TNFJ MMC slams Musharraf's meetings with politicians during Ashra-e-Muharram

By: Sheikh Muhammad Khurasani

RAWALPINDI, March 21: The Spokesman of the Markazi Muharram Committee of Tehreek Nafaz Fiqh-e-Jafariya, Pakistan expressed surprise and shock over meetings of President of Pakistan Gen. Pervez Musharraf with politicians during the Ashra-e-Muharram has said these days are reserved for Nawasa-e-Rasool Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.) and martyrs of Karbala. He said the Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya, Pakistan, Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi while announcing a 17-point Code of Azadari through a Press conference just before Muharram had specially drawn the attention towards this fact that political activities should be suspended during Muharram. He said the Founder of Pakistan Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had refused to meet a very big personality during the holiest days and if the spirit of the Founder of Pakistan is followed in letter and spirit then Pakistan could become a hub of peace and the whole world could be transformed into a beacon of light by all means. He demanded that meetings with politicians should be suspended in respect of Ashra-e-Muharram and efforts should be made instead to pay homage to the sacrifices of Shuhada-e-Karbala.

The Spokesman said attention of all government departments including President of Pakistan and the Interior Ministry had been invited before Muharram that like past years, Muharram Cells should be formed in consultation with the Interior Ministry and the Ministry for Religious Affairs this year also but government has taken no step in this direction yet. He said Muharram Cells should be set up in the Interior Ministry, all the four provinces, Northern Areas and Azad Kashmir and their telephone numbers should be publicised through electronic and print media so that problems faced by Azadars could be resolved.

The Spokesman demanded that all those arrested without any justification for the last two and a half months should be released immediately, comedy programmes should be stopped at the television and radio, and the Code of Azadari announced by Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya, Pakistan, Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi should be implemented so that fear and harassment could be rooted out and all conspiracies hatched by the enemies of Islam and Pakistan could be thwarted. He said we keep ideology, motherland and the people dearest of all other things. He advised the people to remain in contact with the Control Rooms set up by the Markazi and Provincial Muharram Committees of Tehreek Nafaz Fiqh-e-Jafariya and thwart the designs of perpetual enemy by promoting mutual unity, understanding and brotherhood.

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Ashra-e-Moharramul Haram 1423 Hijri at Imam Al-Khoei Islamic Center NY

By: Jafariyanews

NEW YORK: Everyday from Friday, March 15, 2002 till 12th Moharram-ul-Haram majalis-e-aza program

Time: 8:30 PM
Venue: Imam Al-Khoei Islamic Center
89-89 Van Wyck Express Way
Jamaica, NY, 11435
Ph: (718) 297-6520
Fax: (718) 297-5530

Speakers:
Urdu: Prof Abdul Hakim Booturabi
English: Sr. Askari Hirjee
Arabic: Sheikh Rashad Al-Ansari
Farsi: Seyyid Mujtaba Behishti
Ladies Majalis: 5:30 PM

Day of Ashura (10th Mohrramul Haram) March 24th
Aamal of the day of Ashura: 10:00 AM
Salaatul zhurain: 12:01 PM
Brief Majlis in English by Shiekh Fadhel Al-Sahlani: 12:30 PM
Majalis in various languages, Matam, Fakashikni: 1:00 PM
Ladies Majlis: 4:30 PM
Salaatul Maghribain: 6:29 PM
Majlis of Sham-e-Ghareeban: 7:00 PM
Salaatul Maghribain will start at 7:30 every day except for 11th night

To listen to the Live Majalis of 2002 from Al-Khoei Islamic Center in New York, please click on http://www.al-khoei.org/majalis.htm

The Majalis in Urdu recited by Professor Abdul Hakeem will be broadcast live and will also be available for download.

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Majalis images from Idara-e-Jaafria, UK

By: Muntazir Mehdi

Ayat-ullah Syed Tayeb al Jazaeri is reciting majalis on a topic of Quran O AhleBait (AS).

He is a Pesh-Imam of Masjid-e-Jamkran, Iran. During his speeches he mentions Mircles of Imam-e-Zaman (ATF).

A trader in Iran called Ghulam Ali lost his voice in an accident. He went to several doctors to get back his voice but was unsuccessful, than some body asked him to visit Masjid-e-Jamkran to seek help from Imam-e-Zaman (ATF). He decided to visit Masjid-e-Jamkran for forty consecutive Wednesday evening to pray. On the fortieth night his condition was quite abnormal, he was crying and calling Imam-e-Zaman (ATF). A syed who was sitting next to him asked him what is his problem and he said I am ill and seeking help from Imam-e-Zaman (ATF), it is fortieth night and my wish has not been fulfilled yet and I am afraid that when I will go back to my town people will say to me that there must be some thing wrong with me that Imam-e-Zaman (ATF) did not grant my wish. Syed asked him what is your illness and he said I lost my voice but than he realized that he got his voice back, soon he found that, Imam-e-Zaman (ATF) disappeared (SALAWAT).

Ayat Ullah Jazaeri also read Shahdat of sons of Bibi Zainab (SA). After Majlis Taboot of Shahzad-e-Own O Muhammad (AS) was brought out. Momneen matamee pay rich tributes to Bibi (SA) for her services in Karbala and after the tragedy of Karbala to save Imamet.

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