Majalis, processions across Pakistan on Youm-e-Aza

By: Salman Alvi

RAWALPINDI, December 20: The Youm-e-Shahadat of Hazrat Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.) was observed throughout the country including Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas on Friday, as Youm-e-Aza on the call of Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya, Pakistan, Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi. Majalis-e-Aza were held in mosques and Imambargahs and Taboot processions taken out on this occasion.

Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya, Pakistan, Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi addressing a Majlis-e-Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said inheritor of Rasool-e-Sadiq and Ameen (SAW), Hazrat Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.) performed his duty of preaching the Law of Allah, Dastoor-e-Muhammadi and Uloom-e-Haideri and did not bow his head down to any oppressed and tyrant ruler. The Imam (A.S.), he said spelled out 400 principles that decorate the books of Ahadees and we can transform our lives in line with the teachings of Islam by following these principles.

He said Imam Sadiq (A.S.) kissed martyrdom as a punishment to promote and disseminate Islam. He said the Fiqh-e-Jafariya of Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.) is enforced in universities like Jamia Al-Azhar and the whole world is reaping the benefit from it. He said the Islamic revolution of Iran owes to the teachings of Sadiq Aal-e-Muhammad (A.S.). He said Tehreek Nafaz Fiqh-e-Jafariya, Pakistan desires that Fiqh-e-Jafariya is given the status like other fiqhs as the Government of Pakistan is bound to do so under the May 21, 1985 Junejo-Moosavi agreement.

Meanwhile, according to reports reaching the TNFJ headquarters, in Federal Capital Islamabad the central Majlis in connection with the Youm-e-Aza was held at Masjid Jafariya, I-9 addressed by Allama Tajuddin Haideri. A resolution adopted on the occasion to declare Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Munawwarah as international cities and demanded reconstruction of Jannatul Baqee and Jannatul Mualla where mazars of holy personalities including that of Hazrat Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq were presenting a deserted look. Another resolution strongly condemned electronic and print media for completely ignoring the Youm-e-Shahadat of Hazrat Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.).

Majalis-e-Aza were also held at various places in Rawalpindi. One such Majlis was held at Imambargah Zain Al-Abideen addressed by TNFJ District President Haji Ghulam Murtaza Chauhan, Maulana Javed Haideri, Zakir Tabassum Abbas Kazmi, and Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah Naqvi.

A resolution adopted on the occasion reiterated their resolve to offer any sacrifice on the call of Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya, Pakistan, Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi for achievement of religious rights of the Millat-e-Jafariya and for protection and promotion of Azadari. The Majlis concluded at Matamdari.

Majlis-e-Aza for ladies addressed by Zakira Rani Rizvi was organised at Aza-Khana Zawwari Begum under the auspices of Anjuman Faiz-e-Punjtan (Women Wing). Majlis Shahadat-e-Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.) was held Pind Gakhra under the auspices of Amir Afzal Jafri. Allama Khurshid Haider Jawwadi and other zakireen addressed.

Earlier, a large number of Matmi Halqas participated in the Alam procession taken out on this occasion.

Allama Ghulam Askari and Naseer Hussain Sabzwari addressed a Majlis-e-Aza at Qasr-e-Abu Talib Mughalabad. Allama Muntazir Abbas Naqvi and Zakir Chaudhry Shajr Hussain Shajr addressed the Majlis-e-Shahadat Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.) held at the residence of Syed Naseer Hussain Sabzwari at Teli Mohallah Rawalpindi. Matamdari was also organised on the occasion. Khateeb Fateh-e-Farat Syed Qamar Haider Zaidi addressed the Youm-e-Aza Majlis held at Jamia-tul-Momineen under the auspices of Anjuman Muallimeen.

Youm-e-Aza Majlis was held at Markazi Imambargah Faisalabad under the auspices of TNFJ District Committee. Different ulema and zakireen addressed the Majlis after which a Matmi procession was taken out against the destruction of holy mazars in Jannatul Baqee and Jannatul Mualla. The rally took the shape of a protest meeting after reaching Dhobi Ghaat Chowk that was addressed by TNFJ Central Secretary Tanzeem Abbas Jafri and others. They told the gathering that mazar of Hazrat Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.) is among those mazars destructed by Aal-e-Saud and it is the duty of the whole Muslim Ummah to get these mazars reconstructed.

He said to keep the monuments of Mashaheer-e-Islam intact and to ensure their dignity and respect is the habit of honourable nations. The participants of the rally raised vociferous slogans for the reconstruction of holy mazars and reiterated their resolve to offer any sacrifice on the call of Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya, Pakistan, Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi for achievement of religious rights for Millat-e-Jafariya, Pakistan.

Meanwhile, majalis-e-aza were also held in Lahore, Multan, Sargodha, Mianwali, Attock, D. I. Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Qasoor, Sialkot,Chakwal, Karachi, Larkana, Haiderabad, Peshawar, Kohat, Quetta, Muzaffarabad, Skardu and Gilgit.

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