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Madinah Karbala Madinah to Karbala Holy Blood on Unholy Hands Volume Two The Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jama‘ah ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺔ ﻭﺍﳉﻤﺎﻋﺔ Chishti Sufi Perspective 1 2 Madinah to Karbala Holy Blood on Unholy Hands Volume Two The Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jama‘ah ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺔ ﻭﺍﳉ ﻤﺎﻋﺔ Chishti Sufi Perspective By Irshad Soofi Siddiqui Chishti EST . 1 9 0 9 Abd al-Qadir Soofi Publications South Africa © 2010 Abd al-Qadir Soofi Publications http :// www .sufi co. za. [email protected] 3 All Rights Reserved including that of translation into other languages. No part of this book may be re-produced or transmitted into in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photo-copying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Any queries, comments or suggestions may be directed to [email protected] First Publication Muharram1432 December 2010 ISBN 978-0-9802682-5-6 4 Almighty and Glorious In Your Name Dedicated Most Respectfully To The Holy Prophet Muhammad The Cause of Creation and Beloved of Allah The Righteous Caliphs ﺍﳋﻠﻔﺎ ﺀ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺷﺪﻭﻥ al-Khulafā’u r-Rāshidūn The Spiritual Dispensers, Purified under the Blessed Cloak ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﻜﺴﺎﺀ Ahl al-Kisā The Noble Household ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺖ Ahl al-Bayt All the Noble Companions ﺍﻟﺼﺤﺎﺑﺔ As-Sahābah Especially Hazrath Imam Husayn ibn Ali The Saviour of Pure Islam, dearly beloved of the Holy Prophet The Martyrs of Karbala Who taught the Community of the Holy Prophet Muhammad not to submit to a tyrant and tyranny and, if need be, to offer one’s life for truth. My Master Hazrath Soofie Saheb The Sufi Masters Of the Qadri, Chishti, Suharwardi and Naqshbandi Sufi Orders Who have not strayed from the original teachings of /due to ignorance or religious/political ﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺔ ﻭﺍﳉﻤﺎﻋﺔ Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘ah economic convenience and for the perpetual blessings all the deceased of the Community of Lovers Especially my grandparents Hazrath Abd Al-Qaadir Soofi Siddiqui Sayyida Khatun Bibi Soofi My father Ghulam Muhayuddeen Soofi Siddiqui And Mrs. Sabera Bibi Khan of Rustenburg Daughter of Mr. Ghulam Hussain Nassir 5 ﹸﻗﻞ ﻟﱠﺎ ﹶﺃﺳﹶﺄﹸﻟﹸﻜﻢ ﻋﹶﻠﻴِﻪ ﺃﹶﺟﺮﺍ ِﺇﻟﱠﺎ ﺍﻟﹾﻤﻮﺩﹶﺓ ِﻓﻲ ﺍﹾﻟﹸﻘﺮﺑﻰ Say (O My Beloved Holy Prophet Muhammad ), 'I ask no other reward of you except love of my family’ nd ﺍﻟﺸﻮﺭٰﯼ( Holy Qur’aan 42 Sura, ash-Sh ūrā ( the Consultation] Verse 23] ﻭﺍﻟﱠِﺬﻱ ﻧﹾﻔِﺴﻲ ِﺑﻴِﺪِﻩ ﹶﻻ ﻳﺪﺧﹸﻞ ﹶﻗﹾﻠﺐ ﺭﺟٍﻞ ﺍِﻹﻳﻤﺎﹸﻥ ﺣﺘﻲ ﻳِﺤﺒﹸﮑﻢ ِﻟﻠﹼِﻪ ﻭِﻟﺮﺳﻮِﻟِﻪ ﻭ ِﻟﹶﻘﺮﺍﺑِﺘﻲ I swear by Him in whose Grasp of Power my life is (Allah )! Faith ( Imaan ) will never enter the hearts of any person who does not love my relatives for the sake of Allah and their being my family 1 ﺭﻭﺍﻩ ﹶﺃﺣﻤﺪ ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎِﺋﻲ ﻭﺍﹾﻟﺤﺎِﮐﻢ ﻭﺍﹾﻟﺒﺰﺍﺭ 6 Dedicated to my beloved Mother and Father who Descended from two different oceans of spirituality Yet, showered me with love, despite their separation To my two sisters, Irma and Sherbanu And To my beloved wife Rooksana, My dearly loved son Kamil Ahmad And My adorable daughters, Fatimah Zahra and Rif’at Khatoon ﺭﺏِّ ﺍﺷﺮﺡ ﻟِﻲ ﺻﺪﺭِﻱ for ﺻﺪﺭ O my Lord, expand my Centre of Perception me [Verse 25 : ﻃﻪٰ Holy Qur'aan, 20th Sura, Tāhā] No one gets to heaven by following the rules or breaking them. Heaven must burst forth from your ﺻﺪﺭ centre of perception; the sadr 7 Madinah to Karbala TABLE OF CONTENTS SUPPLICATION AND SALUTATION 16 INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME TWO 17 THE VIRTUES OF HAZRATH FATIMAH ZAHRA ..................................19 Birth and Titles.........................................................20 Four Superior Women of the Universe...................22 Proximity to the Holy Prophet .............................23 Marriage under Divine Command...........................25 The most beloved of the Holy Prophet ...............25 The leader of the women of all the worlds ..............28 Part of the Holy Prophet ......................................30 Leading personality of the Day of Judgment ...........31 Resembled the Holy Prophet Most......................33 Holy Prophet used to stand to welcome Fatimah .................................................................34 Passing away and Burial............................................35 SAYIDUNA IMAM HASSAN AND IMAM HUSAYN .............37 Birth ..........................................................................37 Names given by Allah ..........................................37 Most Excellent Lineage.............................................38 Leaders of the Youth of Paradise .............................39 Love for Hasan and Husayn is love for the Holy Prophet ..................................................40 