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Merchants of Lethal Deceit
Tariq A. Al-Maeena, talmaeena@aol.com

ARABNEWS Saturday 29 March 2008.

 

Five years into the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, US President George Bush claims it's been worth the haul. And although he claims he sheds tears for every one of the 4,000 soldiers he has sent to their death, little or no mention is made of an estimated one million or more innocent Iraqi civilians who have lost their lives as a result of his grand adventure.
Remember the proponents of the aggression then? One of the strongest, Tony Blair of UK, is now keeping himself as far away from Bush as possible, and privately conceding that this adventure was a "horrible mistake". Was he led into this deceitful adventure by the smooth-talking neocons of the Bush administration and the gentle prodding by Bush himself?
Whatever happened to Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, and Donald Rumsfeld, those active cheerleaders of a murderous and unlawful invasion of countries that harbored no ill will toward the United States or the American people?
Now facts have proven that this carnage was built on an orchestrated deception, first among Bush's constituents through selective manipulation of the media, and later by presenting false evidence to the world community, the United Nations.
These past five years will remain embedded in the minds of those who had lost their loved ones in Iraq and Afghanistan with pain and anguish. For it was under the US commander in chief's instructions that US soldiers used their most brutal practices among the prisoners by systematic acts of rape, sodomy and torture. They dehumanized their captives. Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo have become synonyms for gross human rights violations.
This continued and sustained assault on these two countries is a violation that has for the most part remained unchecked. Most nations are noticeably quiet on US transgressions in the region. It has not, however, failed to create deep chasms of animosity and suspicion of Bush's intentions. His talk of "spreading democracy in the Middle East" is now met with derision.
For poll after poll has proven that the inhabitants of Afghanistan and Iraq see themselves as worse off today than before the acts of aggression began. And really, what was it that Bush was after?
There were no weapons of mass destruction. Nor was there any sign of ill will in either country toward the United States. Was it the oil? Well maybe, but there was always the specter of an Israeli lobby dictating terms and manipulating things.
Many of those smooth-talking neocons who convinced their constituents of a doomsday situation if Iraq was not invaded are not around today parading in front of the world's media with their false assertions. Perhaps they are keeping a low profile for fear of being charged for these crimes against humanity in some tribunal sometimes in the future.
For, if you strip away all irrational rhetoric, what is happening in Iraq and Afghanistan is indeed a crime. A war crime to match the Israeli aggression and occupation of Palestine! How closely were the two operations orchestrated with Bush and Sharon in power?
And while one languishes in a vegetative state, the other is free to continue his acts of violence unchecked and unfettered.
And not satisfied with the amount of innocent blood already spilled, he is now pushing for another bloody adventure, this time against Iran.
Iran is an Islamic state, and Bush should think long and hard before contemplating any such moves. He lacks credibility when he talks about Iran's threat to the region and his evidence is dismissed as a joke.
The people in this region have seen and heard enough. The real threat has never been Iran. The real threat has been the willingness of some to believe what Bush says.
While Bush and his remaining neocons work covertly with the Israelis in an effort to convince the world body of the threat Iran poses, such alarmist talk has indeed been falling on deaf ears in the region.
As for the tears Bush says he sheds for the fallen, everyone knows they are as fake as the evidence he presented to justify his wars of aggression in Afghanistan and Iraq.

 

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December 6, 2011
The Unbridgeable Shia-Sunni Cleavage in Islam
By Saeed Qureshi
 
This year too, all over the world and particularly in Pakistan, the Shia community observed the martyrdom of Imam Hussain the grandson of the prophet of Islam in a nerve-racking environment. In Pakistan they entered their congregational holy places as if entering a nuclear arsenal. Each and every person was subjected to body pat down by the security staff posted at entry and exit points. The entire country was placed under high alert with thousands of military and semi military personnel guarding the processions.  Practicing of one's faith is becoming extremely arduous in Islamic polities.
 
