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Ayat of the Month

“Say (O Muhammad): I

ask no recompense from

you but love of my near

family (Ali, Fatimah, Ha-

san, Hussain)“

[Surah Ash-Shuraa: Ayat

23] (42:23)

Hadith of the Month

Hadrat Ya‟la bin Marwaa

reports that (رضي هللا عنه)

Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه

said, “Hussain ( واله وسلم

is from me, and I am from

Hussain. Whosoever has

kept Hussain as his be-

loved, Allah is his be-

loved.

Welcome to the start of the Islamic New Year- 1434

Editor’s Note: The Islamic New Year-Moving Forward Muharram is the first month of the Islamic

calendar and marks the beginning of the

new Islamic year: Hijri 1434.

SubhanAllah! It has been almost a year

now that The Monthly Noor has been re-

leasing publications with all of the stu-

dents‟, parents‟, and community members‟

support. Insha‟Allah, we hope to continue

publishing, so as a humble request, please

keep us in your prayers.

As we begin the new year, we are remind-

ed of new beginnings, change, and moving

forward. Many of our brothers and sisters

are coming back from Hajj, hearts and

souls purified. The world is seen in a dif-

ferent light after one has done Hajj. It is a

tremendous way to begin the new year;

however, we are also given another very

powerful reminder in this first month: the

Shahadat of Imam Hussain.

Sayyidinah Imam Hussain رضي هللا عنه is

the grandson of Rasulullah صلي هللا عليه واله

He is blessed with the image of .وسلم

Rasulullah صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم from his

chest down to his feet. The Prince of Jan-

nah, Imam Hussain, is a leader of paradise.

Rasulullah صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم said that

Imam Hussain inherited his own traits of

courage and generosity and that Imam

Hussain was his flower of this world.

Imam Hussain was from the family of

Rasulullah صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم , had the

jamal (beauty) of Rasulullah صلي هللا عليه واله

the Noor of Bibi Fatimah, and the , وسلم

bravery and chivalry of Hadrat Ali. His

chivalry, nobility, and benevolence knew

no bounds even when his life was threat-

ened. He gave up his home, his wealth, his

security, and his family in order to stand

up for the truth. He sacrificed his life and

became shaheed on the 10th of Muharram.

Tears well up as we remember the injus-

tice done to the Holy Family of Rasulullah

as he himself also , صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم

shed tears for Imam Hussain, but we

shouldn‟t simply reduce him to tears. We

should learn, apply, and live the values

Imam Hussain sacrificed his life for. In

this way, Imam Hussain achieved victory

in his shahadat! We have to love him dear-

ly, remember his sacrifice, hold onto the

Qur‟an and the rope of the Ahlul Bayt, and

keep them dear to our hearts. This way, we

can keep moving forward, towards Allah.

