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The Spiritual Dimensions of the Night of `Ashura
by Dr. Murtadha Alidina, Stanmore, London, UK
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10th Night of Muharram, 1424 AH 2003
- Reports from those who fought against Imam (a) and his companions in Karbala show that despite their small number, fatigue, and thirst, the army of Imam Husayn (a) fought extremely valiantly. What triggered this divinely inspired power?
- Imam Husayn (a) had requested that they be given Thursday night (`Ashura was on Friday) to read Qur'an, perform salaat, and to do istighfaar. An analysis of these actions and how they bring one closer to Allah.
- Story of `Ali Asghar (a).Source: www.hujjat.org |
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Does weeping for Imam Husayn (a) guarantee paradise?
by Dr. Murtadha Alidina, Stanmore, London, UK
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Views: 13709 |
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Night of 2nd Muharram, 1424 AH, 2003
- Many ahadith indicate the importance and rewards of weeping from Imam Husayn (a). How can these ahadith be understood?
- For every hadith, the scholars have set forth 3 criteria by which it should be examined: a) Who narrated it b) What were the conditions under which it was narrated c) How does its content correlate with the Qur'anic message?
- By looking at what the Qur'an states about those who attain paradise, one can conclude that the mourning of Imam Husayn (a) causes one to be in a state where he/she can then go on to adopt those other characteristics which will cause him/her to live in Paradise in the hereafter. Crying alone without any deeds will not help one to attain paradise.
- Story of Imam Husayn (a) setting forth for Karbala.Source: www.hujjat.org |
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The mission of Imam Husayn (a): Resignation vs. Revolution
by Dr. Murtadha Alidina, Stanmore, London, UK
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Night of 6th Muharram, 1424 AH, 2003
Resignation to the will of Allah vs desire for revolution and reform. When we submit to the will of Allah, we should submit fully. Examples from Karbala of Abdullah ibn Hurr who submitted his horse and sword but did not submit himself. Another man submitted himself on the condition that if victory seemed doubtful, he would escape, and on the day of Karbala he did manage to escape by means of a horse he had hidden away. The story of `Awn and Muhammad, the grandsons of Ja`afar ibn Abi Talib al-Tayyar, who submitted fully to the will of Allah and were among the young martyrs of Karbala.Source: www.hujjat.org |
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Lifestyle of tawbah (turning to Allah) and Karbala
by Dr. Murtadha Alidina, Stanmore, London, UK
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Night of 3rd Muharram, 1424 AH, 2003
- Results from a worldwide survey conducted by interviewing thousands of people shows globalization of morality. People can be divided into one of 6 different personality types/lifestyles.
- What should be the Muslim lifestyle? Tawbah is the answer. Surat Hud in the Qur'an gives numerous examples of past Prophets where tawbah was given as the solution to living an Islamic lifestyle.
- The example of tawbah in the story of those who were exhorted to perform jihad with the Prophet in the expedition of Tabuk but who gave excuses for not participating. They eventually performed sincere tawbah and their example is noted in the Qur'an.
- The example of tawbah from the beautiful story of Hurr ibn Yazid al-Riyah who chose paradise over the hellfire by defecting from the army of the enemy to join Imam Husayn (a) -- narrated by Dr. Alidina in a detailed and extremely moving manner.Source: www.hujjat.org |
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Karbala: A Divine Decree
by Dr. Murtadha Alidina, Stanmore, London, UK
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Night of 5th Muharram, 1424 AH, 2003
- We know of several reasons why Imam Husayn (a) went to Karbala, for example, the political situation, and to reform society. But there is another reason as well that is evidenced by Imam Husayn's actions words, as well as the vision that Imam Husayn (a) had when he visited the grave of the Prophet (s) before setting forth. The reason is because Allah wanted him to go.
- Questions: How did the Imam (a) gain knowledge of the unseen for certain things, when Allah alone has knowledge of all the ghayb? And, if the Imam (a) knew that Allah had decreed he would die, how can he be a role model for us?
