This is how the conversation starts:

خدا  نے  جب   ملک  الموت   کو  یہ   اذن  دیا

کہ   روحِ  حضرتِ   سرور  نکال   کر   لے  آ

رہے   خیال   کہ   شبّیر    کو    نہ    ہو   ایذاء

حسین  پہلے  ہی  زخمون  سے چور چور  ہوا

ملک پکارا یہ مجھہ سے نہ ہو سکے گا ،  خدا

میں کس طرح سے نکالوں بدن سے جانِ حسین

بہت  ہی  سخت  ہے  یارب  یہ  امتحانِ  حسین

Allah tells Malak-ul-Maut various ways to extract the soul, through the neck, tongue, back, etc and every time Malak-ul-Maut gives a reason why he can’t.

Just see the way this Nauha ends. It’s going to send a chill down your spine. I’ve listened to it thousands of times, but each time I do it gives me goosebumps.

Video:

Audio:

Shadman Raza - Imtihan-e-Husain (A.S.)

Allahumal’an Qatalatal Husaina Wa Ashabihi!

O Allah, send your wrath on those who killed Husain and his followers!

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Mujh Pe Kyoon Band Kartay Ho Pani, Kya Muhammad Ka Pyara Nahin Hoon?

All the women in my family have had a crush on Ali Jee (the younger one) for a year now.

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• He dismissed the battle of Karbala as a mere political battle
• He called Yazeed (L.A.), the murderer of the Prophet’s (S.A.W.W.) family, Razi Allah Ta’ala Anhu
• He held Imam Husain (A.S.) and Yazeed (L.A.) equal, nauzobillah

Similarly my response will be three-pronged too.

• The Prophet’s (S.A.W.W.) love for his grandson, his reaction to news about Karbala and the disctinction between good and bad
• I’ll post a little analysis of the battle of Karbala, who was the perpetrator and who was the sufferer
• Karbala in the Quraan

And maybe a fourth one:

• Yazeed’s (L.A.) actions after Karbala

This post will be a combined extract of two of my previous posts. Also, please read this first if you haven’t already.

Muhammad’s Love For Husain

The Prophet (S.A.W.W.) was invited to dinner. As he was walking with his companions, he saw his little grandson, Imam Husain (A.S.) playing in the valley. The Prophet (S.A.W.) went forward to grab him, but he ran away childishly. With a gentle smile on his face, the Prophet (S.A.W.W.) started running after him until he finally caught him. He then put a hand around the Husain’s neck, another hand under his chin, and kissed him. The Prophet (S.A.W.W.) then said:

“Husain is from me and I am from Husain. May Allah love that person who loves Husain.”

Source:

• Ansab al-Ashraf by Ahmad ibne Jabir ibne Al-Bladhori

Zaid, the son of Harith, narrates:

I wanted to go see the Prophet (S.A.W.W.) regarding a task. I went to his house at night and knocked on the door. The Prophet (S.A.W.W.) opened the door, while he had something hidden under his cloak. I told him about my task and when we were finished, I asked him: “O’ the Messenger of Allah, what do you have under your cloak?”

He opened his cloak and showed Hasan (A.S.) and Husain (A.S.). He said:

“These are my children and the children of my daughter.”

At that moment the Prophet (S.A.W.W.) looked towards the sky and said:

“O Allah! You are aware that I love these two children, so You love them too, and love those who love these two.”

Source:

• Tarikh Al-Tabari

Salman Farsi has narrated that the Prophet (S.A.W.W.) said about Imam Hasan (A.S.) and Imam Husain (A.S.):

“Whoever loves my children Hasan and Husain, (then) I love him; and whomever I love, Allah loves him; and whoever Allah loves, he will enter a heavenly state filled with blessings. However, he who shows enmity towards the two and oppresses them, I will consider him as my enemy; and whomever I consider an enemy, Allah will be his enemy, and will throw him in the hell fire where he will suffer forever.“

Source:

• Tabaqat ibne Sa’ad

Other events during the Prophet’s (S.A.W.W.) life include when Imam Husain (A.S.) climbed on his back while he was in prostration and leading the prayers in Masjid-e-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque). The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) lengthened the prostration until Imam Husain (A.S.) got off of his own will!

