Muharram Rituals and Incident of Karbala

Muharram is one of the most sacred month for Muslims around the world. It is the start of their lunar year. According to Sahi Hadith; The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:

“Allah’s month Al-Muharram.” (Muslim 163).

Allah (SWT) forbade us from fighting and doing injustice in this month, although, injustice is strictly forbidden in Islam but Allah (SWT) has warn Ummah to stop doing bad things in Muharram more specifically. As Ummah we should strictly follow the instructions of Allah and his beloved Prophet (PBUH) and restrict ourselves from committing sins more with care because of the sacredness of this month.

The rituals for the month of Muharram can be found in authentic Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) especially regarding the day of Ahsura. But many Muslims are following some other (unauthentic) ways to spend their month of Muharram due to the incident of Karbala.

The incident of Karbala is one of the saddest incident in the history of mankind. Husain (R.A) the grandson of Prophet Muhamamd (PBUH) and son of the fourth rightly guided caliph of Islam Ali (R.A) martyred in Karbala with his family on the day of Ashura. According to Hadith the Rasul-Ul-Allah (SAWW) already knew what will happened to Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain (R.A) so he warned the people many times and instruct Ummah to love them.

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:

“These two are my sons, and the sons of my daughter. O Allah! Indeed, I love them, so love them, and love those who love them.” (At-Tirmidhi: 3769)

And he (PBUH) said:

“Whoever loves Hasan and Hussain, loves me; and whoever hates them, hates me.” (Ibn Majah: 143)

The story of Karbala bring tears in the eyes of every Muslim but Allah Is very merciful and we need to trust his justice. He will punish every single person involve in this “Fitna” and as Muslim this should be our faith.

We are recommending few books which will surely clear your conceptions about Muharram and the Leaders of the Youth in Paradise Al-Hasan and Al-Husain (R.A) and their father and forth caliph of Islam Ali Ibn-Abi Talib.

Biography of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (R.A) - I

Biography of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (R.A) - II

The Short Story of Al-Husain bin Ali (R.A)

The Caliphate of Banu Ummayyah

Are Frequent Earthquakes a Sign that End of World is Near?

It has been observed that every year the earthquakes around the world are increasing rapidly, showing high readings at the rector scales. For many of us it is not a normal sign at all.  Seeing the large number of earthquakes jolting the earth at such short time intervals makes it quite scarier.

Here are some of the pictures taken from various sources to show you how frequently the earthquakes are coming:

The circles in the diagram are the spots where the recent earthquakes occur. The red circles are for today, the orange ones are of yesterday, yellow ones are from past two weeks and the pink ones are of earthquakes in past 5 years.

Some more figures from another source:

These unusual signs were predicted by our Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) 1400 years ago.

Regular occurrences of earthquake are surely a sign that the beginning of the Final hour is near according to Qur’an and Sunnah. This may be a mercy for the Ummah and expiation for its sins.

On many occasions our beloved Messeger (PBUH) has told about the earthquakes as the signs of the hour.

Abu Moosa Al-Ash’ari (r.a) narrated that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:

“My Ummah is a nation that is blessed; it will not be punished in the hereafter because Allah has caused its punishment to come in this world, in the form of killing, earthquakes and turmoil.” (Ahmad and Al-Haakim)

These frequent earthquakes may also be considered a punishment for those people who have caused great corruption on the face of the earth.

On another occasion Abu Hurayrah (r.a) narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) said:

“The hour will not begin until knowledge is taken away and many earthquakes occur.” (Bukhari)

Abd-Allaah ibn Hawaalah Al-Azdi (r.a) narrated that Muhammad (PBUH) said:

“When you see the caliphate settled in the holy land, calamities, earthquakes and terrific events will have drawn near. On that day the last hour will be as nearer to mankind as my hand to your head.” (Abu Dawood)

The way things are going, it seems the world’s end is just a matter of time God willing. We all should straighten ourselves and with every passing second we must try harder to come back to Allah and His Deen. Only this can save us from the humiliation that we may suffer in front of our creator.

• The End of the World