Shah ast Hussain (as)

Zuljana a Testament of Trust and Faith

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Zuljana is a replica of Imam Hussains steed, that loyally stood by the Imam while hi head was in Namaz and Yazidi arrows kept hitting him from the enemy lines and the Steed talking them to protect his Master.

This replica symbolises that trust between man and a horse.

The Shias feed it with fruits , milk and other delicacies..

The Zuljana leads the Moharam Juloos.

The reverence of the Zuljana should be seen as a mataphor with context to his steadfast faith in his master till the end.. when Shimr straddled the Holy Prophets grandsons body decapitating the head , and placing the same on a spear to be presented with the other Matryrs heads at Yazids court…

This was the beginning of jehaddi terrorism, this was about a treaty of peace in Islam that was truncated for lust of power and greed by Yazid.

For 1400 Years the Shia with the shedding of his own blood year after year has condemned Yazidiyat.

But his act of self mutilation has never neen understood by the world.

This is the essence of Azadari E Hussain,…in a nutshell.

That redefines our quest for peace we call Ghame Hussain..

The Shia Wahabbis , the Shia Talibans and the enemies of Ahle Bayt hate this and call it heresy, this is the crux of the difference between the two communities who both believe in the same Holy Book, the same Holy Prophet and One Allah.

And the worst criminals of this war crime were not those who perpetrated this heinous evil deed on the Holy Prophets grandson, but those who watched, those who heard of it and remained silence calling it a Jewish conspiracy.

Along with the killers of Hussain we curse them too.

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The Shia Blade Matam Boy

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How he got the blades, to the matam is not the crux of the story at the Amary Athvi Juloos at Govandi, he was doing the blade matam with unbounded passion, and here in Mumbai on athvi its only beating of the chest, no scourgings no flagellations or kama matam or forehead cutting..
He was with older boys , and you can see half the razor blade in one hand , and the other half in the other hand..
His mother , a very young lady in a burkha was pleading with him to stop his blade matam, and each time she came to catch him, he ran .
I told her politely to let him do what he was doing and let him get it over with, and I wish Mr Shiv Malik of New Statesman was here , he could have written this piece much better than me…

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Hussain the Voice of Humanity

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hussain a single voice
the voice of humanity
from the manacles of yazidi islam
he set our souls free
he gave his head
but not his hand
to Islams
greatest adversary
yazid of the ummayad caliphate
father of terrorism
lanat curse and a blasphemy
karbala blood sweat and tears
shed to safe guard our unborn progeny
to the enemies of ahle bayt
each year we commemorate
a protest of a 1400 year
hussains azadari

jab tak islam zinda hai
yeh silsila rahega jari
ya ali ya hussain
yeh do jumle hain bhari

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Ahle Bayt the Noahs Ark-SHIITES AND SHIAISM, Shi’aism, Shia, Shias, Shî’ah, sheee, shi …

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THE AHLE BAYT (A.S.) IN THE WORDS OF IMAM HUSSAIN (A.S.)

The Ahle Bayt (a.s.) - In the words of Imam Husain (a.s.)

Among the fundamental tenets of Islam is the complete and comprehensive subservience to the Prophet (s.a.w.s.)’s progeny i.e. the Ahle Bayt (a.s.). The Prophet’s assertion in this regard, bears ample evidence to this doctrine.

“I leave in your midst two important legacies, viz. the Book of Allah (Quran) and my progeny, Ahle Bayt (a.s.). If you fasten on to them firmly after me, you shall never be deviated. “These two shall never separate (from each other) until they meet me at the fountain of Kauthar.”

The authenticity of this tradition is firmly established so as to dispel the need for references. It clearly purports that adherence to the Quran and Ahle Bait. (a.s.) alone will save a Muslim from the pitfalls and protect him from the clutches of Satan. An important criterion for complete obedience and subservience however, is that one be closely acquainted with the true leaders. For, to expect that level of obedience without proper recognition is both irrational and unreasonable. However, where the Ahle Bayt (a.s.) are concerned, one pertinent point that needs to be addressed is whether we are capable of totally comprehending their venerable station (on our own). Imam Sadiq (a.s.) proclaims, “Their intellect can never grasp (the Imam) and reflections will fall short of comprehending him.” (Usool al-Kafi, vol. 1, Kitab al-Hujjah)

Notwithstanding his phenomenal advancement, man is totally mystified and baffled when it comes to understanding the exalted position of the divinely guided Imams (a.s.). Their august position is impossible for man to perceive employing his own limited powers of perception. However, it would become much easier to discern their status in the light of tradition from infallible Imams (a.s.) themselves. Traditions from Imam Hussain (a.s.) in this regard are most fascinating providing us with an invaluable insight.

