ASHURAH REVIVAL IN ISLAM
Muhammad Taha bin Ibrahim
First
of Two Parts
MUHARAM is the first month
of the HIJRAH Calendar, of which it marks when PROPHET MUHAMMAD (s.a.w)
migrated from MAKKA to MEDINA. Thus, gives birth to the establishment of
an Islamic State of which all present Muslim nations must duplicate in order to
be able to be in the fold of real ISLAM.
One of the historical Landmarks and Islamic
significance of the month for the followers of Muhammad (s.a.w.) is to remember
the 10th day of Muharram which is the day of ASHURA, the day when
the great grandson of the Prophet of Islam was martyred by YASID, the
son of Muawiyyah.
Islamic historians stated in various treatises, that
during the lifetime of the Prophet, his companions had observed the Messenger
of Islam always kissing the neck of his grandson every time they meet as to
caution his enemies not to gravely harm to a body part, most dearly loved by
the prophet, and a warning that they shall be answerable to the Prophet. Unfortunately, YASID BIN MUAWIYYAH and his
henchmen did not consider the hints of the Prophet.
With all honesty, they transgressed every rule set by
the Messenger of Allah, just to perpetuate themselves in power of which they
accomplished until this very date. They
seize the power and the authority that does not belong and pertains to them.
This day (10th of Muharram) has the most
significance events which were neglected by majority Muslims in this world in
general and why. Only true Muslim who loves the AhlolBayt to celebrate it in
memory to the MARTYRDOM of IMAM HUSAYN (a.s.) the grandson of Prophet Muhammad
(s.a.w).
In this happening was under oppression order of YAZID
ben Mu’awiyah to his men, commanded IBN HURR TO UBAYDULLAH IBN ZIYAD to kill
Imam Husayn (a.s.).
Why Muslims today had neglected this event? In fact,
this day in the 10th day of Muharram has memorable events that
should not be ignored, because those events are in occurrence in memory to some
past prophets created by Allah (s.w.a.) to remind Muslims that there are
Prophets from Adam down to Muhammad who sacrificed themselves and had done
their accomplishments for the shakes of the people away from hills and will go
to gardens of Allah. And the most
importantly Muharam is the month that Allah’s ordains were the Muslims required
to pay Shakkah (give alms to the poor), in this month of Muharam.
O! MUSLIMS, WHY DO WE NEGLECT THIS DAY?
To our brother and sister in Islam, it is better for
us to know some significance of ASHURA during our lifetime; that we must
celebrate it by giving thanks to Allah (s.a.w) by giving Alms (SHAKATUL KHOMS)
to the poor, Tasbehat (remembering Allah), Reading the Holy Qur’an and Fasting
on it, and above all, LOVE OF AHLOL BAYTS of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.)
which is prescribe for every Muslims and rewardable.
Our duty today’s aims to restore the ideals and values of Islam propound
in the Qur’an and the tradition of the Prophet (s), in consonance with the
stand of Imam Husayn to RESCUE the higher human values, moral,
social, political and spiritual, and to preserve the true spirit of Islam, and
to achieve the right meaning of Islam. Imam Husayn had established their
revolutions in his continuance role reviving Islam, a movement against tyrant,
injustice and torture and execution of pious Muslims.
“WAKATILOW HOM HATTA LA LAKOWNA PITNATON WA YAKOWNA
ALLADINA LILLAHI AKATFA-INNI ANTAHAWA FALA ODW NA ILLA ALAL DHALIMEEN.”(2:193)
Allah says: “and fight them on until there is no more tumult or
oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in God; but if they cease, let
there be no hostility except to those who practice oppression”. (2:193)
This Holy verse persuade the Holy Imam (a.s.) to fight
against the oppressor the LEADER OF BANU UMAYYAH DYNASTY and become
everlasting examples to all Muslim believers to Islam on (AMR BIL MA’ROF WA
NAHY AN’IL MUNKAR) forbidding evil and enjoining what is right. This
emphasized in condition to continue fighting (Jehad) against oppression as Imam
Husayn had applied:
1 . The episode of Karabala showed the true practice of JIHAD not
only in words but in action through the greatest tragedy in human history and
scenes of LOVE and LOYALTY, BRAVERY and SACRIFICE, NOBILITY
and HIGH SPIRITUALITY, BLOOD and BATTLE, and ALSO THOSE
OF TREACHERY and BETRAYAL, HUMAN ABASEMENT and WRETCHEDNESS,
PERVERSITY and DEPRAVITY.
2 . To follow and obey the order of Allah of what is as prescribed in the
Holy Qur’an;
To obey of what is the prophecy of his Grand Father
Muhammad (s.a.w) as the cause of his death;
To restore (revitalized) the true Teaching of Islam
and to exercise what is the two weighty things left by Prophet Muhammad
(s.a.w.) the content of the Qur’an and the characters of the ItratiAhlul-Bayt
(Purified Household of Prophet).
To be continued
