8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
1/52
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
2/52
Contents
8
We would like to express our gratitude to those who contrbibuted toour magazine. This magazine aspires to convey the message of ImamAl- Hussein to all the world informing people what they should knowand investigate about Imam Al-Hussein and his blessed movement.
R e v i v a l i s mHussein
General director
Muhammed H. Al-ammidyeditor-in-chief
haidar M. Al-manqoshi
managing director
sami Jawad
Editors
sabah Jasem
Hussein Na`amaSafa'a Al-sa`adiAli AL- jubouriart designers
Muhammed AL-kelabyHussein Al-Asadichecked by
Dr. M-r Fakhr rohani
photography
Ammar Al-KhaldiRasul Al-awadiHassanin Al Tua`amaMobile
(964) 780 1950850
Tel-
+964 32 325194+964 32 321776
E-mailg @ . g
w w w . i m a m h u s s a i n . o r g / m a g
Al-Qibla Gate clock
16
The Month of plea sure
30
Al-Hussein around the world
34
Muslim b Aqeel
48Literacy: AGlobal problem
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
3/52
Islamic media has a critical mission to
ful ll. Islamic media will face many trou -
bles to push ahead their thoughts andto reach the target audience and peoplevia various tools, e.g., satellite channelsand publications. This is because of the weakness on the media side; how-ever, the global channels and magazinesseem not to encounter problems when itcomes to popularization of their thoughtsand what they wish to spread their ideasand ideals for all people. They can eas-ily legalize such spread of their thoughts.The Western media describes the Is-lamic media as being a narrow-sightedtype of media because they consider itnot open and inviting to the world.
It follows that theIslamic media suffers
from several problems. This is because of its limited rules. In spite of its dealing with
global rules (justice, parents' rights, call forgood things and others), it must deal, withno barrier, with various modes of thoughtsand religions to reach its target audience.While the Islamic media in general, andthe satellites channels in speci c, make anachievement. This is because of choosingthe principle of selective exposure whichmeans the information acquirement throughencountering with some selected ideas. Inconsequence, the readers and followersneed to choose their favorite materials fromwhatever is presented to them.
3Hussein Revivalism
Editorial
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
4/52
Sabah Jassim
Our Identity
4Hussein Revivalism
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
5/52
Human beings have followed severalways of development since the begin-ning of the human civilization. Theseefforts have been all in quest of nd -ing out the ideas to control economyand social life. However, extremismlater occupied a great deal of devel-opments in the human intellect ascompared with the humanitarian andspiritual aspects.
While Western civilization created
"the priesthood", the southern civiliza-tion made "Su sm", and both of themproved to be the odds for the particu-lar type of "moderation" advocated byIslam and considered the approach tolife as precious.
suf sm means of "priesthood,". It de -pends on the suppression of instinctsand tendency to worship in isolationis absolutely the community will clearthe disadvantages of that, and t withthe description of "Su sm" which isa kind of exaggeration. This way hadbeen chosen by Some Muslims, be-lieving that asceticism in this world isthe only way to God.!
There are many verses in the holyQur'an that call for moderation. Theyindicate that Islam is the right ap-
proach because it makes a balancebetween the peace-keeping instinctsand suppressing them. This is a case inpoint with priesthood and the generallyWestern trends of society. It follows thatasceticism in the world in a way makesa person naked of all requirements of adecent life, as it is the case with the Su-
s.
The Prophet Muhammad stressedon living with people and sensing theirneeds and concerns. He emphasizedeliminating their seclusion, and lack of
nding the right direction, and makinga decision of not practicing extremismand exaggeration.
The Prophet of Allah said: "The best
people are those who bene t others.",that "The best religion is the simplestone.", that "Allah will be pleased withthis nation's comfort and will detest itshardship. "
This is also the view of Imam `Ali, theguardian and rst successor to theProphet of Islam, in his speech, remark-ing "It is not asceticism that you haven'tanything but asceticism that thingdoesn't owned you) ."
5Hussein Revivalism
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
6/52
A delegation from the
Secretariat of Imam al-Husayn's Sacred Sanctuary
participated in the Peace
Conference in Baghdad.
It was a meeting arranged
by the Commission of
Endowments, Donation and
Religious Affairs of the IraqiCouncil of Representatives
in cooperation with the U.S.
Institute of Peace in Baghdad.
Many Iraqi political, religious,
academic, and literary
personalities participated in
the conference. The slogan
of the conference was "the
role of religions in promoting
peace and security". Therest of participants consisted
of Muslim and Christian
communities in Nigeria, and
the representative of the
commander of the U.S. forces
in Iraq. In addition, ve
research papers
were delivered by
specialized professors
in the Iraqi universities on the
role of religion in peacemaking
in Iraq.
Dr. Ayad al-Samarrai, of
the Iraqi Parliament, his
deputy, Khaled al-Attiya,the representative of
6Hussein Revivalism
Reports
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
7/52
Ms. Hana Al-Tai
Report: Ali al-Jubouri
Muslim scholars, and
the representative of the
Iraqi Christian community
delivered talks about the role
of religion in the process of
keeping peace and security
in Iraq. The representatives
of Muslim and Christian
communities in Nigeria talked
about their experience to
strengthen relations between
people and what had
happened to them in terms
of intimacy and love, after a
long struggle of hostility andsectarian ghts there.
Ms. Hanna Ta'i, the
Vice Chairperson of the
Committee of Endowments,
Donation and Religious
Affairs of the Iraqi Council of
Representatives, said thatthat conference was aimed to
promote widespread interest
by and among government
agencies, and religio-cultural
institutes because it would
shed light on the role of
religions in promoting peace
and that it was not to curb the
freedom of rights. Rather, it
was through dialog, exchange
of views, and considering of
the rights of others.
Sheikh Ali al-Fatlawi, head
of the delegation of Imam al-
Husayn's Sacred Sanctuary
emphasized on everybody's
respect for religious symbols,
rituals, and the sacred objects
of all religious denominations
in Iraq; he addressed the Iraqi
government and urged them to
apply the principles of harmony
and peace-keeping between
the Iraqi communities. Al-Fatlawi was explicit in that "The
politically critical situation and
the clash of political parties
in Iraq may not contribute to
achieve and materialize such
claims unless we all work
from this moment on the
humanitarian side. If we follow
percept of the speech of Imam
Ali that people are divided up
into being either your brother in
religion or like you in creation,
we shall have taken a positive
step toward achieving unity
and peace."
In an interview with
the magazine HusseinRevivalism, Rev. James, the
representative of the Nigerian
Christian community, said
"My participation in this
conference was to introduce
my services to the Iraqi people.
This conference achieved theprinciple of peace between
one people. It is a mixture of
different ideas from different
sects to give a humanitarian
message to the peoples of the
world, including our brothers in
Nigeria."
7Hussein Revivalism
Reports
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
8/52
Wooden pulpit(minbar) dateback to Ottoman period
Maintenance of the wooden
minbar was completed by the
maintenance section of Imam Al-
Hussein Museum in the Sacred
Sanctuary of Imam al-Hussein.
According to an expert's views,
it dates back to the Ottoman pe-
riod. The minbar has been con-sidered as a piece of Islamic art
available in the modern age.
Sayyid `Ala' Diya' al-Din said
"The maintenance section at
the Imam al-Hussein Museum
completed restoring the wooden
minbar which consisted of 25
pieces". He further explained that
it was designed in a way installa-
tion hyperbolic.
He added that the wooden
minbar dates back to 1257 A.H./
1841. It was made by hand. The
platform of the minbar had been
donated to Imam al-Hussein's
Sacred Sanctuary by one of Mus-
lims leaders.
