بسم اللہ الرحمان الرحیم
Message Arbaeen-e-Hussaini 1434 A.H.
Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi

Haji Mullah Sultan Ali Tibraizi who is a big Abid-o-Zahid performed Ziarat of Imam Al-Asr in his dream and asked a question from the Imam Al-Asr that you have said in the Ziarat-e-Nahiah that I will shed tears day and night restlessly on your troubles and will shed blood from my eyes instead of simple tears. Is that correct. The Imam Al-Asr said yes it is correct. Haji Mullah Sultan Tibraizi says that I submitted that which trouble is on which you shed blood instead of tears, whether it is the trouble faced by Hazrat Shahzada Ali Akbar (A.S.), he replied 'No'. Had Hazrat Ali Akbar (A.S.) remained alive at the time of that trouble, he may also shed blood instead of tears. Sultan Ali Tibraizi says that I submitted whether it is the trouble of Ghazi Abbas (A.S.). He replied 'No'. Rather he may also shed blood instead of tears had he been alive. I submitted was it the trouble of your oppressed forefather, he replied 'No'. He would have also shed blood instead of tears had he been alive. Mullah Tibraizi says that I enquired from the Imam Al-Asr that Maula then which trouble is that. He replied that trouble is the imprisonment of my Jaddah Zainab (S.A.) (Shaiftgaan-e-Imam Mehdi).
That is why when Imam Zainul Abideen (A.S.) was asked that when they faced the biggest trouble, he said Al-Shaam, Al-Shaam, Al-Shaam.
سجادؑ سے وطن میں کسی نے کیا کلام گزرے کہاں زیادہ قلق تجھ پہ یا امام
حضرت ؑ نے تین بار کہا شام شام شام سر ننگے میرا کنبہ تھا اور گرد خاص و عام
Oh, the followers of Hussain (A.S.), keep in mind that Azadari is our religious symbol that is going on for ever unabated. You are under the oblilgation to shed tears with devotion and love in Gham-e-Hussain by paying Ajr-e-Risalat and preaching Wilayat, perform Matamdari, Qamah-Zani (hitting head with swords) and Zanjeer-Zani because in it lay survival of Shariat and it guarantees our survival. Follow the will of my teacher Hazrat Imam Khomeini that he made about Azadari.
"How Syed-us-Shuhada Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.) made us follow his ideology. The Imam Mazloom who made us coherent in this way, should we not express our grief on his Shahadat and the troubles he faced, not mourn and shed tears for him. This mourning (Azadari-e-Imam Mazloom) has kept us safe to-date, wake up, remain awake, what these satans desire from us? Whether may not fall prey to their fraudelent act, they desire to santch Azadari Imam Aali Muqaam by deceiving us, avoid their satanic tactics. It is the religious and Shariah duty of the Ulema-e-Haq to organise Majalis-e-Aza and people in general are under the obligation to participate in the Azadari of Imam Aali Muqaam with utmost honour and respect and perform Mourning with extreme devotion. Some pious hearts ask that we are observing the mourning of the Imam Mazloom for centuries, shedding tears and performing Hussaini mourning, will keep on doing so in future also but what is the use of it? If we moured the Syed-us-Shuhada the whole life and shed tears, the Imam Mazloom is not hungry of our deeds but Azadari is suitable and profitable for us (Saheefa-e-Noor, edition 8).
Do not even think of any changes in the Youm-e-Ashoor processions. Do not give these processions the shape of any long march, rather maintain them in line with your previous patterns and traditions with the same acts of Hussaini mourning, and Noha-Khwani rather maintain with more dignified manner from that of previous traditions, if possible. This is the key to success. Long march is a political things and let it separate from it. The whole country should be the Imambargah, everyone should be Zakir, everyone should be an Azadar, where would you find more unity than from here? Which nation in the world is so united as we are? Where this unity came from, it is the blessing of the Mazloom-e-Karbala. (1400 Hijra, Shab-e-Awwal Muharram, Imam Khomeini's R.A. address to Waizeen and Zakireen at Qum Al-Muqaddash)
Not only Ayatollah Khomeini rather Marajah of every era has stated the virtue of Azadari, Qama-Zani and Tatbeer (Matam on head with sword). They kept on stressing its development. Today the whole world drive has started to donate blood to patients instead of shedding it in Gham-e-Hussain. Those who are doing so as per a saying of Imam Khomeini, "Desire to snatch Azadari Imam Aali Muqaam from us by deceiving us". Therefore, being the clay of Azadaran-e-Imam Hussain's feet, it is my message for Matmi Azadaran the world over to continue the chain of Aza-e-Hussaini by all means, because:
جب ہوگا سوا نیزے پہ خورشید قیامت سائے میں سیدہ ؑ کے عزادار رہیں گے
