RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi has said that the whole world of humanity is indebted to the blessings of Shuhada-e-Karbala who sacrificed their life for the revival of Kalma-e-Tauheed and placed Shariat and humanity to Sidra-tul-Muntiha, and Karbala-e-Mualla is the sources of guidance and charisma even today.

He stated this in a special message issued on the occasion of Soyem of Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.) and his 72 near and dear ones which is being observed throughout the country with devotion and respect on Friday.

He said life is the name of protection of religion and Shariat and struggle for the defence of human dignity. Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.) sacrificed his life along with his 72 near and dear ones in Karbala for the supremacy of Islam and protection of human values and it would be a beacon of light till eternity. The brutalities of the Yazidi forces had no limit and there would have been not much shedding of tears, Noha and Matam on the part of world if it had been limited to Shahadat only but the Mukhaderaat-e-Ismat and Taharat for which Holy Quran says that , were arrested and put in jail and were made to ride camels without seats without wearing chadars on their heads and then these camels were driven past the bodies of Shuhada which indicates that Yazidi forces lacked humanity.

Hazrat Umme Kulsoom (S.A.) made herself fall from the camel and Hazrat Zainab (S.A.) wailed on the body of her brother Hussain (A.S.) which made even the enemies to weep. Kamil Ibne Aseer edition 4 page 81 says that Hazrat Zainab (S.A.) raised the body of her brother towards sky on her hands and said: “Oh, Allah! Accept this sacrifice of ours”. She continued: “Oh, the Prophet of God! Angels at earth and sky send Darood on you, this is your Hussain (A.S.) whose body has been cut into pieces and beheaded, this is your Hussain (A.S.) whose body is lying in this desert without any coffin or grave, wind is putting earth on it and every friend and foe is shedding tear on him”. Then she addressed her mother Fatima Zahra (A.S.) and said: “Oh, Dear mother! Oh, the daughter of Khair-ul-Bashar! Glance towards the desert of Karbala and see your son whose head is on the point of a spear and whose body is lying on earth saturated with blood in this desert. Oh, Dear mother! See towards your daughters, their tents have been put on fire and they have been made to ride camels without seats, we are your offspring and are engrossed in helplessness.”

Then she addressed Syed-us-Shuhada (A.S.) while tears rolling down her cheeks saying: “We sacrifice our lives for him whose army was martyred, whose tents were uprooted, who is not disappeared so that we may hope for his return, neither he is injured so that we may hope for his recovery, for him who was martyred in sorrow, broken heart and thirsty, blood was running from whose beard, whose Nana (grandfather) is Rasool-e-Khuda Muhammad Mustafa the Prophet of God (SAAW), who is the son of Khadijatul Kubra (S.A.), Ali Al-Murtaza (A.S.), Khatoon-e-Jannat Fatima Az-Zahra (S.A.), for whom the Sun turned back so that he may say his prayers.”

Then she addressed pious Ashaab-e-Rasool saying: “Oh, Grief! Today my forefather Rasool Allah (SAAW) has left this world, Oh, the companions of Rasool Allah (SAAW)! These are the Zuriyyat of Rasool-e-Khuda (SAAW) who are being taken away like prisoners”. The Yazidi forces started shedding tears on her utterance, animals and marine life got upset. It is said in “Mehr Qalqaloob” that at that time majority of people saw that horses in the Yazidi forces shed so much tears that their foot became wet with them.

Agha Moosavi said that all this was so shocking for Imam Zainul Abideen (A.S.) that he was about to collapse and die but Sani-e-Zahra (S.A.) encouraged him when saw him in this condition. He said: “Why I should not become restless, I am watching that my father and all our relatives and sincere companions are lying death in pool of blood without any coffin or grave.” Sani-e-Zahra (S.A.) said: “Oh, son! Don’t get upset, Allah Has sought commitment from this group of the Ummah which the wild people living on earth do not recognise but those who live on sky do recognise them. Therefore, they will collect the given-in bones of these bodies saturated in blood and would bury them and would establish such a sign of your father Hussain (A.S.) on the soil of Karbala which could not be rooted out. The more chief of the atheists will try to uproot these signs the more these would crop up.

