The months of Muharram & Safar CONTENTS SALATUL RU’YYATIL HILAL .................................................................................. 1 THE MONTH OF MUHARRAM ............................................................................. 4 THE MONTH OF SAFAR ....................................................................................... 5 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NUMBER 40 ............................................................. 6 EVENTS OF THE MONTHS OF MUHARRAM AND SAFAR ..................................... 8 THE JOURNEY OF IMAM HUSAYN (PBUH) AND HIS FAMILY ................................ 9 IMAM HUSAYN'S SERMON ON THE NIGHT OF 'ASHURA TO HIS COMPANIONS ....................................................................................... 19 DAY OF ‘ASHURA (61 AH) – 10th MUHARRAM ................................................. 21 THE MARTYRS OF KARBALA .............................................................................. 24 IMAM HUSAYN (pbuh) – TIMELINE .................................................................. 29 THE WORDS OF IMAM HUSAYN (pbuh) ............................................................ 34 ALI AKBER (pbuh) ............................................................................................. 38 ABDULLAH (ALI ASGHER) .................................................................................. 40 ABBAS (pbuh) ................................................................................................... 42 QASIM BIN HASAN (pbuh) ................................................................................ 45 AUN & MUHAMMAD ....................................................................................... 47 SAEED BIN ABDULLAH HANAFI ......................................................................... 48 ZUHAYR IBN QAYN ........................................................................................... 50 HABIB IBN MAZAHIR ........................................................................................ 51 HURR IBN YAZID AR RIYAHI .............................................................................. 53 NAFE’ BIN HILAL ............................................................................................... 55 WWW.QFATIMA.COM CONTENTS ANAS BIN HARITH AHILI ................................................................................. 6 SAIF BIN HARITH ABIRI .................................................................................... 57 SALATUL RU’YYATIL HILAL .................................................................................. 1 ASLA BIN AR............................................................................................... 59 THE ONTH OF UHARRA ............................................................................. YAID BIN IYAD UHASIR............................................................................... 6 THE ONTH OF SAFAR ....................................................................................... AABIS AND SHAAB ...................................................................................... 61 THE SINIFIANCE OF THE NUBER 40 ............................................................. 6 OHN BIN HUAI ............................................................................................. 6 EENTS OF THE ONTHS OF UHARRA AND SAFAR ..................................... AHAB IBN ABDULLAH AL ALBI ..................................................................... 6 THE OURNEY OF IMA HUSAYN (PBUH) AND HIS FAILY ................................ BURAYR HAMADANI ......................................................................................... 6 IA HUSAYNS SERON ON THE NIHT OF ASHURA EENTS AFTER THE DEATH OF IA HUSAYN (PBUH) .................................... 66 TO HIS OANIONS ....................................................................................... 1 IA ALI AYNUL ABIDEEN (PBUH) – 25th UHARRA AFAT ..................... 6 DAY OF ‘ASHURA (61 AH) – 1th UHARRA ................................................. 1 IA HASAN (PBUH) – th SAFAR AFAT ...................................................... 82 THE ARTYRS OF ARBALA .............................................................................. 24 IA USA AL-KADHI (PBUH) – th SAFAR ILADAT .................................. 90 IAM HUSAYN () – TIELINE .................................................................. 29 PROPHET UHAMAD (PBUH) – 28th SAFAR AFAT ...................................... 6 THE ORDS OF IA HUSAYN (pbuh) ............................................................ 34 IA ALI AR-RIDHA (PBUH) – 29th SAFAR AFAT ......................................... 11 ALI AKBER () ............................................................................................. 