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VOL U ME 2

-A Parent’s Journey

-Importance of Re-specting our Parents

-The Status of the Ahlul Bayt

The Sahaba and Their Love for the Ahlul Bayt

-Qualities of the Day of Ashura

-New Year Resolutions-Hijri 1434

-IFSS Eid ul-Adha Party

-The Significance of the Shahadat of Imam Hussain

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My senility knocks

Knocks strong and tough

With each passing day

My limbs feel like fluff

Quiet are my days and night

Scooped up in a humdrum way

I miss the joy of hustle & bustle

Afraid my empty nest will sway

I glance at my past

Pretty content with my life

Gave my kids the very best

Paid-off seemed all my strife

I woke them each day

With the bright sun and a smile

I invoked Allah to bless them

My dreams could wait a while

I tried to follow Allah‟s commands

Instilled in them love of religion

Ensured they found solace in books

And enjoyed both fact and fiction

I didn‟t waste a single moment

When I heard their cries

I rushed to soothe them

And wipe their eyes

I kissed their scabbed elbows

And bandaged wounded knees

I hugged them close

Till they giggled with glee

Tirelessly I played hide n seek

And laughed at their hackneyed jokes

Wanting each moment to count

Before they were grownup folks

I chased butterflies with them

And baked sumptuous cakes

I taught them to be fearless

Never tremble or shake

I taught them to dream big

Aim for the farthest star and leap

Never falter in trials and tribulations

As worthwhile ascents are often steep

I gave them knowledge of Islam

That Allah‟s Will be their Light

They must simply have faith

Angels will protect day and night

With them I celebrated their wins

And crossed bridges of failures too

I was always there for them

With my presence their strength grew

As time flew by relentlessly

My age paled me feeble

But I was elated to see them soar

Patrol the sky like an eagle

They now shoulder many responsibilities

Valuable is every minute of their day

They can‟t afford to dilly dally

To sit by me with my hair so gray

Although fleeting are their visits

I hope once again and wait

That when they come by next

They may stay until late

My eyes quietly follow their footsteps

Wishing today they may have time

To talk for hours and laugh together

And fill my heart with rhythm and rhyme

As I escort them outside to say goodbye

I stroke their hair and force a smile

That they just might turn around

And walk with me a while.

Written by Sr. Faiza Mujeeb

The Monthly Noor 2:02

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Charity starts at home. Be kind

to your parents before being kind

to others since they have the

highest rights on you. Do not act

with impatience towards

them. How you behave with

them says a lot about you. Mis-

treating one's parents is the high-

est form of bad luck and removes

rizq (wealth) from a person for

every misdeed done with them.

Allah promises to mete out pun-

ishment in this life as well as the

next. When we disrespect our

parents with even something

small, like words, it leaves us

empty. It injures the hearts of our

most loved ones.

“Thy Lord has decreed that you

shall worship none but Him and

be kind to parents. Whether one

or both of them attain old age in

thy life, never say “uff” to them

or scold them, but always speak

graciously to them.” (17:23).

What an apt example! “Uff”

takes its worst form when di-

rected at parents. Saying such

words with disrespect will only

hurt our parents‟ feelings. In old

age, their bodies are frail and

their abilities (physical and men-

tal) are diminished. Sickness af-

ter sickness, helplessness

abounds, and loneliness lurks.

With our bodies strong, our abili-

ties high, our health intact,

Alhamdulillah, we need to do

more for them. They gave to us

everything we have, so we should

give back to them even more.

“And out of kindness lower to

them the wing of humility and

say: My Lord bestow on them

Thy Mercy even as they cher-

ished me in childhood.” (17:24).

Allah has commanded us to be

kind to our parents many times

such as in 17:23, 17:24, 2:83,

29:8, 31:14, 4:36, and 46:15.

When praying we must pray for

them and their salvation as well

(71:28, 17:24)!

Our parents loved us even before

we were born. They shielded us

from all kinds of evil and harm

and taught us how to differentiate

between right and wrong. They

groped in the darkness so we

could walk in the light. Selfless-

ly, they spent their best and

strongest years raising us. They

opened to us the world of Truth.

They gave us knowledge and

their hard earned money. How

much they sacrificed for our

comfort and sound growth we

may never realize.

Our mother, under whose feet is

paradise, bore us and gave birth

with so much apprehension and

pain (both apparent and non-

apparent). Allah

(Subahanahuwata‟Ala) says:

"We have enjoined on man kind-

ness to his parents; in pain did his

mother bear him, and in pain did

she give him birth.”( 46:15)

We must also beware that, when

we ourselves have children In-

shaAllah, they will be watching

us and learning more from ac-

tions than our words. Not only

that, but they will treat us in the

same way we treated our parents.

This is an obligation that trans-

cends generations.

The amazing part is that whatev-

er we spend on our parents is

counted towards charity (2:215).

A worldly gift may be raved

about for a few minutes or even

days but spending our time and

money for our parents transports

us to a higher spiritual plane.

