Asharah Mubarakah 1437 H Reflections
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Asharah Mubarakah 1437 H Reflections During Asharah Mubarakah 1437 H, al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS expounded upon the various aayat shareefah from the Quran Majeed which al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA related to his mansoos al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA. Date (Moharram Ayat Expressed in English Surat/Aayat Details al-Haraam, 1437 H) Al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA related the And we have exalted Al- meanings of this aayat 2nd x8tø.ÏŒ y7s9 $uΖ÷èsùu‘uρ for you, your zikr. Inshiraah/4 mubarakah to al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA in 1353H. In a waaz mubarak delivered in Surat in 1354 H, al-Dai al-Ajal And Rivers of Pure Mohammed/ Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA 3rd ’y∀|Á•Β 9≅|¡tã ô⎯ÏiΒ Ö≈pκ÷Ξr&uρ Honey 15 related this aayat shareefah to al- Dai al-Ajal Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA. Al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA referenced this aayat shareefah to al-Dai al-Ajal “ÏŒ y7În/u‘ ãΛôœ$# x8t≈t6s? 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During Asharah Mubarakah in Khambat, India in 1359H, al- ( >πy_%y`ã— ’Îû ßy$t6óÁÏϑø9$# The lantern is in a glass, Dai al-Ajal Syedna Taher 7th the glass is like a Al-Noor/25 Saifuddin RA narrated the brilliant star meanings of Ayat al-Noor and Ò=x.öθx. $pκ¨Ξr(x. èπy_%y`–“9$# related this aayat shareefah to al- Dai al-Ajal Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA. A“Íh‘ߊ A recording of a waaz mubarak delivered by al-Dai al- Ajal Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA on the 8th of Indeed we have Moharrum al-Haraam, 1429 H 8th bestowed you with al- Al-Kauthar/1 trOöθs3ø9$# š≈oΨø‹sÜôãr& !$¯ΡÎ) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, was Kauthar shown, in which Syedna al- Muqaddas RA explained the meanings entailed in this aayat shareefah. During Asharah Mubarakah 1374 H in Udaipur, al-Dai al- Ajal Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA, The parchments spread related the third aayat 9th Al-Tur/3 9‘θà±Ψ¨Β 5e−u‘ ’Îû open mubarakah of Surat al-Tur – the 52nd surat– to his mansoos, al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA. During a waaz mubarak in Mumbai in 1368 H, al-Dai al- RA y7În/u‘ ËΛôœ$ Î/ ôxÎm7|¡sù Ajal Syedna Taher Saifuddin 10th (Before Then do the tasbeeh of Al- related this aayat mubarakah to Zohr) your Lord the Almighty Haaqqah/52 al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna ÉΟ‹Ïàyèø9$# Mohammed Burhanuddin RA who at that time was in Ahmedabad. Al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA related this aayat mubarakah to al-Dai al-Ajal y‰ΨÏã A−ô‰Ï¹ ωyèø)tΒ ’Îû In an ‘assembly of Syedna Mohammed 10th (After truth’, in the presence Al-Qamar/55 Burhanuddin RA in 1369 H, Zohr) of a mighty sovereign while he was in Karachi and ¤‘ωtGø)•Β 77‹Î=tΒ Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA was in Nagpur for Ashara Mubarakah. 2nd Moharrum al-Haraam 1437H ‘Wa Rafaa´naa Laka Zikrak’ -And we have exalted for you, your zikr- As is always to be found in the waaz mubarak of al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS, there was one „zikr‟: a narrative in particular where we were shown a nuance that encapsulated the entire waaz mubarak. In 1386 H, al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA delivered his first Asharah Mubarakah as Dai Mutlaq in Mumbai. His waaz mubarak were replete with the zikr mubarak of his naas al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA. Following in his naas’ footsteps and upholding his values, al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS made the zikr mubarak of his naas Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA the foundation of his waaz mubarak during his first Asharah Mubarakah in Surat in 1436 H. Following Ashara Mubarakah 1436 H, Syedna al-Dai al-Ajal TUS continued to expound upon the khitaabaat accorded to Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA. During Asharah Mubarakah 1437 H, al- Dai al-Ajal Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS expressing a neeyat to expound upon the various aayat shareefah from the Quran which al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA related to his mansoos al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA. Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA referred to Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA in 1353H in Karachi when elaborating the aforementioned ayat from Surat al-Inshiraah. A fable from the Rasaail Ikhwaan al-Safaa‟ tells the story of a group of seafarers who leave their paradise like island and set sail only to be shipwrecked on another island, one that was the opposite of their tranquil and beautiful home. Over time they forgot their home and its splendours and came to regard this island as their home. This was until someone came and reminded them, rekindling memories of their paradise lost and urged them to return to it. The nuance Maula showed us was that life on the island had caused them to forget where they had come from: this world and its temptations lead one to forget our identity and where we have come from and, more importantly, where we need to return. Syedna al-Dal al-Ajal‟s TUS call to attend waaz from the very first day is a call for us to recollect and remember. He made it clear that Satan seeks to make us forget where we once were and all that we need to do in order for us to return. Rasulullah SA has made it clear that Satan runs from all those who pray all five namaaz. However, once a Mumin becomes careless and belittles the importance of namaaz, prays namaaz at one time but forgoes it at another, Satan senses an opportunity to approach him and subtly plants little influences in his mind, eventually turning him away from Allah‟s zikr. Likewise, a Mumin who begins to waver over the importance of Allah‟s zikr, be it a namaaz or a majalis, considering it to be one and the same to pray or not, to go to majlis or not, will eventually succumb to Satan‟s influence and lose the significance of it altogether. Allah Ta´ala states that, „Through the remembrance of Allah there is peace for the heart‟. Allah‟s zikr (remembrance) is through the zikr of his Awliyaa‟ and in these days through the zikr of Imam Husain AS. Maula TUS mentioned that if someone were to argue why after all these years should we cry in remembrance of Imam Husain AS, he should be told that Rasulullah SA has stated „He who cries, causes others to cry, or makes a face as if crying, upon my son Husain, then he will surely enter jannat. So reason enough, reason a plenty but the need to believe is a must. We need to shed tears in order to return to our heavenly abode in order to attain forgiveness for the transgressions that brought us to this physical world. However, as Maula TUS stated; shedding tears in remembrance of these sins is very difficult, but shedding tears on the hardships that befell Imam HusainAS is but natural. To remember ensures that we do not forget. Three things do away with forgetfulness: reciting al-Quran, brushing your teeth and rozah. In addition to this Maula TUS stressed the importance of sleep, healthy diet, physical fitness, stress reduction and remaining active in order to ensure that the mind retains its ability to remember. These activities are greatly facilitated by spiritual means such as the duaa’ mubarak Rasulullah SA taught Amirul Mumineen AS for memorizing al-Quran. Likewise, Imam Hasan AS explained the importance of praying salawaat in helping one remember and recollect. Furthermore, associating with Awliyaullah, observing their actions and paying heed to their words ensure that one takes the right decision when faced with choices. For example, on the eve of Ashuraa‟, when Imam Husain AS directed his as’haab to leave in the darkness of the night, they recalled the words of Amirul Mumineen during the battle of Ohod, when Rasulullah SA asked him to leave, „Shall I turn back a kaafir after having become a Muslim?‟. Similarly, when seeking raza for shahadat on Yaume Ashuraa‟, Joon, having accompanied Maulana Abizer, immediately beseeched Imam Husain with his waseelah and upon slaying each of the enemy dedicated the thawab to his Maula Abizer. Likewise, Maulana Abizer RA who gave preference to the majlis of Rasulullah SA and the covenant given to him over all other congregations and vows, remembered Imam Husain AS as his end drew near and directed Joon to go to Karbala with Imam Husain AS.