This is Me

This is my personal space, my place away from the humdrum of work, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Snapchat and all other social media platforms. This is where I have found like minded people with respect for basic humanity, and also a love for the Ahlul Bayt, which are both very dear to me. Please share and spread the teachings of the Ahlul Bayt (as) as the world needs true guidance which can only come from the Ahlul Bayt.

[syedrezaabbas]

Her Mother was murdered in her childhood. Then she saw her Father murdered by a poisonous sword. Her elder brother got poisoned. Her other brothers were beheaded along with her sons and relatives in a single day. She was taken prisoner. At the end she says, “I saw nothing except beauty!” ______________ Remember that these lines are not just for praising her, but to reflect upon and follow the blessed and pure Soul.

[2:214] “Or do you think that you would enter the garden while yet the state of those who have passed away before you has not come upon you; distress and affliction befell them and they were shaken violently…”

Remember that it is known that our deliverance at the onset of Imam Mahdi’s uprising will not occur unless Allah Almighty will filter and purge out the tiniest hypocrisy from among us.

May Allah make these days of mourning an awakening for our souls and purify us a thorough purification, and hasten our path to reach our Master (atfs).

#muharram1439

[yassoo7]

““Why do you love Ali?” More than once I’ve been asked, “Now tell me who he is”; more than once I’ve been tasked. To answer this query is not simple, you see, “If the trees were all pens,” tells us God’s appointee, “And the jinn were accountants and the oceans ink, And they all worked together, perfectly in sync, They still would fail to calculate Haydar’s great traits,” For this is Ali, simply, the greatest of greats! Let’s begin by asking what the Ka'ba will say, When asked about his birthmark on its wall today. Ask Muhammad’s bed: “Who occupied you that night?” It will call out for Ali, the bravest in sight! Then let’s ask Jibraeel when he brought down the sword, While “la fata illa Ali” the heavens roared. Or let’s ask Khaybar’s gate: “Who ripped you out of place?” It will point out to none other than Haydar’s face! Let’s ask Mt. Uhud: “Who ran away, and who stayed?” It will yell: “al-Karrar came to the Prophet’s aid!” Then ask the City of Knowledge, who holds its key? Tirmidhi will point to Ali, I guarantee. Or ask the needy beggar with the ring endowed, He’ll say: “I took it in prayer as Ali bowed!” Then ask the poor orphan to be a declarant, He’ll cry: “Ali was my source of love and parent!” Ask the ant that Ali swore he’d never oppress, Even if he was given the world to possess! Let’s ask Dua al-Sabah and Dua Kumayl, About their beauty, and Ali’s name they will unveil! Ask the Second Shaykh: “What does ‘lawla Ali’ mean?” He’d admit his need for Ali to intervene. But sufficient for us is the Prophet dictates: Where Ali and the truth, the Messenger equates. Thus, please don’t ask me why I love him so greatly, Such a noble man captures my heart innately! My master Ali, your name makes my heart flutter, An overwhelming peace, when your name I utter. In all your greatness, you were still the most humble, With orphans so soft, but in battle you’d rumble. Eloquence is ashamed when it competes with you, In all of your dealings, Justice you would pursue. We call you Lion of God, a sage, kind, and brave, But when asked who you were, you said: “Muhammad’s slave.” O dust upon which Ali walked, I envy you, O air which Haydar inhaled, I envy you too. Salman, Miqdad, Abu Thar, how lucky you were, Every day to serve Ali and with him confer. On this night in Rajab, I have one wish only, Please, Ali, in my grave do not leave me lonely. With Allah’s Will, I plead for your intercession. To you, I dedicate my life and profession.”

— Why do you love Ali? Written by Sayed Hadi Al Qazwini (via anu-meaning)

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Dear Zainab, What were the eyes of the Prophet like When his tears fell at your birthplace? Where his lips couldn’t bear to tell Zahra About the trials that you would face.

Dear Zainab, How many fears did you hide When Haider roared his last? Did you long for the past, the past  Where sadness was so far away?

Dear Zainab, Who protected you on the road to Sham? Where is Hassan? Where is Hussain? Where are the wings of Abbas tonight? Tell me what did they do to you When the dust settled in Karbala?

Dear Zainab, They tell me not to grieve For I will never see a trail like you did. But Zainab, how can I find ease When evil brought you to your knees?

