Dr.M.Mukhtar AlamCoordinatorNational Forum of Muslim Organisations, New Delhi

To Maulana Ilyasi, All India Imams Organisation Masjid Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New DelhiNew Delhi-110001

Dear Maulana Ilyasi sahib,

With salam to you, all in the family and neighbourhood after due hamd and sana for Allah SWT and salam to the prophet PBUH and HF, I would like you to recall the conversation we had regarding the translation of the word Imam in the verse 17:71 of the holy Qur’aan on 8 February 2013 after our meeting with the Tunisian Sufi Singer who had a word with you regarding the fact that the Khutba is offered in translation in Urdu or in the language that is understood by all attending to Jumaa salaat. I also endorsed his suggestion considering the practice of Khutba on the occasion following the standard practice. Needless to say, Arabic speaking listeners are few among those attending the Jum’aa prayer and therefore , it is important that whatever speech is delivered should be translated in the Urdu/Hindi language in order to let people understand clearly as to what is being stated. The Tunisian muslim also mentioned the importance of local language for delivering the message. Being one among the muslims who understands the criticality of delivering the message of Allah SwT and the prophet, I hope an pray that you would be making the needful arrangements and thus present an example for the pesh-Imams of the masajids in India and rest of the non-Arabic speaking world.

Here, I am pleased to share a long conversation on the concept of Imamat that you may like to read for understanding how it is important to correct translation for those who do not understand Arabic. I need not repeat again that in the verse 17:71 , the word Imam is referred in singular and NOT plural. You may know that the Imam for muslims is among the muslims and appointed by Allah SWT and He is present in all the ages. The Imam is the Light of Allah SWT in whom we are called to believe as per 68:8. The Light of Allah / Nurullah then is the one who is witness over the nations.

The Imam/Khalifa in our time appointed by Allah SWT according to the muslims following the Imam understanding the verse 3:33,34. 4:59 ,muhabala, Sura Kauthar, is Kareem Shah Al-Hussaini with around 16-20 million muslims accepting him as such and they are giving to Allah SwT, the kins et all as understood commonly by muslims at the rate of 12.5%.

Recognition of Imam in our time is like the recognition of the Imamat and Khilafat of Adam AS by angels and jinns except Satan. So ,then we know this way that non recognition of the Imamat is like rejection of Iblis who was thrown out of the heaven for not accepting Adam PBUH and not prostrating to him.

Allah SWT commanded all to prostrate to Adam PBUH .All except Iblis did not obey Allah SWT.

With the above, I request you to please correct the meaning of the verse 17:71 that is displayed in your masjid. Your response to my suggestion that ‘iska kuch nahi ho sakta’ while accepting that the translation of word Imam as Imamaun (peshwaaon) Ayimma in Urdu is not correct. I am sure you would not like to be one who is sharing a false translation for readers at the masjid. As muslims, we need to please Allah SwT and not anyone else when the word goes against the command of Allah SwT.

With salam to all

Dr.M.Mukhtar AlamDelhi, India

On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Zina Khan <> wrote:There is nothing complicated in what I have shown...it is as straight forward as it gets....now how I unravel is my prerogative....plus if you ever believe that I am writing for only you to read then you are sorely mistaken.....at least 5 - 10 thousand people should read it...and this is my aim...or for me it is a sheer waste of time...CONCEPT OF IMAMATE IN HOLY QURANThe word Imam (pl. a’imma) is derived from amma, meaning to lead the way, precede, or to lead by example. Thus, the Imam means a model, an exemplar, a teacher, a guide or a path.With the Prophet, the Khatim al-anbiya (seal of the prophets), the cycle of prophecy (da’irat an-nubuwwa) was closed, but God did not thenceforth leave His people without guidance on the way to Himself. For the majority, the guide was the revealed Book. For these who became known as the Shi’ites, the guide through this world of divine wisdom (hikma ilahiyya) was and is the infallible Imam. The Imam is also Wali Allah and is from Allah the closing of the prophetical cycle heralded the opening of another, i.e., the da’irat al-walaya.The word Imam is used seven times in singular and five times in plural form in the Quran. Anyone who insults and defames the prophet's family, God has this to say to them..