MAN IS UNABLE TO DIGEST THE VIRTUES OF THE AHLE BAYT (A.S.)
Imam Sadiq (a.s.) narrates thus “Some men approached Imam Hussain (a.s.) beseeching ‘O Aba Abdillah! Enlighten us with your virtues through which Allah has made you eminent’ Imam (a.s.) warned,

You will not be able to understand these merits nor do you have the capacity to digest them.’

However they persisted in their demands till Imam (a.s.) relented and said

‘Okay, if you consider yourselves capable of comprehending our position, then one of you may stay with me while the other two may stand at a distance. I will relate our virtues to the one with me. If he is indeed able to grasp it, I will willingly repeat it before the others.’

In accordance with Imam (a.s.)’s request, two persons distanced themselves while one of them remained with Imam (a.s.). Imam (a.s.) then began enumerating the superiority of the Ahle Bayt (a.s.), so much so that that man was stupefied. His countenance changed dramatically, turning pale, shock and disbelief written all over it. Later when his companions inquired from him, he, in his bewilderment, could evoke no response. (Al Kharaaej wa al-Jaraeh, vol 2 page 795 by Qutbuddin Raawandi, Muntakhab al- Basaaer, p. 108 by Saffar and Isbaat al-Hudaat, vol 5 p 194, hadith 34 by Shaykh Hurr Aamili )

Imam Sadiq (a.s.) relates another tradition that echoes the one above,

“A person approached Imam Hussain (a.s.) requesting him ‘Enumerate for me those virtues that Allah (the Glorified) has specifically bestowed on you.’ Imam (a.s.) cautioned, ‘You shall find it difficult to digest our virtues’.
However that man did not desist and Imam (a.s.) yielded to his demands
by narrating only one tradition. Imam had not yet finished with his narration, that the man’s condition metamorphosed radically and his hair and beard turned completely white. Immediately, he was made to forget that tradition. Later Imam (a.s.) said,
“It was only with Allah’s mercy that my narration was erased from his memory.’ (Al Kharaaej vol 6 page 795, Behaar al Anwaar vol 25 page 379 Had. 27, Isbaat al-Hudaat, vol. 5 page 195 Had. 35)

The conclusion from the above traditions is evident. The Ahle Bayt (a.s.) and their virtues are beyond human intellect. Indeed man can only fathom them with Allah’s mercy. Not surprisingly then, Imam Sajjad (a.s.) has claimed,

“I am afraid that if I reveal (to you) the treasures of my knowledge, you may declare my murder to be admissible.” This is precisely why Imam (a.s.) has declared “Short ofGodhood, you may attribute us with anything.

AHLE BAYT (A.S.) CREATION PRECEDED THAT OF HAZRAT ADAM (A.S.)
Habib b. Mazaahir (may Allah illumine his countenance) inquired from Imam Hussain (a.s.) “In what form did you exist before the creation of Hazrat Adam (a.s.)?” Imam (a.s.) replied:

AHLE BAYT (A.S.) CREATION PRECEDED THAT OF HAZRAT ADAM (A.S.)
Habib b. Mazaahir (may Allah illumine his countenance) inquired from Imam Hussain (a.s.) “In what form did you exist before the creation of Hazrat Adam (a.s.)?” Imam (a.s.) replied:

We existed in shadows of light hovering near the Arsh (Allah’s throne). We were the ones who imparted to the angels the method of glorification of Allah and His worship and His veneration. ” (Behaar al-Anwaar, v.60, p. 311)

AHLE BAYT (A.S.) -THE FOUNDATION OF ISLAM
Imam Baqir (a.s.) narrates from Imam Hussain as who recounts “In his farewell Hajj, the Prophet (s.a.) after performing all the necessary rituals of Hajj , mounted his steed and declared, “None shall enter the Paradise save a Muslim.” This prompted Abu Zar Ghaffari (r.a.) to ask the Prophet (s.a.) ‘O Messenger of Allah (s.a.)! Tell us what is Islam? Holy ‘ Prophet (s.a.) elaborated
“Islam is devoid of any robe but the robe of piety and self-restraint. Modesty is its splendour. Waraa and abstinence are its criteria, (waraa means to practice abstinence even in one’s thoughts or at least to make an attempt in that direction). Religion is its perfection while action is its consummation. Every structure necessitates a foundation and the love of Ahle Bayt (a.s.) is the foundation of Islam. A structure is as good as its foundation. For an insipid foundation will spell imminent collapse for the structure. ” ‘ (Ibid. v.68, p. 281, narrating from Al-Mahaasin by al-Barqi ).

