O Lord! Whom do I need when I have\nYou, and how beautiful is having hope in You and being disappointed about\nothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You said,\u201d Call me (and) I will answer\nyou\u201d(1); I heard Your call and came to You. Sometimes when I am hardly\nstruggling in the swamp of disobedience, I find nothing better than Your name\nand remembrance. How blissful it is when I see miracles from asking for help\nfrom Your loved ones. Indeed asking for help from those approved and sent by\nYou, results in nothing but hope and joy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One day a man who was among the lovers\nof Imam Hassan al-Askari (PBUH) and used to make rings came to the Imam (PBUH)\nand said,\u201d O son of the Messenger of Allah! The Caliph has given me a big,\nvaluable piece of turquoise to have an encryption on it. But when I put iron\nover it, it got cut in half. I fear that this leads to me being perished. So\npray for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam al-Askari (PBUH) replied,\u201d There\nis no fear for you with the will of Allah (SWT)\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact, Imam al-Askari (PBUH)\nconveyed his belief with a deep understanding to the man, and tried to calm the\nman down with relying on Allah (SWT) and a firm faith in Him. This actually\nhappened, as there was no sign of anguish on the man\u2019s face when he left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man narrates:\u201d I went back home.\nThe Caliph asked for me the next day and told me,\u201d I have to servants who are\nfighting with each other over this stone, and they would not give up unless you\ncut it into two halves\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I returned to my house and made two\nrings using the two halves of the stone, and took them to the Caliph. The two\nservants were satisfied, and the Caliph honored me because of that. So I\nthanked Allah (SWT) for this\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indeed, besides explaining and\npreaching the teachings of Islam, the Ahl al-Bait (PUBT) have always asked\ntheir companions and followers to rely on Allah (SWT) and hold onto Him. Verily\ntranquility is not reachable except through remembrance of Allah (SWT) and\nrelying on Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The above is a\nselection taken from \u201cAl-Khara\u2019ij va al-Jara\u2019ih\u201d, by Ghutb Rawandi (with some\nchanges and additions))<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Roshd Website offers condolences\nto all Muslims, especially you dear friend, upon 8th of Rabee al-Awwal, the\nanniversary of the Martyrdom of the flag of guidance, the light of piety, the\nore of wisdom and knowledge, the 11th Imam of the Shiites, Imam Hassan ibn Ali\nal-Askari (PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. The Holy\nQuran, (40:60)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
O Lord! Whom do I need when I have You, and how beautiful is having hope in You and being disappointed about others. You said,\u201d Call me (and) I will answer you\u201d(1); I heard Your call and came to You. Sometimes when I am hardly struggling in the swamp of disobedience, I find nothing better […]<\/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":[23689,17778,18130,19929,17911,19421,18762,23365,17978,23690,23688,22288,18418],"class_list":["post-4707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-occasional-letters","tag-2013-01-19","tag-allah","tag-answer","tag-beautiful","tag-find","tag-help","tag-hope","tag-imam-hasan-askari","tag-lord","tag-loved","tag-message-of-salvation","tag-need","tag-occasion-letters"],"yoast_head":"\n