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💠Ayatollah Bahjat💠:

📍"If we understand that life lived based on the values, knowledge, supplications, and orders and guidance of AhlulBayt (peace be with them), [then] our work is complete and perfect;

📍however, what should we do when sometimes we have likings for this and that (petty things)?!"

📚Dar Mahzar Bahjat, vol. 3, p. 67

☑️Commentary: obedience, submission, and wayfaring on the path of AhlulBayt to the AhlulBayt requires full diligence and awareness of oneself and one's surroundings. Simple distractions in which we find tendencies to like, desire, or be passionate about short lived worldly objects will hinder us and may prevent us from attaining the state of perfect human being, or a true follower of Prophet Muhammad and his progeny (peace be with them), who transcends beyond the materialistic realm and enters a state of spiritual enlightenment and near proximity to the Source of eternity, God.

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Directives from the grand Ayatollah Shaykh Ishaq Fayyadh may God prolong his life, Relayed by his son, during his visit, to the Unites States of America in April 2012

6-- There has been much clamor and fallacies regarding the view of Islam and those practicing it toward women, the way a woman is treated, what rights she has and looking into what she can do with the differing situations in life, and taking on work and (other) duties.
The first evidence to support the truth of the view held by our faith regarding the reality of a woman is that it did not forbid her from any position or rank in society, or any right in which she would be able to be just as qualified as a man. There is no default principle which sets a man ahead of a woman in the cases where the religious legal text does not clearly state that a man is to be chosen, or that the situation is specific to a man. Granted, these instances (in which the situation is specific to a man) are few and the aim in them being specific to a man is known. All of them go back to aspects dealing with religious issues in which the religious law took into account the nature of a woman which would have her incline toward safeguarding her chastity and purity, and being considerate toward her.

In all other issues dealing with the fields of knowledge, learning, gaining virtues, elevated intellectual thought, positions of production and work, a woman is on the same footing as a man. Society, including men and women, do not hesitate to refer to a woman if she excels at an aspect of some industry or science. But a woman should know the limits of her faith, her sanctity and her modest dress before entering into public positions. For, indeed, the corruption resulting from the mixing between a man and women without the religious guidelines is no secret to a rational individual. It is an obligation to observe (these limits) according to the judgment of the Exalted God, who knows the best interest of the servants.

In conclusion, we would like to note to the dear believers that our Imams and leaders (may God’s blessings be upon them), even though they were kept from their positions and ranks, they were still the pioneers in offering service and help to society. They did not hold back, may God’s blessings be upon them, from giving help (to others), or even offering advice to the oppressive government which treated them with the most severe levels of exclusion and sidelining. Hence, believers living abroad should actively participate in reforming society, offering services, and participating in choosing that which is best – that which will take everyone by the hand to the coast of safety, even if they live under the reign of a non-Islamic authority.

We ask God, the Blessed and Exalted, to grant you success and aid. May the peace, blessings and mercy of God be upon you and upon all the faithful men and women.

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All that we have is a gift on behalf of God, and all that which we perform with our belongings (that He bestowed us) is a gift to Him.

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Ashoura: Reviving the Islamic Values

(Part One - A)

The speech of His Eminence, the Religious Authority Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Husein Fadhlullah in opening the conference held by the Contemporary Islamic Thought Institution, under the title of "Ashoura: The Concept and the Function and the Potentials of Expressing", on 02/02/1430 H., 28/01/2009 A.D

Translated by: Manal Samhat

Is history sacred

Are we a nation that sanctifies history, memorizes and repeats it, and lives in its caves and grottos, while forgetting the present and killing the future? Are we the remains of this history, who live its battles as though they were ours, and adopt its hatred, and move through its narrow lanes?

Why should we consider history, while we live in the present and look forward for the future?

The Quran mentioned a certain issue when it addressed the sacred history of the prophets, and the non-sacred history of the pharos and the tyrants.

This issue is that history is a wave of events that remain in our lives, because these events have contributed to forming the system of life. However, the time during which these events took place did not besiege them, but was a mere framework for these events to occur. After all, time fades away, and the events and causes are those that remain.

