SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 94 Qafela of Ahle Bayt journey from Karbala to Kufa to Shaam and then Featured updates: Medina after Aashura SIJILL ARTICLE: Ten Virtues of a بسم الل ه الرحمن الرحيم Mumin – (5) Sincere Repentence Having been blessed with the greatest virtue, the valaayat of Amirul يَا َأ يُه َا ال َذِي َن آمَن ُوا ت ُوب ُوا ِإل َى الل َهِ ت َوْب َةً ن َ ُصوحًا Mumineen SA, it is incumbent on us to (Surat al-Tahrim: 8) be worthy of such a great blessing that MARSIYA: Ay Karbala tu hi suna O ye who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere ensures our salvation. Rasulullah SA has said that “he who is given the gift repentance. (rizq, rozi) of thevalaayat of Ali has attained the goodness of this world بسم الل ه الرحمن الرحيم and the Hereafter, and I do not doubt that he will enter jannat. In Ali’s love مَ ْن رَزَق َه ُ الل ه ُ وَلاي َةَ ع َل ِي اب ِن ابيطالب صع ف َقَ ْد َأ َصا َب and valaayat are twenty virtues: 10 in خَيْرَ الدُنْيَا والآخِرةِ، ولا أشُكُ لهُ بِالجَنةِ، وإنَ في حُبِ this world (dunya) and 10 in the ع َلي وَوَلايَتِهِ عِشْرِينَ خَصْ لَة، عَشَرةً مِنها في الدُنيا وعَشَرةً Hereafter (aakherat).” The first of the virtues in this world is zuhd (renouncing في الآخرة* )1( الزهد )2( والحرص على العلم )3( materialism – lit. asceticism – see Sijill والورع في الدين )4( والرغبة في العبادة )5( وتوبة Article 90). The second of the virtues in نصوح this world is desire (lit. greed) to seek (Rasulullah SAW) knowledge (see Sijill Article 91). The He who is given the sustenance/bounty (rizq third of the virtues in this world is piety - rozi) of the valaayat of Ali has attained the and scrupulosity (see Sijill Article 92). goodness of this world and the Hereafter, The fourth virtue is the eagerness and and I do not doubt that he will enter jannat. HISTORY SERIES: In Ali’s love and valaayat are twenty virtues: desire for worship (see Sijill Article 93). The Khutba of Maulatuna Zainab in the 10 in this world (dunya) and 10 in the During Ashara this year, Syedna TUS Court of Yazeed in Shaam Hereafter (aakherat). 1) renouncing narrated this Hadith and explained the (From Sijill 43) materialism, 2) desire to seek knowledge, 3) many facets of this Hadith and the piety and scrupulosity, 4) eagerness/desire for worship, 5) sincere repentance. individual virtues. Syedna introduced Page 1 of 5 SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 94 the Hadith saying that this is to interrupt and returned to Rasulullah repentance. We seek forgiveness a bishaarat for the Shi’a of Amirul SA. When he returned, Rasulullah SA knowing that the successor to Mumineen SA. He added that in one told Usama that Allah Ta’ala has Rasulullah’s rehmat, Imamuz-zaman sense, those with truevalaayat would granted Maulana Ali 70 parts of and his Dai, are seeking forgiveness on necessarily have these virtues. If for forgiveness (maghfirat) for his our behalf. It is Syedna Qutbuddin’s some reason one withvalaayat does lengthy sajda; 1 part is for him and the TUS practice to beseech doa for not possess these virtues, then upon remaining 69 parts are for Ali’s Shi’a. mumineen in a lengthy sajda after hearing this bayaan he/she should In this waaz, Syedna TUS also advised every namaaz and at Nisful-Layl. May make a firm commitment to acquire mumineen that if they had slipped or Allah Ta’ala forgive our sins by the them. The fifth virtue is sincere transgressed to seek forgiveness in virtue of his doas and may he give us repentance (tawbatun nasuh). Ashara by the wasila of Imam Husain the strength to commit to abstain Sincere repentance entails seeking SA and to make a firm commitment to from gunaah. May Allah Ta’ala give Allah Ta’ala’s forgiveness with a refrain from committing such sins longest life to Syedna TUS in the recognition of the sin committed and again. Syedna narrated fullness of health so that he may an earnest commitment that it will not the riwayat about the man with whom continue to guide us, counsel us, and happen again. To repent and then to Rasulullah SA was so furious that he beseech doa for us. repeat the infraction is not sincere would not even look at him. The man repentance. When the repentance is went out in despair. He saw Imam ANNOUNCEMENT & AMAL sincere, Allah Ta’ala is ever forgiving Hasan and Imam Husain SA and carried DETAILS: Aqa Husain SA Chehlum and ever merciful (ghafurun-raheem). them on his shoulders and returned to Program The names of Allah Ta’ala, ghafu and Rasulullah SA. He sought Rasulullah’s In Mumbai, Shz. Dr. Husain bhaisaheb Raheem, and the