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Azadari of Imam Hussain (A.S.) is protection of the oppressed world in every era – Hamid Moosavi

ISLAMABAD, December 3: The Patron-in-Chief of Supreme Shia Ulema Board Quaid Tehreek Nafaz Fiqh-e-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi has said that Azadari does not need any protection rather it is protection of the oppressed world in every era. Even if all world powers use all their resources viz. wealth, missiles, rockets, armaments cannot stops the path of Gham-e-Hussain (A.S.) because Matam-e-Hussain is being guarded by chadarless Binte Ali (S.A.) and the chopped arms of its protector and Negehban Abbas Alamdar (A.S.) and Dua-e-Fatima (S.A.) are shadowing Azadari. The government may lay out special plan to facilitate the Zaireen heading for Iraq and Iran in consultation with the TNFJ. Operation Zarb-e-Azb is the matter of life and death therefore all sections of society including rulers and politicians should strengthen the Pakistan’s Armed Forces and openly support the back-breaking operation against terrorists. These views were expressed by him in a special message issued on the occasion of Chehlum (Arbaeen-e-Hussaini) of Syed-us-Shuhada Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.) and his 72 diehard near and dear ones.

Agha Moosavi said Azadari-e-Hussain (A.S.) is the religious habit of obedient people that continues for ever therefore everyone is under the obligation to preach Wilayat and shed tear, beat chest, carry out Zanjeer-Zani and Qama-Zani in devotion and love to Gham-e-Hussain (A.S.) because it is the source of survival of Shariat and us all. He made it clear that Azadari is the protest of oppressed and no one could set the limits for protest to-date. He said the great Maraja-e-Azzam of the present era have given a befitting reply to those who suggest donating blood to blood banks instead of shedding it in Gham-e-Hussain (A.S.), therefore the Marja-e-Kabeer from Najaf-e-Ashraf Ayatollah Al-Uzma Syed Saeed Al-Hakeem says that “Without causing harm the ongoing Tatbeer (using swords on head for Matam) carries excellence (Fazeelat) and reward (Sawab) and or us it is not possible to compare this reward with the reward of other pious matters”. He said those who are throwing stones on Sha’air-e-Hussaini and misguiding Azadaran should be afraid of Madar-e-Hussain (S.A.) and fear of the day when the culprits of the Binte Rasool (S.A.) will not find any place for refuge.

The TNFJ chief said the history stands witness that Imam Aali Muqaam (A.S.) get his head chopped but did not like to bow it down before the evil forces preaching a lesson for jehad in way of righteousness. He said the Imam (A.S.) taught us to live for human dignity and die for the desires of Allah and made us understand that the death in honour is better than the life in disguise. He said that is why the Wilayat of Ali Ibne Abi Talib (A.S.) is embedded in our souls and we think that our life is commensurate with belief, struggle and carry out jehad for it.

Agha Moosavi said that Azadari-e-Imam Mazloom that is the protest of the world of oppressed against oppression and brutality and actually it is jehad for promotion of Hussainiyyat. The evil world after the Hazoor (SAAW) to-date utilised all their energy in concealing their Manaqib and today they are after Azadari and are busy the day in and day out hatching new conspiracies against it and the internal enemy is more active against it than external enemy because it has come to his knowledge that Azadari is the beacon of light for the protection of religion and Shariat and it is the biggest weapon; sometime he raises objection on grievous acts and tears, and sometime raises objective of Matam-e-Qamah and Zanjeer-Zani and sometime declares shedding their own blood is not allowed and this blood may be given to patients instead.

He said when reason was asked from the Holy Prophet (SAAW) for shedding tears on the birth of Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.). On asking the reason, he said a rebel group will kill this son of mine.