From the day Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) left the transitory abode of this world, the Islamic polity has remained divided into two unbridgeable branches: Shia and Sunni. Shias believe that the three successors of Prophet Muhammad were usurpers as the succession was the right of the blood relations of the prophet.
 
Shiite muslims also believe that the true leadership comes through the prpohet's bloodline and his cousin and son in law Ali-ibne-Abi-Talib was the divinely ordained successor. They claim that Allah and his prophet had clearly designated Ali as the only legitimate successor. The Sunni sects believe that the four successors of Prophet Muhammad or caliphs were legitimate as they were chosen by the community in accordance with the custom of those times.
 
This cleavage sharpened when Imam Hussain, his entire family (excepting women and one male) and accompanying followers were massacred in the desert of Karbala near Baghdad by the troops of then Ommyad caliph Yazid the son of the founder of Ommyad dynasty Amir Muawiyah.  Yazid to Shias is like a devil while Sunnis treat him like other caliphs. The Islamic unity has therefore remained a mere myth and elusive goal for all these fifteen centuries.
 
Imam Hussain's death commemorated each year by a passion play or the world-wide mammoth collective mourning has become the rallying point for the shia fraternity and identity. The martyrdom of Hussain nurtured the shia cause under the Ommyads and became the harbinger of the downfall of their dynasty.
With the exception of a few common beliefs and traditions Shias and Sunnis differ on a whole plethora of beliefs with regard to Sharia laws encompassing both juridical and ecclesiastical. The Shias believe in a lineage of twelve divine imams or spiritual leaders. Sunnis have four Imams but they are primarily interpreters of the Islamic Sharia law.  
 
Historically, Sunnis and Shias have been at loggers head with each other from the martyrdom of Hussain to this day. Shia and Sunni division in Islam is so drastic and hard that they do not pray together in one place. Shias do not pay Islamic tax Zakat while in Islam it is considered to be one of the five principle obligations.
 
They have been so irreconcilably hostile to each other that Islamic history is replete with their mutual annihilation and massacres. It is a colossal tragedy within Islam that this great faith is torn apart into two domains that can never reconcile or converge on several matters of faith till eternity.
 
While in the past they killed each with swords, in the present times they resort to mutual slaughter by suicide bombing, target killing and bomb blasts. The Shias are branded as infidels by the majority Sunni sects and therefore, their murder is justifiable to them as if they were killing a non-Muslim. In Islam a heretic or apostate person or sect is more condemnable and liable to be punished with death than a non-Muslim who has clear denomination of not being a Muslim faithful and has come under the protection of the state as a zimmi or dhimmi.
 
A famous Muslim historian Shahrastani commented on the Sunni-Shia schism of creed in these words, "Never was there an issue than brought more bloodshed than the caliphate." The sack and pillage of Baghdad in 1258 by the Mongol hordes was the result of the rivalry between a Sunni caliph Mustaasim and a Shia vizier Mohammad bin al-Kami who invited the Tartars to come to Baghdad.
 
In the present times Saudi Arabia and Iran are hostile competitors in upholding the Sunni and Shia creeds respectively. The Saudis are aligned to the Christian West and America to browbeat and even contain the growing leverage and influence of Iran in the region. This antagonism is entirely faith based besides the historical rivalry between the Arab and non Arab Muslims (Ajam). Some of the Shia spiritual leaders migrated to Iran during the Ommyad and Abbasids dynasties while the others were killed by these powerful family dynasties. As such the discord between Shias and Sunnis is not only of faith but also regional, ethnic and political.
 
In all the Middle Eastern Islamic regimes there is always a simmering tussle, between the Sunni and Shia populations. For instance in Bahrain, the Sunnis are in minority but ruling. Conversely in Syria the Sunnis are in majority and Shias are in minority but are at the political helm. Same division and cleavage prevails in Iraq where most of the Shias religious and spiritual leaders are buried.
 
