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Some have found God in the depths of their sins.

Khaadim

(via ajal)

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““I seek refuge in You from a soul which is never content, a stomach which is not satisfied and a heart which has no humility.””

— Imam Sajjad (a.s.)

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The grave of Imam Sajjad in Medinah, Saudi Arabia.

He has no dome, no shrine 💔.

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Abd Allah: servant of God

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“This is the mark left by the sacks [of food] he carried on his back to the houses of widows, orphans and the destitute”

— Imam Sajjad (as) responds to Shuayb b. Abd al-Rahman al-Khuzai as to the mark he saw on Imam Hussain’s (as) back on Day of Ashura, Manaqib Ibn Shahr Ashub, v. 4, p. 66

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The Holy Prophet (sawa) said:

“Hassan was named al-Hassan (as) (beneficent) because Allah (swt) keeps the skies from falling on earth with his beneficence. Ali and Hassan are both names which are derived from Allah’s (swt) names and Hussain is a derivative of Hassan.”

Madinatul Ma’arej p.202, h.4 and p.238, h.8 Bihar-ul Anwaar Volume 43, p.252

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The Messenger of Allah (ص) said "Do not salute for me in short!”

The companions asked “What is saluting in short?”

The Prophet (ص) replied “Saying that Blessing of Allah be upon Muhammad.”

They asked "What should we say?”

The Prophet  (ص) answered

"Say: Blessing of Allah be upon Muhammad and his Ahlul-Bayt.”

In another wording the Prophet  (ص) replied: "Say: O Allah bless Muhammad and his household the same way as you blessed Abraham and his household. Verily you are worthy of all praise full of all glory!”

Sunni reference:

• al-Sawa’iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar, Ch. 11, section 1, p225

                                          للَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

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Peace be upon you O immaculate martyr O Fatima az-Zahra 

‏السلام عليكِ يا فاطمة الزهراء

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احذروا من كسر القلوب!!! ربما تكسر قلباً يحبه الله. Beware of breaking hearts. Perhaps you may break a heart that God loves.

(via cloak-of-love)

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Day 5: مغفرة | Forgiveness

“The most merciful person is the one that forgives when he is able to take revenge” - Imam Hussain (a)

When Hussain (a) and his caravan arrived at a place outside of Kufa, he was stopped by 1000 soldiers who were led by Hurr (a), commander of the Kufan army. Imam Hussain (a) had commanded his caravan to give the army water to drink and quench the thirst of their animals as well, such was the mercy and compassion of Hussain (a). After leading the prayers, Hussain (a) told Hurr (a) about the letters he had recieved from the Kufans and if their intentions had changed, he would turn back. However, it was here that Hurr (a) refused Hussain (a) to turn back and was lead through an alternate route to by-pass Kufa.

It was Hurr (a) that had led Hussain (a) to Karbala and it was beginning of all the events that were going to take place.  But it was also Hurr (a) who had triumphed over falsehood and joined the side of truth. It was Hurr (a) who was killed, not on the side of Yazid (la) but on the side of Hussain (a), as a martyr. It was Hurr (a) who had achieved victory.

The same man who had led Hussain (a) to the battlefield was the one who upon realizing his mistake, approached Hussain (a) begging for forgiveness. He was the same man who chose the hereafter over this world. The thought of a man like Hurr (a) being forgiven, is the source of the beacon of hope within our hearts. But yes, it is important that we reflect on our words of forgiveness. It is essential that by asking for forgiveness from the Almighty, we must truly feel remorse and we must reform ourselves in a way that we do not repeat that act. If we simply ask forgiveness but do not attempt towards improvement , our words and plea of being forgiven are merely just a lip-service.

Often times when we are wronged, we tend to hold onto to grudges  to the point where we push the teachings of Islam aside and begin to satisfy our own egos. As the lovers of Hussain (a), we ought to learn the ways of forgiveness. We ought to emulate the actions of Hussain (a) and implement them in our lives. We ought to reflect on how forgiving Hussain (a) was and how forgiving we are.

Karbala in reality is the silhouette of forgiveness. Those who embark on the journey towards Karbala, those who believe in the slogan that “every day is Ashura and every land is Karbala” must understand that Karbala was not only about reforming the society. It was about being able to reform yourself and adapting the lessons of tolerance and forgiveness. It was about transcending the ego and lowly desires and submitting to the will of Allah (swt), just as Hurr (a) did. It was about manifesting the trait of the Allah (swt), the Oft-Forgiving, within ourselves. It was about becoming the embodiment of Allah (swt) through forgiveness, just as Hussain (a) did.

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