Finally, Rasulullah (pbuh) com-

mented about the responsibilities

towards our parents in that:

· "Paradise lies under the feet of

the mother.

· "Allah's pleasure is in the pleas-

ure of the father, and Allah's dis-

pleasure is in the displeasure of

the father.

· "It is a pity that some people

may not attain Paradise, on ac-

count of not serving their old par-

ents.

· A person once asked the Holy

Prophet (pbuh), "Who has the

greatest claim on me with regard

to service and kind treatment?"

The Holy Prophet replied, "Your

mother and again your mother

and once again your mother. Af-

ter her is the claim of your father,

then that of your near relatives,

and then of the relations next to

them".

May Allah give all of us the

Tawfiq to truly love , respect, and

fufill the rights of our parents.

-Written by: Sr. Faiza Mujeeb


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The Ahlul Bayt

literally translates

into “People of

the House.” This

refers to the fami-

ly of Rasulullah (

صلي هللا عليه واله

his close ,( وسلم

ones, his wives,

and his descend-

ants. Out of the

Ahlul Bayt, Allah

chose five

amongst them who Allah purified and exalted above

all people. These five are: Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه

,Hadrat Ali, Bibi Fatimah, Imam Hassan ,( واله وسلم

and Imam Hussain.

The family of Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ) is a

treasure chest of love, blessing, and light. They are

role models and demand our utmost love and re-

spect. Allah says in the Qur‟an about the Ahlul

Bayt:

Oh Ahlul Bayt, Allah wishes only to remove pollu-

tion from you and to purify you through a thorough

purification (Al-Azhaab-33:33).

This ayat was revealed in the house of Bibi Salma, a

wife of Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ). When this

ayat was revealed, Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم )

took his cloak and wrapped Hadrat Ali, Bibi Fati-

mah, Imam Hassan, and Imam Hussain in it, mean-

ing that these five were of an exalted status blessed

from Allah.

The family of Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ) has

a very important place in Islam. Near the end of

Rasulullah‟s ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ) worldly life, he

gave a khutba to all of the Muslims present. It was

the first Hajj, but the last for Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه

therefore, almost the entire Ummah was ;( واله وسلم

present. It was at this time, on the day of Arafah,

that Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ) said, “Oh

people! I am leaving among you two things, one is

of them greater than the other: the book of Allah and

my Ahlul Bayt. If you hold onto them, you will not

be misguided after me.”

After the day of Arafat, the Ummah went back to

their homes; however, as Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله

was heading back to Medinah Munawwara ( وسلم

Shareef with his blessed Sahaba, he told them to

stop half way in route. He then addressed his com-

panions, “I am leaving amongst you two heavy

weights. The first is the greater weight, the rope to

Heaven, the book of Allah. The other thing is the

Ahlul Bayt. And those two weights will never be

separated.” Both ahadith are Saheeh and Muttawatr.

Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ) emphasized his

family twice! The Qur‟an and the Ahlul Bayt are

inseparable. They are the key to each other. If you

want to understand the Qur‟an you go to the Ahlul

Bayt, and if you want to understand the Ahlul Bayt

you go to the Qur‟an. Without each other, you will

never be able to understand either.

We are required to love them as a part of our creed.

Imam Shafi‟ confirms this with his poetry he wrote

about them. In addition, when we pray our salaat,

we send peace and blessings on Rasulullah ( صلي هللا

.and his family (Ahl) before finishing ( عليه واله وسلم

This is how Durood-e-Ibraheemi was placed in our

Salaat. Such is their status that our prayer to Allah is

nullified or compromised without the sending of

peace and blessings upon the Ahlul Bayt!

Allah states that, “And all hold onto the rope of Al-

lah and do not disperse” (3:183). Imam Shafi‟ con-

firmed this to mean that the rope of Allah is the

Ahlul Bayt, and by loving, respecting, and following

them, we will be lead on the straight path to Allah in

Jannah InshaAllah.