Antique pireceived fr
Imam al-Hussein's Museum
received an antique piece from
a Kuwaiti donator. Muham-
mad Khalef al-Razmi said that
the antique piece was made of
deer skin on which the Quranic
Sura al-Qalam was transcribed
and on the verso the Sura Taba-
rak is inscribed without any dot
inserted. Salah Ali, the ownerof the antique piece added that
he had paid a visit to Imam al-
Hussein's Sacred Sanctuary in
the month of Safar. Thereupon,
he decided to donate that pre-
cious piece to Imam al-Hus-
sein's Museum.
8Hussein Revivalism
News
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
9/52
Imam Hussein Holy shrine included three huge similar clock.
The rst one was facing western side and the second one was
from eastern side that destroyed because of the reconstruction of
the outer walls of the sanctuary . The third, remaining clock is that
which facing Al-Qibla Gate. The age of platform is more than one
hundred year, which contained the old clock.
Description
The clock looks like wooden box (44 m) that include the Ger-
many machine. It has power steel crowbars.
Murtdah Al-Amree (the supervisor on clock) said:
This isn't the old clock but it replace forty years ago . Unknown
donators have given it to Imam Hussein Holy shrine and put it
inside the platform. Its work depends on an eclectic that carries
the weights.
The new shape
Because of the importance time to civil who live in the vicinity of
Imam al-Hussein holy shrine. It made with four faces, connected
to single machine. In the way, the clock faces people in four direc-
tion.
ece wasom Kuwait
Al-Qibla Gate clock isa Historical landmark
9Hussein Revivalism
News
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
10/52
(peace be upon him)?!Several sects of Muslims deal
with personali es and historical
events. They may hold contra-
dictory beliefs and a tudes
to the principles of Islam and
Muslims, yet some of them
believe in Imam al-Hussein and
consider him as the Infallible
Imam whom must be followed.
This is because he represents
Islam, for he sought his revolu-
on against Yazid to be only the promo on of noble virtues
and preven on of vices as well
as a fundamental reform in
the ummah of his grandfather,
the Prophet Muhammad, and
his father, Imam `Ali. Some of
them believed that Yazid was
the successor (caliph) to the
Prophet Muhammad and had
jurisdic on over all Muslims; in
consequence, whoever man-
aged a revolu on against him
was indeed wrong in their
view, even if such a person was Imam Al-Hussein. While Yazid
repeatedly infringed the human
rights and murdered several
people, a third group believed
otherwise. They held that both
Imam al-Hussein and Yazid
were right and had the right to
ght for rescuing the religion
of Allah; nonetheless, this was
the strangest and most danger-
ous posi on. How can two such
di erent extremes (in a tude
and principles) be united?
On the eve of Ashura, the
10th of Muharram 61 AH/ 680
AD, the tents of the camp of
Imam al-Hussein were full of
men who were staunch believ-
ers in Allah and in Imam al-
Hussein's revivalism and revolu-
on. Some of them were busy
with praying and others reci ng
theHoly Quran. While the tents
of the camp of Yazid were lled
with the people whom had no
care and concern for the man-
kind and humanity. Since the
martyrdom of Imam al-Hussein
in the Ba le of Ashura, the fol -
Why Imam Hu
10Hussein Revivalism
Ar cles
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
11/52
lowers of Imam al-Hus-
sein have been trying to
hold and propagate the
rituals of the Ahl al-Bayt
in a variety of ways. They
do so by feeding people,
taking part in the various
commemora ve ses -
sions and shedding tears
over the a ic ons hap -
pened unto their leader,
viz., Imam al-Hussein. It
is in this way that every
rite performed will keep
the ame of that global
revolu on alive. It is a
revolu on not for cer -
tain limited sectors but
encompassing all the
world without dissemina-
on because it is to rescue the
general human rights. On the
contrary, the followers of Yazid
symbolized injus ce, tyranny,
terrorism, abuse, and encroach-
ing upon the rights of others.
Therefore, Ashura is s ll
regarded as an open ba le be -
tween good and evil. To those
who revere Ashura, their heroes
nd expression in the Divine
prophets and messengers who
culminated their reform move-
ments in Imam al-Hussein's
sein
eternal revolu on. This is be - cause he sacri ced himself and
his family to rescue and safe-
guard the religion of Allah and
to maintain the dignity of the
humanity.
By Sayyid Hasan Al-Hashmi
11Hussein Revivalism
Ar cles
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
12/52
On the afternoon of the Tenth of Muharram, 61 A.H and after all the companionsof Imam al-Hussein were slain , al-Abbas came toImam and said My lord, I cannot stand the criesof the children, who are dying of thirst. I cannottolerate the evil actions carried out by these evilpeople, either. Allow me to bring the childrensome water. Imam Hussain allowed him to goto fetch water, and al- Abbas understood that itwas permission for ghting. He took a skin askto bring water with, and he attacked the enemy,forcing his way to the River Euphrates. He wasable to get water to the camp. But the skin wastoo small to satisfy their thirst. The children askedfor water again. He asked for permission again,but Imam Hussain did not allow him. He onlyallowed him to go and fetch some water again.He asked him to pay farewell to the children and
family. He headed towards the enemy army.Nobody had enough bravery to face him. Al-Abbas chased them and killed many of them.Many ed away. He could reach the river again.He was extremely thirsty, therefore, he wentdown of his horse and he took a handful of waterto drink, but he remembered his brother and hisfamily and threw the water away. He lled theskin, and headed back to the camp. Ibn Sad
called upon all his army to prevent al-Abbas toreach the camp. One of the enemies hid himself behind a tree and attacked him and cut off his
right hand. al- Abbas continued toght with his left hand. They gathered
around him and cut his left hand. He
took the skin ask with his teeth soas to take it to the thirsty childrenand women. An arrow pierced theskin, another arrow struck his eye. Aman hit him on his head with an iron
rod. al-Abbas now fell down and shouted Oh,brother, Abu Abdillah, help me! That was the
rst time he called him (brother). He used to callhim(My Lord).
When Imam Hussain came to rescue him,al-Abbas did not recognize the Imam, and hethought him an enemy coming to cut his head.Therefore, he asked (the man) to wait until theImam comes, so as to say goodbye to him. ImamHussain wanted to take him to the camp, but al-Abbas refused that. When the Imam asked himfor the reason, he said he was extremely ashamedbecause he couldnt ful ll his promise for thechildren and women-to bring them water.
That was al-Abbas with his great sacri ce.Peace be upon him on the day he was born, andon the day he was slain and on the day he willbe raised to life.
Dr. Hameed Hassoon Al-Masudi
12Hussein Revivalism
Ar cles
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
13/52
The problem of raising teenag-ers is one of the problems thatconcern the specialists in this eld.Children usually stay under theirparents control till a certain age,but the parents often misuse thiscontrol. The parents later regretit after their children leave theircontrol whether by marriage, mi-gration or education. So it is veryimportant for these parents to give
this subject plenty of time and at-tention, knowing that a righteousson would be like an everlastingcharity which would bene t themafter death!
There are factors that in uencethe growing teenager and his be-havior. Some of them are internalfactors like hereditary character-istics and mental structure. Obvi-ously while these factors vary fromone member of a family to another,that doesnt imply fatalism in de-termining human behavior. Otherfactors are environmental factorslike parents or corrupt relatives
behavior, friends, scholastic envi-ronment, and nally different me -dia that have often become devil-ish tools to corrupt our children.
Some parents, as we can see,do not know who their childrenfriends are, and what orientationsand inclinations they have whenthey are in fact those who outlinetheir children behavior. We haveoften seen parents giving all theirefforts, psychological and intel-lectual, to raise their son on goodmanners untill the age of eigh-teen. But one red night, one tripto suspicious places, or one cor-rupt company turns this son up-
side down, and what a great loss!For this reason it is necessary tostart strict and full monitoring overthe children, as long as this cankeep them from evils, by watch-ing whom they accompany, wherethey go and what they do.
