Nizame Wilayat Az Nazre Quran (Urdu)
by Allama Jawad Naqvi
An excellent comprehensive seminar on the event of Ghadeer. The seminar exposes the misinterprations with the concept of Wilayat and how Ghadeer lost its essence.
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Dua Ahad
Shi’a Muslims are encouraged to pray for Imam Mahdi (atf) during his absence (occultation). There are a number of supplications pleading to Allah to hasten the return and rise of Imam al-Mahdi (atf).
This plea is for an end to oppression, and for justice. But it is also a deep yearning to be in the company of our Imam (atf). And is ultimately an expression of profound love for Allah, for our Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) and for the Ahlul-Bayt (AS).
Dua Ahd is one of the more well known, and frequently recited supplications. According to hadith attributed to Imam Jafer Sadeq (AS) it should be recited for forty days consecutively, and with Allah’s grace one may be one of the helpers of the 12th Imam (atf).
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Al Ajal, Al Ajal, Ya Maulaya Ya Sahebaz Zamaan
Rethinking the Seerah
By
Zafar Bangash
…But Allah?s Messenger (saws) was sent not only to inform but also to transform humanity by bringing us ?out of darkness into light? (65:11). This is a point forgotten by many Muslims today. The Seerah of the noble Messenger has been reduced to a few anecdotes about his life, and some rituals. That the Seerah is central to the very ethos of Muslim life is largely forgotten. The Seerah must be looked at in its entirety and not confined merely to the aspects of taharah(purity) and najasah, important though these are in the personal life of all Muslims. Similarly, the Qur?an itself cannot be properly understood without recourse to the Seerah. Sayyida Aisha (ra) pointed out, the Prophet?s character was the Qur?an in practice. In a well-known hadith, the noble Messenger himself has said: ?Hold to the Qur?an and to my Sunnah and you will not go astray.? There are other versions of this hadith but the point is clear.
During the Prophet?s time, Arabia was steeped in jahiliyyah: idol-worship was the basis of religious, social and cultural life. People believed in Allah, but they associated partners with Him. Injustice, oppression, tribal arrogance (and tribal warfare borne of such arrogance), female infanticide and slavery were other practices that characterized Arabian society at the time. Today Muslim societies are afflicted by many similar attitudes and their attendant problems, although idol-worship has been replaced by the worship of nationalism, money and what it can buy, and class or clan interests. Thus, in order to bring about a ?total transformation? of our societies, Muslims will first have to understand the nature of the dhulm and darkness that engulf us. Our success in transforming our societies will be determined by our closeness to the Prophetic Sunnah and Seerah in practice as well as in emotional attachment.
Ya Imam Ali (AS)
The Holy Prophet asked at Ghadir Khumm, “Am I not more precious to you than your own-selves?”
In response to this question Muslims said “Yes, you are dearer to us than our own lives.”
The Prophet responded with, “O God, be witness to their admission. Ali is the master of one who acknowledges me to be his master. O God, love those who love Ali. Help those who help Ali. Desert those who desert Ali. I am the city of knowledge and Ali is the gate.”