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The Sahaba, May Allah be pleased with them, are

the best of people: of all communities and of all

generations. Never again will a time come where

such great people exist. We know of their numerous

historical feats for Islam and the countless miracles,

karamat, that are associated with them. But what

was their secret? What made them so perfect in

character, manners, religion, family, community,

and dawah? They lived by example, loved Allah,

held onto the Qur‟an, and loved the Ahlul Bayt.

Abu Bakr Siddiq said “By the One in whose hands

is my life, the Prophet‟s ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم )

relatives are more beloved to me than my own rela-

tives.” (Bukhari)

Hadrat Abu Bakr‟s love for Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه

is well known. Hadrat Abu Bakr was the ( واله وسلم

first Caliph of Islam, the father of Rasulullah‟s ( صلي

صلي ) wife, accompanied Rasulullah ( هللا عليه واله وسلم

on the Hijra, and was given the title ( هللا عليه واله وسلم

“As-Siddiq” by Allah. He was Rasulullah‟s ( صلي هللا

,best friend and sacrificed his wealth ( عليه واله وسلم

property, and well-being for the sake of Allah and

his Rasul ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ).

He loved Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ) so much

that he also ordered, “Safeguard Muhammad in his

Ahlul Bayt” (Bukhari). As an example of this love

for the Ahlul Bayt, „Uqba bin Al-Harith is reported

to have said, “I saw Abu Bakr carrying Al Hasan

and saying, “Let my father be sacrificed for you;

you resemble the Prophet and not „Ali,” while „Ali

was laughing at this (Saheeh Bukhari).

Look at the amount of love and respect he had for

the children of Hadrat Ali! Saying Imam Hasan

looked like Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ) is an

enormous compliment. Not only that, but Hadrat

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq and Hadrat Ali were walking

side by side each other as friends. They loved each

other and respected each other very much even

though their stations with Allah are tremendous.

Hadrat Abu Bakr loved the Ahlul Bayt because he

knew Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ) loved them

too. Hadrat Umar and the other blessed Sahaba also

loved the Ahlul Bayt for the same reason with narra-

tions proving this. Narrated by Ibn Sa‟d, Ibn Ra-

huyah, and al-Khatib, Umar saw al-Husayn ibn Ali

ibn Abi Talib waiting at this door. He said to him,

“You are more deserving of permission to enter than

[my own son] AbdAllah ibn Umar! You see the

goodness that was placed on our head; [therefore]

first Allah, then you [the Ahlul Bayt].”

The Sahaba loved Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم );

therefore, they showed deep respect and love to eve-

rything Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ) liked.

Although he was apart of the first generation after

the Sahaba, Imam Shafi‟ also expressed his love for

the Ahlul Bayt through poetry. Here is one of many

verses he wrote for them.

“O Family of the Prophet يلص ( هللا )ملسو هالو هيلع

your love is an obligation from Allah in the Quran

He sent to us It is sufficient for your great honor and

prestige that whoever does not send blessings upon

you has no prayer”

The amount of respect and love between the Sahaba

and Ahlul Bayt is clear! May Allah raise the status

of the Sahaba, bless them, and increase our love for

them forever!



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Allah, the Most Praised and the Most High, has stat-

ed in His Majestic Qur‟an:

“The number of the months in the sight of Allah is

twelve months. [They were already inscribed] in the

Book of Allah on the day when He created the heav-

ens and the earth; four of them are sacred” (9:36).

Muharram is one of these sacred months. This

means that good deeds done in the month of Muhar-

ram are multiplied, and Allah will look upon us with

Mercy and Forgiveness.

Rasulullah (صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم) is reported to have

said with an authentic chain from Shaikh Abu Nasr

Muhammad ibn al-Banna, “If someone observes a

day of fasting during Muharram, for every such day

he will be credited with thirty days.”

In addition, Hadrat Ali (رضي هللا عنه) is reported to

have said, “In Allah‟s Sacred Month (al-Muharram),

Allah has relented toward certain people, and He

will also relent toward others.”