So to bridge the doctrinal and theological chasms between these two main sects within Islam would always remain a tall order unless the Muslim clergy decide to live in harmony despite their mutual differences of faiths and Sharia laws. Would that be possible within an Islamic state cannot be fathomed because both would vie for political power.
 
However if the islamic polity turns secular wherein all shades of faiths are allowed to practice freely without harming each other, this  most coveted goal can become attainable.  The example of such religious harmony can be witnessed in western societies where they pray in the same mosque and never fight.
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It was around 8.00 pm; torrential rain welcomed me at
the pearl of the Indian Ocean, Sri
Lanka. I was prepared to travel to the east
from Colombo
that night. I was eagerly waiting for the person who would accompany me in this
trip. At last she joined me near the bus stoppage for a two days journey to
Batticaloa, the capital of the eastern province. After a brief social
introduction we were lost in our dreams, or she was not sleeping; I don't
remember. We arrived at the hotel in Kallady village at 4.40 am, where a room
was booked for us. I was too tired to ask about the plan, came to know that we
would not start before 10.00 am, and that was sufficient for that moment.

Eventually I came to know that the lady accompanying
me as an interpreter was a politician. She contested in the last parliamentary
election as an independent candidate from Batticaloa, her home town. I also
came to know that I would meet five-six women politicians or activists in this
trip. I decided to focus on unfolding the facts behind the involvement of women
in politics in such a beautiful island with a history of protracted conflict
among the ethnic groups in this brief field trip.

With a long history of colonial culture like other
South Asian countries, Ceylon
gained freedom in 1948. In 1972 Ceylon
became Sri Lanka; had also
been a center of the Buddhist religion and culture from ancient times and was
one of the few remaining territories of Buddhism in South
Asia. The Sinhalese community forms the majority of the
population. Tamils, who are concentrated in the north and east of the island,
form the largest ethnic minority. Other communities include Moors (Muslims), Burghers
(Eurasians), Kaffirs (former African slaves), Malays and the aboriginal Veda
people (aborigine).1

From 1983 to 2009, there was an on-and-off civil war
between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE), a
militant organization who fought to create an independent state named Tamil Elam
in the North and East of the island. On 19 May 2009, however, the President of
Sri Lanka officially claimed an end to the insurgency and the defeat of the
LTTE, following the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran and LTTE's other senior
leadership.2

According to the 2001 census, the total population
of Batticaloa was 486,447. Among them 6,345 were Sinhalese, 362,431 Ceylonese
Tamil, 727 Estate Tamil, 114,111 Moor, 2,696 Burgher and 21 Malay.3

In order to capture the majority perception, I
interviewed women leaders from both Tamil and Muslim community. In total we
interviewed six women in Batticaloa and one in Colombo. Among them one was a war victim, four
of them were women leaders and two were activist and intellectual. During the
in-depth interview, I focused on following queries.

1.
How did women come into politics?

2.
Why women's participation in the
politics is important?

3.
Was there any significant incidence of
conflict in Batticaloa?

Interview
1

A Muslim women leader would like to participate
independently in the next provincial election. She had 3 children. First two of
them were twins of 15 years old. The next one was a 12 year boy.

She married an Indian guy from Kannya Kuamary and referred him as "Made in India"; first
introduced to him over phone while she had been working in Soudi Arabia as a
house maker of a Saudi elite family. She worked there for 10 years. She came
back to Batticaloa in 1991.

She came to politics because she thought "a change
is needed and it's just the matter of time". She could finish her O'level only and
stopped there as it was costly. She wanted to ensure education, particularly higher
education, for women. She also addressed that the employment opportunity for
women was very low. If a good number of women could be Member of Parliament,
then they could speak for the women and their rights. If women were
economically solvent then they would be able to buy their stuffs according to
their need.

Even in her Saudi period, she had gone through
different levels of struggle. Once she was falsely convicted for stealing. Then
she was sent back to Sri Lanka.
She again managed to go there and got same job in another household. She spoke
in favor of women's education and gathered like-mined women to share their thoughts
in Saudi Arabia.