One practical recommenda-tion in this matter is constructivedialogue. Youth nowadays havewide knowledge and awareness,
and good analytical abilities inpolitics, economy, culture, and soforth. When the social sphere isfull of imported thoughts, cul-tural corruptions and mercurialconcepts that can be missed, itis our duty to help the youth wholive in a kind of intellectual confu-sion, output of this intellectualfreedom, primarily by openminded discussion, insteadof clashing or cursing withcorruption and unbelief. Thislatter method would lead themto stubbornness and insisting ontheir attitudes, even just as a chal-
lenge. There is aninsightful hadiththat is explcit: Never raise yourchildren the way you raised be-cause they were created for a dif-
ferent time than yours.Another practical recommenda-tion for the parents is to establisha friendship with their childrenand to avoid the roughness that iswidespread in eastern societies.This friendship would encouragethe son to discuss his problemsand concern with his parents, theones who know what is good forhim, instead of strangers. Thefather should himself select themost suitable group of friends forhis son like those who come fre-quently to the mosque, before theson would choose the bad ones.
Another important recommenda-tion for the parents is to show theirlove, affection, satisfaction withtheir children to keep away fromaccusation and mistrust which willmake them lose their self-con -dence. The father who notices
any good sign of this son shouldtake advantage of this chance andtry to encourage him, praise himand reward him. It is well knownthat reward is a motivator even foradults, a fact that is consideredalso in urging recommendable ac-tions by the Divine Law
Scientifc PrinciplesforRaising Teenagers
13Hussein Revivalism
Ar cles
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
14/52
The prophet muhammad in the eyes of world
Applying the ethical standards of scholarly research, an honestenquirer will certainly admit that the Prophet Muhammad has sincebuilt for his followers the basics of knowledge and the way of abrand new civiliza on. It was the impetus behind making a strongna on established and their spread of the universal principles of knowledge, science, civiliza on, and ethics to the whole world. Theworld witnessed the contribu on of the Islamic civiliza on in An -dalusia to Europe and to the humanity in their scien c revolu on .
With the above point of departure, how couldn't the Prophet Mu-hammad be regarded as a man of knowledge and civiliza on, whilethe rst word of the revela on he received from the Almighty Allahwas a command to READ? In addi on to the above, there is asura chapter' in the Holy Qur'an named The Pen, as the essen alutensil for gaining knowledge created by Allah. He was the man of a na on that created an advanced civiliza on with xed assets. Noone except him was able to change an ignorant, violent, and im -moral na on to a na on of ethics that have been leading the escorteduca on and science .
The Prophet Muhammad was able to nd an escape for his na onfrom darkness, awkwardness, oppression and aggression to the lightand promo on. He built the basics of a great civiliza on that madea balance between the needs of the soul and those of the body. Hehelped his followers to lead the world for several decades so long asthey were s cking to these basics .
Professor Yoshiodi Cousin - Tokyo
The greatest event in my
life is that I studied the life
of the messenger of Allah
and Irealized that hisgreatness and immortality
.Karl Marx
Muhammad is the greatest
man in the world , and
his religion is the most
complete religion.
M.K Haidar
The Prophet Muhammad:the Man and Symbol of Knowledge and Civilization
14Hussein Revivalism
Ar cles
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
15/52
Leo Tolstoy
There is no doubt that
The Holy Quran is
from Allah and there is
no doubt to prove themessage of Muhammad.
Barthlmy Heller
No messages through history
remained his full letter
without distortion expect the
Holy Quran that has beenpassed on by Muhammad.
15Hussein Revivalism
Ar cles
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
16/52
for the Followers of Ahlu Al-bayt (pbuh)
T h e M o n t h o f p l e
a s u r e
Muslims usually depend on
the Hegira calendar which isbased on the exodus of theProphet Muhammad from
Mecca to Medina. One of the
famous months in the Hegiracalendar is the month of Sha-ban (Arabic Sha`aban) which is
distinguished by its honors andblessings. The Prophet of Mu-hammad used to fast this monthbecause of its blessings.
In addition to its own numer-ous blessings, the month of Shaban is an opportunity for anumber of religious ceremoniesand the birthday anniversaries of the Ahl al-Bayt members. Thethird of Shaban is the birthdayof the third Infallible Imam al-Hussein b. `Ali, fourth day is thatof his step-brother al-`Abbas b.
16Hussein Revivalism
Religion
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
17/52
Sabah Jassem
`Ali and the fth day is that of the fourthInfallible Imam `Ali b. al-Hussein.
No doubt, one of the greatest of all religious ceremonies is the birthdayanniversary of the 12th Infallible Imamal-Mahdi in the middle of the month.
The ceremony is celebrated by all thefollowers of the Ahl al-Bayt.
On these days, both of the two holy
sanctuaries (of Imam al-Hussein andal-`Abbas b. `Ali) in the city of Karbalaare sites for holding the festivities of celebrations. At these two places are
held the annual international festival
of the Spring of Martyrdom. Many schol-ars attend this annual festival from manycountries, particularly from European andArab countries.
These festivities make a good ground for
the Muslims' religious covenants. In theseceremonies many Muslims strengthentheir social relationships by visiting theirrelatives and friends. It is a means to re-store the social connections amongstMuslims and to answer this Islamic call.
17Hussein Revivalism
Religion
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
18/52
1-The child has a right on the
father, while the father too hasright on the child. The right of
the father on the child is that the
la er should obey the former
in every ma er save in commit -
ng sins of Allah, the Glori ed,
while the rights of the child on
the father is that he should give
him a beau ful name, give himgood training and teach him the
Quran
2- Speak so that you may be
known, since man is hidden un-
der his tongue
3- The greatest defect is to
regard that defect (in others)which is present in yourself.
4-During civil disturbance
adopt such an a tude that
people do not a ach any impor -
tance to you - they neither burdenyou with complicated a airs, nor
try to derive any advantage out of
you.
5-He who is greedy is disgraced;
he who discloses his hardship will
always be humiliated; he who has
no control over his tongue will of-
ten have to face discomfort.
6-Avarice is disgrace; cowardice
is a defect; poverty o en disables
an intelligent man from arguing
his case; a poor man is a stranger
in his own town; misfortune and
helplessness are calami es; pa -
ence is a kind of bravery; to sev -
er a achments with the wicked
world is the greatest wealth; piety
is the best weapon of defence.
7-Submission to Allah's Will is the
best companion; wisdom is the
noblest heritage; theore cal and
prac cal knowledge are the best
signs of dis nc on; deep thinking
will present the clearest picture of
every problem.
8-The mind of a wise man is the
safest custody of secrets; cheer -
fulness is the key to friendship;
pa ence and forbearance will con -
ceal many defects.
Selctions form Nahj Al-Balagha
18Hussein Revivalism
Books
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
19/52
The Doctrine of ImamateWe believe that Imam-
ate is one of the fundamentalsof Islam (Usul-al -din ), and thatmans faith can never be com-plete without conviction it. It iswrong to imitate our fathers,family or teachers in this matter,even if we respect them, for it is
just as necessary as rationallyto consider the Imamte as it
to consider Tawhid (monothe-ism) and Nubuwwah (prophet-hood). If a man does not be-lieve in it and supposes that it isnot a fundamental of Islam, heshould, nevertheless, examinethe concept of the Imamte, if only to absolve himself of re-sponsibility in this matter. Thereason for this consideration isthat, since we do not receivecommands concerning our re-ligious duties directly from Al-lah. We must refer in this mat-ter to someone in whom wecan trust, by following whomwe may be sure that we will notbe held responsible by Allahfor having committed errors.According to our belief, themembers of the Household of
the Prophet ful ll such require -ments.