Even with all of these blessings within the month

itself, Muharram is also blessed with the day of

Ashura. Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم),

transmitted by Maimun ibn Mihran on the authority

of Ibn Abbas ( رضي هللا عنه ), is recorded to have said

the following things about the day of Ashura.

On the day of Ashura:

The heavens were created

The mountains were created

The oceans were created

The Pen [Qalam] was created

The Tablet [Lawh] was created

Adam (Alayhis Salaam) was created

Adam (Alayhis Salaam) entered Jannah

Ibrahim (Alayhis Salaam) was born

Allah delivered Ibrahim (Alayhis Salaam) from

the fiery furnace

Musa (Moses) (Alayhis Salaam) split the sea and

Pharoah drowned

Ayyub (Job) (Alayhis Salaam) was relieved of

his trials and tribulations

Allah (Exalted is He) relented toward Adam

(Alayhis Salaam)

Allah forgave the sin of Dawud (David)

(Alayhis Salaam)

Isa (Jesus) (Alayhis Salaam) was born

The Day of Judgement (Yowm al-Qiyamah) will

occur

Jibrail (Alayhis Salaam) and the angels were

created

The Heavenly Throne (Arsh) was created

Allah raised Idris (Alayhis Salaam) to heaven

Allah raised Isa (Alayhis Salaam) to heaven.

Allah granted kingship to Sulaiman (Solomon)

Also, Rasulullah (صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم) is reported to

have said the following about the day of Ashura:

If someone fasts on the day of Ashura, they will

be granted the spiritual reward of ten thousand

angels, ten thousand martyrs, and ten thousand

hajjis and visitants.

If someone strokes the head of an orphan with

his hand, for every hair on the orphan‟s head

Allah will promote him by one degree in the

Garden of Paradise.

If someone provides a meal to break a Muslim‟s

fast, it will be just as if the entire Ummah

(Community) of Muhammad ( صلي هللا عليه واله

had broken fast as his guests, and had ( وسلم

filled their stomachs to capacity.

If someone fasts, Allah will record in his favor

the worshipful service („ibada) of sixty years

devoted to fasting by day and keeping vigil by

night.

If someone performs the major ritual ablution

(ightasal), they will never experience any illness

apart from the sickness of death.

If someone visits a sick person, it is just as they

had visited all the children of Adam.

If someone gives a thirsty person a drink of wa-

ter, it is just as if he had never disobeyed Allah


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for a single instant.

If someone treats his family (ahli-hi) with spe-

cial generosity, Allah will treat that person with

special generosity throughout the rest of the

year.

These were reported on the authority of Ibn Abbas

and other great companions.

This is an auspicious day, and we need to take ad-

vantage of it!

Rasulullah (صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم) wanted us to fast on

the day of Ashura, among other things, as an honor

to Prophet Musa (Alayhis Salaam). The Jews were

fasting on that day as well; however, Rasulullah (

said that we have a greater right (صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم

over our Prophet, and commanded the Muslims to

fast two days: the 10th and 9th of Muharram.

May Allah help us reap the blessings of Ashura!


The Islamic New Year has begun Alhamdulillah! It is now Muharram,

Hjri 1434. This means it has been 1434 years since our Beloved

Prophet Muhammad ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ) migrated from Mecca

Mukaramah to Medinah Munawarrah Shareef. It was a beautiful start

to what would be the blossoming of Islam within a community. This

also marks the start of a new year in our lives.

We are always in a dynamic state of change. We are trying to slowly

inch ourselves closer and closer to Allah Azawajal, His Rasul ( صلي هللا

and His close ones. So this is the perfect time for us to ,( عليه واله وسلم

ask ourselves: what do we want to change about ourselves? What can

we do that will bring us closer to Allah Subahanahu wa ta‟Ala? What are some New Year‟s resolutions we

want to make that will better us in our character and conduct? We have some space below for you to write

your New Year‟s resolutions! InshAllah, you will keep this list close to your heart as your make your own

“Hijra” to Allah, your own journey to Him.