There are certain issues that fade away with time, or even before time passes away; they just die in the morning, and we miss them in the evening. Therefore, God wants us to take lessons from the history that survives, through studying the positive and negative elements of the spiritual character or the tyrants: "In their histories there is certainly a lesson for men of understanding." (12:111)

The lesson is to study all the cultural dimensions that accompany the circumstances of the issue, and to reach out to the idea which is rich in cultural values. This idea is thus, transformed to innovation which prompts the mind to innovate and the heart to beat lively. Thus, our movement will be rich with values, and the history is no more restricted to historical events, but rather becomes a renewed life.

So, when we embrace these lively elements that do not die, they might grant us a life, if we manage to overcome the obstructions that prevent us from opening up to these elements, because sometimes life becomes death and death becomes life itself:
He who dies and rests is not dead
The dead is the one who dies while still alive

The body might still beat with life, but the spirit living inside is dead, and vice versa.

Thus, the history of those who gave mankind life and a spiritual movement, must rest on faith and creed, especially when we open up to the lives of the prophets who ascended above, and lives the essence of the spiritual meanings, and granted love to all mankind, even those who do not believe in them and oppress them.

Prophet Muhammad peace be with him and his progeny used to tell those who contested him and his mission: "I gave you good advice, but you do not love those who give good advice" (07:79)

We should consider these humanitarian models that ascended above to the sky, and transformed the world to a sky, whose sun enlightens our lives with spiritual values. As such, we have two suns: one that lights the spaces and objects, and another one that enlightens our minds with reason, fills our hearts with love, and our movement with justice, good, and life.

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Though as Muslims we represent 1.5 billion of the world's population, we are still living at the sidelines of the world's decisions. We do not have the right to participate in any of these decisions. How powerful are other countries? This is because we lost the sense of direction, represented by the civilized and tolerant Islam, which is open to the issues of freedom, justice and human rights. Every year, we come up with a new backward ritual, which does not represent Islam or Al-Husein peace be with him.

We should stay with Husein peace be with him; the cause and the mission and the power, and we should empower ourselves against the multiple challenges engulfing our lives, namely those posed by the Worldly culture.

How do we evoke Ashoura?

In light of the abovementioned, the nation should take lessons on the occasion of Ashoura, namely how to render our grief a source of power, not weakness, and how to cry out of our allegiance to Al-Husein peace be with him, not frustration, and how to consider Ashoura a movement to empower ourselves, not a mere occasion for grief and tears. Al-Husein peace be with him represents the Islamic unity, and the Karbala event should be relayed and presented correctly.

Many of those who read the narration of Karbala rely on false and superficial and unfounded events.

Today, we call the narrators to relay the story of Karbala in a realistic historical manner, so that we understand its real meaning, significance, and impact on our reality. We want Ashoura to benefit from the modern technical means; starting from theatre, the art of the creative novel, and the art of acting.

We want the world to see the humanitarian and Islamic revolution, in which the values are embodied in the movement, and the cause integrates with the tragedy, and the sacrifice unites with the responsibility.

Ashoura is not for the backward people, but for the free ones who seek freedom in their struggle against the tyrants and arrogant powers.

Karbala is for those who stood up against oppression and triumphed against it and gave us the meaning of victory Imam Al-Husein peace be with him experienced when the blood triumphed over the sword.

O beloved ones,
Let us renew the cause of Ashoura, so that it would live, and reach out to mankind, because in every era, we need something to renew our minds, and make us know how to deal with our present for the best of our future. Be those who look at the future, not those who lock themselves in the past. Peace be upon you.

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🔺Ayatollah Sayed Kamal al Hayderi:

✔️I imagine that the walk to Imam Hussain (peace be with him’s shrine) on Arbaeen is from the most important keys and strongest (activities) of this blessed movement for spreading the message of (Imam) Hussain (peace be with him). However, subject to conditions, (it is) to benefit and profit (people) in knowledge, thought, education, and awakening of the Ummah. however, is this happening or not?

✔️We see all the tents (during the walk), (so) what is their purpose? Is their purpose and aim intellectual and educational? Or is their purpose just to give food and other services? Which one of them? May God reward those who are presenting these services (of food, water, and other services to the pilgrims)!

✔️However, the issue (at hand) is greater than (just) these services (of food etc). Imam Hussain (peace be with him’s objective) wasn’t just for people to walk to him 500 km or 5000 km. Rather he wanted his cause to be a torch that gives light to the path, to humanity. That is why if you were to refer to Imam Hussain’s (peace be with him) speech in Karbala, you will find him saying,

✔️ “If you don’t believe in the last day (day of Judgment), then (at least) be free men in your world!”

