Some Characteristics of the Companions of Imam Hussain (PBUT)
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Some Characteristics of the Companions of Imam Hussain (PBUT)
“I have never known companions better than mine“, said Imam Hussain (PBUH).
Verse 29, Chapter ‘The Victory’ in the Holy Quran summarizes the characteristics of the companions of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HF) as follows:
“Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those with him are firm of heart against the unbelievers, compassionate among themselves; you will see them bowing down, prostrating themselves, seeking grace from Allah and pleasure. Their marks are in their faces because of the effect of prostration; that is their description in the Taurat [Torah] and their description in the Injeel [Bible]; like as seed-produce that puts forth its sprout, then strengthens it, so it becomes stout and stands firmly on its stem, delighting the sowers that He may enrage the unbelievers on account of them. Allah has promised those among them who believe and do good, forgiveness and a great reward.” (Translated by Shakir, 2005)
The companions of Imam Hussain (PBUT) had additional characteristics to those highlighted by this verse and those characteristics were not available to other companions of Ahl al-Bait (PBUT), even those of the Prophet (PBUH&HF). The most important ones of these are the following:
1. Islam was deeply-rooted in them since they had spent a longer period with Islam. Some of them were themselves companions of the Prophet (PBUH&HF); others were Muslims in birth. In addition, most of them were companions of more than one Imam, as they had seen and served Imam Ali, Imam Hassan and Imam Hussain (PBUT).
2. All of them had come out of an ordeal that had hit Islam on the hands of the neo-pagans, where only those who had good insight could find the right path in following the right party.
3. The most important of these characteristics was the fact that the companions of Imam Hussain did not have a choice between victory and martyrdom as the other companions and followers did, i.e. they had only one choice, which was martyrdom.
Liverpool Shia Society
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Dr Hameed Hassoon Bjaiya Al-Mas’udi is assistant professor at the Department of English, University of Babylon. Being originally from Babylon, Iraq, he achieved his BA in English from Baghdad University, Iraq, in 1976. Afterwards, he completed his MA in ELT (English Language Teaching) at the University of Warwick, the UK, in 1989. Back to Iraq, he fulfilled his PhD in Translation and Linguistics at Al-Mustansiriya University, Iraq. He has obtained several degrees since 1994 and has gained valuable experiences in academia. Further to teaching and researching, he has several publications in conferences and journals.
The above article has been sent by Dr Hameed Al-Mas’udi to go online on the LSS website. Please note that the article has been reviewed before publication; however, if any comment deems worthwhile to be considered with regard to the article, LSS website team would be thankful if you could kindly share the comment.
SOME Characteristics of the Companions of Imam Hussain (PBUT)
“I have never known companions better than my companions“, said Imam Hussain (PBUH).
Verse 29, Chapter ‘The Victory’ in the Holy Quran summarizes the characteristics of the companions of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HF) as follows:
“Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those with him are firm of heart against the unbelievers, compassionate among themselves; you will see them bowing down, prostrating themselves, seeking grace from Allah and pleasure. Their marks are in their faces because of the effect of prostration; that is their description in the Taurat [Torah] and their description in the Injeel [Bible]; like as seed-produce that puts forth its sprout, then strengthens it, so it becomes stout and stands firmly on its stem, delighting the sowers that He may enrage the unbelievers on account of them. Allah has promised those among them who believe and do good, forgiveness and a great reward” (Translated by Shakir, 2005)
The companions of Imam Hussain (PBUT) had additional characteristics to those highlighted by this verse and those characteristics were not available to other companions of Ahl al-Bait (PBUT), even those of the Prophet (PBUH&HF). The most important ones of these are the following:
1. Islam was deeply-rooted in them since they had spent a longer period with Islam. Some of them were themselves companions of the Prophet (PBUH&HF); others were Muslims in birth. In addition, most of them were companions of more than one Imam, as they had seen and served Imam Ali, Imam Hassan and Imam Hussain (PBUT).
2. All of them had come out of an ordeal that had hit Islam on the hands of the neo-pagans, where only those who had good insight could find the right path in following the right party.
3. The most important of these characteristics was the fact that the companions of Imam Hussain did not have a choice between victory and martyrdom as the other companions and followers did, i.e. they had only one choice, which was martyrdom.