Azadari is the protest of the oppressed and no one could set the limits and boundaries of the protest to-date. The great Marajah-e-Azzam of the present era have given a fit reply to those who donate blood instead of shedding their blood in Gham-e-Hussain (A.S.). The Majah-e-Kabeer of Najaf-e-Ashraf Ayatollah Al-Uzma Al-Syed says: "There is supremacy and Sawaab in Tatbeer (Matam on head with sword). And it is not possible for us to compare and compete its Sawaab with the Sawaab of other pious matters."
Ayatollah Al-Uzmah Almirza Jawwad Al-Tibraizi, who give Pursa to Madar-e-Hussain (S.A.) bare-footed on the Qum Al-Muqaddisa roads, says: "One who donates blood has no relation with the Azadari Syed-us-Shuhada and becoming mournful on his troubles. The propaganda of the opponents could not shatter us, they have many accusations, it is obligatory for we Momineen that we protect Syed-us-Shuhada, and the Azadari of their Ahle Bait and companions. Thus struggling for these matters is the right path for reaching the reality of the Shia faith. May Allah protect them (Sha'air Hussainia) from the evil thinking and deceptiveness of the enemies like He protected them from different period to-date and no doubt, Allah is the One Who gives strength and is Hadi leading us towards a right path." (Kitaab Al-Sha'air Al-Hussainia, page 18)
Ayatollah Al-Uzmah Al-Syed Sadiq Al-Shirazi says: "Giving blood donation is legal but (through it) stopping the Sha'air-e-Hussainia rather even thinking of it is not commensurate with the dignity of Mawali-e-Ahle Bait (A.S.)."
Ayatollah Al-Uzmah Al-Syed Ali Hussaini Seestani states the history of Matam on head with sword in these words: "Whereas the shedding of own blood in Hussaini mourning is historically related, that is copied by Mohibuddin Tibri in his book (page No. 272 لم تکن ردۃ ), that:
ان اھل البحرین اول من ضربوا روسھم بسیوف واسالوا الدماء من ھا حزنا علی امام الحسین ؑ و ذالک بعد تسعۃ ایاب بعد استشھادۃ
(The Bahrain people first time shed their blood by hitting swords on their heads after 9 days of Imam Hussain's Shahadat in 61 Hijra)
The detail of this incident of shedding blood in Gham-e-Hussain (A.S.) is stated that when people from Kufa sent letters to Imam Hussain (A.S.) that come to us in Kufa, then when he thought of going to Kufa, he sent letters to his Shias in different areas i.e. Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and Jabal-e-Amil and invited them to meet him in Iraq. A very big contingent led by Sa'asa'a Bin Sohan (who was one of the companions of Amirul Momineen Hazrat Ali Ibne Abi Talib A.S.) set out from Bahrain to Iraq and came to know in Basrah that Imam Hussain (A.S.) has left for Karbala. When this contingent reached Karbala, the Bani Asad informed them of Imam Hussain's (A.S.) Shahadat. They asked about the holy grave of the Imam so they were led to the grave, they started crying hugging the grave of Syed-us-Shuhada and took out their swords and started performing Matam on their heads and through this Matam they gave a bath of Imam Hussain's (A.S.) grave with the blood shed from their heads. (Basharat-ul-Konain Baqamat Al-Matam Ali Al-Hussain, page 84 to 85, published Najaf)
We observe Arbaeen-e-Hussaini as a Sunnah of Sharikat-ul-Hussain Syeda Zainab Binte Ali (S.A.) like all Sha'air of Azadari.
ہر رسم عزا تجھ سے زمانے میں چلی ہے تو شارح کردار حسین ابن علی ؑ ہے
When Yazid (L) released Ahle Bait Ismat and Taharat from imprisonment, then he sent Bashir, who was the follower of Khanwada-e-Ismat and Taharat, with the Ahle Bait Athaar (A.S.) to Madinah and he very protectively and safely took the Aseeran-e-Karbala to Karbala first. It is a famous saying that when this caravan reached Karbala, it was the day of Arbaeen and Sahabi-e-Rasool Hazrat Jabir Ibne Abdullah Ansari (R.A.) was already present there. Thus a hue and cry was raised, earth became shattering, sky started shivering, and Ahle Bait (A.S.) reached the Maqtal of Shuhada crying. It was like a D-Day, voices of Haey Hussain, Waey Hussain were being raised from all around and when the Sani-e-Zehra looked at the holy grave of brother Hussain (A.S.) کبت الیہ و بکت حتی غشی علیھا � she wide opened her hands and hugged the grave and the greatest woman of Karbala and Sherdil daughter of Haider-e-Karrar (A.S.) fell unconscious.
گرکے ناقہ سے زینب نے دی یہ صدا قیدسے چھٹ کے بھیا بہن آگئی
In short, when the Bibi (S.A.) was not alighting from the grave by all means, tears were rolling down from her eyes, heart was imbibed with grief, Syed-us-Sajideen (A.S.) came near her and said. Phupee Amman, we have to go to Madinah, then the Sani-e-Zehra (S.A.) said, "Oh, the earth of Karbala, I hand over this Noor-e-Khuda who is the source of blessing here and the Hereafter, to you as a trust."
The sister who could not cry on the body of his brother while going to Shaam from Karbala after her arrest, highlighted the mission of his brother in Kufa and Shaam by bearing many trouble and in the manner that today echoes of Ya Hussain are being raised from every nook and corner of the uniververse today. Today every honourable person is shedding tears in Hussaini mourning.