[yassoo7]

“The merits of ‘Ali ibn Abi-Talib are too great and familiar to be mentioned or detailed. Even his enemies and rivalries could do nothing but confess the unmatched virtue of this man whose eminence is unconcealed and excellences are unrestrained. Everybody knows that when the Umayyads held the reins of the Islamic world, they spared no single effort for extinguishing the light of Imam ‘Ali and inventing flaws against him. Moreover, they issued the decisions of cursing him openly from the mimbars of their mosques and sentenced to death anyone who would mention any of his incalculable merits. They also prevented people from reporting any narration that might refer to any of his excellences. Finally, they even prevented people from calling their newborns by his name. Nevertheless, all these endeavours exalted ‘Ali’s reputation and took him to further elevated levels. He was like musk whose perfume spreads when it is screened, and like the sun that cannot be screened by one’s palm, and like daylight that is seen by many eyes even if one eye is closed against it.”

— Ibn Abi’-Hadid, the Mutazilite. (See Ibn Abi’l-Hadid’s Sharh Nahj ul-Balagha, The Introduction)

[zezeinwonderland]

Ghadir Khum: The Speech

The Messenger of Allah declared: “It seems the time approached when I shall be called away (by Allah) and I shall answer that call. I am leaving for you two precious things and if you adhere both of them, you will never go astray after me. They are the Book of Allah and my progeny, that is my Ahlul-Bayt. The two shall never separate from each other until they come to me by the Pool (of Paradise).”

Then the Messenger of Allah continued: “Do I not have more right over the believers than what they have over themselves?”People cried and answered: “Yes, O’ Messenger of God.”Then Prophet (S) held up the hand of ‘Ali and said: "Whoever I am his leader (Mawla), ‘Ali is his leader (Mawla). O’ God, love those who love him, and be hostile to those who are hostile to him.”

Some of the Sunni references:

(1) Sahih Tirmidhi, v2, p298, v5, p63 (2) Sunan Ibn Maja, v1, pp 12,43 (3) Khasa’is, by al-Nisa’i, pp 4,21 (4) al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v2, p129, v3, pp 109-110,116,371 (5) Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v1, pp 84,118,119,152,330, v4, pp 281,368,370, 372,378, v5, pp 35,347,358,361,366,419 (from 40 chains of narrators) (6) Fada’il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Hanbal, v2, pp 563,572 (7) Majma’ al-Zawa’id, by al-Haythami, v9, p103 (from several transmitters) (8) Tafsir al-Kabir, by Fakhr al-Razi, v12, pp 49-50 (9) Tafsir al-Durr al-Manthur, by al-Hafiz Jalaluddin al-Suyuti, v3, p19 (10) Tarikh al-Khulafa, by al-Suyuti, pp 169,173 (11) al-Bidayah wal-Nihayah, by Ibn Kathir, v3, p213, v5, p208 (12) Usdul Ghabah, by Ibn Athir, v4, p114 (13) Mushkil al-Athar, by al-Tahawi, v2, pp 307-308 (14) Habib al-Siyar, by Mir Khand, v1, part 3, p144 (15) Sawaiq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, p26 (16) al-Isabah, by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, v2, p509; v1, part1, p319, v2, part1, p57, v3, part1, p29, v4, part 1, pp 14,16,143 (17) Tabarani, who narrated from companions such as Ibn Umar, Malik Ibn al-Hawirath, Habashi Ibn Junadah, Jari, Sa’d Ibn Abi Waqqas, Anas Ibn Malik, Ibn Abbas, Amarah,Buraydah,… (18) Tarikh, by al-Khatib Baghdadi, v8, p290 (19) Hilyatul Awliya’, by al-Hafiz Abu Nu’aym, v4, p23, v5, pp26-27 (20) al-Istiab, by Ibn Abd al-Barr, Chapter of word “ayn”(‘Ali), v2, p462 (21) Kanzul Ummal, by al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, v6, pp 154,397 (22) al-Mirqat, v5, p568 (23) al-Riyad al-Nadirah, by al-Muhib al-Tabari, v2, p172 (24) Dhaka’ir al-Uqba, by al-Muhib al-Tabari, p68 (25) Faydh al-Qadir, by al-Manawi, v6, p217 (26) Yanabi’ al-Mawaddah, by al-Qudoozi al-Hanafi, p297

[chador-lover]

For the lovers of Light

[3linaturabi]

Peace be upon you, O daughter of the master of the Prophet’s successors…Peace be upon you whose heart cried out for

al-Husayn..Peace be upon her who wept for the severed body of her brother….💔 Peace be upon her whose eyes did not sleep so as to guard the family of the messenger of Allah.