We believe that, just asit is necessary for Allah to sendsomeone as a prophet, so it isalso necessary for Him to ap-point an Imam. It is necessarythat at all times there shouldbe an Imam to represent the
prophet, and that he should per-form the duties of the Prophet,such as guiding the people, andshowing them the way of good-ness and prosperity in this worldand the next. He ought also tohold the highest position as apublic authority in all aspects of peoples lives, so that he maycause justice to increase amongthem and eliminate enmity andoppression from between them.The Imamate is therefor a con-tinuation of the prophethood,and the reasoning which provesthe formers necessity is thesame as that which proves thelatters.
It is for this reason that wemay say that the appointment
of someone as Imam can onlybe accomplished by the Willof Allah through the prophetor through the previous Imam.People cannot choose some-one as an Imam because theyhave no authority to do so,and, should they seek to de-pose him: He who dies with-out knowing the Imam of histime, it is as if he dies in Jahi-
liyyah (the time of ignorance).It will be seen from the abovethat it is impossible for thereto be a time without an Imamappointed by Allah, and that itmakes no difference if humanbeings deny him or not, helphim or not, obey him or not, orif he is absent from peoplessight. Just as the Prophet wasabsent from people in the caveand in the mountains pass*, isit possible for the Imam to beabsent. It also makes no differ-ence, logically, if the absence islong or short.
Allah has said: And thereis a guide for every people.
(Holy Quran 13: 7)
www.Azzahra.in
19Hussein Revivalism
Books
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
20/52
Preparation for
The aim of this remembrance (admonition) is tocreate fear of Almighty God through these Holyverses and thereby to make ourselves ready forthe events to come. So, make arrangements forprotecting yourselves from the fears and frightsabout which you have read, for example, thethree of four matters just mentioned.
20Hussein Revivalism
Ar cles
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
21/52
the Future
By: Al-Sayyid Abdul Husain Dastghaib
Precaution in a worry way. Theydo not understand the reality. If we want to prepare for the future(Hereafter/the life after death)what is the way to be safe there?Is it to deposit amounts in banks?Is the life span of fty years (evenless in some cases) so insigni -cant that the man should spendthis precious period and time of his life only for gathering wealthand then go away leaving it allhere! This is sheer ignoranceand non-sense. Is one to remainhunger materially after death sothat he should collect more andmore wealth and money)! How
many people have you met whohave died of hungry?Yes, of course, if there is a
famine, hunger may be one of the reasons for people's deathwhich has been destined. But, innormal conditions, no one's fu-ture is in danger of starvation todeath, however long his age. It is
so because, God the Almightyhas guaranteed sustenance foreveryone: Wa Fis SamaaLaHaqq (Surah Zaariyaat: 51, V:22-23)
Translation: And your suste-nance and whatever is promisedto you is in the heaven (sky). So,by the Lord of they sky and theearth, this is quite true.
He provides sustenance to ev-ery animate being and He willcontinue to do so.
Wa Maa MinRizquhaa (S.Hood: 11, V: 6)
Translation: And there is noneamong those walking on earthwhose sustenance is not for Godto provide.
But, in the matter of Hereafter(after death) it is ordered withemphasis and encouragementand warning also that every onemust worry before reaching thedangerous place (Hereafter) andmake advance arrangement forit. Man must try and make efforts
so that he may not stand empty-handed in the grand gathering(for giving accounts) in Mahshar.
The True Savings Account IsWith God
All of us say that God is Kareem(Bountiful and Generous). Quite
true. But if we really considerHim bountiful then why do wenot regard Him so in the worldly(material) matters. (Why do wemake so much strenuous effortsin the worldly affairs, especially inthe matter of sustenance)? Thisshows that what we say is notbased on a real conviction. Weare not truly convinced (beyond
any doubt) that God is Bountiful(Kareem).
If you, really and factually wantto make arrangements for yourfuture (after death) then youshould open your 'Saving Ac-counts' with God. These prayersand expresses for the poor(sadaqaat/khairaat/charity) areyour savings which are beingcredited to your account withGod and the Generous God pro-tects it in a better way and alsogives its better reward on theDay of Resurrection and even inthis world also.
Wa MaaAjraa (Surah Muz-zammil: 73, V: 20)
Translation: And whatevergood deed you will present toGod (for you) you will get its bet-ter reward with God.
The Lord of the Universehas, in the Holy Quran, told HisProphet (s.a.w.s.): Warn My ser-vants about the events of future
(Hereafter). Now all of us knowvery well that all of us have toface a Day which will be full of hardships and dangers and anxi-eties.
21Hussein Revivalism
Ar cles
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
22/52
1- THE RIGHTOF THE POSSESSOR OFAUTHORITY
The right of the possessor of authority is that you should know that God has established you as a trialfor him . God is tes ng him through the authority God has given him over you .And you should sin-cerely provide him with your advice .And you should not quarrel with him while he has full dominanceover you ,for thereby you cause your own destruc on and his ,too .And you should be humble andcourteous for his gi s to a ain his sa sfac on with you ,so that he will not harm your religion .Andyou should seek God >s help in this regard .Do not oppose his power and do not resist him .Should youdo so ,you would have disobeyed him and disobeyed yourself :thus
exposing yourself to encounter his evil and expose him to destruc on by you .Thus you will deserve tobe considered to be as his assistant ac ng against yourself and as his partner in what he does to you.And there is no power but in God .
2-THE RIGHTOF THE TRAINERTHROUGH KNOWLEDGE
And the right of the one who trains you through knowledge is glorifying him ,and respec ng his meet-ings ,and listening well to him ,and being responsive to him ,25 and helping him for yourself in theknowledge that you need by freeing your mind for him ,and presen ng your understanding to him,and purifying your heart for him ,and xing your eyes on him by means of abandoning leisures anddiminishing lust .And you should know that regarding what he teaches you ,you are considered as hismessenger to teach when you meet the ignorant ones .Therefore ,it is binding upon you to renderon his behalf properly ,and not cheat in the ful llment of his mission ,and strive to deliver what youundertake .And there is no power but in God .
3 -THE RIGHTOF THE TRAINERTHROUGH OWNERSHIP
And the right of him who trains you through26 ownership 27 is similar to the right of the possessor of authority over you . Except this one has a right which that one does not :being that you are bound toobey him in every ma er ,whether small or big , except for what would lead you to abandon incum-bent rights of God ,or in what would intervene between you ,his rights and the rights of the people. And once you ful ll them ,you can commit yourself to his rights and engage in ful lling them .Andthere is no power but in God .
Message of Rights
22Hussein Revivalism
Books
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
23/52
Migration to non- Muslim countriesRitual Purity & Impurity Part1
General Rules
1. A well known religious law says:Everything is ritually pure for youunless you come to know that it isritually impure. This law declareseverything to be pure unless one be-comes sure a par cular item has be -come impure. And as long as you arenot sure that it has become rituallyimpure (najis), it is to be consideredpure and you can apply all the rulesof purity to it without any hesita onor doubt.
2. The Ahlul Kitab (that is, the Jews,the Chris ans and the Zoroastrians)are ritually pure (tahir) as long as youdo not know that they have becomeritually impure (najis) by coming into
contact with an impure object. Youcan follow this ruling when dealingwith them.
3. The impurity transfers from oneitem to another through owingwetness [that is, there is so muchwetness in the impure item thatit permeates to another item andmakes it impure]. The impurity isneither transferred when it is dry,nor is transferred by non- owingwetness. So, if you place your handon a dry najis item, your hand will
not become impure.