The TNFJ chief said that according to a saying, the Khatoon-e-Jannat (S.A.) asked: Baba-e- Namdaar! In which era my son will have to face these problems. He said this era will be the one when neither I, neither Ali neither you, neither Hassan (A.S.) will be there. Hazrat Zehra (S.A.) said: Baba Jaan! In such an era and dilapidated conditions, when my son will kiss Shahadat who will shed tears on his trouble and who will organise Majalis, Matam, and Aza. The Holy Prophet (SAAW) replied: My dear daughter, don't worry, women and ladies of Ismat-o-Taharat of my Ummah will shed tears on the troubles of my son and men and Mardan-e-Ahle Bait of my Ummah will shed tears after remembering his troubles. They will revive the Azadari of your son year after year, one nation after the other and when the Day of Judgment will dawn then you will do the intercession of those women and I will do the same for those men and whichever Momin will shed tears on Hussain (A.S.) Mazloom, we will hold his/her hand and will enter them into the heaven.

Agha Moosavi said that that Quran itself permits to lodge protest against the oppressor “God loveth not that evil. Should be noised abroad in public speech, except where injustice hath been done; for God is He who heareth and knoweth all things. (Surah Nisaa, Ayah 148). In other words, Shariat has firmly directed that if you see any evil of any one do not make it public rather make the one understand about it in loneliness but there is any religious interest demands then making the oppression of that oppressor is called protest. According to a hadees, he said, a person came to the Holy Prophet (SAAW) and told him that his neighbourer teases him. He advised him that you may pull out your household articles and keep it at common place outside. He did the same. Therefore, whoever passed through would have asked him what happened and he used to tell them about the oppressive attitude meted out to him by his neighbourer. On listening it, every passerby would have cursed that neighbourer (Sunan Abi Daud. Kitaab Al-Adab) with reference Shah Fahd Quran Printing, Ministry for Islamic Affairs, Endowment, Dawa and Guidance, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Therefore, he added, when Quran and Sunnah have given a common man the right to raise his voice against oppression then there is no big an oppressed that Hussain Ibne Abi Talib (A.S.) and there is no big incident than Karbala. Therefore, every Azadar is under the obligation to highlight the oppression of biggest oppressor of the world of oppressor Yazid and the biggest source to highlight and disseminate it the Azadari Imam Aali Muqaam (A.S.) on which the Yazidi world is still shivering of. Yazid and his men committed so big an oppression that if it had been concealed then there would have been no sign of religion or Shariat the world over, he added.

The TNFJ chief said that test of Imam Aali Muqaam (A.S.) began from the Fajr prayers on the Day of Ashoor and finished at Asr prayers. Imam Hussain (A.S.) carried the bodies of his faithful companions, and pious offspring and then bearing the thirst and heat, carried wounds, kissed Shahadat and reached the Hoz-e-Kausar to fench his thirst from it. But Ummul Masaib Hazrat Zainab (S.A) Sani-e-Zehra remained involved in this mission along with her brother Hazrat Zainul Abideen (A.S.) and was called Sharikat-ul-Hussain and then bore the tough time in the streets of Kufa and Shaam and bore the attendance in the courts of Ibne Ziad and Yazid and delivered addresses in the voice and sytle of Ali (A.S.) shattering the Yazidi courts and apprising the world about the assassins of Hussain (A.S.). Do not ever say that Yazid was the Khalifate of Rasool (SAAW), who can pass through such ordeals but it was the quality of the Khanwada-e-Risalat and the effect of Zehra's (S.A.) milk that she bore all this with patience and forbearance and unveil Yazidiyyat and told the world that this bloodshed that was being concealed could not be concealed. It was the job done by Zainab (S.A.) daughter of Ali (A.S.) and Batool (S.A.).

The Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi said that Hussain (A.S.) belongs to all and Hussain (A.S.) belongs to Allah, every nation would call that Hussain (A.S.) is theirs which is the great blessing of Zainab (S.A.) and Zainul Abideen (A.S.). Hussain's sacrifice isفدینہ بزبح عظیم. On this occasion of Arbaeen-e-Hussain, he advised the Azadaran-e-Hussain (A.S.) to participate in the Matmi processions of the Chehlum of Imam Aali Muqaam (A.S.) without any fear. He called upon the media to give full coverage to the Matmi processions because the importance of Chehlum (Arbaeen-e-Hussain) is not less than Ashoora.

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