Ziayrat e Syeda Zainab s.a

‏السَّلامُ عليكِـ يا جَبَـلَ الصَّبْـر يا زَيْنَبْ

[3linaturabi]

Peace be upon you, O daughter of the master of the Prophet’s successors…Peace be upon you whose heart cried out for

al-Husayn..Peace be upon her who wept for the severed body of her brother….💔 Peace be upon her whose eyes did not sleep so as to guard the family of the messenger of Allah.

Ziayrat e Syeda Zainab s.a

‏السَّلامُ عليكِـ يا جَبَـلَ الصَّبْـر يا زَيْنَبْ

[shi-a]

“I sought for the light of the heart and found it in contemplation and crying. I sought for crossing the Bridge (on the Day of Resurrection) and found it in giving charity. I sought for the light of the face and found it in the night prayer.”

— Imam Jafar as’Sadiq (as) - Mustadrak al-Wasail, v. 12, p. 173, no. 13810. 

[liketheghorbehmeow]

“The Evening of Ashura” 

Mahmoud Farshchian, 1976. 

This poster depicts the female members of Imam Hussain’s family mourning his death at the Battle of Karbala in 680AD.

[chador-lover]

For the lovers of Light

[zezeinwonderland]

Ghadir Khum: The Speech

The Messenger of Allah declared: “It seems the time approached when I shall be called away (by Allah) and I shall answer that call. I am leaving for you two precious things and if you adhere both of them, you will never go astray after me. They are the Book of Allah and my progeny, that is my Ahlul-Bayt. The two shall never separate from each other until they come to me by the Pool (of Paradise).”

Then the Messenger of Allah continued: “Do I not have more right over the believers than what they have over themselves?”People cried and answered: "Yes, O’ Messenger of God.”Then Prophet (S) held up the hand of ‘Ali and said: "Whoever I am his leader (Mawla), ‘Ali is his leader (Mawla). O’ God, love those who love him, and be hostile to those who are hostile to him.”

Some of the Sunni references:

(1) Sahih Tirmidhi, v2, p298, v5, p63 (2) Sunan Ibn Maja, v1, pp 12,43 (3) Khasa’is, by al-Nisa’i, pp 4,21 (4) al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v2, p129, v3, pp 109-110,116,371 (5) Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v1, pp 84,118,119,152,330, v4, pp 281,368,370, 372,378, v5, pp 35,347,358,361,366,419 (from 40 chains of narrators) (6) Fada’il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Hanbal, v2, pp 563,572 (7) Majma’ al-Zawa’id, by al-Haythami, v9, p103 (from several transmitters) (8) Tafsir al-Kabir, by Fakhr al-Razi, v12, pp 49-50 (9) Tafsir al-Durr al-Manthur, by al-Hafiz Jalaluddin al-Suyuti, v3, p19 (10) Tarikh al-Khulafa, by al-Suyuti, pp 169,173 (11) al-Bidayah wal-Nihayah, by Ibn Kathir, v3, p213, v5, p208 (12) Usdul Ghabah, by Ibn Athir, v4, p114 (13) Mushkil al-Athar, by al-Tahawi, v2, pp 307-308 (14) Habib al-Siyar, by Mir Khand, v1, part 3, p144 (15) Sawaiq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, p26 (16) al-Isabah, by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, v2, p509; v1, part1, p319, v2, part1, p57, v3, part1, p29, v4, part 1, pp 14,16,143 (17) Tabarani, who narrated from companions such as Ibn Umar, Malik Ibn al-Hawirath, Habashi Ibn Junadah, Jari, Sa’d Ibn Abi Waqqas, Anas Ibn Malik, Ibn Abbas, Amarah,Buraydah,… (18) Tarikh, by al-Khatib Baghdadi, v8, p290 (19) Hilyatul Awliya’, by al-Hafiz Abu Nu’aym, v4, p23, v5, pp26-27 (20) al-Istiab, by Ibn Abd al-Barr, Chapter of word “ayn”(‘Ali), v2, p462 (21) Kanzul Ummal, by al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, v6, pp 154,397 (22) al-Mirqat, v5, p568 (23) al-Riyad al-Nadirah, by al-Muhib al-Tabari, v2, p172 (24) Dhaka’ir al-Uqba, by al-Muhib al-Tabari, p68 (25) Faydh al-Qadir, by al-Manawi, v6, p217 (26) Yanabi’ al-Mawaddah, by al-Qudoozi al-Hanafi, p297