4. You can assume the ritual purity(taharat) of any person that youmeet and shake hands with (evenif that person's hand is wet) as longas you do not know his faith andreligion - in such cases you can as-sume that he might be a Muslim orone of the Ahlul Kitab. Moreover, itis not obligatory for you to ask him inorder to ascertain his religion; that is,even if doing so does not put you orhim in any inconvenience. (See theques on-answer sec on below
A Muslim tries to maintain the rit-ual purity of his body, clothes andeveryday commodi es by avoidingcontact with impure things becausesuch contacts would render theother items impure and would,therefore necessitate the processof puri ca on.
Residing in a non-Muslim countrymakes the process of maintainingpurity di cult for some Muslimsas they deal with its non-Muslimci zens in various situa ons of their day-to-day life: in restaurants,cafes, barber's shops, laundre es,and, in public baths and u li es,etc. Therefore, it is appropriatefor me to clarify for the respectedreaders the religious rules con-
cerning taharat (ritual purity) andnajasat (ritual impurity).
23Hussein Revivalism
Books
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
24/52
The corruption of the outward beingcomes from the corruption of the inward.If you put your innermost being in order,Allah will put your outward being in order;if you fear Allah inwardly, He will not rendthe veil publicly. But he who betrays Allahinwardly, Allah will expose in the open.
The greatest corruption is born of pro-longed expectation, greed, and pride, asAllah told us in the story of Qarun whenHe said,
Do not seek to make mischief in theland; surely Allah does not love the cor-
ruptors. (28:77)Elsewhere He said,[As for] that Future Abode, We assign
it to those who have no desire to exaltthemselves in the earth nor to make mis-chief; and the good end is for those whohave precaution. (28:83)
These defects come from what Qarundid and believed. The root of corrup-tion lies in loving this world, amassing itswealth, following the self, elevating its ap-petites, loving praise, agreeing with Satan,and following his footsteps: all of thesefaults combine with a love of paying Allahno heed and forgetting His favours.
Therefore you should ee from peo -ple, reject this world, interrupt your rest,break with your normal habits, cut off thesource of worldly appetites at the root byconstantly remembering Allah and cling-ing to obedience to Him, and enduring
people>s aversion, the over-dependenceof a comrade, and hostile malice on thepart of your family and relatives. If you dothat, then the door of Allah's kindness willbe opened to you, since He has good re-gard for you, as well as forgiveness andmercy. You will have left the company of the heedless and freed your heart fromthe captivity of Satan. You will come to thedoor of Allah in the company of those whocome to Him, and you will travel a path on
which you may hope to be permitted tocome to the Noble, the Magnanimous,the Generous, the Merciful.
Approaching the Divine
Master with a pure heart
brings perfect peace.
This is the whole point
of worship. The heart
has the power of will,
while the mind has the
body of thought and the
body is the instrument of
implementation. The heartthough is what drives us
to the object of desire,
whether divine or profane.
The mind and the body
cannot normally resist the
heart's intense gravitation
to what it desires. Those worshippers who carry
this intense devotion
charge forward, paying no
attention to anyone save
God.
Imam Sadiq (A.S.) talked
about this pure devotion
when he commented on
the verse, {Their Lord
quenched them with a
pure drink} by saying,
"He purified them fromeverything except God.
There is no one who
can purify from the filth
of existence save God"
(Majma al-Bayan, v.10, p.
623).
Corruption
The Pure Heart
24Hussein Revivalism
Gleams
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
25/52
Calling people to Allah is one of the affairs of
the Most High Himself. God said concerning
His Holy Prophet (S.A.W.), {(He is) one who
invites to Allah by His leave, and as a lampspreading light}(33.46). If the summoner
is not supported by God, his call will only
be a nuisance to others. The ability to affect
people's hearts is a gift from God, and it
doesn't depend much on mastering the rules
of eloquence or striking certain poses. This
fact was expressed in the hadith, "You find a
man whose words are flawless, who speaks
so eloquently, yet his heart is darker than
the darkest night, and you find a man who is
incapable of putting his feelings into words,
yet his heart is as radiant as a lamp" (Al-Kafi,
v. 2., p. 422). So there is a secret to winning
over people's hearts.
The truth was shoved in a corner
Locked up, kept in the dark
Bittered, desires and anger
Hunted the truth like sharks
Truth is hidden from the masses
It shivers and shivers cold
Left alone, it years and ages
And those who mention it are bold
Truth is killed by skillful swordsmen
Their blades, dripped with its blood
When a newer era beckons
Truth whispers through the dust
Demons handed you a mirror
One that fed you lies
As your senses began to falter
Its false re ections you recognized
The truth became a mystery
You can't see its shrouded grave
Invisible to most searching eyes
Behind the mirror, which you gaze
Truth
Calling Peopleto Allah
25Hussein Revivalism
Gleams
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
26/52
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
27/52
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
28/52
Expansion the courtyardof Imam Hussein's Sacred
sancturay: A Construction Project
Investigat : Sami Jawad
projects
28Hussein Revivalism
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
29/52
The courtyard of Imam al-Hus-sein's sacred sanctuary has beenin need of physical expansion. Dueto increasing number of the pil-grims, the administration of Imam
al-Hussein's Sacred Sanctuary hasdecided to expand the courtyard of this holy shrine to make suf cientspace for the huge mass of prayersand pilgrims.
The magazine of HusseinRevivalism seized the opportunityto conduct an interview with Mr.Muhammad Khadem, the headengineer for some explanations.He said that the area of the projectcovers 24,000 meters square infour oors; it will be built besidethe ancient wall, with its decora-tion in accordance with the Islamicarchitecture. He added that theproject consists of a large hall asplace for congregational prayers, tobe covered by marble, with Islamic
decorations and electric stairs.The ground oor will have ser -
vice places, shoe-keep rooms,and gates for security checking of
people. The ground oor will take6000 meters square. The second
oor will have places for adminis -tration of ces, radio stations, andspecial halls for the pilgrims. Thethird oor will consist of large hallsthat will make room for the pilgrimswho visit Imam al-Hussein's Sa-cred Sanctuary. The overall costof the project is estimated to be
49,000,000,000 Iraqi dinars.
The Stages of the Project
The engineering company incharge of the project is optimistic
to complete the structure of therst stage of the project and to
build the walls of the structure.This area is supposed to cover thespace between al-Zaynabiyyahgate to the gate in front of Imamal-Hussein's Head. The project isbeing carried out entirely by Iraqistaff; it is estimated to take threeyear.
projects
29Hussein Revivalism
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
30/52
Al-HusseinAround
Turkey
Africa
Sweden
30Hussein Revivalism
Panorama
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
31/52
the world
Al-Bahrain
London
America
Netherland
31Hussein Revivalism
Panorama
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
32/52
The Kesra Arch: A Tourist Site in Iraq
The castle of the Kesra Arch is place of interest for the
tourists whom come to visit Iraq.
The castle lies to the south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad
at 30 kms far from Baghdad center in the Qastfewn city
in Al-Mada'an region in the Province of Al-Waaset. It
was famous as Salman Bak to Iraqi citizens. The name
itself was derived from the name of Salman Al-Farisi (the
Persian), a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, who
is buried there.
This ancient place and arch are considered as the
32Hussein Revivalism
An que
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
33/52
largest hall in the Kesra castle.
It is covered with bricks. An
account of the Battle of Antioch
(Arabic, Antakiyyah) between
the Persian and Roman armies
have been inscribed on its walls.
Some of Muslims held that
ancient Persia had a replace
that was never extinguished
for over 1.000 years, until the
Prophet Muhammad was born.
Since then that re was never
lit. Then the the big wall opened
wide. The people of that time
considered those events asmiracles. You can see the
monuments of the arch and the
great opening onthe wall after
over 1,000 years.
