{"id":3101,"date":"2016-08-19T08:48:54","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T08:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/v2\/?p=3101"},"modified":"2016-08-31T07:51:43","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T07:51:43","slug":"editorial-ramadanal-moazzam-1437-h-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/editorial\/editorial-ramadanal-moazzam-1437-h-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial \u2013 Zilqadatil Haram 1437 H"},"content":{"rendered":"

Al-Dai al-Ajal al-Muqaddas Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA<\/sup> relates that when Moulana Imam Hussain AS<\/sup> was born, Jibraeel conveyed to Rasulullah SA<\/sup>\u00a0tahaani<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0ta\u00b4ziyat <\/em>\u2014felicitation and condolence. Rasulullah SA<\/sup> accepted the felicitations but expressed surprise at the offering of condolence. Jibraeel then revealed the fate of Imam Hussain AS<\/sup> on the scorching sands of Karbala. The celebration of Imam Hussain\u2019s AS<\/sup> birth was interlaced with mourning for his martyrdom.\u00a0Joy and sorrow are woven together in every aspect of Karbala.<\/p>\n

For Imam Hussain\u2019s AS<\/sup> Ahlebayt and as-haab<\/em> the grief of their impending shahaadat<\/em> is linked with the joy that they will make the ultimate sacrifice for their Maula. They sharpened their swords for battle while at the same time\u00a0applied musk themselves as they prepared themselves for their heavenly abode. The sorrow of Hur\u2019s AS<\/sup> death is accompanied by the joy of his attaining freedom in this world and the next. The deep sense of satisfaction of a mother who encouraged her son to lay down all before Imam al-Zaman and in him see her goal of tafaadi<\/em> realized is intertwined with the sorrow of shattered dreams and unfulfilled expectations. Maulatona Sakina\u2019s AS<\/sup> happiness of being joined to Maulana Abdullah AS<\/sup> in marriage is intertwined with the grief of separation as he sacrifices his life for his Maula AS<\/sup>. Maulana Imam Husain\u2019s AS <\/sup>contentment in fulfilling the last wishes of his revered brother Maulana Imam Hasan AS<\/sup>\u00a0was entwined with the anguish of seeing his daughter widowed.<\/p>\n

As Maulana Aliakbar lay slain on the battlefield, the pain for the loss of youth is consoled by the privilege of him being blessed by the radiant countenance of Panjatan Paak. While the heavens absorb the blood of Maulana Aliasgar AS<\/sup>, the inexpressible grief of a father for his six-month old son is accompanied by awe at the exalted status of his child.<\/p>\n

Thus, it is fitting that our lamentation over Imam Hussain AS<\/sup> is with the understanding and joy derived by the knowledge that it is the key to salvation and eternal existence.\u00a0We forego worldly matters for the incomparable and lofty pursuit of solely and wholeheartedly devoting nine days of our year to remember Imam Hussain\u2019s AS<\/sup> sacrifice.<\/p>\n

When it comes to all other griefs, Allah rewards us for our forbearance, sabr<\/em>, but for Imam Hussain AS<\/sup>, divine reward lies in expressing our sorrow\u2014with loud lamentations, with floods of tears and with impassioned maatam<\/em>.\u00a0The naadimeen mustagfereen\u2019s <\/em>tears of sorrow for the loss of the divine realm are inextricably united with tears of joy and gratitude for Allah\u2019s mercy: His beloved Awliyaa\u2019.<\/em>
\nAs the days of Imam Husain AS<\/sup> approach, we recall the marthiyah<\/em> of al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA<\/sup>:<\/p>\n

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Cry, in perpetual mourning,<\/p>\n

For the Imam who was martyred,<\/p>\n

In your mornings and evenings,<\/p>\n

A divine reward shall be your\u2019s,<\/p>\n

On the Day of Judgement,<\/p>\n

What of the grief upon Husain?<\/p>\n

O Syed of all martyrs!<\/p>\n

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al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA<\/sup>, urged Mumineen to cry with him for Imam Hussain AS<\/sup>. Those who understand the truths inherent in Imam Hussain\u2019s AS<\/sup> hardship weep profusely and, when their Dai says \u2018Ya Husain\u2019 they respond with lamentation.<\/p>\n

In every bayaan<\/em> and majlis<\/em>, al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS<\/sup> calls upon us to attend all of the nine days of Ashara Mubarakah, each moment of which should be dedicated to Imam Hussain AS<\/sup>. Responses of Labbaik Yaa Dai Allah<\/em> resonate in every mumin\u2019s home and heart in response to Maula\u2019s TUS<\/sup> compassionate call:\u00a0\u201cChalo ai pyaara azizo chalo<\/em>!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Al-Dai al-Ajal al-Muqaddas Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA relates that when Moulana Imam Hussain AS was born, Jibraeel conveyed to Rasulullah SA\u00a0tahaani\u00a0and\u00a0ta\u00b4ziyat \u2014felicitation and condolence. Rasulullah SA accepted the felicitations but expressed surprise at the offering of condolence. Jibraeel then revealed the fate of Imam Hussain AS on the scorching sands of Karbala. The celebration of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3110,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3101"}],"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=3101"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3105,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3101\/revisions\/3105"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}