Sura al Qalam 68:13 says" That they are base-born (illegitimate birth) i.e. they do not belong to their real father... Why don't you ask God why HE appointed Imams for mankind? People cannot choose the Imams nor are they elected (like you do) by mankind....Imamat is not a new phenomena - nor a concoction ...Imams have been appointed by God since the time of Adam and Abraham....but Iblis have rejected them and so they have become Satan now just the way you are !

Abraham was also promoted to be the Imam after he successfully passed the test God had set for him..."And when his Lord tried Abraham with HIS commands and he fulfilled them, HE said " Lo I have appointed Thee as the IMAM for

mankind" ! And Allah had placed all the Knowledge and Authority in Adam and ordered all the angels to submit and bow down ! so this vesting has been there since the time of Hazrat Adam and Hazrat Abraham....like I said before ..Ignorance is a worst kind of terrorism and you are so ignorant that it is simply appalling! An Imam like the prophet is directly appointed by God Himself and people cannot appoint or elect an Imam !

Hazrat Abraham had prayed to God that his descendants also be made Imams...read Sura al Baqarah and then read Sura ale Imran...then read Sura al Maidah and then read the Prophet's hadith ..." INNAL QUR'AN ONZILLA ALA SAB'ATU AHROFIN MA MINHA HARFON ILLA WALLAHU ZAHERON WA BATANON WA INNA ALI IBNE ABI TALIB, INDAHU MINHO ZAHERO WAL BATIN"...Shia's and Sunnis both accept this legitimacy ! "O Ali thy flesh is my flesh ....thy blood is my blood ....O ! Ali thou art to me as Aaron was to Moses..." ..so laloo whom are you following?

"For those who consider me as their Mawla, Ali is their Mawla too.." ! very conclusive !

"O ! Allah love those who love Ali ! and hate those who hate Ali ! and help those who help Ali !...."

" I leave two things after me...the Quran and my Ahl al Bayt"...they are tied with a long Rope...follow both , if you follow BOTH you will never go astray! The converse is that you have gone astray....and so now you know whom Allah refers to in Sura al Hamd--- On Thu, 11/17/11, ghulam yusuf < > wrote:

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 1:36 AM

Dear ZinaCan you kindly write in simpler words what you want to convey. Also can you cut down the length of your writing to a couple of paragraphs instead of writing a booklet to answer each question? No one can spare so much time.We know about your religious knowledge but please make it short.Ghulam Yusuf

--- On Wed, 16/11/11, Zina Khan <> wrote:

Date: Wednesday, 16 November, 2011, 20:18

The two unprecedented and magnificent things, each of which is weightier than the heaven and the earth, or rather the entire universe, are the Qur'ân and its Teacher (the Imam) whom the Prophet appointed as his khalifah or successor. It is they who are the rope of God which is stretched from the heaven to the earth to lift the people of the earth to the heaven (Sharh, X, 481)." [Source: Tawil 669: A Thousand Wisdoms] 12. Lo! We it is Who bring the dead to life. We record that which they send

before (them, and their footprints. And all things We have kept in a Manifest Imam. 13. Coin for them a similitude: The people of the city when those sent (from Allah) came unto them; 14. When We sent unto them twain, and they denied them both, so We reinforced them with a third, and they said: Lo! we have been sent unto you. 15. They said: Ye are but mortals like unto The light of wisdom (the Quran) in the heart of the Holy Prophet is as protected as the lamp in the glass. Verses 77 to 79 of al Waqi-ah clearly state that the Quran is a protected book; and no one can touch it save the thoroughly purified, the Ahl ul Bayt, according to the verse 33 of Ahzab. Therefore the true interpretation of "light upon light" is the Holy Prophet and his Ahl ul Bayt. It is further made clear in the next verse.

For "Allah guides whom He wills to His light" see the commentary of al Baqarah: 256 and 257- he who believes in Allah, indeed, has taken hold of the firmest handhold (or rope) which will not break off. Allah brings them out of the darkness into light-It is obvious that those who are guided unto His light are the thoroughly purified ones. They alone are the manifestations of the real light. Those who follow these reflections of the divine light receive guidance from the grace of Allah to the extent or degree of their sincere attachment to them. Another proof of how the light, the real existence of the Prophets and Imams is hidden in the Word , is mentioned in the Qur'an regarding Hazrat Ibrahim: "And he (Ibrahim) made it (i.e., the Light of Prophethood and Imamat) a Word enduring among his children, that they may return (to Him)" (43:28). That is Hazrat Ibrahim entrusted his children with all the attributes and characteristics of Prophethood and Imamat in the form of a pure and wisdom-filled Word, which continues in his progeny till the Resurrection. ...and so you guys are out to lunch..! enjoy !The spiritual and luminous existence of the Prophet also was hidden in the pure Word, as God says: "So keep your duty to Allah, O men of understanding! O ye who believe! Now Allah has sent down unto you a dhikr (remembrance) who is a messenger reciting unto you the clear verses of Allah, so that those who believe and do good deeds may be brought from darkness into light." (65:10-11).