✔️(If) These words aren’t directed to me, (then) who is it directed to? To the Shi’a… No! To the Muslims… No! To those who believe in God… No! (Rather) it was directed to all of humanity, even to those who don’t believe in the Day of Judgment.

✔️This is who Hussain (peace be with him) is. (So) what I say now is directed to all those millions that go to the grave of Abi Abdillah al Hussain (peace be with him). We find the (above) hadith very clear… even if there isn’t a narration, we don’t need it, the Quranic text suffices. Are we at the present moment able to benefit (truly) from these rites and send a message to humanity, or do we find (with great regret) that this holy act and this sacrifice (of Imam Hussain peace be with him) of which there is none like it in history and even till the Day of Judgment a like will never come, has it (instead) fallen into the hands of ignorant people?

✔️I say ignorant, however I don’t doubt the intentions of anyone. I’m not saying that those who call towards some of these acts are like this or that… Never! But what I want to say, is that these acts are in reality in opposition to the movement of Imam Hussain (peace be with him) and it is upon the religious institutions (which) I shout and say again (that it is) upon the religious institutions to take these affairs relating to Imam Hussain (peace be with him) and to make them the most important thing for humanity, and to wake up the Ummah to reach the aims that Imam Hussain (peace be with him) wanted.

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Asalaamo Alaykom
(Peace be with all of you)

We wish you a fresh and blissful start to a new year that will God willingly be filled with joy, prosper, felicity, serenity, and true satisfaction.

We wish to see smiling faces, warmth and unity in families, bonds of brotherhood amongst the believers, and spiritual enlightenment in all.

May Gods blessing, mercy, and good tidings be with all of humanity, and specially his benignity on all the Mu’mineen and Mu’minat.

With that being said, Happy New Years on behalf of the @AbodeofWisdom admins.

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💠"Eid Al Fitr is not the end of the month of Ramadhan. Eid is the the rebirth of the human being from the dust of his (habitual) lifestyle, similar to the birth of the human from his mothers womb.

💠 Ramadhan is an oven in which the essential existence is baked to perfection and a new human is brought about. Eid Fitr is not an event or incident of joy for the passing of Ramadhan, rather it marks the rebirth of a new day and a new life for humans.

💠 It is expected that Ramadhan, with all it's dawns and breaking of fasts  (iftaar) and the significant nights of Qadr and supplications, is destined to make a human out of us.

💠 If we truly feel that we have renewed ourselves spiritually, then be sure that this Eid is not just a means of (only) recognition and understanding, but rather it is based upon the condition that we solely be with God sincerely while in service to (learning and loving) the progeny of Prophet Muhammad (peace be with him and his progeny).

💠 Oh God we are grateful that we were your guests for a month. And you gave us leeway to such privelage from the dawns of love in which we had chances to speak to you and share our heart with you, and now you have blessed us with the first of Shawwal, an Eid of love (to us miserly beings) to which you have blessed us with".
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The Qur’an in Islam

Part lV

By Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Husain Tabatabai (Blessings of God with him)

From this we may conclude that only God is empowered to make laws, since the only laws useful to man are those which are made according to his inherent nature.

It also follows that man's needs, arising from his outward circumstance and his inner reality, are fulfilled only by obeying God's instructions (or laws). These needs may arise through events beyond man's control or as a result of the natural demands of his body. Both are encompassed in the plan of life that God has designated for man. For, as the Qur'an says...

"The command is for none but God"
Joseph: 40 and 67 (transition Yusuf Ali)

which is to say that there is no governance (of man or society, of the inner or the outer) except that of God. Without a specific creational plan, based on the innate disposition of man, life would be fruitless and without meaning. We may understand this only through belief in God and a knowledge of his Unity, as explained in the Qur'an.

From here we may proceed to an understanding of the Day of Judgment, when man is rewarded or punished according to his deeds. Thereafter, we may arrive at knowledge of the prophets and of prophetic teachings, since man cannot be judged without being first instructed in the matter of obedience and disobedience. These three fundamental teachings are considered to be the roots of the Islamic way of life.