The TNFJ chief said that on the Day of Ashoor, Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.) had earmarked a tent so that bodies of all Shuhada Ahle Bait and sincere companions may be shifted to it. One body of a Qamar Bani Hashim (A.S.) and that of Shahzada Ali Asghar (A.S.) could not be brought there and whenever body of any Shaheed was brought there, Imam Hussain (A.S.) said, the Shaheed is like Anbia and the Aal-e-Anbia and Khalifa-tul-Muslimeen Ali Ibne Abi Talib (A.S.) had said that Shuhada-e-Karbala are that great in status here and the Hereafter that neither anyone achieved supremacy over them nor any one would achieve that in future. Madina-tul-Muajiz edition 4 says that when a person from Bani Asad comes to the Maqtal after the caravan of Aseeran-e-Karbala set out, he saw some indifferent scene that the bodies of Ahle Bait (A.S.) and their companions and supporters are saturated in blood but a lightening from the sky is surrounding their bodies and the fragrance passing these bodies was greater than any other scent. At the same time, he saw a lion coming near the pious body of Imam Hussain (A.S.) and cried in a fashion that was never heard before and the more surprising thing he saw was that when he saw towards the battlefield, he saw a lightening like a candle near every pious body and voices of crying and weeping of the unseen personalities were heard from these pious bodies. In some books, it is written that some people from Bani Asad Tribe came so as to bury the bodies of Shuhada but they were unable to recognise these bodies as these bodies were beheaded and were in pieces. They were upset and in the meanwhile they saw with astonishment that Imam Zainul Abideen (A.S.) was coming to them and he helped them recognise these bodies and got busy in burying the body of his father . Lucky is that earth that adopted his body. It is dark after him and the Hereafter is lightening with his Noor. Some people from the Maqtals wrote that the bodies of Imam Hussain (A.S.) and his sincere companions and near and dear ones were buried in the 13th Shab of Muharramul Haram.

Agha Moosavi said whereas the live nations keep on remembering their Mashaheer, they also not forget their days and from these days is the 13th of Muharram. He said Kanz Al-A’amal edition 11 says that Hazrat Ma’az copies a saying of Rasool Allah (SAAW) that talking about Anbia and Saleheen is worship and remembering them is Kaffarah of the sins, and remembering death is Sadqah the more it is practised the more Sawab one gets. Organising Majalis and Azadari processions on that day is the most suitable occasion for valuing Shuhada-e-Karbala and recognition of truthfulness who spent their life in guiding people.

He said Zaat-e-Illahi give strength to His pious and good people to fulfil such deeds. According to Hayat Al-Sahaba edition 3, Hazrat Abu Hurairah says that in one dark night, Imam Hussain (A.S.) was sitting close to Paighambar-e-Akram (SAAW). Rasool Allah (SAAW) loved him much. He desired to go to her mother. I said I will take you to her. He said ‘No’. In the meantime, a Noor appeared in the light of which he reached her mother walking. According to Majmah Al-Zawahid edition 9, Ubaidullah Ibne Ziad’s Darban says that on Day of Ashoor, I entered in the palace after him, I saw fire on his face and he was hiding it from his sleeve, he asked me: “Did you see that”? I said: “Yes”. He said: “Do not tell this to anyone”. According to Al-Moejib Al-Kabir Tibrani edition 3, Zahri says that when Imam Hussain (A.S.) was martyred, any stone picked up in Bait Al-Maqdas found fresh blood beneath it.

The Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Moosavi said there is a saying of Maula Ali (A.S.) that even if mountains love us, they would fall apart while human being is the best of all creatures, then why not they would shed tears, recite Noha and perform Matam, Zanjeer-Zani, Qama-Zani in the love of Ahle Bait (A.S.) who are source of survival for them.

This would continue until oppression and brutality are rooted out for ever. That is why, he said, I used to say that universal protest against oppression and brutality would continue in the shape of Azadari-e-Imam Mazloom (A.S.) till the Zahoor of Imam Mahdi (A.S.).