#karabala

The person who could call upon anyone from the Universe for help, had called Habib Ibn e Mazahir (as) for help.

He was one of the oldest companions of AHL Al Bayt (as). He was a son of Sahabi e Rasool (saww). He was old but he was strong. My mind wonders as to why Imam Hussain (as) wrote letter to Habib (as) and required his presence on Ashura (what is hikmat in this act iof his?). Perhaps many reasons but also because:

- He was a son of Sahabi e Rasool (saww). He was an eye witness of every merit Rasool (saww) had associated with Ahl Al Bayt (as) especially with Imam Hussain (as). His credibility was unmatched and so was his wisdom.

- He was a son of Sahabi. A lot of sons of ashabs including the prominent and accursed commander of yazidis were compelled to spill the blood of the progeny of Rasool Allah (saww). Perhaps the presence of a Sahabi himself would have brought some shame in those killers to prevent them from killing. It didn't happen of course because the killers were shameful. To Quote Al Quran, "It is not the eyes that are blind but the hearts!"

- He was a son of Sahabi. So the proceeding generations might try to put off the relevance and essence of Karbala by misleading people and saying that it was a conflict between two alpha prince. The presence of Sahabi on Hussaini side (as) proved that this notion is falsehood because a Sahabi reciting merits of Imam Hussain (as) in the battlefield tells who is the prince and who is not even worth mentioning.

- He was a son of Sahabi. In future people perhaps would accuse the Hussainis for ignoring the merits of ashaab Karam (Ra). The SALAM of King Hussain (as) and then the wail of Lady Zainab (as) for Habib (as) establishes how our school of thought renders due respect to the companions of Rasool Allah (saww).

- He was a son of Sahabi. Someone might have said that Rasool (saww) naozubillah was not clear while telling the ranks and merits of his progeny in particular Imam Hussain (as). The presence of Habib (as) shows for eternity that Rasool (saww) was very clear but those who took the guise of religion to advance their tribal, political, and personal interests put his teachings under the back burner and we're compelled to kill and humiliate Rasool (saww) off springs.

- He was a son of Sahabi. So Imam Hussain (as) knew that there would come a time when people would forget prominent ashabs who remained devoted to Rasool e Kareem (saww) and fight about the relevance of one over the other. The presence of Habib (as) on Ashura shows the bench mark of how to know who is a true sahabi. One who never leaves the progeny of Rasool (saww) alone. One who never forsake the merits of Rasool (saww). One who does not leave the progeny of Rasool (saww) in distress no matter how many stand in against. One who knows that life without Rasool (saww) progeny especially without Hussain (as) is not worth living.

- He was a son of Sahabi. Perhaps Imam Hussain (as) knew that in future there might come a reason that those sons of ashabs could not reach to assist or defend Imam against Yazid was because the political situation was constricted to them to provide any form of support. Habib's presence on Ashura shows that whether there is a Universal embargo IF HUSSAIN (AND HUMANITY) IS BEING OPPRESSED OR IF HUSSAIN CALLS, will and love of Rasool (saww) is needed to reach the stand epic. Negligence, laziness, self interests would lead to yazidi sentiments.

(There was a search ongoing for Habib by the then governor of medina but Habib had pledged to reach Hussain (as) or die. He used to travel at night along side the bank of the river and hide in day time from the hounds of Yazid. He reached Imam because he wanted to. He wanted to condemn the government and it's blatant use of religion as a tool only!)

- Last but not the least, he was a son of SAHABI. His presence in Ashura indicates that Ashaab are never against the progeny of Rasool (saww). And the character of ashaab is pious to the scale of the piousness of Habib (as) that the Imam and grandson of Rasool (saww) calls him to himself and cannot stand to be apart from the Sahabi e Rasool (saww). Thats the standard. Anything subpar that standard deserves questions.

