The Ziarat Nahie Moqaddase is one of\nthe most well-known Ziarats of Imam Hossein (PBUH) which is known to have come\nfrom Imam of the Time, Imam Mahdi (PBUH); and includes concepts such as love,\nwisdom, grieving and seeking intercession. This Ziarat illustrates the tragedy of\nKerbala and places the reader in the midst of that heart retching event. The\nZiarat starts with salutations upon the divine prophets and appointed leaders\n(PBUT). Then it continues with salutations upon Imam Hossein (PBUH) and the\ndescriptions of him and his descent and his loyal friends. Then it goes on to\nthe traits and deeds of Imam Hossein (PBUH) before the standoff and the\nbackground as well as the description of the sufferings and martyrdom of the\nImam (PBUH); it ends with seeking intercession from the Infallible Imams (PBUT)\nand prayer to Allah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With this introduction, and in the\nstarting days into the month of mourning and memorial anniversaries, for\nbecoming more familiar with Imam Hossein (PBUH)and his sufferings, we move\nforward to review some parts of the Ziarat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[Oh Hossain\npeace of Allah upon you] I testify that you performed the Salat, and payed the\ntribute of the Zakat, and that you preached to the good and discouraged from\nthe vice and animosity. And that you obeyed Allah and never disobeyed him, and\nyou gripped to Him and His rope up to an extent that He was satisfied, and that\nyou only were apprehensive toward Him, and you only looked for Him and only\nanswered His call, and you made good traditions and you turned off the fires of\nhypocrisy, and you invited to guidance and vigilance, and you put light upon\nand clarified the paths of virtue and truth, and in the path of Allah you truly\nmade the Jihad…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[You in worship]\nused to have long (Roku) and (Sojuds). Just as the man who knows that he will\nmigrate from the world, you showed no desire toward this world, and you looked\nat it just as the man who becomes fearful when watching it. Your wishes were\nfar away from the worldly and so were your will and great endeavor\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Up to an extent that cruelty and\ninjustice started its invasion and disobedience and animosity demonstrated its\nface from behind the mask, and ignorance called on its forces…Then your\n<\/p>\n\n\n
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knowledge guided you to know that standing against the vicious men is\nyour duty. Therefore, you exited along with your children and family and the\nfollowers and your friends, and you exposed the divine logic and signs, and\nwith wisdom and patience and good words you invited the people toward Allah\n(SWT); and you preached them to observe the limits of Allah (SWT) and obeying\nHim, and discouraged the vice and disobedience. However, in spite of all these\nthey confronted you with injustice, intrusion and hatred. \n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And you, after trying to guide them\nand making the signs clear started your jihad and standoff. And they in return\nbroke their oath and promise and angered Allah and your grandfather and started\nbattling you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then you showed resistance against\ntheir accusations and words of animosity, and the injuries of spears and\nswords, and you smashed hard the army of the wrongdoers and the sinful, and in\nthe midst of the dust you combated the enemy strongly with the Zolfaghar1 as if\nyou are Morteza Ali (PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then after they found you with a\ncertain heart without any fear or horror, they started to make a conspiracy\nagainst you and battled you corruptly and unfairly. That damned one2 ordered\nhis army to put a blockade on your water supply, and battled you to kill you\nand targeted you with the spears and arrows, and in order to uproot you they intruded\nyou, and disrespected your dignity, and did not hesitate to commit any sin,\nneither in killing your friends and supporters or looting your camp and its\nbelongings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You went forward combating them in the\nmidst of dust and suffered many disasters up to the point that the angles in\nthe skies were surprised, then your enemies attacked you from all the sides and\nby making serious injuries they disabled you and blocked you every solution for\nyou so that you became helpless. However, during all these inflictions, you\nwere patient for the satisfaction of the Creator, and defended your family and\nchildren until they collapsed you from your horse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then with a body full of wounds you\nfell to the ground while the horses began to nail you with their hooves and the\ncruel insulted you with sharp swords. Up until your sacred forehead was damped\nby the sweat of death3\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Roshd Website offers condolences\nto all Muslims of world, especially you dear friend, upon the arrival of the\nMonth of Muharram, the time of mourning and oppression upon the Ahl al-Bait\n(PBUT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zolfaghar is the name of Imam Ali\u2019s\n(PBUH) sword which was passed to the next Imam amongst other items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Referring to Umar Ibn Sa\u2019d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Excerpts taken from \u201cZiarat Nahie\nMoqadasa\u201d; Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 98, pg. 317; al-Mazar al-Kabir, pg. 496.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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