She also informed us that there were four female
candidates for the upcoming provincial election. Among them two were Tamil and
two were Muslim. She also shared that
once she met a Muslim minister (male) who discouraged women's participation in
politics. According to him women should concentrate solely on housework. She thought
if there was sufficient job opportunity for women locally, then they need not
go abroad and life might be easier. She also expressed her fear of regrouping
and reorganization of LTTE and the war.

From 1983 at several occasions she tried to build
peace during war. She thought that there existed a rigid relationship between
groups involved in politics and politicians were not willing to solve the
problem with sincerity.

She also professed that in politics there should not
be any place for a dynasty.

Interview
2

A Tamil woman leader had been in politics for 16
years. She had three children and all of them were boys. Her eldest son was 8
years old. She participated in the last parliamentary election as an independent
candidate. Though she failed, she thought women's participation is important. There
was no woman in local government body and she wanted to set an example.

She mentioned that there were 1,662 widows in three
divisions and their sufferings had no end, only because of less education. She
stated, "For the development of women, women's participation in the parliament is
the only way out". According to her, "development
is development of skill, both politically and economically." She had been working in an NGO for 16
years. As per her observations "women from
well-to-do families do not get permission to work outside".

She got involved in politics because of the war that
created a big number of widows and she observed their sufferings. Though she
was not elected, she saw more women were interested in politics. She has been searching
for eligible women in politics. So far she got 16 women and she has been training
them and sharing her experience to build them as politician. Recently she
joined a group called TMVP (Tamil Makhali Vududalie Paligal), a Tamil political
group. She said, "We used to live together, watched movie together; but now
Tamils want to be separated as they are not equally treated due to emergency
law".

She mentioned, "Grease devils are now the talk of
the town". These devils were anonymous, used to frighten and scratched on women's
body at night. She thought that the grease devils were putting some chemicals
during scratching the women so that the chemicals will modify their genetic
pattern and the next generation would be genetically muted. She uttered, "It is
some kind of conspiracy to destroy them". Physicians referred the victims as
psychiatric patient. Thus most of the cases remain unnoticed and untreated,
because avoiding themselves has become a part of psychic patient and ultimately
the wound is infected. When I wanted to visit a victim, she denied going there
because of CID/ military; they might track us or might cause further harm to
the victim.

According to her statement, grease devils were an
artificial crisis made by the government. She said, "Government thinks if they
lift the emergency law, they may not control the Tamils. They have withdrawn
the emergency due to foreign country and UN pressure but not by their own
choice".

Interview
3

A Muslim woman leader was only 28 years old. She
finished her A'level. She worked with election monitoring committee. She became
interested in politics because she was a victim of politicization of the entire
sector as not getting the job being non-partisan. She wanted to set an example
that only eligible and the right person with skill would get the priority and
the job.

She was involved in social service in the field of advocacy,
particularly for women. She said, "Men cannot address women's issues". She came
to politics due to her husband's inspiration. Her husband is a computer
instructor.

She mentioned a recent incident of two Muslim school
girls. They went to a cyber café for internet browsing after school hours. The
villagers raised false accusation against them of watching pornography and
eventually girls were house-arrested.

Interview
4

A Tamil woman was 53 years old. Twenty three years
back her husband was killed in the war. She is a war victim in terms of being a
widow. She had been facing enormous struggle with her only daughter. Her
daughter was then a kid. Now she got married and had a child of 8 years. She
used to live by growing vegetables in her own land of half acre. She narrated how
her husband had disappeared or killed. In 1987, some unknown people came to the
house and picked him in the name of some investigation and he never came back.
Unfortunately she lost her right hand in a terrible bus accident ten years
back. She got a plastic prosthetic, but could not maintain it as it was
uncomfortable.

