Tag: اخبار سایت

Hajj in Social Perspective

The fact that Hajj has been granted the status of being the third pillar of the secondary principles (Foroudeen) Islam is itself an indication of its importance in religion (Deen). Indeed, such stress has been laid on the performance of Hajj that no person upon whom Hajj has become compulsory should ever delay in fulfilling this obligation. The Prophet (SAW) is reported to have said: “The one who was not prevented from Hajj by a definite need, or a tyrant ruler, or a severe illness and he passed away without having performed the Hajj, then he may pass away if he wishes as a Jew or, if he wishes, as a Christian” (Daaremi). Allahu Akbar! What a stern warning!

The Destiny of Muslim ibne Aqil (A.S.)

Introduction
The caravan of al-Imam al-Husayn (‘alayhi salam) was travelling toward the city of Kufa in Iraq, during the month of Zhul Hijjah 60AH when a messenger came from the direction of Kufa and said
I only left Kufa after Muslim b. ‘Aqil and Hani’ b. ‘Urwa had been killed. I saw them being dragged by their legs into the market-place. – Bakr al Asadi of Kufa.
We belong to God and to Him we shall return; may God have mercy on them both, uttered al-Husayn as he repeated it several times over. The people at that halting place exhorted al-Husayn (‘a) to not continue beyond that point and to not travel on to the treacherous city of Kufa. Al-Husayn (‘a) turned to the brothers of Muslim who were amongst his caravan and said