{"id":2602,"date":"2015-11-27T07:05:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T07:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/v2\/?p=2602"},"modified":"2015-11-27T07:11:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T07:11:10","slug":"editorial-safar-al-muzaffar-1437-h","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/editorial\/editorial-safar-al-muzaffar-1437-h\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial \u2013 Safar al-Muzaffar 1437 H"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Editorial \u2013 Safar al-Muzaffar 1437 H<\/p>\n<p>Imam Mohammed al-Baqir <sup>AS<\/sup> likened a <em>mumin<\/em> to a honeybee. Both <em>mumineen<\/em> and honeybees possess something that is so sweet and pure that if others knew of it, they would try to take it away. A honeybee\u2019s worth comes from its honey; that of a <em>mumin<\/em> comes from his\/her <em>mohabbat<\/em> of al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin <sup>RA<\/sup> and his <em>mansoos<\/em> al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin <sup>TUS<\/sup>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Before honeybees venture out to draw nectar from flowers, Allah Ta\u00b4ala instructs them to build their hives. Once their homes are built, they head out with His permission to gather <em>rizq<\/em>. Similarly, <em>mumineen<\/em> first establish their faith, belief, and identity, creating a solid foundation upon <em>mohabbat<\/em>. They comprehend their purpose in life. Then, with Maula\u2019s <sup>TUS<\/sup> <em>raza mubarak<\/em>, they venture out to pursue education and conduct their livelihood. Both a honeybee and a <em>mumin<\/em> always set out with the intention of returning back and nurturing their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Just as Allah Ta\u00b4ala instructed honeybees to drink the nectar of various flowers, Maula <sup>TUS<\/sup> encourages us to excel in different professions and to acquire different skills. Honeybees return to their hives, their stomachs filled with nectar, and create honey. In everything <em>mumineen<\/em> set out to achieve, <em>mohabbat<\/em> and faith are the driving forces. They acquire a wide variety of knowledge and skills and amass wealth, all with the ultimate desire of attaining the best of both worlds.<\/p>\n<p>Syedi Hasan bin Nooh <sup>QR<\/sup>, a wealthy businessman, willingly sacrificed everything for Maula. During a time of peril, he stated, \u201cWith my soul and with my wealth, I will strive to protect this home, this Dawat. If I do not, then I am not Hasan bin Nooh!\u201d His words, and more importantly, his actions and sacrifice affirm that one\u2019s identity is not through his profession and wealth but due to his Maula.<\/p>\n<p>Mumineen should never abandon their homes \u2013 their <em>mohabbat<\/em> for their Dai, like honey, it is very pure and valuable and in it is divine <em>shifaa\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>All throughout last year, we cried out \u2018<em>labbaik<\/em>\u2019 and answered our Dai\u2019s TUS call to attend Asharah Mubarakah from 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Moharram onwards. We prepared for Ashara, engaging in numerous Ohbat initiatives to ensure that each and every <em>mumin<\/em> came to Imam Husain\u2019s <sup>AS <\/sup><em>majaalis<\/em> from the very day his horse, Zul-Janah, halted in Karbala.<\/p>\n<p>When 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Moharram arrived, <em>mumineen<\/em> put everything aside \u2013 college, jobs, businesses \u2013 and returned home to attend each <em>waaz<\/em>, each <em>majlis<\/em>. At the behest of Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin <sup>TUS<\/sup>, scores of <em>mumineen<\/em> gathered in every city and small villages to mourn, to do the <em>zikr<\/em> of Imam Husain <sup>AS<\/sup> and Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin <sup>RA<\/sup>. Their unwavering <em>mohabbat<\/em> and faith gave <em>mumineen<\/em> the strength and energy to carry out Maula <sup>TUS<\/sup>\u2019s wishes.<\/p>\n<p>Imam Husain <sup>AS<\/sup>\u2019s <em>as-haab <\/em>(followers) never left his side, and stayed with him until the end, ultimately sacrificing their souls for him. When each one of them took their last breath, Imam Husain <sup>AS<\/sup> came to them. He lifted them up, carried them on his shoulder and gathered all of their bodies in one place. He ensured that they returned to their final and eternal home \u2013 <em>jannat<\/em>, in the presence of Panjatan Paak <sup>AS<\/sup> and Aimmat Tahereen <sup>AS<\/sup>. In answering Syedna al-Dai al-Ajal\u2019s <sup>TUS<\/sup> call and remaining with him from beginning to end, Maula too will ensure that when we leave this world, we return to our one true home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editorial \u2013 Safar al-Muzaffar 1437 H Imam Mohammed al-Baqir AS likened a mumin to a honeybee. Both mumineen and honeybees possess something that is so sweet and pure that if others knew of it, they would try to take it away. 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