She stated that a woman with a son might survive
with little struggle in comparison to her situation as she faced a great deal
of challenges. She sighed, "I could not support my daughter for higher
education. Moreover jobless women are socially discriminated. Even after tsunami
I was the last person to get aid".

Interview
5

A Muslim women leader had been involved in politics since
1987. She was a member of women council and elected in the last provincial
election. She contested from Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC).

She stated, "Separate Muslim leadership is required
because of cultural difference among different ethnic groups". She also mentioned that in SLMC there was
Tamil and Singhalese in other provinces, but not in the Eastern province. She
said, "Being a politician I faced a wide range of challenges while walking on
this thorny path. The members of the opponent party once burnt down my van. But
I was accepted by the people with their open hearts because of my twenty years
background in social works".

She came from a political family. Her brother was
elected in the parliamentary election from SLMC too. She said, "Now he has been
corrupted and he joined the parliamentary alliance to get a ministerial post".

In 1990, 130 Muslims were killed by LTTE inside a
mosque, which led her to step into to politics. She formed an NGO, North East
Coordination Development Organization (NECDO), based in Kallady. She said, "We
provide loan to needy Muslim women with nominal service charge instead of
interest. But for the first four months they do not have to pay any service
charge and the recovery rate is more than 95%".

Interview
6

She was a lecturer of Tamil literature in the Arts
faculty of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka. She had been associated with Suriya
Development group in Batticaloa as an adviser since 1994. This organization
focused on mobilization, counseling and empowerment of women through livelihood
enhancement and women's contribution in the economy.

She mentioned, "The main problem is land rights. Women
inherit land from their parents in both Tamil and Muslim societies. But the government
rule is that the lands are registered in the name of the head of the household.
In Srilanka 60% cases the household heads are men and thus the women become
landless overnight". She also said, "Women should come to the mainstream
politics to establish their rights".

Interview
7

She was a women rights activist. She was a member of
the Democratic People's Movement in Sri Lanka, which is a coalition of
people's movements, NGOs and trade unions initiating action and dialogue for
alternative development paradigms. She was President of the International
Movement against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) and the Women's
Forum for Peace in Sri Lanka.
IMADR was always actively involved in anti-war and peace movement in Sri Lanka. She
contested for parliamentary election twice as a candidate from the left front,
in 2000 and 2001.

She observed that the understanding of politics was
different between NGO and political parties. With a distinct objective she
started women's political academy in Sri Lanka to achieve social
recognition by the means of politics. She said, "We have around 60,000 widows
in North East and around 55,000 widows in the South. Without addressing the
issue of livelihoods of women, development is not possible". According to her
perspective women's participation in politics should be in a democratic
fashion. She said, "It is not the question of power, it is a must".

Discussion


War and natural disasters created an extra burden for
widows in the society. In most cases, their sufferings played a triggering role
for them to join politics. However, the first women Prime Minister in the
world, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, came to politics after her husband's death. In
March 1995, at a press conference during the United Nations Social Development
Summit in Copenhagen, President Kumaratunga said, "Though we have a woman
President and a woman Prime Minister, and six other woman ministers in a
Cabinet of 24; women educate themselves as much as men and job opportunities
for women are not less than that of men, it had not solved the problems women
face in Sri Lanka. There's a new problem - violence against women".4
We heard about 'grease devils', a newer form of violence against women, in
order to push back the military into the land by the government. Dr. Deepika
Udagama, the director of the Centre for the Study of Human Rights at Colombo University
said, "Many in South Asia think that women in Sri
Lanka are better off than their counterparts in other
countries of South Asia. Education level,
women holding management positions, women in other professions and even in
normal social norms, Sri Lankan women enjoy better position than in Pakistan, Bangladesh
or India.
But in the recent past there has been a tremendous upsurge in acts of violence
against women".4

Conclusion

With nightmare of grease devils, vicious cycle of
false acquisition and losing properties in recent time made women vulnerable in
this beautiful Island. Violation of human
rights through war and violence against women are possibly the factors that played
major role in the involvement of women in politics even in rural Sri Lanka. The
problem is interlinked like string hopper. While the government has declared
peace in the island, people doubt in the motive of the government. Women's
participation and empowerment through their livelihood improvement may bring
peace in the island. Resolution of conflict between the ethnic communities
should be addressed simultaneously.