In addition, we want you to help your fellow and brother sisters out! How is that? We want to know what

your New Year resolutions are so that other people can have some good ideas on what goals they would like

to accomplish during the year. Please send us your list of resolutions to [email protected] or submit

them to us on our website: www.monthlynoor.com or our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/

MonthlyNoor.

We will eagerly await your submissions! We will publish any submissions we receive in our next newsletter,

so help your brothers and sisters out by giving them inspiration to make their own New Year resolutions!

My Hijri 1434 New Year Resolutions:

1._________________________________________ 6. ________________________________________

2. _________________________________________ 7. ________________________________________

3. _________________________________________ 8. ________________________________________

4. _________________________________________ 9. ________________________________________

5. _________________________________________ 10. _______________________________________

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Alhamdulillah, the Sunday School had a very

fun and successful Eid ul-Adha celebration on

November 4th, 2012. Everyone was requested

to wear their Eid attire. Not only that, but

many students brought in food and desserts to

share with their classes. All class periods were

shortened so that students could have a hour

lunch in the Islamic Foundation Banquet hall. Students and teachers of all grades were invited to partici-

pate in the celebration. After the students were given lunch, Dr. Raza Akbar beautifully spoke about our

beloved Nabi ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ) and then lead the students in the recitation of Salawaat and Salaam.

Br. Thymur then recited some poetry written by Hadrat Hasan bin Thabit about the beauty and jalal of

Rasulullah (صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم).

We at The Monthly Noor would like to thank all of the parents and staff that put in the hard work to make

the event a success and enjoyable to all the students. The Sunday School administration and the PTA

put many hours of work into this Alhamdulillah. A special thanks to Sr. Aliya Siddiqui, Br. Zia Razvi,

Sr. Saba Azeem, Sr. Nadia Khan, and Br. Aftab Khan. May Allah bless them for giving our students an

opportunity to remember the Sacrifice of Ibrahim (Alayhis Salaam) and Eid ul-Adha! Ameen!


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Imam Hussain )رضي هللا عنه) is special because he is part of the Ahlul Bayt (People of

the House), and is the beloved grandson of Prophet Muhammad ( صلي هللا عليه واله

was born to Bibi Fatimah and (رضي هللا عنه) It is said that when Imam Hussain .(وسلم

Ali Ibn Abi Talib, the Prophet Muhammad ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ) gave the Azaan in

his right ear and the Iqaamah in his left ear and made dua for him. Rasulullah ( صلي هللا

loved Imam Hussain so much that he said, “Hussain is from me, and I (عليه واله وسلم

am from Hussain. Allah befriends those who befriends Hussain, and He is the enemy

of those who bear enmity to him.” Imam Hussain‟s )رضي هللا عنه) shahadah is

significant because he sacrificed his life in the way of Allah (SWT), for Islam, and for

us. Without Imam Hussain‟s revolution, we would be represented by the Umayyad in

the minds of mankind till this present time.

Imam Hussain )رضي هللا عنه) is the second son of Ali )رضي هللا عنه) and Bibi Fatima,

and is the grandson of Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ). Imam Hussain, Imam

Hassan, Imam Ali )رضي هللا عنه) , Bibi Fatimah, and Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم )

are the Panj Tan Pak or the Ahlul Bayt. This means they are the people of the house.

Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ) blessed and purified them and their descendants.

Imam Hussain is the third Holy Imam, and him and Imam Hassan will be the Imams

for the youth of paradise. Imam Hussain is also very generous. Shu‟aid bin Abdul-

Rahman is reported to have said: On the way to Taf (Battle of Karbala‟) a mark was

seen on the back of Hussain bin Ali (رضي هللا عنه). Imam Zainul-Abideen )رضي هللا عنه)

was asked about it. “It is the trace,” he replied, “of the bag which he puts on his back

carrying food to the house of the widows, orphans, and the poor.” Imam Hussain )رضي هللا عنه) was also a very

brave man. Even though he knew he would be killed, he insisted in standing his ground and starting his upris-

ing till the inevitable end.