Ashtar al-Barzanji, the
supervisor of the Iraqi tourism
when the prophet
Muhammed wasborn the big wall
opened in the Arch
and the fre place
put out for over.
affairs said that the place of the
Kesra Arch includes tablets in
the Syriac language which was
spoken by Iraqi people. The
place includes many churches,
some of which are considered
as the capital of Christianity in
Iraq.
An que
33Hussein Revivalism
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
34/52
Muslim b. `Aqeel was
a cousin of Imam al-Husayn b. Ali. He wasdispatched by Imam al-Husaynto the city of al-Kufa. His missionwas informing the citizens of al-Kufa of the injustice of Yazid;however, he was martyred to-gether with Hani b. `Urawa in 60A.H. Ibn Ziyad, the then governor
of al-Kufa, ordered his forces tokill them and sent their heads toYazid. Their toms are now at the
Shrine of Muslim bal-Emar Castle now. The two
holy shrines are situated near al-Kufa Mosque to the east of thecity of Najaf.
When the pilgrim likes to visitthe city of al-Kufa, s/he will seethe golden dome. The decora-tions added to the walls of theshrine make the place appearmore spiritual; from inside, thedome is covered by mirrors thatseem to magnify the great per-
son buried there.
Now, when one intends to enterthe sacred sanctuary, the rstthing to come into view is thearchitecture of the Shrine. And, just prior to stepping inside thecorridor, the pilgrim is instructedto read out, together with somerelevant verses of the Holy Quran,the following sentence: "Maysalaam be unto you, O Martyr of Imam al-Husayn's call."
34Hussein Revivalism
Tourism
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
35/52
Aqeel
By:Hussein Al-Na`ama
Amid the implications of the mirrors
which add to the spiritual beauty of the sacred place, the door framed ingold steps and stands the visitor whoreads out the ziarat-text in favor of Muslim at the gate of the sanctuary.To the east of the holy shrine lies theshrine of Al-Mukhtar al-Thaqa wholed the post-Ashura revolt againstYazid and his followers.
35Hussein Revivalism
Tourism
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
36/52
A European young womanwho speaks four langauges
Blajenta Daneel, 28, used to
consider Muslims like priests
in her city, Moldova, who live
in peace together. She has got
married with Fadil, who is from
Karbala, Iraq, In Russia, she
converted to Islam; she has a
daughter, Yamina.
The magazine Hussein Revival-
ism has had an interview with
her during her pilgrimage to
Imam al-Hussein's Sacred Sanc-
tuary; she was asked to intro-
duce herself.
B. D.: I am from Moldova in
Russia; formerly I was an Ortho-
dox Chris an. I was graduated
from the College of Languages
and got the cer cate of two
languages, English and French;
I have also learned the Arabic
language.
She adds that her life was not
purposeful and unclear un l the
Almighty Allah guided her to the
Right Direc on. Her family did
not agree with her on her new
religion to which I had convert-
ed. They insisted and coaxed
her to leave Islam through o er -
ing money; however, Thanks
Allah I have retained my Islamic
religion and now my life is beau-
ful with my husband and kid in
the light of the Islamic religion.
On her conversion to Islam,
I sought and studied various
books and especially those of
the Shia because her husband
is a Shiite Muslim. Thereupon,
she started learning how to
pray, fast, and perform other
du es which Allah the Almighty
has made them mandatory for
not nonly Muslims but for all
people. I read the book al-Ka ,
and it stays with me because itcontains various speech of the
Ahl al-Bayt.
I am living with my husband
in UAE, and now we have come
to pay a visit to the exemplary
of the sacri ce for all worlds,
that is, Imam al-Husayn and his
brother al-`Abbas.
On the European Woman in the
Western Society
The way of Islam is clear and
any woman can follow the rules
of Islam which give her security
and protect all her rights.
Other religions do not give
her the rights she deserves,
while Islam insists on her free-
dom to work and wear the veil.
She men oned that in the
West Muslim women live in
unfavorable states; however,
she does follow the Islamic
thoughts. It follows that she
Blajenta Daneel
my life is beautifulwith my husband andkid in the light of theIslamic religion
On the EuropeanWoman in the West-ern Society
36Hussein Revivalism
Visitors
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
37/52
believes that she, and especially
the young woman, must live
in a Muslim society to protect
themselves from evil thoughts.
One of the most important
problems which has faced theMuslim family in the West has
been that almost no ins tute
for Islamic educa on is available
there, hence the Muslim child
will be a ected by other reli -
gious thoughts.
Finally, she thanked Allah be-
cause of her embracing Islam
and that she has been very
happy with her family. She
added that the case of Imam al-
Husayn and his family has made
her follow his principles in Islam
and absorb its thoughts.
Blajenta Daneel
37Hussein Revivalism
Ali Al-jubouri
Visitors
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
38/52
c o lo r s ?
A m j a d A
l - K a ` a b i
Does the Religion Have
38Hussein Revivalism
Art
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
39/52
ArtThe colors have meaning in our
life by adding something strange.when you see the green color , youwill get comfortable.
Our question is: Have the reli-gion colors? And how does thecity or religion choose their color?
Let's investigate in the colorsworld. Cities and religions alwayschoose color according to theevents that witnessed. Carrying
ags refer to some events hap -pened in some times.
When you feel sad you willwear the black color whichrefers to sad and sorrow. Italso refers to sobriety anddignity. The eastern Ortho-dox perches usually wearblack.
While the protestant perchesprefer the white and brown col-or like (Lutheran and marten lu-ther).
We see the Muslim always pre-fer the green color. They coveredtheir mosques and graves by thegreen colors. The holy prophetMuhammad (pbuh) advices Mos-lems wearing what comfort eye.
We see some cities selectcolor as watchword, for instanceKarbala holy city has this charac-ter in sorrow months ( muharam& sufar). The black cover all thecity and raise the ags refer tosadness state (Al-Taf Battle).
Therefore, choosing color in u -ence in events passby that city.
39Hussein Revivalism
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
40/52
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
41/52
Knowledge and its acquisi on are not onlyfor men. Islam insists that women shouldalso acquire knowledge. Abu Saeed Khudrireports:
[One day a woman came to the Holy Proph-et (saww) and said, O Messenger of Allah!
Men have been bene ng from your talks.Appoint for us a day so that we come to youand learn from what Allah has taught you.The Holy Prophet (saww) asked them to as-
semble on such and such day, at such andsuch place, and then he (saww) went tothem and taught them of what Allah hadtaught him] (Saheeh al-Bukhari)
Sayyida Zaynab (A.S.) and Her Knowledge:
Imam Ali bin al-Husayn (a.s.) said to his auntSayyida Zaynab (a.s.), You O Aunt! Alham-dulillah are such a knowledgeable person whom no one has taught. Indica ng thather knowledge was God-given.
Sayyida Zaynab (a.s.) had profound knowl-edge of Islam. She understood the Divinelaws and possessed the true understandingof the Holy Quran. In Madina, she (a.s.) con-ducted sessions for the womenfolk teach-ing them the Islamic Laws. When she (a.s.)migrated to Kufa with her father, the wom-enfolk of Kufa sought permission from herfather to allow her to conduct teaching ses-sions to them. On being granted with per- mission, Sayyida Zaynab (a.s.) undertook toteach Islamic Laws and Tafseer.
Woman
41Hussein Revivalism
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
42/52
Human rights and freedom areimportant cultural and policycase. Islam is condiering thatthe freedom is natural right forhuman beings. The freedommust be contacted with respon-sibilities and there are differentbetween freedom and ........
