do not realize their own benefits. And
if this supplications and the blood of
Imam Hussein cannot wake them up
from their deep slumber then what
will? My heart will cry when the day of
Arafah comes.
Arafat is awe-inspiring great gathering
you see millions shedding tears to gain
salvation, seeking that Allah swt
Accepts their Forgiveness (istighfar)
and repentance (Tawbah) and making a
firm resolution to avoid making the
same mistakes. However, Hajj pilgrims
ought to ponder on why the grandson
of Muhammad s.a.w, Imam Hussein a.s
cut short the Hajj pilgrimage to leave
the plains of Arafat for the plains of
Karbala in Iraq. The pilgrims should
contemplate this wise action that saved
the sacred land of Mecca from being
sullied with wanton bloodshed that
assassin who had come in the garb of
pilgrims intended, and how Abraham’s
great descendant foiled their plot in
order to preserve the sanctity of the
Hajj and the Holy Ka’ba. This leads me
to talk about Ashura, which fall exactly
thirty days after the Great Sacrifice of
Prophet Abraham of his son Ishmael.
A month after the 10th of Zilhaj is the
Day of Ashura and the name of Imam
Hussein a.s and Karbala are associated
with the virtue of sacrifice.
Also referred to as the greatest
sacrifice.
Ashura – Imam Hussein – The Great
Sacrifice Everyday is Ashura and every
Land is Karbala.
One of the Hajj rituals centers on the
prophet Abraham test to sacrifice his
son, which is known as the Greatest
Sacrifice –Zibhe Azeem. However,
Ishmael was saved twice, once when he
was an infant when the spring of Zam
Zam miraculously gushed ,and the
second time when archangel Gabriel by
God’s command replaced him with a
ram. According to the Quran a verse
was revealed immediately to console
Abraham say “O, Abraham! Of
course thou hast faithfully fulfilled
the dream, thou art of the truthful
ones, but verily it is an open test, we
have substituted it with a Greater
sacrifice. We have transferred it to
later generation” {Quran
37:105-108}. Hence, the honor was
destined for Ishmael’s descendants,
Imam Hussein, Ali Asgher and other
martyrs of Karbala who were martyred
in the state of thirst on the banks of
the river Euphrates. It was on the 10th
Muharum known as Ashura, 61 A.H
(680 A.D) that Imam Hussein became
a martyr under the most tragic and
dreadful conditions ever chronicled in
the records of the civilized world. A
nefarious ruler, Yazid, son of
Muawiyah, carried the atrocious acts.
Asalamu alaykum WA
rahmatullahi wa barakatu,
I just wanted to wish all HAJ
MABROOK to all our brothers and
sisters who were leaving for HAJ. Allah
has blessed you with the health, wealth
and iman to perform Hajj. Please
remember us in your dua's, as we will
remember you.
May Allah provide the hujjaj with a
safe trip
May Allah cleanse our qalbs and
purify our nafs
May Allah grant the muslimeen
forgiveness
May Allah pour sabr and iman on
the muslimeen
May Allah establish constancy and
steadfastness in the hearts of the
muslimeen
May Allah accept this Hajj from
you, and may He bless you in it
May Allah give everyone the chance
to fulfill this pillar
May Allah guide us on His siratul
mustaqim.
May Allah, make easy the affairs of
the hujjaaj and accept their Hajj.
May Allah, accept from our prayers,
our deeds, and our intentions.
May Allah, make us amongst those
whose sins are forgiven.
May Allah, make us amongst your
believing, obedi