Blessed Five and their Lovers will be given Prefrential Treatment ...............................................41 Allah loves Hasan and Husayn ..................41 Husayn ‘s crying hurts the Holy Prophet ................................................................................42 8 Holy Prophet extends his prostration for his grandsons.............................................................42 Illumination from Allah in the night..................43 I am from Husayn ................................................44 Ahl for salvation Companions for guidance ............44 THE UMMAYAD DYNASTY 661-750 CE/41-132 AH ..................................47 IMAM HASAN AND HAZRATH MUAWIYAH 47 Imam Hasan resigned from the Caliphate..........47 Muawiyah as Caliph.............................................48 Martyrdom of Imam Hasan .................................48 Propaganda against Imam Hasan ........................49 Yazid nominated for Caliphate ................................50 Muawiyah canvasses support for Yazid in Madinah....................................................................51 Muawiyah in Makkah ...............................................52 IMAM HUSAYN AND YAZID THE CURSED 52 Yazid Becomes Caliph ..............................................52 Forcing the Pledge of Allegiance ..............................53 Tearing the mask of Islam from the face of un-Islamic rulers........................................................54 At Makkah.................................................................55 Letters from Kufa......................................................56 Muslim bin Aqeel leaves for Kufa .......................59 TO KUFA................60 Imam Husayn summoned to Kufa ......................60 Orders to kill Imam Muslim bin Aqeel and the Kufan Betrayal.............................................60 Imam Muslim left alone.......................................62 Arrest of Imam Muslim .......................................63 9 Madinah to Karbala The Kufans Threatened............................................65 Betrayal......................................................................66 The Martyrdom had been Propheised .....................66 Imam Husayn Leaves For Kufa............................69 The connection between the sacrifice of Ismail and Husayn .........................................69 Journey to Kufa the first Protest March in History.......................................................................70 Husayn approaches Kufa .....................................71 KARBALA ..............74 2 Muharram 61 AH..................................................74 3 Muharram..............................................................75 7th Muharram...........................................................75 9th of Muharram- Attack Begins ...............................77 Hur bin Yazid .......................................................79 HOUSEHOLD OF HOLY PROPHET AND THEIR SUPPORTERS ON THE BATTLEFIELD 81 Friday the 10th Muharram 61 AH...........................81 Fifty Followers Martyred...........................................81 The First Martyr........................................................81 Hur bin Yazid............................................................81 Hazrath Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn ........................82 Imam Qaasim .......................................................83 Hazrath Ali Asgar .................................................85 Hazrath Aqeel , the Brother of Hazrath Muslim Bin Aqeel ................................................85 Imam Husayn ’s Brothers .....................................86 The Sons of Imam Hasan ....................................86 Hazrath Imam Hasan Muthana ...........................86 Hazrath Zaynab’s Sons .........................................87 10 Hazrath Abbas the Flag Bearer ( Alamdar )............88 Faith of the Women of Karbala ...............................89 Imam Zain al-Aberdeen ........................................90 IMAM HUSAYN ’S MARTYRDOM 91 Parting from the Family............................................91 Facing the Enemy......................................................92 Martyrdom ................................................................93 The Noble Zaynab ................................................96 Eulogy to Husayn by prominent Pesonalities ..........98 THE AFTERMATH103 TO KUFA .............103 Light emanates from the Blessed Head..................103 At the Court of ibne Ziyaad ...................................103 Blessed Heads paraded in Kufa..............................105 TO DAMASCUS ....105 Christian Priest accepts Islam.................................105 Hazrath Fatimah comforts her grand- daughter ..................................................................107 AT DAMASCUS ....108 Two Compasionate Ladies .....................................108 The Unholy Court of
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