38 ABDULLAH (ALI ASGHER) .................................................................................. 40 ABBAS () ................................................................................................... 42 QASIM BIN HASAN () ................................................................................ 45 AUN UHAMAD ....................................................................................... 47 SAEED BIN ABDULLAH HANAFI ......................................................................... 48 UHAYR IBN AYN ........................................................................................... 50 HABIB IBN AAHIR ........................................................................................ 1 HURR IBN YAID AR RIYAHI .............................................................................. 53 NAFE’ BIN HILAL ............................................................................................... 55 WWW.QFATIMA.COM WWW.QFATIMA.COM 3 SALATUL RU’YYATIL HILAL he st month i i mustahab recite sal and sadaq lah will tak of You and keep saf rough month. Meth nder: - he 1st raat th itati of Sratul atiha ite Sratu Ihas ties. he 2nd raat, recitati of ratu atiha, ite uratul adr 30 ties. After the salaam recite the following ayat of the Qur’an: In th ame of Allah nd h بِس ِم ِاهلل ال َّر ْح ِن ال َّر ِحي ِم Merciful ٰ There is not a “moving creature” in ِم ٍ ِ ِ ِ َّع ِ ِ th bu th tenanc here وما ن دآبَّ ةِف ا ﻻَّرض اﻻ َّ ٰٰل اهلل رز قهَّا َّ َّ َّ of depend Allah; know ويعلَّم مستقَّ َّرها ومستودععا ك ٌّ ل ِِف ِكت ٍاب habitati and repository. l in َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ .manif ook مبِ ٍي If Aah tohes o ith affiction, ِ بِض ٍ ِ ِ َّه there is none that an reieve it وا ن ََّيسس َّك اهلل ر فَّﻻ َّكَّاش َّف ل َّه اﻻ و َّ َّ save He And if He wis good for واِن ي ِرد ك ِِب ٍْي فﻻ رآد لِفضلِه ي ِصيب بِ ِه yo, there is none who od tae َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ aa His grae. He aes it من يشآء ِمن ِعب ِاده وهو ا لغفور ال َّر ِحيم avaiable to ho He wis of his َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ abd. He is the oft forgiving, the‘ eriful. Allah ll so ri عس ٍيس .hardship َّسيَّ جعَّ ل اهلل بَّع َّد ر ًرا WWW.QFATIMA.COM 1 Page 1 That which Allah wills will come to ما َّشآء اهلل ﻻَّ ق َّوةَّ اِﻻَّ بِ ِاهلل pass) There is no strength save in َّ َّ .Allah Allah is sufficient for us ost حسبنا اهلل و ِنعم ا لو ِكيل ecellent is e in whom we trust َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ An entrust my affairs to Allah. وا فَّ ِو ض اَّ م ِر ى اِ ََّل ِاهلل اِ َّن اهلل بَّ ِص ْي بِال ِعباد (erily Allah ees an eye on is َّ َّ ٌّ َّ .abd‘ There is no od save ou. lory e ِ ِ َّ ِ َّ ِم to ou. erily I was of the unjust ﻻَّ ا َّله اﻻ اَّن َّت سب َّحانَّ َّك ا ّن كن ت َّن ِ َّ الظاِلِ َّي y ord erily I am needy of ِ ِ ِ ِ ن ِ ِم ٍ ِ whatever good ou send own for رب ا ّن ِلا اَّ َّزل ت ا ََّلَّ ن َّخ ْي فَّق ْي َّ َّ َّ ٌّ .me y ord o not leave me alone ِ ر ِب ﻻَّ تَّ َّذر ِّن فَّ ردا واَّن َّت َّخ ْي ال و ِارث ي childless) though ou are the est َّ ً َّ َّ َّ of inheritors 2 WWW.QFATIMA.COM Page 2 Tha which la lls will come TH TH UHARRA ما شآء اهلل ﻻَّ قوةَّ اِﻻَّ بِ ِاهلل pa) There n strength a i َّ َّ َّ َّ Alla. I i th opening onth Islac a. i i one fou month declad a ad by la. Alla i icien fo u Mos ِ ِ ’Th month of ourning and sorrow. In this month on the tenth day ‘Ashura َّح سب نا َّاهلل َّونع َّم ا ل َّوكي ل !excellen i trust 61 .. 68 C..) Ima a pbuh) i ail ave ad ompaion ad. aais a held thi month commemora ad d ntru m aars Alla. abaa remiding tha th aue of sla agh b e rophet pbuh) ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ (Veril Alla keep a His .mu b anand n ei igina fo und al circumac وا فَّ ِو ض اَّ م ِر ى ا ََّل اهلل ا َّن اهلل بَّص ْي بِال عباد َّ َّ ٌّ َّ .abd‘ RECOMMENDED ‘AMAL There n God a You. or b ِ 1st igh of haa – ( aa – 11 al Ikhla a al ﻻَّ اِله اِﻻَّ اَّنت سبحانك اِ َّ ّن كنت من .You. ril I a th nju َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ َّ ad ah aaa) ِ َّ الظاِلِي atin 1st da haa (Al-Muaiba – a abrisi) like َّ d Veril I a need spending e ti ya i good ati there protecti until ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ a d u end down followin a ad f di withi th ya e/she u a la in َّر ِ ب ا ِ ّن ِلَّا اَّن َّزل َّت ا ََّلَّ م ن َّخ ٍْي فَّق ْي ٌّ me. anna. n aaul aaoon ah bba Qummi) u Ima Rida pbuh) a his ompaion Ar aa b abeb – “Are you Lord Do n lea aon fasting?” He answers no. Imam then says: “Yabna Shabeeb! This is the .da aaa a 75 a pad hi Rabb 3:38) a child ِ ر ِب ﻻَّ تَّ َّذر ِّن فَّ ردا واَّن َّت َّخ ْي ال و ِارث ي childless) ough u a th b) of nheritor. َّ َّ َّ ً َّ Alla acep hi dua ad commad agel hi iaab ad anounc th god of a aa 3:39). ne a and invokes Allah He will accept as the dua of Zakariyya” I i muaab a firs nine da month. On the day of ‘Ashura, it is recommended to remember