This verse is addressed to "men of understanding" i.e. the Imams of ahl al-bayt, for they only are on the perfect level of intellect and faith, and the Light of the Prophet in the form of dhikr, has descended upon them and by the virtue of that, they are called ahl al-dhikr, the people of remembrance. This dhikr or Word is the Light of Prophethood and Imamat which contains the luminous and living realities of the Qur'an. The path of Muhamad is abundantly clear as crystal - read his Mutawatir ahadith "Aman al Umma - "Al-Safina" - "Yawm al Dar" - "Al-Manzila" - "Al-Thaqalyn"...Path of Muhammad will lead to Allah !13."... On the day when the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women will say unto those who believe: Look on us that we may borrow from your light! it will be said: Go back and seek for light! Then there will separate them a wall wherein is a gate, the inner side whereof containeth mercy, while the outer side thereof is toward the doom...".

12." On the day when thou (Muhammad) wilt see the believers, men and women, their light shining forth before them and on their right hands, (and wilt hear it said unto them. That is the supreme triumph...". " who would lend me a goodly loan and "he" would multiply it for him and for him will be a rich reward.." (57:11).......So first at least return your amanat to God and HIS Prophet !Ta'wil of word 'Yastanbitûna' (They deduce, discover, they do istinbâat): "Istinbâat primarily means "to dig a well and bring out water for the first time". Secondarily it is used in the sense of thinking, reflection, to penetrate deeply (Qâmûs, p. 77). For instance, istanbata'sh- shay' means to reveal a thing from its hidden state. Verse (4:83), in which it is used, clearly means that after the holy Prophet, it is the ulu'l-amr, the Imams from the progeny of the holy Prophet, who bring out the inner meaning of the Qur'ânic verses, because it is they who know the ta'wil (inner meaning) of the Qur'ân." [Source: Tawil 980: A Thousand Wisdoms]Ta'wil of word 'Muslimah' (The community of the pure Imams): "A true Muslim is the one who submits himself to God. In this sense, Hazrat Ibrâhîm and Hazrat Ismâil prayed: "Our Lord! Make us submitters to You and of our progeny a submitting community (ummatan muslimah) to You (by true obedience)." (2:128). This shows that ummatan muslimah is the community of the pure Imâms who are the progeny of Hazrat Ibrâhîm and Hazrat Ismâil (See Daâ'im, I, 33). " [Source: Tawil 812: A Thousand Wisdoms] ...and so praying THROUGH them is the best course to take as Allah recognizes them and their submission and their voices....and their supplications...

--- On Thu, 11/17/11, Zina Khan < > wrote:

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 1:01 AM

"..in case of ALI, he could not even prevent/madat his own assassination......."Would it be reasonable to then say that Uthman destroyed the Quran compiled earlier on by the previous Caliphs and Allah could not do much nor prevent this destruction, but watch helplessly and now you do not have the original Quran? btw...why do you address or send salutations to the prophet after your salat (al-salamu alaykum ayyuha'l nabiyyu wa rahmatu'llahi wa barakatuhu)? ...are you giving lip service and showing hypocrisy which is typical in your cults anyway?What nonsense are you guys spitting from your mouths? Jesus was put on the cross? Uthman was killed ...Bibi Aeisha was killed....Khulafa e Rashideen too was destroyed - so then the same question is being asked of you? Are you both suggesting that neither they nor Allah was able to prevent all this?.....is that why you pious and good folks then became the patrons and followers of butchers and murderers....and followed their "sunnah" and now claim you follow Muhamad's sunnah and Islam?....Can someone who kills your children and family, ever convince anyone that they love you and still follows you?...You are just Jokers!"And call NOT those who are slain in the way of God "dead"..NAY they are LIVING....only ye perceive Not..." (Sura al Baqara - Verse 154

