ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Marking the Death Anniversary of Ummul Momineen Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra (S.A.), the five-day “Universal Ayyam-ul-Huzn” (Days of Grief) programmes announced by Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi continued throughout the country like other global parts on Wednesday.

Ulema, waizeen, zakireen and intellectuals while addressing Majalis-e-Aza, conferences, and seminars highlighted the uswah-e-Khadija Tahira (S.A.) in detail and declared to follow the same as a source of success here and the Hereafter.

During majalis-e-aza of ladies, taboot (replica coffins) of Hazrat Khadija (S.A.) were taken out.

Addressing the third majlis of Ayyam-ul Huzn at Sheb-e-Abi Talib (A.S.), Syeda Binte Ali Moosavi paid rich homage to Maleeka-tul Arab (Queen of Arabia) Hazrat Khadija (S.A.) who showered all her wealth for Islam.

Molana Syed Waqar Mehdi Karimi addressed a majlis at Ali Hall, while Allama Qamar Zaidi at Markazi Jamia Masjid Darbar Shah Chan Charagh organized by Imam Juma Wal Jamat Allama Saqalain Ali Bukhari.

A resolution adopted on the occasion strongly condemned attitude of electronic and print media for completely ignoring the death of Ummul Momineen Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra (S.A.) and for not publishing special edition in connection with the sad occasion. The resolution told that putting hide on the death anniversary of Islam’s great Mohsina is ingratitude.

Addressing the Majlis at Sehr organized by Hay’at Tulaba-e-Islamia in connection with the Universal Ayyam-ul-Huzn, Hojjatul Islam Allama Muhammad Ali Haleemi said that seerat and character of Ummul Momineen Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra (S.A.) is the beacon of light for women at large and the oppressed world. He said according to a saying of Khatmi Martabat (SAAW) women considered great from amongst the womenfolk are Aasia binte Mazahim (wife of Pharaoh), Maryam (mother of Musa A.S.), Khadija binte Khwailad, and Fatima (S.A.) binte Muhammad (SAAW).

Allama Haleemi said that greatness of Hazrat Khadija binte Khwailad (S.A.) could be gauged from the fact that Allah declared her act as His own act. Allah Says: “We made you rich when found you poor”, Hazrat Khadija (S.A.) was considered exemplary in wisdom, far-sightedness, honour, dignity and piousness. She was the richest woman and her trade caravan consisted of long camel queues. When she became aware of knowledge, wisdom, truthfulness, trust-worthiness, and morality of the Holy Prophet (SAAW), she requested him to take her trade consignments to Syria. The Holy Prophet (SAAW) accepted that offer through his uncle Hazrat Abu Talib (A.S.) and went to Syria along with Hazrat Khadija’s slave Maisarah. When he came back to Makkah after disposing off the trade consignment, Maisarah briefed Hazrat Khadija (S.A.) on the journey that how the cool cloud kept on hanging over the Holy Prophet (SAAW) and she has gained immensely from this trade journey.

Therefore, on hearing the Fazail-o-Manaqib and Mujezaat-o-Karamaat of the Holy Prophet (SAAW) she sent a message to him saying: O, Ibn-e-Amm, being near to you and related to you and on the basis of your Fazail, sincerity, good moral and truthfulness, I am desirous of solemnizing Nikah with you. This message of her is a proof of her piousness and complete faith in him. Hazrat Abu Talib (A.S.) solemnized her Nikah with the Holy Prophet (SAAW) and paid 20 camels as Mehr. The way Hazrat Khadija (S.A.) spent her life with Khatmi Martabat (SAAW) is the highest example for women at large.

He said Khadija (S.A.) not only provided help and supported the Holy Prophet (SAAW) rather by putting all her wealth on the feet of the Khatmi Martabat (SAAW) gave a lesson to the world that mission of Tauheed is most dear to her. If Ali (A.S.) said his prayers after the Holy Prophet (SAAW) from amongst men, then Hazrat Khadija (S.A.) achieved this honour from amongst women.

When a Holy Prophet’s (SAAW) wife asked about Hazrat Khadija (S.A.), he said: By God, I did not have any wife better than Khadija, she put faith in me at a time when people were atheists, she helped me at a time when people teased me, she provided me her wealth at a time when others deprived me.

In short, he said, Allah gave Holy Prophet (SAAW) such offspring from her that is eternal reply for the enemy.

A resolution adopted on the occasion, called upon the government to make special arrangements for Majalis and other programmes of the Universal Ayyam-ul-Huzn that would continue till October 6 throughout the country while the media should give full coverage to these programmes.

Another resolution while expressing complete solidarity with the ongoing movements of independence and freedom strongly condemned the Indian decision to hang Kashmiri youngster Muhammad Afzal in Indian Parliament Attack Case and called upon the human rights organizations to stop India from this oppressive act.