BENEFITS OF ATTACHMENT WITH THE AHLE BAYT (A.S.)
1. Aban b. Taghlab narrates from Imam Husain (a.s.) who said

“One who loves the Able Bayt is from the Ahle Bayt.”

Incredulously I asked Imam “From the Ahle Bayt?!” Imam (a.s.) reiterated thrice emphatically, “Yes, from us, the Able Bayt! Certainly the one who follows us is from us.” (Nuz’ah al-Naazir wa Tanbeeh al-Khaatir, p. 58, H 19)
This tradition explicitly states that love for the Ahle Bayt (a.s.) is a necessary, but not a sufficient condition for being accounted among them. Love apart, one’s deeds must also mirror their deeds.

2. Imam Hussain (a.s.) narrates,
“Love of the Ahle Bayt (a.s.) sheds sins like the gust of wind sheds leaves from the trees. Then one who claims to be our friend must don the garb of piety and virtue and repeatedly seek forgiveness from Allah with contrition. Inshallah, his sins will be pardoned.” (Footnotes of Taarikh Ibn Asaakir, p. 159).

3. The Chief of the Martyrs, Imam Husain (a.s.) declares

“Enjoin on yourselves the love of Ahle Bayt for only our adherent will receive our intercession” (Ehqaaq al-Haqq by Qaazi Noorullah Shustari, v.11,p.591)

All the above mentioned traditions are unequivocal in their suggestion. They reiterate in no uncertain terms that only strict adherence to the Ahle Bayt (a.s.), in both letter and spirit, will merit any kind of intercession on the Day of Judgement.

THE ASSAULT OF CALAMITIES

Imam Hussain (a.s.) elucidates, “By Allah! Poverty, deprivation, indigence and martyrdom afflict our Shias faster than wild horses and a raging storm.” (Behaar al-Anwaar, v. 67, p. 246)

This tradition asserts that claims of proximity to the Ahle Bayt by no means entail automatic immunity from misfortune and adversity. Rather, a Shia should be equipped for calamities. For surely, adversity is the acid test of a person’s faith and separates the wheat from the chaff. Besides, sufferings and calamities are the factors underlying true friendship and devotion. Traditions also echo this sentiment thus,

“Every misfortune guises love.”

However, that is not to say that being a Shia is a precursor for perpetual misfortune. No, a Shia may also get a taste of the finer things in life like wealth, riches and other comforts, if Allah so wishes. As Quran proclaims,
“He does as He pleases.”

HOSTILITY TO THE AHLE BAYT (A.S.)
Imam Hussain (a.s.) reminisces,

“In the Prophet’s era, we used to identify the hypocrites by their animosity towards Ali and his children (a.s.).” (Uyoono Akhbaar al-Reza, vol. 2, page 72 by Shaykh Sadooq r.a.).

Indeed, it is ironical how the Ahle Bayt (a.s.) despite their perfection and infallibility had to counter such severe hostility and oppression from the Ummah. Imam Hussain (a.s.) also wonders aloud
“I am unable to comprehend why the people oppose us and despise us, while certainly we are the edifice of mercy, the tree of Prophethood and the mines and treasures of knowledge.” (Nuz’ah al-Naazir, p. 85)

But what lead to this malice and hatred? When were the seeds of this hostility sown and where were they nourished? Replies to these questions are unfolded on the day of Ashoora, when Imam Hussain (a.s.) beseeches the enemy and demands from them the reason for their enmity and viciousness. His blood thirsty adversaries reply succinctly:

“Because of hatred for your father (Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.)”

