Brethren in Islam and Iman!

The purpose of the life is worship, subservience and servitude to Allah while the height of the human life is Zuhd-o-Taqwa (piousness) that is the outcome of the qualities of human freedom and independence. That is our ideology and belief the freedom of which is the first right of every human being.

Islam is that straight religion which is the highest imagination of life’s existence. Society is the right path (Siraat-e-Mustaqeem) for human being; Allah Has created human being freed and made him self-sufficient.

Exercise justice as it is nearer to Zuhd-o-Taqwa and fear from Allah. No doubt, Allah Knows about your deeds, and Allah Has promised to the believers who perform good deeds,

A great personality from amongst the inheritors of Mustafa (SAAW) and Murtaza (A.S.) is Hazrat Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) who was placed at the highest pedestal of Zuhd-o-Taqwa for which he was decorated with the title of “Taqi”.

He was the ninth Imam of Wilayat chain and was the only son of Hazrat Imam Ali Raza (A.S.). He was named Muhammad because he was the protector and defender of Shariat-e-Muhammadi. He was brought up in the lap of his respected father and his mother who was an embodiment of chastity. Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) was declared the spokesman of the great asset of Risalat and Wilayat, and kissed Shahadat (martyrdom) in preaching and disseminating Allah’s religion. The oppressed world tried to bow him down and keep away from the righteous path by he, through his deeds, declared upon them that we would be tortured and jailed, our body could be chained but neither our thoughts could be chained nor we could be diverted from our objective.

Imam Muhammad Taqi’s (A.S.) life span is spread over only 25 years after which he kissed Shahadat owing to poisonous effect. There is a saying of Amirul Momineen Hazrat Ali (A.S.) that goes that a dignified and patient person would ultimately succeed. Shahadat is also the greatest key to success, patience is sour but its fruit is sweet that is why patience enjoys the status of most important worship in Quran. Holy personalities, Anbia, Ahle Bait Atahaar (A.S.) were all decorated with patience and the invitation towards the path of Allah is accepted only through the people who exercise Taqwa.

Hard at heart, terrorism, bloodshed, attack on countries, Masalik and humanity is not Taqwa rather Zuhd-o-Taqwa is fear of Allah in heart, and exercising good moral. Surah Nehal says: That who would be better than the one who invite people towards Allah, perform good deeds, avoid the evil and is from amongst the subservient to Allah, and good and bad, evil and pious could not be equal therefore bad should be returned with good and evil should be returned with pious as it is the only way to restore a society based on justice and fair-play.

If this principle was followed then the whole world would not have confronted with crises. Dearth of good indicates dearth of success. Today the whole world is exercising fear the basic reason of which is violation of principles of Islam and Mashaheer-e-Islam. Kashmir and Palestine problems are lying unresolved, things are topsy-turvy in Lebanon, bloodshed is going on in Afghanistan and Iraq, holy places in Najaf and Karbala, mosques, Madaris, Hussainiaat have been destructed. The holy shrine of sons of Imam Taqi (A.S.), Hazrat Imam Ali Naqi (A.S.) and Hazrat Imam Hassan Askari (A.S.) in Samarra were razed to ground but the whole world is keeping quiet on it. Has any ruler, politician, leader issued any human, Islamic, cultural message about it? No, not at all! Because, a true and compact Muslim and human being practically follows the sayings of his Nabi (SAAW). He has condemned those who dodge, who encroach upon the trust, who tease the neighbours, who lashed any Muslim, one who slapped any Muslim, one who encroached upon anyone’s right, one who threatened any Momin, one who labelled fictitious charges against any male Momin or female Mominah, one who called names against his Muslim brethren, one who looked towards a Momin to threaten him, one who created any fake saying (Riwayat) to prove a Momin as an evil-doer. If any religious-minded ruler or human being is aware of these things and understands the same, then he could not take part in bloodshed, could not attack the holy places, could not destruct his own country, and could not kill the innocent human beings.

What is going on today is the result of wrong-doings of the Satanic powers, and is the mischief and heinous conspiracy of the enemies of religion, Shariat and humanity which needs urgent attention of Muslims.

On the sad occasion of Shahadat of Hazrat Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.), we present our condolences to Khanwada-e-Muhammad (SAAW) and Aal-e-Muhammad (A.S.), and the followers of Nabi (SAAW) and Ali (A.S.).

We announce our commitment to continue our practical struggle with sincerity of purpose to adopt the path of patience and forbearance and for restoration of justice and fair-play.

Wassalam,
Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi
(Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya)
29 Zeeqa’ad, 21 December, 2006