At the birth of Imam Husain (SA) Jibraeel had informed Rasulullah (SAW) that a time would come when a faction from amongst his followers would grieve the martyred Imam and perform matam every year. “Indeed we are those mumineen,” exclaimed Maula (TUS).
Would it please anyone to have a beautiful garden, abundant with date palms and grapes, with streams flowing underneath; a garden filled with all kinds of fruits- only to have disaster strike it in his old age?
Syedna moved to the fortress of Afedat, and from there to Haraaz. Syedna wanted to go to Shibam where Syedna Idrees (RA) resided. Syedna Idrees had written: We are ready for battle at your command. You do not need to give up your fortresses." Syedna replied: God's will shall come to pass.
Dr. Kapadia is an Orthopedic doctor who has recently received the azeem sharaf of Maula's (TUS) personal khidmet.Here, he tells us more about his work and the 'miracles of faith' that he has witnessed.
Daaim ul Islam devotes an entire chapter to “‘itq”-the freeing of slaves. Slavery was an integral part of warfare: enemies who were not killed in battle were enslaved to ensure that they remained under control. However the freeing of slaves was encouraged by Islam. Islam has laid down a set of laws.
Umar sent an army to fight the mighty
Kisra, King of Persia. The Muslim army could do little in the face of
the great Persian army: it was only a matter of time before it would
be defeated. Umar came to Amir ul Mumineen (SA) and pleaded for help:
By the raza and dua mubarak of
Aqa Maula (TUS) we present to you the 19th issue of Misbah,
and we shall continue to seek dua mubarak for future issues. Our
special thanks to all writers, contributors and readers.