Volume 8.1 - 1st Safar ul Mozzam 1431H.
 
   
 

During the historical Kun Safar last year, Aqa Maula (TUS) composed the marsiya of “Mulk ul Husain”, a marsiya that embodies buka and tafadi. One can only begin to comprehend the depth, intensity and significance of these Fifty-Two stanzas. Each line of the opening stanza ends with the heart-rending word Kerbala, suggestive of the karb and bala that Imam Husain (SA) and his Ahl e Bayt faced in the scorching desert sands.

 
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Ashara Mubarakah

The soul is eternal. It inhabits the physical form for a decided period of time, to make itself worthy of a blissful life in akherat (the after life). The soul's original abode is akherat and its life in this physical world is akin to that of a vulnerable stranger who can be stifled and suppressed.

 
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Travel
Amirul mumineen (SA) succinctly lists the benefits of travel in a verse.
He states:
Journey from your home in the pursuit of greatness, for travel has five benefits

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Bayan Mubarak
Listen and Learn Lisan ud dawat.
 
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Ikwan us Safa
In the risalat on music, Imam Ahmed ul Mastoor, discusses the importance of harmony and right combination which are sine qua non for any type of music. Music has a powerful effect on the human soul. It can create feelings of happiness, sadness, hatred, love; it can motivate, incite, provoke or calm..
 
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Aimmat Tahereen  
Imam Ali Azzahir(SA)
When the 17th Imam, Ali Azzahir (SA) ascended the throne of Imamat after the ghaibat of his father the 16th Imam, Husain Al-Hakim (SA), he was only 16 years of age. He did not disclose the ghaibat of his father for a period of time till the kingdom stabilized.
   
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Qasas ul Anbiya
Musa Nabi (AS) and the Learned Man
A story about Musa Nabi AS is related in Sura al-Kahf. İt narrates a conversation between Musa Nabi AS and Khadir. Though Musa Nabi AS was eager to learn from him, Khadir openly told him that Musa Nabi AS did not possess the patience required. The narrative is as follows:
 
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Hikayat
The Crows and the Falcon
The crows had a king from amongst themselves. He was kind and generous towards them. But, when the king died, the crows quarreled and differed with regard to who would be their king after him. They envied each other and feared that hostility would erupt amongst them.
 
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Shk Shabbir Bharmal
Shk Shabbir Bharmal is the energetic Commander of the Mumbai Burhani Guards. He is also a tireless social worker involved in as much as 16 organisations within the community, as well as the Red Cross and St.John Ambulance Brigade of Maharashtra .

   
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By the raza and dua mubarak of Aqa Maula(TUS) we present to you the 42 nd issue of Misbah, and we shall continue to seek dua mubarak for future issues. Our special thanks to all writers, contributors and readers.
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