- The scholars have given several reasons to the first question.
a) Departmentalization of knowledge where God shares some knowledge with the awliyaa'
b) Some knowledge is fixed and determined. God alone knows that. Some other knowledge is changing (for example, if someone is good to his parents, Allah will lengthen his life).
c) Imams (a) potentially had power to learn it, Allah provided the knowledge if it is in the wisdom of Allah to teach it. If it is a test of the Imam Allah may withhold such knowledge.
d) If someone is close enough to Allah he will gain such knowledge, although there is some knowledge (like the essence of Allah) which cannot be learned.
What about verse 2:95 Qur'an that says you should not plunge yourself into death?
a) Imam (a) was living in world of unseens and factors are different. Examples from the actions of Khidr in the presence of Musa.
b) Death in this verse is not physical death, but rather death in society or death in other aspects
c) Sometimes death is more important than life
- The story of Habeeb ibn Madhaahir (r). Ilm al-ghayb was shared even with the companions who were close to the Imams (a).Source: www.hujjat.org |
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Abbas (a), Sublimination of the Self for the Sake of Perfection
by Dr. Murtadha Alidina, Stanmore, London, UK
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Night of 8th Muharram, 1424 AH, 2003
Imam Husayn (a) went to Karbala because of:
-resignation to will of Allah
-resistance to corrupt government
-reformation in corrupt society
-revolution
-he was part of the cosmic struggle between falsehood and truth, that is in operation even today
Everyone desires perfection -- some seek it in power, others in prestige, beauty, or wealth -- but the best perfection is in getting closer to the All Perfect Being.Everyone is given a chance to attain perfection, but refusal of that chance will come to chastise us now, later in this life and finally in the hereafter.
Abbas (a) represents sublimation, sacrifice, and subjugation of the self against individualism - he preferred Allah and his brother the Imam over himself.
Examples given from a book (published in the year 2000) by David Mires, a social psychologist, where he talks about individualism. Its tenets include:
-love yourself before you love others
-what's ethical is what's ethical to me
-what's moral is what's moral to me
-the individual above society
-avoid conformity
-"i don't recognize the right of any other over me for even one minute of my life. i exist for my life not for the life of others."
Discussion about individualism manifesting itself as self-esteem -- the way to improve yourself is for you to do your own thing and for me to do my own thing. Psychotherapists as prophets of our age. Collectivistic vs. individualistic societies.
Spending possessions in the way of Allah is an act against individualism -- many verses of the Qur'an are given as examples, including the story of the sacrifice of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) from Surat al-Dahr.
An extremely moving rendition of the story of the martyrdom of Hadhrat Abbas (a).Source: www.hujjat.org |
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Islamic Perspective on Sexual Energy (9th Muharram Lecture)
by Dr. Murtadha Alidina, Stanmore, London, UK
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Night of 9th Muharram, 1424 AH, 2003
- Nabi Yahya (a) was killed by a king who succumbed to sexual temptation and who gifted his (a) head to a prostitute. The 4th imam (a) reports that Imam Husayn narrated the story of Yahya (a) several times during during the journey to Karbala, as if warning those who would hear that uncontrolled sexual energy can potentially create a huge disaster.
- Why is premarital and promiscuous sex so common in society?
a) sex is profitable and we are bombarded with such advertising
b) curiousity and hormones
c) the media bombards teenagers with sexual images
d) peer pressure
- Discussion about exposure to drugs.
- The Qur'anic perspective on sexual energy is that
a) it is a gift from God
b) to be used in marriage
c) on a premarital level, the energy is so strong that it can harm you, as man has been created weak (Surat al-Nisa verse 28)
d) Satan is ready to deceive you and destroy you through sexual deviation
- To prevent destruction and channel sexual energy into marriage, Allah has given marriage, and enjoined the following conduct in non-mahram interactions with the opposite sex:
a) code of dress
b) contact of eyes has to be controlled
c) content of conversation be serious and avoid intimacy
d) character of conversation should not be with enticing sound
e) no covetous behavior
e) being a gift from God therefore has the potential in the context of marriatge enables us to move us to perfection.
