RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The Youm-e-Shahadat of Quran-e-Natiq Hazrat Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.) was observed throughout the country including Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas like other global parts as Youm-e-Aza on Friday, Shawal 15 with religious spirit, devotion and respect.

Majalis-e-Aza were held and Taboot processions were taken out in all small and big cities and towns. The main Youm-e-Aza procession was taken out from Darbar Bawa Syed Lutf Ali Shah Kazmi Al-Mashadi in Chuhr Harpal. Matmi groups from Chakwal and Rawalpindi performed Matamdari and Noha-Khwani to pay the pursa of the Imam (A.S.) in Bargah-e-Risalat (SAW). The procession terminated at Darbar Sakhi Shah Piyara Kazmi Al-Mashadi after passing through its traditional route. Earlier Majlis-e-Aza was held prior to the procession.

Allama Syed Qamar Haider Zaidi addressing the Majlis said Imam-e-Sadiq (A.S.) spent all his life in preaching Godly Constitution, Muhammadi manifesto and Uloom-e-Haideri and fulfilling the Allah’s duty and did not bow down his head before any tyrant ruler and dictator. Sadiq-e-Aal-e-Muhammad (A.S.) kissed martyrdom as a punishment for preaching and promoting the religion. He made it clear that Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya Pakistan is the only representative organisation of the Maktab-e-Tashayyo that presents a point of view that Fiqh-e-Jafariya should be given an equal status along with other fiqhs because the government is bound to do so under the May 21, 1985 Junejo-Moosavi agreement.

Allama Abul Hassan Taqi in his address said that Hazrat Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.) is that great personality of the groups of Sadiqeen who spent all his life for restoration of righteousness and promotion of Sidq-o-Safa. He said presence of Shariat-e-Islami owes to Sadiq Aal-e-Muhammad (A.S.). Those who boasted for power used to remember the Astana-e-Imam Sadiq (A.S.) whenever they confronted any difficulty. Azadari-e-Mazloom Karbala was extensively promoted in his era that is why Shariah of Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.) still exists in Karbala-e-Mualla.

Maulana Malik Ijlal Haider Haideri, Zakir Fakhar Abbas, and Zakir Sagheer Hussain Kazmi also addressed the Majlis.

The participants of the Majlis adopted a resolution unanimously in which they demanded from the government to pressurise the Saudi government on diplomatic level, in line with the Junejo-Moosavi agreement, to reconstruct and restore the honour and dignity of holy shrines situated at Jannatul Baqee. Holy personalities like Hazrat Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.) and others are in dilapidated condition in Jannatul Baqee.

In Federal Capital Islamabad main Taboot procession in connection with the Youm-e-Aza was taken out from Masjid and Imambargah Jafariya, I-9. Allama Agha Abdul Hassan Sarhadi, Allama Qamar Haider, Allama Basharat Hussain Imami, Allama Tasawwar Hussain Naqvi, Allama Sardar Sajjad Hussain Haideri, Shakil Akhtar, Qari Kaleem Mahdi Naqvi, Zakir Sajjad Hussain Jassoki, Poet Shahid Abbas Kazmi, Zakir Altaf Hussain Shadiwal, Zakir Qamar Raza Naqvi, Zakir Asif Haider Imran, and Zakir Abdul Ghaffar addressed the Majlis-e-Aza held prior to the procession in which they highlighted the seerat and character of the Imam-e-Sadiq (A.S.).

Markazi Matmi Dasta Imam Ali Raza, Matmi Dasta Shah Chan Chiragh, Markazi Dasta Islamabad, Markazi Dasta Tanzeem Al-Qaim, Hussaini Matmi Dasta Rawalpindi, Markazi Matmi Sangat Dandot Chakwal, Matmi Dasta Shahzada Ali Akbar Daultala, Markazi Matmi Tanzeem Farogh-e-Azadari Dhoke Ratta, Matmi Tanzeem Qasr-e-Sajjad, Matmi Sangat Hizb-ul-Hussain Gahi Chakwal, Matmi Sangat Qamar Bani Hashim Tarlai, Matmi Sangat Sada-e-Hussaini Muslim Town, and Matmi Sangat Karwan-e-Abbas performed Matamdari and Noha-Khwani.

Allama Basharat Hussain Imami addressed the Youm-e-Aza Majlis held at Masjid and Imambargah Qasr-e-Khadijatul Kubra followed by Matamdari. Allama Fakhar Abbas Abidi, Allama Zawwar Hussain Madni, Zakir Karam Hussain Shah and Zakir Ashiq Hussain Nasir addressed the Youm-e-Aza Majlis at Ali Masjid and Imambargah, Dehlialah in the Federal Area.