RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi has said that colonial system based on fraud is trampling the humanity while the colonial media was sowing the seeds of lies and capitalism is devouring the economies of the poor nations. There is need to adopt the spirit of Abuzar (R.A.) to thwart colonialism and disseminate Islam who had sacrificed his life for an end to capitalism, achievement of human rights and protection of the Islamic system. Muslim media is under the obligation to publicise the character and thoughts of flag-bearer of Islam’s economic equality, Sahabi-e-Rasool Hazrat Abuzar (R.A.). This was stated by him while addressing Majlis Abuzar Ghaffari (R.A.) here at the headquarters of the Maktab-e-Tashih on the occasion of ‘Youm-e-Abuzar’ on Monday. He also announced to observe ‘Youm-e-Baqar Al-Uloom’ on Zilhijj 7 in connection with the Youm-e-Shahadat of Hazrat Imam Muhammad Baqar (A.S.).

Agha Moosavi said oppression and brutality could be defeated by following the pious life of Hazrat Abuzar (R.A.). He said Hazrat Abuzar (R.A.) was a great personality whose actual name was Jandab Bin Janadah and he belonged to Banu Ghaffar tribe. He said Hazrat Abuzar (R.A.) was strongly against shirk and idolism even before coming on Iman. On hearing the news of Rasool’s (SAAW) Ba’asat, he rushed to Makkah, remained a guest of Hazrat Ali Ibne Abi Talib (A.S.) and then presented himself in Bargah-e-Nabuwwat. The Holy Prophet (SAAW) made him sit and advised to recite Kalma-e- Shahadatain and asked him to return to his motherland saying that your cousin has died and you are the lone inherent to him. Go and take care of his Jagir and come when we call you.

The TNFJ chief said Hazrat Abuzar (R.A.) enjoys the singular honour of being the fifth personality of accepting the invitation of Islam who came to Khana-e-Ka’aba soon after accepting Islam and on seeing a group of Quraish announced the witness of Allah’s oneness and Risalat of Muhammad Mustafa (SAAW) without any fear and hesitation. Atheists who were disturbed on the teachings of the Rasool-e-Khuda (SAAW) started beating Abuzar (R.A.) when they heard Kalma-e-Tauheed from him to extent that he started bleeding profusely but Abuzar (R.A.) kept on reciting Kalma-e-Shahdatain. In the meanwhile, Rasool’s (SAAW) uncle Hazrat Abbas came there and asked atheist to leave this personality and if anything wrong happened to him then no Quraish caravan could come back safely from Syria because they all have to pass through the Bani Ghaffar tribe. Hazrat Abuzar (R.A.) went back to his tribe on the directive of Rasool-e-Khuda (SAAW) and continued preaching Islam there. He won the Ziarat-e-Rasool (SAAW) in Madinah after his (SAAW) Hijrat.

Agha Moosavi said that Hazrat Abuzar (R.A.) never hesitated from speaking truth that is why Hazrat Ali (A.S.) on an occasion had said: O, people, fear from Allah. I have heard the Rasool (SAAW) saying that no person on the earth and under the sky is more truthful than Abuzar (R.A.). He said Hazrat Abuzar (R.A.) was sent into exile as a punishment of speaking truth. He said Hazrat Abuzar reached Rabzah in exile, lonely life, no helper, cattleheads died after a few days, then offspring passed away, then passed away his wife and now Abuzar (R.A.) was alone in the Rabzah desert along with his daughter. Abuzar (R.A.) kissed death after remaining hungry and thirsty for three days. His four-year-old daughter was sitting in front of father’s body in that desert, she raised hue and cry that reached Bargah-e-Aqdas.

The Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi said that all of a sudden an Iraqi caravan appeared and the minor girl remembered her father’s will. She told the people in the caravan that the Sahabi-e-Rasool (R.A.) has died and his body is without a coffin awaiting burial. Tareekh-e-A’asam says that Hazrat Malik-e-Ashtar, Hanaf Bin Qais Tamimi, Sa’asa Bin Sohaan Abdee, Kharja Bin Salath Tamimi, Abdullah Bin Muslim Tamimi and some others participated in his funeral. Malik-e-Ashtar gave the coffin for Hazrat Abuzar’s (R.A.) body that he had purchased for 4,000 dirhams. This test of Hazrat Abuzar (R.A.) is a lesson for the pious people of Allah. Therefore, he added, the world of humanity will have to adopt the Faqr-e-Buzari for solution to all problems and for an end to difficulties.