- Story of Nabi Yusuf (a) and how he resisted the attempts of the wife of the governor.
- Moving account of the events and spiritual dimensions of the martyrdom of Ali Akbar ibn al-Husayn (a)Source: www.hujjat.org |
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Peer Pressure vs. Dignity of Human Being as Illustrated in Karbala
by Dr. Murtadha Alidina, Stanmore, London, UK
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Night of 7th Muharram, 1424 AH, 2003
- During the time of the Prophet (s), those weak in faith would offer excuses for not being able to participate in the battles of the Prophet (s). This is in contrast with Qasim ibn Hasan who pleaded with Imam Husayn (a) to allow him to participate.
- Case study of a teenager undergoing changes in behavior.
- What is peer pressure? In a recent book by Larkin titled Suburban Youth: Culture in Crisis, he explains that the typical school is divided into the jocks, the rah-rahs, the freaks, the greasers, the politicals, the academic elite, the motorheads, and the silent majority. It is the latter group that is subject to pressure to move into one of the other groups.
- Why does (negative) peer pressure occur? What are the factors that influence it?
1. If individual feel low self esteem, feels that joining a group can make him feel better.
2. Parents fail children in relationships.
3. Lack of courage and assertiveness.
4. A belief system which is faulty
- How to resist peer pressure?
1. Knowing that Allah has given us self dignity. Examples from Qur'an show that God is proud of us, He loves and cares for us, and we are entitled to become representatives of God on earth
2. If you want to gain popularity and prestige by conforming to society, Allah teaches that power and prestige is in hands of Allah
Extremely moving rendition of the martyrdom of Qasim ibn al-Hasan (a), the boy of less than 14 who knew where true power and prestige lie. When Imam Husayn (a) asked him about death in Karbala, he responded: ahla min al-`asl, sweeter than honey.Source: www.hujjat.org |
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12th Imam (a) (cont'd)
by Dr. Hamid Algar, Univ. of California, Berkeley, USA, 6th November, 2001
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- doubts within the Shi'i community in the beginning years of occultation
- occultation in the ahadith of earlier Imams
- difficulties faced by Shi'i scholars in the initial stages of the major occultation
- discussion of the longevity of the Imam; comparisions with Prophet 'Isa (a), and Dajjal
- discussion of the purpose and necessity of the Imam while he is in occultation
- titles of the Imam; al-qaim, mahdi al-anam, al-hujja, sahib al-amr/sahib al-zaman, and baqiyatullah |
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12th Imam (a) (cont'd) & Shi'i Tafseer of Qur'an
by Dr. Hamid Algar, Univ. of California, Berkeley, USA, 13th November, 2001
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Shi'a Islam: Class 19
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- continuation of the discussion about the events that will likely occur during the reappearance of the 12th Imam; dajjal, P. Isa (a)
- Shi'i doctrines and scholarly roles during the major occultation
- Tafsir (exegesis of the Qur'an); the Qur'an in the ahadith of the Imams, dimensions in the meaning of the Qur'an, tahrif of the Qur'an (distortion)
- stages in the development of Shi'i exegesis of the Qur'an, and their unique characteristics |
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13 SafarÂ
by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi, London, UKÂ , June 19 1997
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Financial and economic matters, Islamic economic system, zakat, capitalism and communism. |
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14 SafarÂ
by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi, London, UKÂ , June 20 1997
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Importance of trust, sadaqah, charity |
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15 SafarÂ
by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi, London, UKÂ , June 21 1997
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Personal and family life, importance of family, role of women in islam, importance of marriage, Fatima [a]'s claim to Fadak, no difference in virtues between men and women |
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16 SafarÂ
by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi, London, UKÂ , June 22 1997
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Husband-wife relationship, husband as head of family, no discrimination against women, testimony of women |
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17 SafarÂ
by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi, London, UKÂ , June 23 1997
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