" Are you not haughty and arrogant...whenever a Messenger comes to you, some you have branded liars and some you have killed.."" And when we took your promise that you would not shed the blood of your own and would not drive your own from their homes, you then confirmed it, as you yourselves bear witness...""wretched is that for which they have sold themselves, that they should reject what God has sent down in arrogant jealousy that God should send it down from divine grace...""Wrath upon wrath and for the ungrateful is a humiliating torment.."Have you guys read Sura Noor? Perhaps you have not understood what it says?Real knowledge is related to the internal (spiritual) world and is given to a person who practices his faith.Now let’s examine this ayah..." WE sent thee NOT save as a MERCY for the Worlds..." (Sura al Anbiya - verse 107)..It is clear that Allah personified HIS Mercy through Muhammad ( peace be on him)...admittedly the Prophet is now no longer with us since almost 1400 years or so....I have shown ayat relating to "chastisement" which Allah says HE withheld as the Prophet was amongst the people...Now what happens to this blessing of MERCY as the Prophet is no longer with us? Any idea? Or does that mean that we are now all open to Chastisement and no mercy? Is Allah so unjust that all the generations who came after the Prophet's death did not enjoy the same blessings, the Umma enjoyed during the time of the Prophet?

"In the Sea of the Spirit, swimming is no avail: Noah's ark is the only escape. Muhammad, that king of the prophets, said, "I am the ship in this Universal Ocean. I, or that person who has become my true vicegerent in inward vision. (M IV 3357-59)" [Source: W. C. Chittick,...""Seek the people of God! Enter thou among My servants! Enter thou My Paradise! [Holy Qur'an 89:29-30]."Mawlâ Ali has said: "Anâ âyâtu'llâhi wa aminu'llâh, i.e. I am Allah's signs and I am the trustworthy of Allah." (Kawkab, p.208). Âyât in the sense of the signs of Divine power or miracles, are in four places: (i) The higher world, (ii) the wise Qur'ân, (iii) the external universe and (iv) the personal world, but according to the Qur'ân (36:12) all these âyât (signs) are encompassed in the light of the Imâm-i Mubin. That is, his light is the higher world, he is the speaking Qur'ân, the quintessence of the universe and a luminous personal world in true sense." [Source: Tawil 10: A Thousand Wisdoms] "The Light that emanates from the Lamp obviously is not the Lamp Itself; but, if there is no Light, would you know what a Lamp is, and where it stands? Thus, it is (only) through the Light that you can perceive the lamp; you know the lamp through the Light."Holy Quran 4:174 :O - Mankind! Verily, there hath come to you a convincing proof from your Lord, for we have sent unto you a Light (that is) manifest.64:8 Believe, therefore, in God and His Apostle, and in the Light which He has sent down, and God is well acquainted with all that ye do. ..."And WE have sent you a perfect Light AND a Perspicuous Book..."You Rejected BOTH...and now you are in darkness!!!

And do not be like those who divide and differ after clarifications have come to them; for theirs is a terrible torment (Sura al Imran)Ali as an Light and in his Luminosity exists in four places; (1) in this world, he has a body; (2) in the Spirit world, he is a great soul; (3) in the world of Light (Jabarut), he is a great light; and (4) in the world of Oneness, he is monoreal (i.e., he is at a place where all realities become one reality). But as you are in breach of your own bayah, you cannot develop relationships with him at any of these four levels. ....Remember Quran talks of Four Rivers in paradise and Islam has Four dimensions too...just in case your mullahs haven't taught you all these basics and so before you even talk of Ali (as), it is important to first know about the four levels of recognition ...

The light of Allah exists in the form of knowledge, wisdom, rectitude and guidance, externally and internally, which rising from blessed personality of the living and present Imam (right from Imam Ali) , illuminates the heavens of the spiritual hudud and the earths of the physical hudud. This light belongs to the house of wisdom (i.e. the house of Prophethood or Imamat), the chosen members of which, are called ahl-i bayt (People of the House), who are like a niche for this light. The ancestral nobility of the Prophet and his position in knowledge are like a lamp, which is like a glittering star, in which the corporeality of the holy Imams is like the vessel of this miraculous lamp and their spirituality like the oil of the Olive. By the Olive is meant the family of Hazrat Ibrahim and Hazrat Muhammad. In the oil of this lamp the Universal Soul and the Universal Intellect, i.e. the Holy Spirit and the ever-pervading Intellect of the Imams, are like the wick and flame. By fire is meant the miraculous ta'yid (help) and light upon light, means one Imam after the other." (Source: Recognition of the Imam, Part II, page 13)...and so it is Only Ali as an light all the way and all the Imams are Ali !!!!