On another occasion, he was delivering a sermon in the same mosque on his mimber, when Imam Husain (A.S.) entered the mosque and tripped on his way towards the Prophet (S.A.W.W.). The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) got off his mimber and rushed and picked up Husain (A.S.). He then climbed back on the mimber and finished the sermon with tears in his eyes and Husain (A.S.) on his lap.

Another event is that on the occasion of Eid, both Hasan (A.S.) and Husain (A.S.) came to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.), wearing new clothes but looking sad. The Prophet (S.A.W.W.) inquired about the reason of sadness to which they replied that they did not have a camel to ride like the other children. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) then got down on his knees and asked both children to climb on his back and hold his long hair as the reins!

Round and round he went in the courtyard of Masjid-e-Nabawi but still the children looked sad. He then inquired again about the reason of sadness. The children replied that their camel did not make any sounds, to which the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) starting producing sounds like a camel.

Abu Bakar, standing close by, remarked:

“O Hasan and Husain, what a wonderful ride you have!”

To this, the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) replied:

“Don’t say that. Say what wonderful riders I have!“

The Prophet’s (S.A.W.W.) Reaction To News Of Karbala

Whenever the Prophet’s (S.A.W.W.) sorrow was hard on him, he would take Husain in his lap and bring him along to the mosque, to the gathering of Sahaba while crying. His tears falling, he would display to them the infant Husain with the sand of Karbala in his hand and say:

“My nation (Ummah) will kill him, and this is the dirt of Karbala.”

Or he would take the dirt smell it and cry, with the mention of his murder and death, saying:

“The smell of Karb wa Balaa (sorrow and trial).”

Or would say:

“By The One who owns my soul, it saddens me: Who is this who kills Husain after me?“

Or would say:

“Karbala: the land of Karb (deep sorrow) and Balaa (painful trial).”

Or put Husain on his lap, with his red dirt in his hand, while crying and say:

“I wish I could express my self! Who kills you after me?“

Sources:

• Musnad Ahmad Ibne Hanbal, Imam Ahmad bine Hanbal
• Musnad Abu-Ya’la, Abu-Ya’la Al-Mousulli
• Musannaf Ibn Abi Sheiba
• Al-Khasaes, al-Nisaai
• Saheeh Al-Tirmizi
• Mushkil Al-Athar, Al-Tahawi
• Al-’Ilal, Al-Darqutni
• Huliat Al-Abrar, Abu-Naeem
• Al-Dalael, Al-Bayhaqi
• and many others via Ayesha, daughter of Abu Bakar

Narration by Ya’la bin ‘Ubaid, Musa al-Jahani, Salih bin Arbad al-Nakhei, Umme Salmah said:

Husain entered on the Prophet (S.A.W.W.), while I was sitting at the door. I saw in the hand of the Prophet (S.A.W.W.) something he turned over while (Husain was) sleeping on his stomach. I said:

“Oh messenger of Allah, I looked and saw you turning something over in your hand when the child was sleeping on your stomach and your tears were pouring.”

He said:

“Jibraeel (Gabriel) came to me with the sand upon which he will be killed. And he informed me that my nation (Ummah) will kill him.”

Source:

• Al-Musannaf, by Al-Hafidh Abu Bakr Bin Abi Shaibah, vol 12

Narrated Ali bin Mohammad, Uthman bin Muqsim, al-Muqbari, from Ayesha:

While the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.W.) was lying down, Husain (A.S.) came crawling towards him so I moved him away from the Prophet (S.A.W.W.) and I got up to do something. But Husain (A.S.) got close to the Prophet (S.A.W.W.) and he woke up crying. So I said:

“What makes you cry?”

