Wednesday, December 1, 2010
MUHARRAM FESTIVAL GREETINGS | MUHARRAM 2010 | VIDEOS
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting is prohibited. Since the Islamic calendar is lunar, Muharram moves from year to year when compared with the Gregorian calendar.Muharram is so called because it is unlawful to fight during this month; the word is derived from the word haram, meaning “forbidden”. It is held to be the most sacred of all the months, excluding Ramadan. Some Muslims fast during these days. The tenth day of Muharram is called Yaumu-l ‘Ashurah, which is known by Shia Muslims as ‘the day of grief’.
Some Sunni Muslims fast during this day, because Prophet Musa A.S (Moses) and his ummah got victory against Pharoah on this 10th day of moharram; according to them Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu alayhi wa sallam) asked Muslims to fast on this day, and also a day extra either before or after, so that they are not similar to Jews. Since jews use to fast for 1 day due to the same reason.
Muharram Al-Haram is one of the four months of Islamic Lunar Calendar declared sacred by Allah (SWT) in the Glorious Qur’an. The other three months of Islamic Lunar Calendar are Rajab al-Murajab, Dhu al-Qa’dah and Dhu al-Hijjah.
In the Glorious Qur’an verse 59 of Surah An Nisa, Allah (SWT) says:
“O you who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger and “Ulil Amr” (Those who are authorized to command) from among you.”
The believers always obey Allah (SWT), obey His Messenger and the “Ulil Amr” appointed by Him. It is an open invitation. Because, Laa Ikraaha Fid Deen [There is no compulsion in religion] (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:256). Those who (in truth) are not believers can do what they want.
Likewise Prophets, Messengers, sent down by Allah (SWT) to guide and warn people, never accepted anyone at all as Prophet or Messenger, whatever the circumstances were, be it that they did not stop claimers of this kind, or opponents, with application of force or repression.
The friends and followers of “Aal-e-Muhammad” hold meetings (Majlis), they had been doing so, for last fourteen hundred years, in the name of Imam Hussain (A.S.), during the months of Moharram Al-Haram (and Safar al-Muzaffar), particularly in the first 10 days of Moharram, to give new life to the Divine Message of “Laa Ilaaha Illallah (no one worthy of being worshiped but Allah)” as the beloved saint poet of the Indian subcontinent, Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti (of Ajmer) had said: “Indeed Hussain (A.S.) is the architect of ‘Laa Ilaaha Illallah’ both are reciprocally related to each other.”
And the philosopher poet of Pakistan, Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, had said: “Ismail was the beginning (first step), Hussain was the ultimate.”
Each year (at the advent of Moharram) Islam turns over a new leaf.
In fact it is on account of Imam Hussain’s remembrance, every year, we know who the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.), Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (A.S.), Fatima Zahra (S.A.) are, and what were their true substance, style and wisdom.
It is because of Imam Hussain’s memory, we call to mind each year the Islam, and it becomes clearly visible from behind the blur of the dust of delusion, thrown into the eyes of Muslims in the name of Muslim rule.
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