God has sent the rope of His holy light from the higher world to the inhabitants of the lower world for the purpose that they may all together hold it fast so that they may be lifted to the higher world (Holy Qur'an 3:103). Externally the luminous rope of Allah is the holy personality of the Imam of the time and internally it is his ever-reaching light. The holy light of Ali of the time !!!The Light of Imamat Purifies Mu'mins:

"The eternal light (33:46) which has been commanded by God to cleanse and purify the people of faith (9:103), has already been made the cleanser (mutahhir) and purifier (muzakki) both externally and internally. In reality, this cleansing and purification is in the form of (higher spiritual) knowledge and wisdom. Thus God has appointed the light of Imamat as the successor of the light of Prophethood so that it may continue to wash and purify people in the water of light (higher spiritual knowledge) and this chain will never cease. It is in such sublime meanings that it is said that the Divine light will continue to illuminate and that nobody can extinguish it (9:32; 61:8: 57:28). (Source: Fruit of Paradise, p. 110)

Knowledge ('ilm) Versus Ignorance (jahl):

"... the opposite of knowledge ('ilm) is ignorance (jahl). Thus, in the Wise Qu'ran just as knowledge has been mentioned so often both directly and in many examples, so also in the same way ignorance has also been mentioned. Thus if knowledge is light, then ignorance is darkness whether this comparison is conceptual or literal; if knowledge is certainty, then ignorance is doubt; if knowledge is Paradise, then ignorance is Hell; if knowledge is guidance, then ignorance is deviation; if knowledge is healing, then ignorance is sickness; if by hearing, speaking and seeing, knowledge is being alluded to then saying that "they are deaf, dumb and blind" is a condemnation of the ignorant. If the soul and intellect are cleansed and purified by (higher spiritual) knowledge, then their impurity and filth lies in ignorance." (Source: Fruit of Paradise, pp. 110-111) Light upon Light

The expression "light upon light' (Holy Qur'an 24:35) has great secrets:

a. "Light upon light, that is, after one light there is another light. By this light are meant the Prophets and Imams, who in their respective times are mazahir and the lights of the Light of God, while God Himself is the Light of lights and according to "light upon light" there is unity of lights in the Imam of the time.

b. Write number one on the tablet of your imagination, then repeat exactly the same shape on it, a thousand times. Where is the number thousand in the imagination? There is nothing except the number one. This is the unity of light upon light.

c. There are four levels of light: light of Divinity (24:35), light of Prophethood (33:46), light of Imamat (57:28) and light of mu'mins, but light upon light indicates that all lights become one (as there is a concept of annihilation and survival with God)." [Source: Sublime Realities, p. 55]

Simultaneous Recognitions of the Holy Imam

"God has praised the Imam in four places: Lâhut (World of Divinity or Oneness), Jabarut (World of Light or Intellect), Malakut (World of Angels or Souls) and Nâsut (World of human beings)" [Source: Subtle Realities, p. 5]. Faith is Purified by Light

"Regarding faith there is a Hadith: "Faith is recognition by the heart, affirmation by the tongue and action with the limbs". From the above mentioned Hadith, it is clear that without recognition, it is impossible for faith to become perfect and complete, and recognition is directly related to light (of the Holy Imam in our foreheads), in whose illumination are seen and recognized faith and all its accessories. Therefore, the Wise Qur'an has commanded us to believe in God, the Prophet and the Light: "So believe in Allah and His Messenger and the Light which We have revealed" (64:8)." [Source: Rubies Pearls, p. 12] The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said:

"Verily, Allah, to whom belong Might and Majesty, has placed the progeny of each Prophet into his backbone (Sulb), and He, Exalted, has placed my progeny into the backbone of Ali Ibn Abi Talib(al-Tabarani).....

