The 1st of Sha’ban marks the date of birth of Lady Zainab (S.A.), elder daughter of Hazrat Ali (A.S.) and Lady Fatimah (S.A.), and eldest granddaughter of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.). She is the sister of Imam Hasan (A.S.) and Imam Husain (A.S.). Her younger sister is Lady Umm-e-Kulsoom (S.A.).
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Mahatma Gandhi:
“I learned from Husain how to achieve victory while being oppressed.”
“My faith is that the progress of Islam does not depend on the use of sword by its believers, but is the result of the supreme sacrifice of Husain, the great saint.”
Thomas Carlyle (Scottish Historian and Essayist):
“The best lesson which we get from the [...]
The month of Rajab has passed us by and the month of Sha’ban is upon us.
Most of us recognize the importance of this month as the one in which Imam Husain (A.S.) and Imam Mehdi (A.S.) were born. But that’s not all. The month of Sha’ban is associated with the births of other important personalities [...]
تیرے شہر سے جاتے ہیں، دے ہم کو دعا نانا
آباد کریں گے ہم ، ہائے اب کرب و بلا نانا
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) was sitting with his young grandson, Husain (A.S.), and granddaughter, Zainab (S.A.), sitting in front of him. Suddenly, tears started streaming down his face.
Husain (A.S.) asked him, “Grandfather, why are you [...]
9th of Rajab, 60 AH, is the date of birth of Hazrat Ali Asghar (A.S.), the youngest son of Imam Husain (A.S.), the younger grandson of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.). Born ‘Ali’ from Bibi Umm-e-Rubab (S.A.), he was the youngest of Imam Husain’s (A.S.) three sons, all named Ali, and six daughters, all named [...]
The first of Rajab marks the date of birth of Imam Muhammad Baqar (A.S.), son of Imam Ali Zain-ul-Abideen (A.S.), son of Imam Husain (A.S.), younger grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.). His mother is Hazrat Fatima (S.A.), daughter of Imam Hasan (A.S.), elder grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.). He was the first Imam [...]
MUZAFFARPUR: On the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of Islamic calendar, Shia Muslims across the world spend the day in mourning to commemorate the 1327-year-old martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, his family and followers. Here on Sunday, a group of Hindus participated in the Muharram procession with equal veneration.
They claim their lineage [...]
The days of sorrow are over. Eid-e-Zehra Mubarak to everyone!
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Important Dates
Quite a few important dates have passed by but my laziness prevented me from blogging about them. Not anymore!
17th Safar: Martyrdom of Imam Ali Raza(A.S.)
17th of Safar marks the day when Ali Raza, son of Musa-e-Kazim, son of Jafar-e-Sadiq, son of Muhammad-e-Baqar, son of Ali Zain-ul-Abideen, son of Husain, son of Ali and Fatimah, son-in-law [...]
Here’s a list of my favorite nauhas which I’ve listened to this year, 1429 Hijri.
Nadeem Sarwar:
Haey Haey Qasim (2008)
Koi Ho To Chale (2003)
Kya Muhammad Ka Pyara Nahin (1992)
Kya Muhammad Ka Pyara Nahin (2008 by his sons Ali Shanawar & Ali Jee)
Qaid Khanay Mein Talatum Hai Ke Hind Aati Hai (2007)
Shadman Raza:
Imtihan-e-Husain (2007)
Ya Shah-e-Do Alam (2007)
Abbas [...]
Saying of Ali(A.S.)
“Overlook and forgive the weaknesses of the generous people because if they fall down, Allah will help them.” Ali(A.S.) addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fblog.ali-jafri.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fnon-muslims-and-the-prophets-saww-grandson-husain-as%2F'; addthis_title = 'Non-Muslims+and+the+Prophet%26%238217%3Bs+%28S.A.W.W.%29+Grandson+Husain+%28A.S.%29'; addthis_pub = ''; SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Non-Muslims and the Prophet’s (S.A.W.W.) Grandson Husain (A.S.)", url: "http://blog.ali-jafri.com/2008/09/non-muslims-and-the-prophets-saww-grandson-husain-as/" [...]My Facebook Status
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