Brethren in Islam,

When there was nothing save Allah Who said:

This Noor remained veiled in different veils of Allah for thousands of years busy in divine worship, then this holy noor by passing through chaste loins and purified wombs entered the loin of Hazrat Abdul Muttalib (A.S.). Later, this noor was divided into two equal parts trusting one to loin of Abdullah (A.S.) and the other to Abu Talib (A.S.)’s. Hitherto, all people were in ignorance; unrest and disturbance were rife; war, darkness and cheating were prevalent; there was no light anywhere; leaves had become yellow; trees dried; signs of guidance gone erased; ill-luck and misfortune were common; world was providing means of wrath for its inhabitants giving fruit of mischief and tumult.

In such a time, sun of prophethood and apostleship rose from the sky of Makkah on 12 Rabi-ul Awwal and according to authentic traditions it was 17 Rabi-ul-Awwal. Idols of Ka’bah fell face foremost, fourteen parapets of Tak-e-Kisra gave evidence of Muhammad (S.A.W.)’s prophethood by prostrating, there was light everywhere, the final representative of Allah appeared whose good tidings was given by 124,000 prophets and messengers except one. He (S.A.W.) introduced himself through his character and good manners for forty years in such a style that even the enemies acknowledged that they have not seen such a Sadiq (truthful) till today.

Ameer-ul-Momineen Hazrat Ali ibne Abi Talib (A.S.) says in sermon no 95 of Nahjul Balagha that holy Prophet (S.A.W.)’s place (Makkah) is the best place, his place of appearance (Medinah) is the most honorable site. It is a treasure of respect and excellence, hearts of pious people have been inclined towards him, their eyes have been turned to him. For his sake, Allah annihilated long-established malice, and cooled enmity and hatred, generated love, friendship and fraternity among believers.

Therefore, Seal of Prophets (S.A.W.) practically created brotherhood between Mohajireen and Ansar, made them brothers to each other and said to Ali (A.S.), “you are my brother in the world and the hereafter”. Fifth son of the same Ali (A.S.) and descendant of Nabi (S.A.W.) and Ali (A.S.) Quran-e-Natiq Hazrat Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S.) adopted his seerat and character, and disseminated Deen-o-Shariat in the whole world by lighting lamps of knowledge and wisdom. Mashaheer like Jabir bin Hayan and Imam Abu Hanifa had the honor to be his pupils. As holy Prophet (S.A.W.) is Rasool-e-Sadiq-o-Ameen, fountainhead of all praiseworthy qualities and source of truthfulness and trustworthiness, similarly his truthful successors are adorned with these high laudable traits.

Hazrat Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S.) is the sixth refulgent sun of the sky of imamat who also was born during these days. Therefore, by celebrating universally the Week of Unity and Brotherhood from Rabi-ul-Awwal 12-17 this should be proved that the religion which was preached by holy Prophet (S.A.W.), and his truthful successors, one of whom is Hazrat Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S.), told the world that Islam is that divine law to resolve problems of all human societies, which if followed, we could not only get rid of oppression and barbarism rather get all problems being faced by human world solved, besides getting Kashmir, Palestine, Afghanistan and Iraq freed from clutches of batil.

We all are duty bound to avoid every kind of oppression and injustice because a saying of holy Prophet (S.A.W.) goes that a momin (believer) should consider himself a protector of people’s lives and riches.

We, on this auspicious occasion, reiterate our resolve to spend all our energies with sincerity and honesty for restoration of justice and equity and demolition of repression and barbarism by making seerat and character of Prophet of Islam (S.A.W.) and his truthful descendant Hazrat Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S.) beacon of light for us, and would continue expressing hatred for oppressor and support for the oppressed.

Wasalam
Foot-dust of devotees of Mustafa (S.A.W.)
Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi An-Najafi
(Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya, Chief of Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya)
Unity & Brotherhood Week
12-17 Rabiul Awwal, 1426 Hijri
22-27 April, 2005

Courtesy: www.tnfj.org.pk