He said:

“Jibraeel showed me the sand on which Husain will be killed. The anger of Allah is great on whomever sheds his blood.“

He opened his hands, in which was a grab of sand. He said:

“Oh, Ayesha, by the One who has my soul is in His hands, it saddens me! Who is this from my nation (Ummah) who kills Husain after I am gone?“

Source:

• Al-Taba’qat al-Kubra, Ibne Saad (Tabaqat Ibne Saad)

When Ali (A.S.) passed by Karbala in his march to Siffin and lined up with Nainawa, a village on the Euphrates, he stopped and called one of the men:

“Tell Aba-Abdillah (Husain ) what this land is called.”

He said:

“Karbala.”

Then Ali (A.S.) cried until the earth was wet from his tears. He then narrated:

I entered on the messenger of Allah (S.A.W.W.) and he was crying. So I asked what made him cry? He said:

“Gabriel was with me, just now, and informed me: that my son Husain will be killed at the banks of Furaat (River Euphrates) at a place called Karbala. Then Gabriel grabbed a handful of dirt and let me smell it. So I could not help it, my eyes overflowed.”

Sources:

• Tabaqaat Ibne Saad
• Masnad Ahmed Ibne Hanbal
• Al-Musannaf, Ibne Abi Shaibeh, vol 12
• Al-Moejam Al-Kabeer, Al-Tabarani, vol 1
• Tareekh Al-Shamm, Ibn Asakir

The Distinction Between The Good And The Wretched

The Prophet (S.A.W.W.) said:

“Through me, you (people) came to awareness, with Ali you found the way and were guided, all good came to you through Hasan, however, your happiness and wretchedness is with Husain. Be aware that Husain is one of the doors of paradise. Whoever shows enmity towards him will be deprived from the scent of paradise.“

Source:

• Morooj al-Dhahab and Ma’adin al-Jawhar, Ali ibn al-Hussian ibn Ali Masoudi, Matba’at al-Sa’adah

So let me conclude by asking Mr. Zakir Naik, where does your allegiance stand? Husain, or Yazeed?

دے  صبا   جا   کے   رسولِ  عربی   کو  یہ    پیام
اے  حضور  آپ  پہ  دنیا   کے  درود   اور    سلام
سایہء   گنبدِ   خِضریٰ    میں    کہاں    تک    آرام
اٰٹھیئے اٰٹھیئے کہ عیاں حشر کے ساماں  ہیں    تمام

غضبِ  حضرتِ  باری  کی  فراوانی   ہے
سنگِ  بنیادِ   زمیں   کشتیءِ  طوفانی ہے

Just love the “Ghazab-e-Hazrat-e-Bari” phrase. It depicts the time when Allah was enraged of His own Will…

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You have all been awesome people and I don’t want to make you feel bad. If I hurt you, I’m sorry. That is seriously not my intention. But I have to face the Prophet (S.A.W.W.) someday. Could be anytime so I don’t want to say that I didn’t try or didn’t mean to.

Just don’t believe without proof.

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And I’ve quit smoking so be happy guys!

And be happy too that the Los Angeles Lakers brought the 19-game winning streak of the Boston Celtics to a halt on Christmas. Yippee-kaiyeay (find rest of the sentence at the end of any Die-Hard movie)!

*****

I’ve always been one of those guys who wanted to be cool. At times, I would try and make cool things out of my name. One of them was summing up my initials to see what they formed, i.e., SAWJ.

But I wasn’t happy with it then. I mean, it does sound cheesy.

Khair, I was on a similar mission during my Intermediate years, trying to make something cool out of it. And then I discovered that SAWJ could be distorted to sound “savage”.

So I made an email address as lethallysawj@hotmail.com and asked all my friends to pronounce it lethallysavage@hotmail.com. But friends can be real assholes and they did the exact opposite. They started teasing me by the name SAWJ.

As time passed, I actually started to like it. It was unique and it did give me a sense of closeness to my friends. And now I’ve become used to it. Almost all the dudes call me that now.

Now, I am…SAWJ!

But that don’t mean I don’t like my real and full names. Because they are my identity. My pride. Hell, if I tell you guys the real meaning of my first name, you will all call me a heretic and send a suicide bomber over.