We should love Imam Hussain )رضي هللا عنه) because it is our obligation and duty to love Prophet ( صلي هللا عليه

and his family. In Ayat-e-Muwaddah it states, “Say: I do not ask of you any reward, but love for my ( واله وسلم

near relatives (Ahlul Bayt)” (42:23). The Prophet (صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم) then told the companions that it is the

Ahlul Bat they should love: Fatimah, Ali, and their two sons, and repeated this three times. Prophet Muham-

mad (صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم) told the believers, “Verily, Allah has dedicated my wage (of prophethood) to love

for my Ahlul Bayt, and I shall question you about it on the Day of Judgement.” This is so important that

Rasulullah (صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم) will ask us if we love his family, so do you really want to disobey and

disappoint him? Not only that, but think about how much Imam Hussain did for the Prophet ( صلي هللا عليه واله

.loved him in return ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ) and how much Rasulullah ( وسلم

We should also love Imam Hussain )رضي هللا عنه) because he has taught us many things from his life: from

telling us the true way in showing love for Allah to having good qualities of a Muslim. Imam Hussain) رضي هللا

sacrificed his life for us, the least we can do is love him and follow his teachings. In my opinion, if you (عنه

do not love Imam Hussain, how can you be a good Muslim especially after Rasulullah (صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم)

told us to love his Ahlul Bayt. You are directly disobeying Rasulullah‟s (صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم) orders! After all,

Imam Hussain sacrificed his life for us and Islam. If he hadn‟t sacrificed his life, we would have become a

corrupt Muslim community.


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Imam Hussain )رضي هللا عنه) was killed because he fought against Yazid to expose his corruption of Islam.

Imam Hussain knew he would be killed, so he wanted to be a starting point of the revolution to strengthen jus-

tice and oppose tyranny. Hussain )رضي هللا عنه) was killed because he opposed the false claims and corrupt

ways of Yazid. This helped the believers see the true colors of Yazid, ending his rule shortly thereafter. Imam

Hussain did this to help the Muslim community exit from ignorance and embrace the truth. Hussain )رضي هللا

was killed to change the world and re-shape human destiny forever. Undoubtedly, if Imam Hussain did (عنه

not sacrifice his life, our world would be different. By doing this, the message of Imam Hussain )رضي هللا عنه)

was spread through his family members and the truth of Islam could not be stopped. There are many lessons

we, as the Ummah of Rasulullah ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ), can learn from Imam Hussain‟s Shahadat.

One important lesson I‟ve learned is that it is the moral responsibility of anyone confronted with evil and in-

justice to try and speak up against the oppression they see for the triumph of good. We can also learn that one

act of sacrifice can create a huge impact just like how Imam Hussain‟s shahadat changed human history forev-

er. There is another lesson to be learned too. If you do something in the way of Allah (SWT), it will create

good and tranquility. I also learned that good always prevails over evil. Finally, we can learn that because of

Imam Hussain )رضي هللا عنه), we have a better world today. He stood up for the truth with justice.

As I finish writing this essay, I feel extreme gratitude and love towards Imam Hussain because of the sacrifice

he has made to help us. Can you believe that, even though Imam Hussain )رضي هللا عنه) knew he was going to

be killed, he still went ahead and put his full effort into stopping injustice? This is so courageous and brave; it

is just unbelievable. I would never be able to do this. Imam Hussain had great Iman, more than any of us, and

I will follow the order of Allah (SWT) and the Prophet ( صلي هللا عليه واله وسلم ) closely. I will love Allah, Imam

Hussain )رضي هللا عنه) , the Sahaba, and the Ahlul Bayt forever.

-Written by: Ayyan Chaudhry- 7B Islamic Foundation Sunday School


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