declaration in the forgiveness by the virtue of the two will lead Maghrib Isha Namaz and Qur’an that Allah Ta’ala loves those Imams. Rasulullah smiled and forgave preside over Chehlum Majlis on who repent and seek forgiveness him. Chehlum Raat (Monday 30th (Surat al-Baqara: 222) underscore the November) at Darus Sakina inshaallah. philosophy and wisdom ofrehmat and The Majlis will be broadcast live mercy. The spirit of our religion is not through this link and will be available to seize and persecute because it is for replay immediately after the Allah Ta’ala’s wisdom to forgive and completion of the waaz. Shz Husain bless with rehmat those who are bhaisaheb will recite the Shahaadat of prisoners to this material world. It is in Imam Husain SA. All mumineen are this vein that Allah Ta’ala sent invited for niyaz jaman after Majlis. Rasulullah SA as the embodiment In London, Shz. Dr. AbdeAli bhaisaheb of rehmat to all of creation (Surat al- will preside over Chehlum majlis of Anbiya’: 107 - wa ma arsalnaaka illa Imam Husain on 20th Safar (Monday rahmatan lil ‘alameen). Each successor 30th November 2015) at 7:00pm, of Rasulullah SA is rehmat personified. followed by Aqa Husain SA niyaz They have all encouraged mumineen jaman. Please contact on 07980100584, to sincerely repent and have sought or email forgiveness for them in the hope that [email protected] for they will refrain from sins past location details. committed and purify their souls with Mas’uls (Coordinators) in each town As we approach Imam Husain’s forgiveness. It is for this reason that the should inform local mumineen about chehlum we remember that on the eve Dai’s seat is known as rehmat ni gaadi. their respective Chehlum programs. In of Ashura Imam Husain spent the night It is narrated that one day Rasulullah towns where coordinators are listed, with his Ehle Bayt and Ashaab SA sent Usama bin Zayd to summon please contact them directly for further in ‘ibaadat and seeking forgiveness for Amirul Mumineen SA. He found details. mumineen. Remembering him and Maulana Ali in sajda beseeching doa Mumineen in other towns and cities beseeching his wasila, we seek and forgiveness. Usama did not want should take barakaat on this auspicious forgiveness for our sins with sincere Page 2 of 5 SIJILL A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF FATEMIDAWAT.COM Issue 94 occasion by remembering successor of Imam Husain SA – Bayt were brought before Yazeed and the museebat and tragedy of Karbala survived Karbala despite all odds. It is the head of Imam Husain SA was and the sabar and fortitude of Imam said that not for forty days, but for placed in a plate in front of him as he Husain and his Ahle Bayt and Ashaab. forty years after Aashura, whenever a sat on his throne. It was there in Mumineen should recite Ya Sayyidash cup of water was placed before the Yazeed’s court that Maulatuna Zainab Shodaa’i (PDF with translation on Imam, his tears would not stop. The SA delivered a khutba that shook the website) and Fulkul Husain (PDF on wounds of Karbala never healed. very foundations of the court. She website) and also Alayka Salaamullahe With Imam Ali Zainul Aabedeen SA, spoke with the grace and dignity of her Mazlooma Karbala (praying Salaam on the Haram of Imam Husain SA – mother, Maulatuna Fatema SA, and Imam Husain SA on Chehlum). They Maulatuna Zainab, Maulatuna Umme the eloquence of her Father, Amirul should also view/listen to the Kulsoon, Maulatuna Sakina and all the Mumineen SA. The text of the khutba Shahaadat Bayaan by Shz. Dr. Husain widowed ladies and orphaned children is presented this week Bhaisaheb using this link. – were enslaved and taken from on Fatemidawat.com and a longer Karbala to Kufa (approx. 85 KM). There excerpt is presented below in Sijill. MARSIYA: Ay Karbala tu hi suna they were paraded before Yazeed’s Then the Ahle Bayt were imprisoned On the occasion of Imam Husain SA governor in Kufa, Ubaydullah bin for many months in Shaam before they Chehlum we are presenting a marsiya Ziyaad, who was the one who had days were finally released and allowed to written by Shz Dr. Bazat Tahera before orchestrated the massacre at return to Rasulullah’s Madina. Baisaheba in Ashara this year titled “Ay Karbala. Imam Ali Zainul Aabedeen SA The ordeal of Imam Ali Zainul Karbala tu hi suna”. The marsiya was and all his Ahle Bayt, without parda, Aabedeen and the Ahlul Bayt is beyond recited in Syedna’s TUS Majlis. were made to stand before Ubaydullah expression - as though Karbala was not The text and audio of the Marsiya are in his court.