References

1.
Encyclopedia Britannica: Veda". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 August 2011.

2.
"Sri Lanka leader hails 'victory'. BBC News. 2009-05-19.
Retrieved 2010-06-02.

3.
Brief analysis of population and housing
Characteristics. http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/PDF/p7%20population%20and%20Housing%20Text-11-12-06.pdf.

4.
Kalong Seneviratne, "The plight of Sri
Lankan women", http://www.twnside.org.sg/title/plight-cn.htm

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Zardari evaded Swiss money laundering case with the
help of a medical certificate from a British physician.
 
Now he is pretending to be sick because Supreme court has
ordered him to submit a statement about the " Memogate ".
 
He will submit a medical certificate as usual about his sickness
and gain time from Supreme Court.
 
If things go against him , he will stay abroad like BB but if he and
Haqqani are successful in coverup then he will return to rule and
loot.
 
 
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Allah with Whose Name we begin, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful.
All Praise is due to Almighty Allah, Durood and Salam upon our Master,
Our Leader Muhammad, upon his Exalted Family and Blessed Companions entire!!

Dear Readers! Today, I present to you few glimpses on the prominence of Sayyiduna al-Imam Hasan and Sayyiduna Imam al-Hussain (leaders of the youth in Paradise) from the authentic book on the Events of Karbala by the Noble Imam and Teacher of the Sacred Knowledge, Mawlana Shah Hasan Raza Khan – the brother of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan – Alaihimur Rahmah wa al Ridwan. The book is called Aaina-e-Qiyamat (The mirror unto the day of Reckoning). The selection from this work has been through the kind courtesy of Al-Jamiat al-Rida, The Centre of Islamic Studies in Bareilly Sharif founded by Sayyidi Taaj al-Shari'ah, Mufti Muhammad Akhtar Rida al-Qadiri Hafidhahullahu Ta'ala. If there are any errors, kindly point them out to me so that I can correct them and these should be taken as my errors and not that of the esteemed and Noble Scholar. Also, a few Gems of Wisdom by the Great Imams and the two swords of the heavens compiled by Imam Ahmad Raza Academy.


The prominence of Hasanain al-Kareemain
– Allah’s pleasure be upon them all

1. It is reported that once, Imam Hasan approached the Holy Prophet - blessings and peace be upon him - and climbed on his shoulders. A person, (who was present) remarked, “O blessed son! What a nice steed you have”. In reply, the Holy Prophet declared,
“And how nice a rider (too).” [Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Kitab al-Manaqib, Manaqib al-Hasan wa al-Hussain, Hadith no. 3809, Vol. 5, Page 432]

2. Once, when the Holy Prophet - blessings and peace be upon him - was in ritual prostration Imam Hasan wrapped himself on the blessed back of the Holy Prophet - blessings and peace be upon him. Due to this, the Holy Prophet - blessings and peace be upon him - lengthened the ritual prostration so that he (Hasan) would not fall when the Prophet raised his head. [Musnad Abu Ya'la, Musnad Anas bin Malik, Hadith no. 3415, Vol. 3, Page 21]

3. The Prophet - blessings and peace be upon him - declared:
“These two sons of mine are the leaders of the youth in Paradise.” [Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Kitab al-Manaqib, Manaqib al-Hasan wa al-Hussain, Hadith no. 3793, Vol. 5, Page 426]

4. The Holy Prophet - blessings and peace be upon him - has also stated that, “Their friends are my friends, their enemies are my enemies.” [Sunan Ibn Maja, Kitab al-Sunnah, Fadl al Hasan wa al Hussain, Hadith no. 143, Vol. 1, Page 96].