The original in human beingsis freedom and human has theright to do what does he wantbut there are boundaries foreverything and must obligateby some laws lead him to theright direction. He mustn't gopast the following: (truth, rightand straightness). Isalm wantsthe good things for all peopleand wants to protect from eviland damage so he organize thehuman behave by putting threesteps to his life
1- permissible
2- prohibit
3- obligate
The scholars prove that throughthe some originalities and this iseverything is lawful or permit for
Human rights and
of womanfreedom
human. There aremany studies provethat the prohibit-ing contact with .....it means that theprohibit depend onScienti cs bases.Islam preventedalcohol, stolen, unjust enemyand others behaviors becausethese behaviors will lead man
to the wrong direction and willcaused damage.
Not only islam prevented thesebehaviors but also many scien-ti c studies (medical ,economyand psychological) proved that.
These behavior will limit thehuman behavior to womanfreedom because woman lessfreedom from man
Author / One of the issues thecultural and political situationis a question of freedom andhuman rights .. Islam and de-cide that freedom is the naturalright of human being protected
by law .. And freedom associ-ated with the commitment andresponsibility, and that there is
a difference between freedomand decomposition and por-nography ..
The origin of human behavior
- also goes Islamic law - is thefreedom, and a person to dowhatever he wants, but to theextent that it no harm, no ag-gression and no more than thevalues of truth and goodnessand righteousness and Behav-ioral .. Islam wants the best forthis man .. And wants to protectit from damage and corruptionand evil .. So systems of humanbehavior in three departments:
1 - permissible.
2 - inviolable.
3 - is obligatory.
42Hussein Revivalism
Woman
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
43/52
Times, British newspaper report-ed that thousands of young Britonswho live in the United Kingdom haddecided to convert to Islam.
Adding that increasing the num-ber of converters to Islam are youngwomen whom perform the prayerin London central mosque.
Regent's Park neighborhoodabout two-thirds of new Muslims.
The fundamental analysis referredto the number of college-educatedgirls and women aged betweentwenty and thirty are like to convertto Islam.
Joan Bailey, a lawyer from Brad-ford at the age of thirty years, whotell the story of converting to Islam.
(No one was expected to enterinto Islam. She grew up in rich fam-ily in the South Yorkshire. The rst
job was obtained by a law rm inthe city of South Yorkshire).
One day in 2004, everythingchanged in the life of Joan. On thatday, while sipping a cup of coffeewith a Muslim person. They beganto talk about the religions and af-fecting them on the life of humanbeings. He told her about his reli-gion.
She adds that I initially underesti-mated the words of my friend, buthis words settled in my mind, and
after a few days I found myself onthe Internet to request a copy of theholy qur`an).
Then I went to a women's socialevents organized by the Associa-
tion of Muslim new city of Leeds,and imagine that women in thisplace are wearing clothing that cov-ers their bodies from head to toe.
But when I entered were not any
of those women are similar to thosestereotypes about Muslim wiveswhom suffered from bad treatment, I saw doctors, teachers, special-ists personalities, and I astonishedat what seemed to them the tran-quility and peace of mind..
Finally, joan decided to convertto Islam after four years in march,2008
Adding, on Contrary to what most
T i m e s, B r i t
i s h n e w s p a
p e r r e p o r t -
e d t h a t t h o
u s a n d s o f y
o u n g B r i t o
n s
w h o l i v e i n
t h e U n i t e d
K i n g d o m
h a d
d e c i d e d t o
c o n v e r t t o
I s l a m.
A d d i n g t h a
t i n c r e a s i n
g t h e n u m
-
b e r o f c o n v
e r t e r s t o I s l a
m a r e y o u n
g
w o m e n w h
o m p e r f o r m
t h e p r a y e r
i n
L o n d o n c e
n t r a l m o s q u
e
R e g e n t ' s
P a r k n e i g h
b o r h o o d
a b o u t t w o
- t h i r d s o f n
e w M u s l i m
s
h e f u n d a m e
n t a l a n a l y s i s
r e f e r r e d
e r o f c o l l e g
e - e d u c a t e d
g i r l s a n d w o m e n
a g e d b e
t w e e n
t w e n t y a n d
t h i r t y a r e l i k e t o
c o n v e r t
t o I s l a m.
J o a n B a i l e
y, a l a w y e r
f r o m B r a d -
f o r d a t t h e
a g e o f t h i r t
y y e a r s, w h
o
t e l l t h e s t o r
y o f c o n v e r
t i n g t o I s l a m
.
( N o o n e w a
s e x p e c t e d
t o e n t e r
i n t o I s l a m. S
h e g r e w u p
i n r i c h f a m
-
i l y i n t h e S
o u t h Y o r k s
h i r e. T h e f r
s t
j o b w a s o b
t a i n e d b y a
l a w f r m i
n
t h e c i t y o f
S o u t h Y o r k s
h i r e ).
O n e d a y
i n 2 0 0 4, e
v e r y t h i n g
c h a n g e d
i n t h e l i f e
o f J o a n.
O n
t h a t d a y,
w h i l e s i p p
i n g a c u p
o f
c o f f e e w i t h
a M u s l i m p
e r s o n. T h e
y
b e g a n t o
t a l k a b o u t
t h e r e l i g i o
n s
a n d a f f e c t i
n g t h e m o
n t h e l i f e
o f
h u m a n b e i n g s
. H e t o l d h
e r a b o u t
h i s r e l i g i o n
.
S h e a d d s t
h a t I i n i t i a l l
y u n d e r e s -
t i m a t e d t h
e w o r d s o f
m y f r i e n d,
b u t
h i s w o r d s
s e t t l e d i n m
y m i n d, a n
d
a f t e r a f e w
d a y s I f o u
n d m y s e l f
o n
t h e I n t e r n e
t t o r e q u e s
t a c o p y o f
t h e
people think, Islam is not persecuteme , but also allows me to be thesame person once was, and now Iam more reassured than ever, andgrateful to get it.
43Hussein Revivalism
Woman
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
44/52
Astronomy in the
"We sent down water from the
sky in measure, and lodged it in theground. And we certainly are able towithdraw it. Therewith for you, wegave rise to gardens of palm treesand vineyards." (23:18-19)
"Has thou not seen that God sentThewatercycle
water down from the sky and let it
through sources into the ground?Then He caused sown elds of differ -ent colors to grow." (39:21)
The water cycle as we know it to-day was described 500 years ago.Before that, many people believed
"God is the one who created the
night, the day, the sun, and the moon.Each one is traveling in an orbit with itsown motion." (21:33)
Modern scienti c knowledge hasshown that our galaxy revolves on itsown axis. The sun is located eccen-trically and thus revolves in an orbitaround the center of the galaxy. This
was not known to man 1400 years ago.The concept of motion of the heav-enly bodies with an orbit of their ownbelongs to modern science. Earlier sci-entists regarded the sun as a stationaryobject.
"Has thou not seen how God mergesthe night into the day and merges the
day into the night?" (21:29)"He coils the day upon the night andcoils the night upon the day." (39:5)
Astronauts have described the ap-pearance of the Earth from space. Thesun lights up half of the earth facing itand the other half is dark. As the earth
rotates on its axis, the darker areas come
to light, and the light areas merge intodarkness. This is easy to understandat the present time. However, 1400years ago this knowledge did not exist.In those days the earth was mistakenlythought to be at and at the center of the universe. Modern scienti c data arein full agreement with the Quranic de-
scription."God subjected the sun and the
moon, each one runs its course to anappointed term." (33:2)
Modern science has estimated theage of the sun and has also estimatedwhen it will run out of hydrogen and willcool off. Modern astronomy has dis-
covered that the solar system is movingtowards a point in the constellation of Hercules, named the Solar Apex.