[cancermercuryvibes]

The merits of ‘Ali ibn Abi-Talib are too great and familiar to be mentioned or detailed. Even his enemies and rivalries could do nothing but confess the unmatched virtue of this man whose eminence is unconcealed and excellences are unrestrained. Everybody knows that when the Umayyads held the reins of the Islamic world, they spared no single effort for extinguishing the light of Imam ‘Ali and inventing flaws against him. Moreover, they issued the decisions of cursing him openly from the mimbars of their mosques and sentenced to death anyone who would mention any of his incalculable merits. They also prevented people from reporting any narration that might refer to any of his excellences. Finally, they even prevented people from calling their newborns by his name. Nevertheless, all these endeavours exalted ‘Ali’s reputation and took him to further elevated levels. He was like musk whose perfume spreads when it is screened, and like the sun that cannot be screened by one’s palm, and like daylight that is seen by many eyes even if one eye is closed against it.

Ibn Abi’-Hadid, the Mutazilite. (See Ibn Abi’l-Hadid’s Sharh Nahj ul-Balagha, The Introduction)

[ya--ali]

If i’m going to ask Allah (swt) one day to forgive me, how can I not forgive his creation?

Syed Ammar Nakshwani (via ya--ali)

[zinattango]

Feeling Lonely?? Here’s the cure for that 🤗

~ Sayed Mohammed Baqir Qazwini.

[sraliz]

Oh Hussain your son offered himself like Ismail  For the message brought by your grandfather; Another father could not bear to see a world without his son, But I swear Yaqub himself would give away his sight So you might never have set your eyes upon such a scene: The sight of a young Muhammad with a spear ripping through his spleen.

[lover-of-ar-rahmaan]

spiritual Advice from different Ulama:

Seyid Ali al-Qadhi: You will never reach any spiritual level if you have haq owing to someone, until you fulfil it.

Sh. Nukhudaki: Never leave Salat al-Layl and enhancing your taqwa and self-restraint.

Sh. Kampani: Always keep regular time for your seclusion, and whenever you are in gatherings try to be like you are in seclusion.

Seyid Ahmad Karbalai: Absolute concentration should be on the Imam of your time (a.a.f.), and doing tawassul to him, with reciting dua Faraj, and dua of ‘Allahuma 'arrifni nafsak…..“

Sh. Bahari: The most comprehensive advice I can give is that you avoid sin. If you work on this you will reach the loftiest of stations. If you do sin, quickly repent and seek forgiveness.

Mulla Husainquli Hamadani: Self-monitoring means to never be inattentive of the presence of the Almighty.

Sh. Mehdi Naraqi: A human body is material and finite, but its soul is eternal. If you uphold it with good Akhlaq it will have everlasting happiness, and if you pollute it with vices it will endure ongoing punishment.

Sh. Baydabadi: My dear, be aware, and not lost, know yourself, and dont be a showoff, because knowing yourself is knowing your Lord, and showing off takes you away.

Sh. Muhammad Taqi Amuli: Never leave prayer on its time. Have good manners to everyone, and stay away from haram income.

Sh. Kohestani: If knowledge is the criterion, Satan is the most knowledgeable of us. It is practicing that is the criterion.

Mirza Qasim Gargari Jalfa`i: The most important element of spiritual progress and true perfection, after obeying God, is serving people.

Allamah Tabatabai: Neglecting repentance, and postponing it is a sin in itself, and this sin continues to repeat every instant.

Imam Khomeini: If a soul is not disciplined and purified from corrupt features knowledge will have no effect in it.

Mirza Ali Akbar Marandi: Take utmost care of your mother. Never let her be upset or discontent with you, or else you will never succeed in this world or in the hereafter.

Sh. Behjat: Only one piece of advice is enough, and that is God sees you in every state you are in.

Sh. Hasanzade Amuli: There is nothing more important than self-discipline.