More Pictures of Ashura mourning gathering on the closing day Thursday the 13th of October 2012.
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Pictures of Ashura closing programme in Zaria III
More Pictures of Ashura mourning gathering on the closing day Thursday the 13th of October 2012.Pictures of Ashura closing programme in Zaria I
Pictures of Ashura gathering on the closing day, 13th December 2012.
Close of Ashura Mourning in Nigeria: Sheikh Zakzaky Enumerates Lessons
The
Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Sheikh Ibraheem zakzaky spoke
on the lessons of Ashura during the close of the mourning programmes
on Thursday the 13th of December 2012 at Husainiyyah Baqiyyatullah, Zaria, Nigeria.
Sheikh
Zakzaky outlined some of the lessons, out of numerous, that can be
drawn especially those discussed during the past 29 consecutive days.
The
Leader also responded to the unfounded claims of those opponents of
Ashura mourning, who view Ashura as an insignificant historic event of
the past. He said ‘Ashura tragedy is the pointer towards true religion
of Islam; it is the barometre between faith and disbelief.
Making
further explanation of the tragedy, he cited the battle of Badr where
the Quraish came out in large number fully armed, with hearts full of
hatred against the Prophet and his followers, and attacked a very small
group of Muslims and Allah gave victory to the small of group of the
believers. This, he pointed out, clearly shows those with Allah. It was
demonstration of firm belief (Iman) and firm disbelief (Kufr) at work.
Sheikh said,
the case of Ashura was out of the ordinary, far away from conventional
battle. It was the case of thousands of fully armed bands of army of
about 75,000, attacking less armed of people less than 100, among them
women, children, babies and the sick. It was the case of unequal
partners in strength. The killing of Imam Husain(AS), his family members
and companions serves a demacation line between true faith, represented
by Imam Hussain(AS) and hypocrisy, as represented by Yazid. Without
Ashura, and it stands for, Islam would have been lost.
More lessons from Ashura as explained by the Sheikh:
-Ashura shows that there is Islam brought by the Prophet (SAWA),and that of the enemies of the Prophet.
-Islam without the Ahlulbay(AS) is fake.
-Love of the Ahlul Bayt (AS) can never be combined with love for their enemies.
-Love
of Ali is a sign of true belief(Iman,) as the prophet declared. The
battles of Siffin and Jamal shows that whosoever was not with Imam Ali
was on the wrong path. "Ali is with the truth and the truth is with
Ali…" The case of Ashura is the same.
-Those
who follow the Ahlulbayt(AS) are on the right path, those who support
Banu Umayyad belong to the fold of the hypocrites who have spread false
Islam.
-Opposing Ashura is sign of fear that, truth is being revived, and true Islam will eventually triumph.
Sheikh
Zakzaky concluded by saying that the victory of Imam Husain(AS) is the
victory of truth against falsehood; the victory of blood against
sword. The tragedy of karbala is a trial for Muslims.
At
the end of the session, Matam was performed, ziyarah of Imam
Husain (AS) and karbala martyrs was recited, followed by the
supplication of Kumayl.
Sayyid Khamenei:Idea of US coming to terms with Islam, wrong
Leader
of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the notion
that the US may come to terms with Islam and Islamic movements is a
mistake.
In
a meeting with hundreds of scholars, academics, thinkers and
researchers participating in the International Conference of Muslim
University Professors and Islamic Awakening, Ayatollah Khamenei said
that ‘any notion that the global arrogance, led by the US, may come to
terms with Islamic movements is wrong.’
“Wherever Islam and Islamic movements are present, the US will make every effort to eliminate them.”
Referring to the violence in Syria, the Leader said, “Those who are driving Syria toward civil war and fratricide are to blame.”
Ayatollah Khamenei added that all the demands of the Muslims must be resolved peacefully.
Hailing
the Palestinian people as well as the resistance movements of Hamas and
Islamic Jihad, the Leader said no one could believe that in a war
between the Gazans and the Israeli regime, “the Palestinian side would
be the one to set conditions for ceasefire.”
“The
enemies are afraid of the phrase Islamic Awakening and try not to use
it,” Ayatollah Khamenei said, adding that the enemies also fear an Islam
which is practiced by large numbers of people.
"We
believe that the current huge movement is a real Islamic Awakening
(movement) and will spread and grow and won't be derailed so easily,"
Ayatollah Khamenei added. "People's Islamic slogans in the regional
revolutions and the role played by Muslim believers in encouraging
massive rallies and overthrowing corrupt regimes altogether signify that
the movement is Islamic."
The
Leader further said that people's yes vote to Islamist parties in the
recent elections was another indication of the Islamic identity of the
recent uprisings.
The
two-day International Conference of Muslim University Professors and
Islamic Awakening began in Iran’s capital, Tehran, on Monday with the
theme of advancing justice and religious democracy.
Saturday, 24 November 2012
Blood Donation During Ashura Mourning in Nigeria
By Ibrahim Usman
Members
of the Islaic Movement in Nigeria under the guidance of Sheikh Zakzaky
(H) are donating blood during Ashura mourning session across major
cities, in obedience to the call of the Leader to do so as an act of
humanitarian service.
In
Kano, Kaduna and other major cities, members in large number queu
before tents of the National Blood Transfusion Unit to offer themseleves
for clinical for subsequent blood donation.
A
member interviewed said, he had been donating blood for years with the
encouragement from Sheikh Zakzaky (H), whom he said had described blood
donation as a life saving act. "Encouragement by Malam has increased the
zeal and enthusiasm of brothers and sisters to donate blood to save
lives of those in critical condition", he added.
It
could be recalled that, the National Blood Transfusion Unit had
presented Sheikh Zakzaky (H) with a prestigious award for encouraging
blood donation in religious circle.
Sheikh
Zakzaky (H) had also given officials of the National Blood Transfusion
Unit a no objection to receive blood donation at every pprogramme of the
Islamic Movement from willing members.
Since
then the love for blood donation among members of the Islaic Movement
has increased, especially in the month of Muharram, in which the blood
of Imam Hussain (AS), his children and companion, was spilled in the
plain of Karbala 61 after Hijrah. Members view blood donation at this
sacred period as sacrifice to the blood of Imam Hussain spilled on the
10th of Muharram.
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