To these we may add the fundamentals of good character and morals which a true believer must possess, and which are a necessary extension of the three basic beliefs mentioned above. The laws governing daily activity not only guarantee man's happiness and moral character but, more importantly, increase his understanding of these beliefs and of the fundamentals of Islam.

It is not clear that a thief, a traitor, a squanderer or a libertine do not possess the quality of innocence; nor can a miser, who hoards money, be called a generous person. Similarly, some- one who never prays or remembers God cannot be called a believer in God and the Last Day, nor be described as His servant.

From this we may conclude that good character flourishes when joined to a pattern of correct actions; morals are to be found in the man whose beliefs are in harmony with these fundamentals. A proud man cannot be expected to believe in God nor be humble in respect to the Divine; nor can the man, who has never understood the meaning of humanity, justice, mercy or compassion, believe in the Day of Rising and the Judgment.

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💠Ayatollah Bahjat💠:

📍"If we understand that life (should be) lived based on the values, knowledge, supplications, and orders and guidance of AhlulBayt (peace be with them), [then] our work is complete and perfect;

📍however, what should we do when sometimes we have likings for this and that (petty things)?!"

📚Dar Mahzar Bahjat, vol. 3, p. 67

☑️Commentary: obedience, submission, and wayfaring on the path of AhlulBayt to the AhlulBayt requires full diligence and awareness of oneself and one's surroundings. Simple distractions in which we find tendencies to like, desire, or be passionate about short lived worldly objects will hinder us and may prevent us from attaining the state of perfect human being, or a true follower of Prophet Muhammad and his progeny (peace be with them), who transcends beyond the materialistic realm and enters a state of spiritual enlightenment and near proximity to the Source of eternity, God.

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Remembrance of us, the household (Ahlulbayt), is a healing from problems, illnesses and the whispers of doubt.

~Master of believers Imām Ali
(peace be with him):

Commentary:
Imām Ali is referring to the remembrance of their entire lifestyle, which is based on Moraqebeh (struggles according to Qor’anic values). This struggle includes how they faced hardships and musibat (tragedies) as a result of living life according to values sourced from Qur'an and the messenger of God. Likewise, by remembering, we are striving to remind ourselves that as their followers, we should also live according to those values with no compromise.

Like expert swimmers, they were submerged in the sea, but didn’t drink from the ocean. Ahlulbayt lived in this world and used it, but never filled themselves up with lust and desires. @AbodeofWisdom

Questions about Jesus (01)

1. Do Muslims believe that Jesus was a Messenger of God?

YES ! Belief in all of the Prophets and Messengers of God, which according to Islamic sources number 124,000, is a fundamental article of faith in Islam.
Thus, believing in Prophets Adam, Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, David, Jacob, Jesus, Moses, and Muhammad (peace and blessings with them) is a prerequisite for anyone wanting to call him or herself a Muslim. A person claiming to be a Muslim who, for instance, denies the Messengership of Jesus, is not considered a Muslim.

In regards to the status of Jesus as a Messenger, the Qor’ān says: “Say, ‘We have faith in God, and that which has been sent down to us, and that which was sent down to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, and that which Moses and Jesus were given, and that which the prophets were given from their Lord; we make no distinction between any of them, and to Him do we submit.’” (Qor’ān 2:136)

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💠Ayatollah Bahjat💠:

📍"If we understand that life (should be) lived based on the values, knowledge, supplications, and orders and guidance of AhlulBayt (peace be with them), [then] our work is complete and perfect;

📍however, what should we do when sometimes we have likings for this and that (petty things)?!"

📚Dar Mahzar Bahjat, vol. 3, p. 67

☑️Commentary: obedience, submission, and wayfaring on the path of AhlulBayt to the AhlulBayt requires full diligence and awareness of oneself and one's surroundings. Simple distractions in which we find tendencies to like, desire, or be passionate about short lived worldly objects will hinder us and may prevent us from attaining the state of perfect human being, or a true follower of Prophet Muhammad and his progeny (peace be with them), who transcends beyond the materialistic realm and enters a state of spiritual enlightenment and near proximity to the Source of eternity, God.

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❇️Clergy in Islam

📜”According to Islamic value, being a religious scholar is not a post or grade in which one achieves materialistic, worldly improvements through it, or considers it as a business like other businesses or jobs in which people make livings upon.