Habib Ibn e Mazahir, a childhood friend, a son of Sahabi e Rasool (saww) who was present in Karbala to show that, a father who is a Sahabi e Rasool (saww) with marifat raises a son who is Sahabi e Hussain (as). This raises deep questions on those companions who raised killers.

Assalam O Alaika Ya Habib Ibn e Mazahir (as)

- زہے نصیب یہ انعامِ نصرتِ شبیر ع

1) When one is frowning in grief of any kind there is this one person to think of. He who would have suffocated by grief of losing back to back all those he loved, all those he had raised and everything he had. Yet, he remained persistent with patience and dignity.

2) Anticipating the long term and short term consequence of every action. IMAM Hussain (as) saw that there were people who were blood thirsty and yet he spoke with kindness. He had a very calculated response towards every moment he spent on the land of Karbala. Even when he arrived in the battlefield, and there should be a separate post just about the grandeur of his existence at that point, he struck in defense and he struck while keeping in mind the generations ahead.

3) Allah is better to mitigate the torment of solitude rather than relying upon the worldly buttress that are shallow and mean. He told his companions that they should save their lives and that the opposition wanted his blood and the end of the day that was to dawn on them was only death and blood bath. He was content and he was very attentive. His companions' were dear to him and he was realistic enough to see what lied ahead. This leads to the point below.

4) His companions were devoted and loyal and they did not move a centimeter and they said they would rather face the death while accompanying him rather than saving their life and living without him. Which highlights the importance of choice. You have the choice to consciously choose between two ways always, and not necessarily the worldly triumph depicts actual worthiness. Sometimes logic has to be defied and love should be trusted to ascend to higher realm, just like the love of Imam Hussain (as) was above everything for his companions. This in turn connects to the point below.

5) The present life is about constantly realizing the enormity of Universe. Then also realizing about different universes connected within this universe and many parallel universes to this one universe. Therefore, logic explains a limited aspect and sometimes faith emancipates the soul. Just like the companions of Imam Hussain (as) saw death, which was something fearful as per worldly perception, a better state of being than existing after the 10th muharram.

I don't know if this explains the maltifaceted nature of the story of Karbala or not but I hope it delivers something. There is so much more but due to length of this post I suffice to only above mentioned 05 points.

Iltemas e Dua

Ph Sh

One of the fans of Imam Hussain (as)

ASHRA RAMZAN AND KARBALA.

(Inviting everyone to read this series, as a humanity pretex)

POST NO. 1: The historic fast of a 06 month old infant.

Mara gaya qatil Asghar (as) ka

Asghar (as) tu nahi milne wala

WO zakhmi gala jalta jhoola

Nasoor hay meray seenay ka

Tu dil ko pakarna chor day

Men saye men ajaongi

Sajjad (as) sajjad (as)

Remembering today the thirst of this infant and the extreme bravery of his mother. How she did not let her motherly composure shatter and plead to tremble the divine while she witnessed the dead body of her 06 month old?

Her husband, Imam Hussain (as), who as she knew well, was fighting for his life against all the blood thirsty so called Muslims, who were inclined to behead him, was at the moment so grief ridden that he spoke no words and just presented the dead infant to her. This woman who was about to lose her husband too and that she also knew, she accompanied him to the backside of the tent where they buried the dead body.

So when she saw the child, blood ridden in his arms and just asked the child's dead body,

"Are those your age also butchered in the battlefield?" (Kia tujh jesay bhi nehar kiye jatay hen)

What is Ramadan and what is fast?

Asghar (as), the six months old, was thirsty for three days and an arrow, thrice as heavy as hhe size of his body, broke his fast by drenching his throat with blood.

Remembering the brave mother Rabab (as), who lost her infant, husband and a toddler during the unprecedented genocide of Bani Hashim, the sacred household.

Reliving that karbala is not just a battlefield karbala that happened and is history. Karbala is a concept and food for thought and soul awakening martyrdom epic of people who have saved the purpose of Allah.

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