>From: Musa Amadu Pembo <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Fwd:From Ismail To Husayn. >Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 08:59:00 +0000 > >From Ismail to Husayn > >We bid farewell to the old year by celebrating Prophet Ibrahim's >commitment >to God displayed through his willingness to sacrifice his patient >son, >Prophet Ismail; we welcome the new year by commemorating the >migration of >Prophet Muhammad to Madinah, which marked the beginning of a period >of >enlightenment for civilization. > >This is also the month where we remember the martyrdom of Prophet's >beloved >grandson, Imaam Husayn. > >WHO IS HUSAYN? > >Husayn is the son of Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet. The holy >Prophet >said of her, "she is among the leaders of the women of Paradise". > >The father of Husayn is Ali, who was a cousin and one of the most >beloved >and steadfast companions of the Prophet. Indeed, Ali is like the >sun, >Fatimah like the moon and Husayn a star in the galaxy of heroes. > >Together with his brother Hasan, Husayn is considered among "leaders >of the >youth of Paradise". We shall never forget how the Prophet descended >from his >pulpit to embrace and seat his grandson besides him before resuming >his >sermon, nor how he prolonged his prostration in order not to >discomfort the >other who had climbed on his back. The Prophet beseeched the >Almighty; "O >Allah, I love Hasan and Husayn, do love them and love those who love >them". > >ASHURA > >The tenth of Muharam marks a significant day in the Muslim calendar; >it is >the day on which, among other events, Allah saved Prophet Musa from >the >tyrannical Pharaoh. To commemorate this event the Prophet >recommended we >fast on this day; a fast considered second only to the obligatory >fast of >Ramadan. > >Another a significant event occurred on that day in 61 AH, an event >that >serves as a milestone in the history of the faithful… the martyrdom >if Imaam >Husayn at Karbala. A martyrdom at the hands of those who claimed to >act in >the name of Islam yet unremorsefully and shamelessly were prepared >to >obliterate its true exponent; those who (like so many of us) are >prepared to >kill for Islam yet are unable to live by it. Yes, Husayn was >martyred at >the hands of those who would kiss the Black Stone because the holy >Prophet >kissed it, yet cut off the precious head of that dear grandson of >the holy >Prophet, a head which the Prophet so often stroked and kissed with >affection. > >THE LESSON OF KARBALA > >Imam Husayn's martyrdom at Karbala provides evidence of the moral >victory of >right over wrong, of virtue over vice, of principle over compromise, >of the >oppressed over the oppressor, of the denied over the denier; the >ultimate >victory of blood over sword. Karbala teaches humankind through the >inscription of blood on the scrolls of human history how Husayn >explained to >the world by his death, through martyrdom, the meaning of life; that >living >is truly of value that offers itself for a cause greater than its >self, that >to die with honor is better than living in subjugation to injustice. >The >lesson is not only that he was prepared to fight for what is right, >but that >he was willing to die for it; selflessness, not selfishness; >humility not >ego. > > >The great spiritual master, Khaja Muinuddin Chisti said; "Husayn is >king, >truly the king is Husayn, the manifestation of Faith is Husayn and >the >protector of Faith is Husayn. Husayn gave his head in allegiance to >God but >not his hand in allegiance to Yazid.." > >THE LEGACY OF HUSAYN > >The memory of Husayn excites the spirit, the very name of Husayn >evokes the >tradition of resistance against tyranny and inequity. His colossal >struggle >and monumental martyrdom is so poignant that it continues to serve >as a >beacon of light to all the faithful who struggle for freedom and >justice. > >In the words of Moulana Ali Gouhar, "The killing of Husayn is in >fact the >death knell of Yazid. Islam is revived after every such Karbala". >For those >consistently striving against injustice and oppression, EVERY DAY IS >ASHURA >AND EVERY PLACE IS KARBALA. > >Excerpted from "O Husayn, We Salute You" by Sadullah Khan > > >With the very best of good wishes, >Musa Amadu Pembo >Glasgow, >Scotland >UK. >[log in to unmask] >Da’wah is to convey the message with wisdom and with good words. We >should >give the noble and positive message of Islam. We should try to >emphasize >more commonalities and explain the difference without getting into >theological arguments and without claiming the superiority of one >position >over the other. There is a great interest among the people to know >about >Islam and we should do our best to give the right message. >May Allah,Subhana Wa Ta'Ala,guide us all to His Sirat Al-Mustaqim >(Righteous >Path).May He protect us from the evils of this life and the >hereafter.May >Allah,Subhana Wa Ta'Ala,grant us entrance to paradise . >We ask Allaah the Most High, the All-Powerful, to teach us that >which will >benefit us, and to benefit us by that which we learn. May Allaah >Subhanahu >Wa Ta'ala grant blessings and peace to our Prophet Muhammad and his >family >and >companions..Amen. > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Express yourself with cool emoticons http://messenger.msn.co.uk > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~