📜Clergy in Islam is to improve the virtues of knowledge, piety and God-wariness, and preparing to undertake socio-religious Islamic duties and guidance as a personal obligation, (which have to be undertaken by at least one person for the obligation to be fulfilled); without taking knowledge and God-wariness as a means of (attaining) worldly desires and achievements.”
~Shahīd Beheshti


✳️ تعریف روحانیت
📜بر طبق تعالیم اسلام، روحانیت سِمَت و مقامی نیست که در سایه آن روحانیون امتیازات مادی کسب کنند یا حرفه‌ای که نظیر حرفه‌های دیگر یک دسته آن را پیشه و وسیله امرار معاش خود قرار دهند.
📜روحانیت در اسلام به معنی آراسته بودن به فضیلت علم و تقوا و مجهز بودن برای انجام یک سلسله وظایف اجتماعی دینی و واجبات کفایی است. بی آن‌که علم و تقوا سرمایه دنیاطلبی گردد.
📖ولایت، رهبری، روحانیت، شهید سید محمد حسین بهشتی، ص 139


❇️تعریف روحانیت
📜تعاليم اسلام كے مطابق روحانیت (حوزوی علما کا نظام) کویی ماددی عہدہ اور مقام نہیں ہے کہ جسکے سایہ میں علما دنیائی مقام حاصل کریں یا پھر کچھہ لوگ دوسرے کام-کاج کی طرح اسے پیشہ بنائیں اور کسب دولت کا وسیلہ سمجھیں۔
📜اسلام میں روحانیت کا مطلب، علم و تقوی کے فضائل سے مجہز ہونا ہے تاکہ جو اسلام کے دینی-اجتماعی اور واجبات کفایی امور کو انجام دیا جائے۔ نہ یہ کہ علم و تقویٰ دنیا طلبی کا سرمایا ہو۔

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💠 What is the Difference between Fatima Zahra and other women?

📍Answer by Ayatollah Fadlallah

💠 The difference is that Fatimah (peace be with her) possessed a degree of spiritual depth in her personality that made her a manifestation of the message. Most women with a mission have a commitment to the message which comes from outside of themselves. By contrast, for Fatimah (peace be with her) it came from inside her mind and heart and soul, because she lived the whole of her life with the message and under the wing of the Messenger of Allah (peace be with him and his Progeny), and then opened herself up to the full vigor of the message in the House of Ali (peace be with him), and moved dynamically in the emotion of the message with Hasan and Husain (peace be with them). Therefore, she lived the message. This is the difference between depth and shallowness. You cannot find anything in her personal life that speaks of leisure of purposelessness. This is what makes her a role model - the ultimate role model.

سوال: حضرت فاطمہ زھرا (سلام اللہ عليہا) اور دوسري عام خواتين ميں کيا فرق ہے؟

جواب: حضرت زھرؑا اور دوسري خواتين ميں يہ فرق ہے کہ وہ اپني شخصيت ميں ايک خاص روحاني اور معنوي گہرائي کي حامل تھيں، جس نے انہيں رسالت کا مظہر بنايا۔ بہت سي خواتين جو کسي مقصد کي راہ ميں کوشاں ہيں، ان کا اس مقصد سے عزم اور وابستگي ايسي ہے جو ان کي ذات کے اندر سے ظاہر نہيں ہوتي بلکہ بيروني عوامل کا نتيجہ ہيں ۔ اس کے برعکس حضرت فاطمہ زھرا عليہالسلام کے ليے يہ عزم ان کے ذھن، اور روح و قلب کے اندر سے آيا کيونکہ انہوں نے اپني تمام تر زندگي رسالت اور رسول اللہﷺ کے سائے ميں بسر کي، اور پھر اميرالمومنينؑ کے گھر ميں اپنے آپ کو اس پيغام کي تبليغ کے لئے پوري قوت کے ساتھ پيش کيا، اور اپنے بيٹوں امام حسنؑ اور امام حسينؑ کے ہمراہ ترويج رسالت کي راہ ميں جوش و ولولہ کے ساتھ متحرک رہيں۔ لہذا، حضرت زھرؑا نے اپني ذات کو رسالت ميں ضم کرکے، اس کے پيغام کو زندہ رکھا اور اس پر عمل کرکے دکھايا۔ کسي مقصد کي راہ ميں سطحي پن يا گہرائي کے ساتھ کوشش اور جدوجہد کرنے ميں يہي فرق ہے۔ کوئي شخص بھي حضرت فاطمہ زھرا سلام اللہ عليہا کي ذاتي زندگي ميں کسي بے معني فرصت اور تفریح کو تلاش نہيں کر سکتا۔ يہي چيز آپ کو ايک نمونہٴ عمل بناتي ہے- ايک حتمي اور بہترين نمونہٴ عمل!

