RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi has said that Hazrat Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.) was the founder of greatest International Islamic University from which thousands of students benefited and more than 4,000 students had the honour to sit down before him while he introduced Ahadees and Ma’arif through 400 golden principles i.e. Kutab-e-Arba’a. He stated this while announcing to observe International Ashra Sadiq Aal-e-Muhammad from 15-25 Shawal Al-Mukarram. He said expression of devotion and love with Anbia, Swaleheen and decent persons is actually a source of giving importance to meaningful and religious values, Tauheedi and Nabawi thoughts and promoting Zuhd-o-Taqwah. He said for achieving best fruits and benefits every person should strengthen his spiritual relationship with Bandgan-e-Illahi and follow in their footsteps.

Agha Moosavi said we should inculcate the love of Bandagan-e-Illahi so as to create strong relationship with them and live and die like them. He said this is the love about which the Zaat-e-Illahi has promised with His men that only they have the guidance from Allah. He said from amongst those great personalities is Hazrat Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.) who is the creator of valuable Mustafvi memorial, Alvi teachings who remained busy in fulfilling his duties assigned by Allah in a sophisticated manner and supported the oppressed and have-nots. He made it clear that the Imam-e-Sadiq (A.S.) had to face many difficulties and problems in fulfilling his duties but he did not leave the great front of guidance and he refused to be harassed by the dictators and tyrant rulers. He remained firm against the oppression, suppression and brutalities so as to disseminate the teachings of Islam.

The TNFJ chief said students like Imam Abu Hanifa, Abaan Bin Tughlib, Hasham Bin Salem, Hashan Bin Hakim, and Jabir Bin Hayan Saqafi sought knowledge from his training centre. He said that Hazrat Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.) presented the Illahi manifesto brought by the Khatmi Martabat (SAAW) before the people in a manner that they thought of the era of the Paighambar-e-Islam (SAAW). He said that at present the fiqh presented by him is called Fiqh-e-Jafariya in the world of fiqh and Shariah for the enforcement of which Tehreek Nafaz Fiqh-e-Jafariya is struggling day and night. He said there is a saying of the Sadiq Aal-e-Muhammad (A.S.) that goes: I have found knowledge in four parts: Recognise the Zaat-e-Illahi; Know that what Allah did to you and laced you with how many awards and bounties; What He desired in return of His blessings; Which wrong steps would silence the enlightenment of your soul. He lamented that the Muslim Ummah could not benefit from such great personalities and like dictators of every era and tyrant rulers of that particular era considered Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.) a hurdle in their way but through his deeds he proved that like his forefathers he do not hesitate in uttering Kalma-e-Haq and could not be bowed down and diverted from the right path.

The Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi appealed the Farzandan-e-Tauheed to pay tributes to Imam Sadiq (A.S.) by observing International Ashra Sadiq Aal-e-Muhammad from 15-25 Shawal Al-Mukarram with honour and respect and offer special prays for the supremacy of the Islamic World, integrity and solidarity of the motherland during the Majalis and Taboot processions. Presenting condolences to followers of Muhammad (SAAW) and Aal-e-Muhammad (A.S.) on this tragic occasion he reiterated his resolve to continue following the teachings of Sadiq Aal-e-Muhammad (A.S.) and continue his struggle for rooting out oppression, brutality and terrorism and for the support of the oppressed.

Meanwhile TNFJ Committee has been formed to organise programmes of International Ashra Sadiq Aal-e-Muhammad. Allama Guftar Hussain Sadiqi has been nominated as Convener while Akhtar Raza Kiani and Assad Al-Hussain Jafri will be the Deputy Convener and Secretary of this Committee, respectively.