SAWJ also acts as a cover for my real name, a box which protects the valuables.

*****

Cheesy post? Sorry!

*****

UPDATE: I forgot to write this.

My new jacket has been acting as my second skin these days. I wear it all the time, everyone’s praised it and it’s very cool! Cost me 3000 ruppees and my father was well-beyond angry. I saw a leather jacket at the shop too, made of sheep-skin and still smelling of sheep. It was 6000 ruppees! Had I bought that, my father would’ve made a jacket out of SAWJ-skin!

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Won’t be talking for a while, need to get my head straightened out.

Cigs help.

I asked my friend to come over last night to give me some company. Went out to distribute cards of his friend’s sister’s wedding, smoked four cigs in the span of an hour and then had a late night (after midnight) dinner at a local fast food restaurant. First full meal in days, had to force most of it down though.

Got some ice-cream for my sister and then went back home.

Put on Pineapple Express. It’s a funny movie but didn’t enjoy it much.

We both went to the roof and I smoked three consecutive Dunhill Lights for the first time in my life. Usually, one is more than enough to make me go tuuunnnnn and three are more than enough to make me puke my insides out. But nothing happened last night.

Felt better, came down, finished the movie. Friend went back home, I went to sleep after four.

Woke up at ten, usual habit, but forced myself to go to sleep again. Woke up at noon and here I am.

Feeling better now, hope to go out today too.

Yet there’s a thread running in the background. Have to kill it. Where’s the goddamn Task Manager?

This is not me. I never friggin pictured myself this way!

For God’s sake, I…AM…SAWJ!

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Your horoscope for December 24, 2008

The romance in the air is palpable. Women can’t seem to keep their eyes (or hands!) off of you today. Maybe it’s that new cologne you’re wearing, or your warm and generous demeanor. Don’t discount their advances as idle flirtations. One woman, in particular, is quite serious. If you’re already in a committed relationship, spend some one-on-one time together tonight.

Can somebody please hack them?

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Your horoscope for December 23, 2008

You could feel things take off in your romantic life today, Ali. If you have been single for a while, you might find yourself engaged in a charming flirtation now. You could meet someone whose sense of humor is a match for your own! You’ll have fun bantering back and forth, sharing your clever thoughts about life. A nice spark of chemistry should be there, too, and affections could be flamed.

WTF?!

I’m trying to get over it here and…

Talk about the right horoscope at the wrong time!

*****

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Finally when my mood was getting better, these assholes…

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Constipation is like when you want to poop but can’t.

Love is like when you want to say it but can’t.

When you’re bold and timid at the same time.

When you feel hungry but can’t eat.

When your mind tells you to forget her yet there is a small voice that keeps reminding you of her.

When you actually like being depressed.

When you’re hurt and pleased at the same time.

When there is a head on collision between your heart and your brain, and the heart survives.

When you keep hoping for the slightest chance…the slightest chance of…

Hell, love is worse than constipation!

Based on past experiences and…

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• The History of “SAWJ”
• My Mom’s Wish To Become A Geo Anchor

I’ve decided to go along with the latter. This week is the last of my funny posts as next week, Muharram begins.

So it all started when my Mom came to me and asked me to get Geo’s number. Naturally, I asked why.

“I want to become an anchor on Geo.”

“Why?”

“I’ll earn money. I can be an anchor. Your father has given the go-ahead. Get me the number.”

“No way! You’re not going on Geo TV. I’m not going to let my dignity and honor be trampled this way.”

*****

Later, we were sitting with my father at the dining table.

امّی: اس سے کہیں، یہ مجھے جیو کا نمبر نہیں دے رہا۔

میں: جیو جا کے کرنا کیا ہے؟

امّی: بھئی پیسے ملیں گے، لوگوں کی نظروں میں آجائوں گی، مشھور ہو جائوں گی، سیاست میں آجائوں گی اور پھر وزیرِ اعظم بن جائوں گی۔

!بابا: اور پھر خودکش حملہ ہو جائے گا

My father has a killer sense of humor. He rarely jokes but they always hit bulls-eye!

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