تو یوں بچھا گئی ہے بھائی کا فرش ماتم    جس کو سمیٹ دینا ممکن نہیں کسی سے

On this occasion of Arbaeen-e-Hussain, I advise the Azadaran-e-Hussain (A.S.) not to fall prey to the propaganda of conspiracies in diverting them from Azadari.

رعب دستار فضیلت میں نہ آجانا کہیں     شک و شبہات میں پڑ کر نہ گنوا دینایقیں

I would like to make it clear that Hussaini mourning does not need our protection; it is the protector of Shi'ite in every era. All super powers unite, all assets, all missiles, rockets, explosives, gathered could not stop way of Gham-e-Hussain (A.S.). This Hussaini mourning is guarded by the chaddarless sister of Hussain (A.S.), the chopped-off arms of Abbas Alamdar (A.S.) are its protector and it is shaded with the prays of Fatima Zehra (S.A.). Those who throw stones on Sha'air-e-Hussain (Hussaini mourning rituals) and are trying to mislead the Azadaran should fear from the mother of Hussain (S.A.) and from the day when the culprits of Daughter of Holy Prophet Sayyedah Zahra (S.A.) will find no place for them to hide. On the mournful occasion of Arbaeen-e-Hussaini and presenting condolence in the Bargah of Hujjat-e-Doran (A.S.) and Madar- e-Hussain (S.A.), we reiterate our resole to always confront the enemies of Wila and Aza.

نذرانہ یہ قبول ہو اے مادر حسین        ہے اور آنسوؤں کے سوا کیا ہمارے پاس

Foot Dust of Hussaini Mourners
Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi
(Quaid Millat-e-Jafariya, Head of TNFJ)
19 Safar-ul-Muzaffar, 1434 Hijra

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