5. He has also stated that, “These two are the swords of the heavens.” He has also stated that, “Hussain is from me and I am from Hussain. May Allah keep him as a friend who keeps Hussain as his friend. Hussain is a grandchild from among grandchildren.” [Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 3800, Vol. 5, Page 429].

6. It is stated that once, the Holy Prophet - blessings and peace be upon him - placed Imam Hussain on his right thigh and and his own son, Sayyiduna Ibrahim on his left thigh. Jibra’il appeared to him and said, “Allah will not keep them both with the Prophet, choose one of them.” The Holy Prophet - blessings and peace be upon him - could not bear being separated from Imam Hussain and three days later, Sayyiduna Ibrahim passed on to the Divine Lord. After this incident, whenever Imam Hussain came in front of him , he used to kiss him and say,
‘Welcome to the one for whom I have sacrificed my own son’” [Tarikh al-Baghdad, Vol. 2, Page 200]

7. He has also declared that, “They are my sons and the sons of my daughter. O Allah! I have kept them in my friendship; You also keep them in Your friendship and keep him as Your friend who keeps them as his friends.” [Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Kitab al-Manaqib, Hadith no. 3794, Vol. 5, Page 427].

8. He advised his blessed daughter, “Bring me both my sons.” He used to then smell them and then hug them to his chest. [Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Kitab al-Manaqib, Hadith no. 3797, Vol. 5, Page 428].

 
Gems of Wisdom by Hasnain al-Kareemain
– Allah's pleasure be upon them all –

Sayyiduna Imam al-Hasan Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anho:
  • Good manners and disposition are ten:
1.    Truth in Speech
2.    Strongly opposing falsehood
3.    Charity
4.    To repay favours
5.    Kindness of kith and kin
6.    Protect your neighbour
7.    Right enjoined upon you on all creation
8.    Entertaining guests
9.    Etiquette and
10.    The most important is Shame and modesty.
  • The best characteristic regarded amongst the wise is wisdom of Taqwah (fear of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala) and the worst characteristic is bad behaviour and bad manners.
  • Those who extend a hand of friendship towards you then become friends with them you will be regarded as just.
  • Your age continues to increase while your life span decreases therefore assist somebody while you can with anything you have.
  • Momin is he who provides for himself in the hereafter while a Kafir (rejecter of Faith) is he who is busy in providing for himself the comforts of the World.

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Sayyiduna Imam al-Hussain Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anho:
  • Dishonoured is he, who is a Miser.
  • If you wish to become a leader then make action and movement, toil and labour your business.
  • You are seeing the different types of business dealings shows that the World is changing its colors (becoming more fickle), turning its face away, emptying itself of good, but we still have a little time, a contemptible life is left, danger and fearfulness has enclosed, Alas with regret, can’t you see that justice and truth have been placed behind, falsehood is being practiced openly, whosoever hand you grab to rescue he does not want to be rescued towards the everlasting and Almighty creator, nor does he wish to fulfill his duties to his Eternal Lord.
  • I prefer martyrdom, instead of living a life under these oppressors for such a life is also a crime.
  • The World has changed colours and it has been deprived of good, Is there nobody that would stop the oppressor from oppression, The time has come for the Mo’min to come forth and to sacrifice everything for the sake of Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala.
  • Do not fear that which you do not understand, not cannot attain.
  • Do not keep high hopes for any remuneration for work which is more than necessary.
  • If you know the results of a job will be difficult, then do not take its responsibilities upon your shoulders.
  • The highest status amongst the forgiving is of that person who has all the power to avenge himself yet he adopts to forgive.
  • All the people whom I loved have departed from this World and I am left amongst those whom I don’t like.
  • The best use of wealth is to modestly and honourably resolve it.
  • When people in need come to you, then think that this is the grace of Allah and fulfill their needs.
  • One who shows kindness will be a leader and one who is miserly will be disgraced.
  • Think of splendor and piety as bounties and strive to achieve this very quickly.






 

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