📚 “The Infallible Fatima: a Role Model for Men and Women” by Ayatollah Fadlallah

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Ashoura: Reviving the Islamic Values

(Part One - A)

The speech of His Eminence, the Religious Authority Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Husein Fadhlullah in opening the conference held by the Contemporary Islamic Thought Institution, under the title of "Ashoura: The Concept and the Function and the Potentials of Expressing", on 02/02/1430 H., 28/01/2009 A.D

Translated by: Manal Samhat

Is history sacred

Are we a nation that sanctifies history, memorizes and repeats it, and lives in its caves and grottos, while forgetting the present and killing the future? Are we the remains of this history, who live its battles as though they were ours, and adopt its hatred, and move through its narrow lanes?

Why should we consider history, while we live in the present and look forward for the future?

The Quran mentioned a certain issue when it addressed the sacred history of the prophets, and the non-sacred history of the pharos and the tyrants.

This issue is that history is a wave of events that remain in our lives, because these events have contributed to forming the system of life. However, the time during which these events took place did not besiege them, but was a mere framework for these events to occur. After all, time fades away, and the events and causes are those that remain.

There are certain issues that fade away with time, or even before time passes away; they just die in the morning, and we miss them in the evening. Therefore, God wants us to take lessons from the history that survives, through studying the positive and negative elements of the spiritual character or the tyrants: "In their histories there is certainly a lesson for men of understanding." (12:111)

The lesson is to study all the cultural dimensions that accompany the circumstances of the issue, and to reach out to the idea which is rich in cultural values. This idea is thus, transformed to innovation which prompts the mind to innovate and the heart to beat lively. Thus, our movement will be rich with values, and the history is no more restricted to historical events, but rather becomes a renewed life.

So, when we embrace these lively elements that do not die, they might grant us a life, if we manage to overcome the obstructions that prevent us from opening up to these elements, because sometimes life becomes death and death becomes life itself:
He who dies and rests is not dead
The dead is the one who dies while still alive

The body might still beat with life, but the spirit living inside is dead, and vice versa.

Thus, the history of those who gave mankind life and a spiritual movement, must rest on faith and creed, especially when we open up to the lives of the prophets who ascended above, and lives the essence of the spiritual meanings, and granted love to all mankind, even those who do not believe in them and oppress them.

Prophet Muhammad peace be with him and his progeny used to tell those who contested him and his mission: "I gave you good advice, but you do not love those who give good advice" (07:79)

We should consider these humanitarian models that ascended above to the sky, and transformed the world to a sky, whose sun enlightens our lives with spiritual values. As such, we have two suns: one that lights the spaces and objects, and another one that enlightens our minds with reason, fills our hearts with love, and our movement with justice, good, and life.

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🔺Ayatollah Sayed Kamal al Hayderi:

✔️I imagine that the walk to Imam Hussain (peace be with him’s shrine) on Arbaeen is from the most important keys and strongest (activities) of this blessed movement for spreading the message of (Imam) Hussain (peace be with him). However, subject to conditions, (it is) to benefit and profit (people) in knowledge, thought, education, and awakening of the Ummah. however, is this happening or not?

✔️We see all the tents (during the walk), (so) what is their purpose? Is their purpose and aim intellectual and educational? Or is their purpose just to give food and other services? Which one of them? May God reward those who are presenting these services (of food, water, and other services to the pilgrims)!

✔️However, the issue (at hand) is greater than (just) these services (of food etc). Imam Hussain (peace be with him’s objective) wasn’t just for people to walk to him 500 km or 5000 km. Rather he wanted his cause to be a torch that gives light to the path, to humanity. That is why if you were to refer to Imam Hussain’s (peace be with him) speech in Karbala, you will find him saying,

✔️ “If you don’t believe in the last day (day of Judgment), then (at least) be free men in your world!”

