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.
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| Biography of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (R.A) - I |
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| Biography of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (R.A) - II |
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| The Short Story of Al-Husain bin Ali (R.A) |
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| The Caliphate of Banu Ummayyah |
