that to avoid wastage, each thaal<\/em> of mumineen<\/em> should compulsorily have at least five adults and each thaal<\/em> of muminaat<\/em> should compulsorily have at least four adults.<\/p>\n

    Out of respect for the rizq <\/em>(sustenance) Allah has provided us with, thaal<\/em>s should be kept atop a tarakhti<\/em>. A sufrah<\/em> is to be spread below the tarakhti<\/em> and thaal<\/em>. Food particles falling off from the thaal<\/em> should be picked and consumed. Once, a man sought Imam Ja\u2019farus SadiqAS<\/sup>\u2019s counsel for pain in his lower back. Imam AS<\/sup> advised him to pick up and consume food grains that have fallen from thaal<\/em>. He did as directed and was relieved of his ailment.<\/p>\n

    The reverence of sitting at a thaal<\/em> and partaking from a meal is such that mumineen directed to refrain from correcting the manners and etiquettes of their children while at the thaal<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    Al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal SaifuddinTUS<\/sup> stresses the importance of adhering to our Awliyaa\u2019 Kiraam\u2019s tradition of eating seated at a thaal<\/em>. Indeed, mumineen<\/em> uphold this thaqaafat<\/em> of thaal<\/em> across geographical boundaries. This custom endorses our allegiance to the fraternity of mumineen<\/em>. Sitting around a thaal<\/em> we proudly announce our unity and oneness.<\/p>\n

    Al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Mohammed BurhanuddinRA<\/sup> had once said that one should consider it an honour to be granted permission to sit in the thaal<\/em> of the aamil<\/em> saheb<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    Indeed, blessed is one whom waliyullah<\/em> grants raza<\/em> Mubarak<\/em> to sit in his thaal<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    May Allah protect Fatemi<\/em> Thaqaafat<\/em> in our generations. May He grant our Maula Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin, the custodian of Fatemi Thaqaafat<\/em> a long life till the Day of Qiyaamat. Aamin<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In our last issue we had talked about how addressing each other with \u064a\u0627 \u0627\u062e\u0627\u0646\u0627 ,\u00a0 O my brother is an integral part of our Thaqaafat. The article ended on this aayat shareefah: \u0648\u0646\u0632\u0639\u0646\u0627 \u0645\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0635\u062f\u0648\u0631\u0647\u0645 \u0645\u0646 \u063a\u0644\u0651 \u0627\u062e\u0648\u0627\u0646\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0633\u0631\u0631 \u0645\u062a\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644\u064a\u0646 And we have removed from their hearts any feelings of bitterness (that …<\/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\/2586"}],"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=2586"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2855,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586\/revisions\/2855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}