Imam Zamana (a.t.f.s.) has articulated this sense of hostility against Ali (a.s.) in Duae Nudbah with stirring melancholy,

“….And after the Prophet, Ali was a guidance from deviation, a light from (blinding) darkness, the strong cord of Allah and His right path. His proximity in ties of relationship with the Prophet unparalleled and his stature in religion is without precedent. And none can emulate him in his virtues. He treaded the path treaded by the Messenger of Allah, may bless them both and their progeny And he contended on (the basis of) interpretation and he was not distracted from the way of Allah by the accusation of any accuser. Indeed he spilled the blood of the Arabian warriors, slew their valiant fighters and vanquished their wolves. As a result, their (the Meccan idolaters) hearts were filled with malice and animosity due to the battles Badr, Khaiber, Hunain, etc. Then, the
Ummah was adamant on his detest, gathered to cut all relations with him and take revenge from his children. Till such a time that he killed the violators of allegiance, the unjust and the renegades (i.e. in the battles of Siffin, Naharwan and Jamal). And when his life term was about to end, the most accursed wretch from the last era, following the one of the earlier era (referring to Qedaar Bin Salaf, the murderer of the she-camel of Allah, the miracle of Prophet Saaleh), martyred him.” (Extracts from Doa-e-Nudbah).

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ALLAH HO AKBAR YES WE ARE SHIAS

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This is the compound of the Jaffriya school Govandi, where the 72 taboots of the Martyrs of Imam Hussains army were kept, strange enough , all this symbolism is considered heresey by the so called custodians of neo-Islam.

Shiasm is the longest protest in the history of the world against Terrorism of mankind,and mankind was the essence of Imam Hussain, he could have compromised his stand as his family was in danger, his life was in danger, but Imam Hussain by his exemplary sacrifice proved that it is better to live like a lion for a day than live a coward and a eunuch for 100 years..

And Imam Hussain had the blood of a Lion Shere E Khuda running in hs veins and Hazrat Abbas She E Nayastane Haider.

I am not a scholar , but this is what I see with the vision of a poet, without bigotry..
I am a Muslim above all, whatever the color of my faith, now for another 9 months it will be saffron of a Shia Pandit.

2 months eight days I wore only black during Moharam , no white no greys , and like a black band this was a genealogical protest against early Arab barbarism.. it was a holocaust f the worst kind , it was a genocide of ruthlessness against the grandson of the Holy Prophet , it was a rogue renegade war against the tenets of Islam , if it was political in nature , Imam Hussain fought it on human principles , he gave his head but did not conceede allegiance to Yazid.. the Caliph of the Ummayad dynasty.

The war against Hussain was settling of old scores, people of Mauwiyah , father of Yazids kith and kin killed by Ali ibn Talib father of Hussain..
Revenge and greed lust for power and the wealth of Islam was the main prerogative of Yazid ..
If it was religion , or if the enemy was a Kafir a word I hate completely one could understand to the fervour to propagate Islam, Islam being spread by the sword is not my discussion or debate , But Yazidi Islam was bent on destroying the Holy scriptures the blood and seed of the Holy Prophet by Yazidi swords.

This I write two days before Idd ul Mild ul Nabi..
When the majority Muslims in my country will celebrate the birth of the Holy Prophet ..
I wish them well.. may they live long .. under the banner of Peace and Brotherhood..

But as a Shia born in India , I do feel for Imam Hussain..and Hussain is Humanity.
Yes we are Mohammadis
We are Hussainis

Shiasm is spirituality of symbolism, our tears our sweat our blood our lives we mortgage to Ghame Hussain our chosen path towards Allahs doorstep…

ALLAH HO AKBAR YES WE ARE SHIAS

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 we are shias and shias
we shall always be
a world without borders
peace and universality
a world of ahle bayt
that you envy
allah ho akbar
your cybernetic rant
sectarian hatred and pot pourri
ya ali ya ali
beneath the layer of our blood
lies karbala
ghame hussain
the greatest tragedy
long live hussainiyat
 lanat on the accursed three
beneath the debris
lies the shame
of a  terrorism yazidi
faith true faith
ya ali ya ali
that goes beyond
 the realm of heresy
shah ast hussain
badshah ast hussain
the heart and soul
of my poetry

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Athvi Amary Juloos 2008

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All the 72Taboots of the Martyrs in the Battle of Karbala against Yazidi forces were on display at Jaffri School Govandi, where the Amary procession took a round before ending at Maghrib at the Hallauri Imambara..
After massaib by the Maulana and the Hallori Hand Matam, Moharam officially came to an end with red hankies thrown in the air, one of the Camel handlers had already removed his black shirt and wore a red one , but here the Hallauri crowds , now greeted each other, and silently trudged homewards.

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