Imam Sadiq (PBUH) says in section of\nZiarat al-Arba\u2019een, \u201d he gave his life in Your way to rescue your slaves from\nignorance and confusion of misguidance\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jabir bin-Abdullah al-Ansari is one of\nthe Prophet\u2019s (PBUH&HP) great companions and a plighted lover of Imam\nHussain (PBUH). It is sufficient for him to boast over being the first pilgrim\nof the grave of Imam Hussain (PBUH); this rejoining occurred on the fortieth\nday after the martyrdom of the Imam (PBUH) and his companions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How beautiful it is to find one\u2019s\nmissing and to join him after separation! How beautiful it is when a canary\nsings beside a rose! What is better than rejoining after separation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Atiyah Oufi narrates the following\nstory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jabir and I exited Medina in order to\nvisit Imam Hussain\u2019s (PBUH) grave. When we arrived in Karbala, Jabir performed\nablutions in Euphrates River, wore a cloth, and perfumed his body. He\nrecollected Allah (SWT) with every step he took towards the grave. When we\nreached the grave, he asked me to put his hand on it and I did so. At that\nmoment, he passed out and fell on the grave. I poured some water on his face;\nwhen he became conscious, he trilled,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cO Hussain! O\nHussain! O Hussain!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then, he addressed the grave and said,\n\u201dA friend who does not answer his friend\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At this point, he answered himself by\nsaying, \u201dHow could you answer me when your head has been cut off your body?\u201d\nNext, he started reciting the Ziarat of his Master, Imam Hussain (PBUH). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arba\u2019een is the fortieth day after the\nmartyrdom of Imam Hussain (PBUH) and his companions. On this day, the hearts of\nthe believers are directed towards his grave and yearn for his visit. Visiting\nthe grave of Imam Hussain (PBUH) on such day is so important that it is\nconsidered as one of the sings and characteristics of the believers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the brink of this day, it is\nappropriate to join Imam Sadiq (PBUH) in reciting the Ziarat of Arba\u2019een, in\nremembrance of Imam Hussain (PBUH) and his holy shrine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indeed, how beautiful Imam Sadiq\n(PBUH) has described the merits of Imam Hussain (PBUH), the purposes and\nconsequences of his martyrdom, and the characteristics of his enemies in this\nZiarat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026 O Allah! I\ntestify that he is your guardian and the son of your guardian; he is your\nchosen one and the son of your chosen one; he is the victorious by Your might;\nYou honored him with martyrdom and bestowed him with salvation; and You chose\nhim with pure race, and made him a master among the masters, a leader among the\nleaders, and a defender (of right) among the defenders; You gave him the\ninheritance of the Prophets, and made him a guardian on Your creation among the\nsuccessors; in his invitation, he left no room for excuses, and preached\nwithout hesitation; he gave his life in Your way to rescue Your slaves from\nignorance and confusion of misguidance. And indeed, the people united against\nhim were those who were deceived by the world, and sold their share of\nexistence for a low price, and gave up their Hereafter for a depreciated price,\nand became arrogant, and threw themselves in the cliff of their desires, and\ndispleased You and Your Messenger, and obeyed from Your servants those who\nprovoked disunion and hypocrisy\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The above is a\nselection taken from \u201cBihar al-Anwar\u201d, vol. 65, p. 130, and a portion of the\nZiarat of Arba\u2019een of Imam Hussain (PBUH))<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honored be the Arba\u2019een of the master\nof the martyrs, Imam Hussain (PBUH), and peace be upon the purified souls of\nhim and his respected companions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Imam Sadiq (PBUH) says in section of Ziarat al-Arba\u2019een, \u201d he gave his life in Your way to rescue your slaves from ignorance and confusion of misguidance\u201d. Jabir bin-Abdullah al-Ansari is one of the Prophet\u2019s (PBUH&HP) great companions and a plighted lover of Imam Hussain (PBUH). It is sufficient for him to boast over being […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28248],"tags":[20150,19929,17892,20151,20149,17890,20153,18418,18536,20152],"class_list":["post-4205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-occasional-letters","tag-2003-04-23","tag-beautiful","tag-imam-hussain","tag-imam-sadiq","tag-in-remembrance-of-the-most-beautiful-rose","tag-life","tag-lover","tag-occasion-letters","tag-prophet","tag-ziarat"],"yoast_head":"\n