44Hussein Revivalism
Science
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
45/52
Quran The beneficentThe merciful
The kingThe holy The peace giverThe security grantoThe guardian (over all)
The ever prevalentThe supremeThe possessor of ev ery greatnessThe creatorThe makerThe designerThe forgiverThe subduer (over all)
Te FrenchDr. Maurice BucailleMuslims must be proud
of the Holy Qur`an. It islike the water for whomwants to get from it.
that water from the ocean was
thrust into soil which formedsprings and underground res-ervoirs. It was also thought thatmoisture in soil condensed toform water. The Quran gave thecorrect view in an authoritativeway 1400 years go.
Said about Holy Qurn
A l l a h ' s e x c e
l l e n t n a m e s
45Hussein Revivalism
Science
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
46/52
Islam came in Australia in the earlyperiod of European settlement.Camels, beasts of burden in theMiddle East, were rst introducedinto Australia in 1840 when twoanimals a male and a female, werelanded in Hobart.
In 1846 JA Harrocks, a pastoralistand explorer from Adelaide, was the
rst man to use a camel for his ex -peditions. A few years later, in1860,twenty-four camels were imported
to South Australia for the Burke andWills expedition across Australia.
With them came the rst of the Af -ghan camel-men, Dost Muhammad,who accompanied Burke Wills for apart of their journey into the centreof Australia. In AD 1866 ThomasElder, a South Australian pastoralist,imported a further 120 camels and12 Afghan drivers. These Afghanswere the forerunners of many who
journeyed throughout central Aus-tralia as drivers and breeders of camels.
However, of cially, their numbers
Muslims in Australianever exceeded 393 and by 1931,they dwindled to 153. Their num-bers could have been much greatersince it is likely with much Afghans,for various reasons would not havecompleted census returns of re-corded their religion. In the harsharid conditions of inland Australia,camel trains were invaluable fortransporting supplies to the isolat-ed cattle stations and gold-miningsettlements. Like many peopletransplanted into a strange environ-ment, the process of adjustment forthe Afghan Muslim in Australia wasnot easy, given that the EuropeanColonist did not accept them asbona de settlers .
The governments at the time re-fused to grant them legal citizen-ship, even though their contributionto the development of inland Aus-tralia had been invaluable. Through-out the period of the camel trains,the camel-men were referred to asAfghans or simply . Someof them came to Australia from Af-ghanistan, but many originated inBaluchistan, Punjab, Kashmir, and
Sind provinces, while others camefrom the Turkish empire.
Like other immigrants, the Afghansbrought with them their religion,culture and skills, as well as theirpersonal qualities of enduranceand tolerance of loneliness.As theneed for the camel trains lessened(and nnaly ceased with the adventof motorised transport), In Aus-tralian society today, the contribu-tion of Muslims to multiculturalismthrough the professions, business,industry and the farming commu-nity is recognized and appreciatedby all government authorities.
Today, the population of the Muslimcommunity in Australia numbersabout 250 000. Approximately 37ethnic backgrounds are represent-ed. Most Muslims in Australia live inthe capital cities of Canberra, Bris-bane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Syd-ney and Melbourne, with the lattertwo accounting for 80% of the total
Muslim population.
46Hussein Revivalism
World
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
47/52
There is something quite strange,yet intriguing, with the name "Imamal-Husayn". One of the most charm-ing and pleasing names, the name"Imam al-Husayn" implies noblecharacteristics and most admirablequalities. Yet, it mysteriously in-spires his adherents and admirersto carry out their most sincere du-ties and modes of servitude.
Throughout history, the purest andnoblest forms of art, literature, ar-chitecture and so forth have beenassociated with either religion itself
or with gures closely associatedwith it. Moreover, the most sincerefeelings of devotion are crystallizedin the form of poetry, regardless of
the language used. The impact of Imam al-Husayn on the poets ishighly evident in such languages asArabic, Persian, Urdu, and Turkish,being the dominant languages of Muslim populations.
Such poems reveal the extent anddepth of the impressions the Imamhas since exerted on the culture of the languages in question. By thesame token, it is interesting to ex-amine such devotional poems inEnglish. Indeed, such poems onlyexpress the poet's most sincerefeelings or re ections about the ad -mirable gures in question.
The book in questions by no means
the rst and last volume collected inthis eld. Contrary to an initial antic -ipation, it seems that Ashura litera-ture in English will occupy severalvolumes of books. Hence, readersand critics are requested to con-tribute to this collection by provid-ing the compiler with poems to beincluded in the large corpus so farcollected.
Dr. M-R Fakhr-Rohani has com-piled this book to facilitate the read-ers' tasks to know more about theimpact of Ashura on the Englishlanguage and literature.
www.sistani.org Dr. Ahmed Hamoud /sedney
Ashura poems
47Hussein Revivalism
world
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
48/52
F or decades shocking ratesof illiteracy, particularly in thepoorest countries have beendeclining. But there are manyinternational agencies warn thata great deal more needs to bedone.
In some countries, the gains of the past decades may even belost as resources for educationfall back. In many African coun-tries millions of new teacherswill be needed to deal mostlywith rising demand for educa-tion. And in states emergingfrom severe internal crises, such
as Afghanistan and East Timor,it is challenging enough to dealwith the short-term needs of reopening and rebuilding dam-aged schools without having tothink of longer-term goals.
A UNICEF study in 1998 pre-dicted that illiteracy rates couldeven grow during the 21st cen-tury after declining dramaticallyduring the 20th. Several otheragencies have been similarlypessimistic saying that famine,con icts and natural disasters
Literacy: A Globalhave created huge refugee pop-ulations where children receivelittle or no schooling for long pe-riods.
According to UNESCOs sta-tistics, nearly one in seven of theworlds six billion people cannotread or write. This represents aconsiderable advance on the
rst survey of world illiteracypublished in the 1950s when 44per cent of the worlds popula-tion was found to be illiterate.
Women and girls make uptwo-thirds of illiterate people,although the gender gap is nar-rowing, and recent gures show
that women are even gaining ac-cess to education and literacy ata faster rate than men. The trendis most evident in Africa wherethe percentage of illiterate wom-en over the age of 15 fell 6.4 percent over the past decade to 49per cent. Even so, the number of illiterate people is far too high -
they are invariably from the poor-est, most marginalized sections
of society.
Some 28 countries were notexpected to achieve any of thethree essential goals, two thirdsof them in sub-Saharan Africa,but also including India andPakistan. Other high-risk coun-tries include several North Afri-can and the Arab states. Somecentral and eastern Europeannations are even moving back-wards from previously high ratesof literacy, as early childhoodeducation in particular is cutback, and funding for educationoverall reduced. Worldwide, 78countries are unlikely to halveadult illiteracy rates. They in-clude four of the worlds mostpopulated countries: Bangla-desh, China, India and Pakistanwhich alone account for 61percent of the worlds illiterateadults.
According to UNESCO's statis-
48Hussein Revivalism
Global reprots
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
49/52
problemtics in 2009 refers to increasingthe rate of illiteracy in Arab landabout 30% and 50 % to woman.This rate raise in some coun-tries like 61%Iraq, 50%Sudan,42%Egypt , 39%Yemen and38%.morocco.
But the challenge remainsdaunting. To achieve univer-sal primary education by 2015,more than 15 million new teach-ers will be needed three mil-lion of them in sub-Saharan Af-rica alone requiring massiveinvestment in teacher training.Developing countries are alsohaving a hard time even hang-ing on to trained teachers, manyof whom are being poached byricher countries to cover theirown shortages.
Yojana Sharma
49Hussein Revivalism
Global reprots
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
50/52
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
51/52
8/8/2019 Hussein Revivalism 4
52/52
in Imam Hussein Holy shrine
General relation ship department