✔️(If) These words aren’t directed to me, (then) who is it directed to? To the Shi’a… No! To the Muslims… No! To those who believe in God… No! (Rather) it was directed to all of humanity, even to those who don’t believe in the Day of Judgment.

✔️This is who Hussain (peace be with him) is. (So) what I say now is directed to all those millions that go to the grave of Abi Abdillah al Hussain (peace be with him). We find the (above) hadith very clear… even if there isn’t a narration, we don’t need it, the Quranic text suffices. Are we at the present moment able to benefit (truly) from these rites and send a message to humanity, or do we find (with great regret) that this holy act and this sacrifice (of Imam Hussain peace be with him) of which there is none like it in history and even till the Day of Judgment a like will never come, has it (instead) fallen into the hands of ignorant people?

✔️I say ignorant, however I don’t doubt the intentions of anyone. I’m not saying that those who call towards some of these acts are like this or that… Never! But what I want to say, is that these acts are in reality in opposition to the movement of Imam Hussain (peace be with him) and it is upon the religious institutions (which) I shout and say again (that it is) upon the religious institutions to take these affairs relating to Imam Hussain (peace be with him) and to make them the most important thing for humanity, and to wake up the Ummah to reach the aims that Imam Hussain (peace be with him) wanted.

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💠 What is the Difference between Fatima Zahra and other women?

📍Answer by Ayatollah Fadlallah

💠 The difference is that Fatimah (peace be with her) possessed a degree of spiritual depth in her personality that made her a manifestation of the message. Most women with a mission have a commitment to the message which comes from outside of themselves. By contrast, for Fatimah (peace be with her) it came from inside her mind and heart and soul, because she lived the whole of her life with the message and under the wing of the Messenger of Allah (peace be with him and his Progeny), and then opened herself up to the full vigor of the message in the House of Ali (peace be with him), and moved dynamically in the emotion of the message with Hasan and Husain (peace be with them). Therefore, she lived the message. This is the difference between depth and shallowness. You cannot find anything in her personal life that speaks of leisure of purposelessness. This is what makes her a role model - the ultimate role model.

سوال: حضرت فاطمہ زھرا (سلام اللہ عليہا) اور دوسري عام خواتين ميں کيا فرق ہے؟

جواب: حضرت زھرؑا اور دوسري خواتين ميں يہ فرق ہے کہ وہ اپني شخصيت ميں ايک خاص روحاني اور معنوي گہرائي کي حامل تھيں، جس نے انہيں رسالت کا مظہر بنايا۔ بہت سي خواتين جو کسي مقصد کي راہ ميں کوشاں ہيں، ان کا اس مقصد سے عزم اور وابستگي ايسي ہے جو ان کي ذات کے اندر سے ظاہر نہيں ہوتي بلکہ بيروني عوامل کا نتيجہ ہيں ۔ اس کے برعکس حضرت فاطمہ زھرا عليہالسلام کے ليے يہ عزم ان کے ذھن، اور روح و قلب کے اندر سے آيا کيونکہ انہوں نے اپني تمام تر زندگي رسالت اور رسول اللہﷺ کے سائے ميں بسر کي، اور پھر اميرالمومنينؑ کے گھر ميں اپنے آپ کو اس پيغام کي تبليغ کے لئے پوري قوت کے ساتھ پيش کيا، اور اپنے بيٹوں امام حسنؑ اور امام حسينؑ کے ہمراہ ترويج رسالت کي راہ ميں جوش و ولولہ کے ساتھ متحرک رہيں۔ لہذا، حضرت زھرؑا نے اپني ذات کو رسالت ميں ضم کرکے، اس کے پيغام کو زندہ رکھا اور اس پر عمل کرکے دکھايا۔ کسي مقصد کي راہ ميں سطحي پن يا گہرائي کے ساتھ کوشش اور جدوجہد کرنے ميں يہي فرق ہے۔ کوئي شخص بھي حضرت فاطمہ زھرا سلام اللہ عليہا کي ذاتي زندگي ميں کسي بے معني فرصت اور تفریح کو تلاش نہيں کر سکتا۔ يہي چيز آپ کو ايک نمونہٴ عمل بناتي ہے- ايک حتمي اور بہترين نمونہٴ عمل!

📚 “The Infallible Fatima: a Role Model for Men and Women” by Ayatollah Fadlallah

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