Dr Hameed Hassoon B. Al-Mas’udi
Dr Hameed Hassoon Bjaiya Al-Mas’udi is an assistant professor at the Department of English, University of Babylon. Being originally from Babylon, Iraq, he achieved his BA in English from Baghdad University, Iraq, in 1976. Afterwards, he completed his MA in ELT (English Language Teaching) at the University of Warwick, the UK, in 1989. Back to Iraq, he fulfilled his PhD in Translation and Linguistics at Al-Mustansiriya University, Iraq. He has obtained several degrees since 1994 and has gained valuable experiences in academia. Further to teaching and researching, he has several publications in conferences and journals.
The above article has been sent by Dr Hameed Al-Mas’udi to go online on LSS website. Please note that the article has been reviewed before publication; however, if any comment deems worthwhile to be considered in regard with the article, LSS website management team would be thankful if you could kindly share the comment.
Thursday Meeting – 25 February 2010
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Thursday Meeting – 25 February 2010
Below is the timetable of the meeting:
18.30 – 18.45: Meeting up
18.45 – 19.10: Dua Sanamay Quraysh, and special salavaats of Imam Hassan Askari (PBUH) and Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his advent)*
19.10 – 19.30: Loving Ahl al-Bait and hating their opposers, the pillars of faith
The venue of the meeting is:
Prayer Room (Ground Floor)
James Parsons Building
Liverpool John Moores University
Byrom Street
Liverpool L3 3AF
* We have just passed the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hassan Askari (PBUH) which means that the leadership of Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his advent) has just started its anniversary for 1172nd year. So, happy anniversary, and we will say our congratulations to him with reciting his own special salavaat. Also, in order to respect the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hassan Askari (PBUH), his special salavaat will be recited. For a short history about Imam Hassan Askari (PBUH), you may find this link useful: http://zahrakarimi.blogfa.com/post-30.aspx. Further to that, 9th of Rabi’ al-Awwal is the anniversary of the earth-to-hell migration of the second usurper of the leadership of Imam Ali (PBUH) from . He and his companions falsely occupied the high position of Imam Ali (PBUH) that had already been appointed by the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HF), and destroyed the stream that the Prophet had developed for directing human being for ever. Therefore, we will recite Dua Sanamy Quraysh – which is the dua that the Commander of the Believers (PBUH) used to recite in his qonut part of his prayers – to see the viewpoint of Ahl al-Bait to those usurpers.
** As there are some nice traditions about the topic of love and hate, which are worth mentioning, we will review them for this week, and will carry on discussion on Dua Nodbah by next week, God willing.
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Hope to see you all again.
Liverpool Shia Society
Karbala – Imam Hussain’s (PBUH) Shrine
Ibn Abbas narrated: I came to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HF) and saw al-Hassan (PBUH) on his shoulder and al-Hussain (PBUH) on his thigh; the Prophet (PBUH&HF) was kissing them saying, “O Allah befriend him who befriends them and be hostile to him who is hostile to them.” Then he (PBUH&HF) said, “O Ibn Abbas! It is as if I see the beard of my son al-Hussain dyed with his blood, calling people but is not being answered, asking for help but is not being helped.” I asked, “Who will do this?” He replied, “The wicked of my nation. May Allah deny them my intercession!” He then continued, “O Ibn Abbas! He who visits him while recognizing his rights, Allah shall write for him the reward of 1000 Hajj and 1000 Umra. Behold! He who visits him has indeed visited me, and he who visits me, it is as if he has visited Allah. And the right of the visitor of Allah over Him is that He shall not punish him by Fire. Behold! Answering (of supplications) is guaranteed under the dome of his grave, cure is placed in the soil of his place (of martyrdom), and the (succeeding) Imams (PBUT) are from his progeny… O Ibn Abbas! Their Walaya (guardianship) is my Walaya, which is the Walaya of Allah. Fighting them is fighting me, which is fighting Allah. Making peace with them is making peace with me, which is making peace with Allah. He (PBUH&HF) then recited: ‘Their intention is to put out the light of Allah with their mouths; but Allah will complete His light, even though the disbelievers may detest.’ (61:8)”
(Kifayat al-Athar, p. 16; Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 36, p. 285, Hadith 107; Mustadrak al-Wasa’il, vol. 10, p. 276, Hadith 30.)