Zaid bin Arqam said,

“One day the Messenger of Allah( May Allah exalt his mention) stood up to deliver a Khutbah at a watering place known as Khumm between Makkah al Mukarramah and Madinah al Munawwarah. He praised Allah and said, “O people, I am a human being. I am about to receive a messenger from my Rabb and I will respond to Allah’s Call, but I am leaving with you Two Weighty Things: the first is the Book of Allah, in which there is right guidance and light, so hold fast to the Book of Allah and adhere to it”. He exhorted (us to hold fast) to the Book of Allah and then said, “The second is the members of my family, I remind you (to be kind) to the members of my family. I remind you (of your duties) to the members of my family”. [Sahih Muslim] Sa’ad bin Abi Waqas said that, When the following verse (of challenge to the polytheists) was revealed : “Let us we call our sons and you call your sons,,,, Allah’s Messenger called Ali, Fatimah, Hassan and Hussain (may Allah be pleased with them) and said, “O’ Allah, they are my family.”[Sahih Muslim] Narrated Abdullah bin Umar Abu Bakr said, “Show reverence to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah exalt his mention) by honoring the members of his family”. [Sahih Bukhari]

--- On Sat, 5/21/11, Zina Khan <> wrote:Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011, 3:49 AM “Know ye not before whom I stand in prayers and with whom I hold discourse?” Also, the Imam’s charity, as frequent and generous as it was and is, may remain hidden and not always announced. The Quran says: “And God is not going to chastise them while you are, O Muhammd among them” (8:33). It is the universal belief of all the Muslims that the followers of the Prophet are not going to be doomed with extirpation as was the case with the followers of other prophets. The Prophet was a Mercy to the whole world. But on reading the above Quranic verse, one comes to the conclusion that the privilege is restricted only to the life time of the Prophet as it reads: “While you are among them.” The Prophet is admittedly not among us at present, why then do muslims still enjoy the privilege?

The explanation of this is to be found in another verse: “And had there not been God averting some people’s (doom) by others, certainly there would have been pulled down cloisters and churches and synagogues and mosques in which God’s name is much remembered” (22:40). This verse makes it clear that there always exists in this world an infallible one (Imam Abideen) through whose inherent auspiciousness, prayers and intercession, this world exists. This infallible one is no other than the Prophet’s progeny. Ibn Hajar writes, “Inasmuch as the Prophet was a security for the inhabitants of this earth, the people of his house (ahl al-bayt) are likewise the securities.” This is further corroborated by the hadith, “If the Imam were to be removed from this earth, the earth together with its inhabitants would have cleaved asunder.” It implies that that the existence of an Imam in every age is necessary and indispensable. Imam has helped numerous ones who needed help in many different ways. He is a friend of the poor, He is also known for his generosity and hospitality to humanity at large. The Imamat's survival in the holocaust of Karbala is no less than a miracle in itself. It proves, however, that Allah wanted to save “Imamah” from extinction...a proof that it is divinely guided institution... The gruesome ordeal of Karbala was extremely difficult and arduous. In the immediate period after Karbala the Imams were treated in a harsh and unkind manner by the tyrannical powers of the time who even had destroyed the Khulafa e Rashdeen and murdered TWO caliphs, Umar and Uthman and Bibi Aeisha... After the grotesque manner in which the members of Imam's family were killed by Yazid’s forces, how Imam Abideen was put in shackles while travelling from Kufa to Damascus, a distance of 700 miles on camel back,.. such was the cruelty of the Yazidi rulers whom you Maherally asses revere today and follow their TEXTS ! In Damascus, as well as in Kufa beforehand, Imam Abideen faced the tyrannical rulers with enormous courage and fortitude. Single-handedly he exposed Yazid’s cover up of the butchery that took place in Karabala, and valiantly brought to mind to those attending the court of Yazid

(as well as the crowd at Jumu’a Salat) of who the family of the Prophet (Ahlul Bayt) were, and what atrocities took place in Karbala as well. After all, the gruesome experience of the butchery in Karbala was too daunting for anyone, let alone for the very tender-hearted Imam. He wrote, composed and prayed, appealed and beseeched the Almighty. And this proved to continue throughout his life time, which led to a magnificent write up of Du’aas, supplications, and the epistle of rights and obligations of man. Imam Abideen was so generous, that his enemy (Marwan son of Hakam of Benu Umayya) requested him to give shelter to his family, to which Imam Abideen did not hesitate. As it turned out, he became the host to 400 people of Benu Umayya for several weeks, feeding them, tending to them, and making every effort for their comfort (free and without charges). These were the same folks from the same Benu Umayya who had killed Imam Abideen’s father and butchered the rest of the family, and slew 8 Sahaabi of the Prophet (PBUH) and 20 Companions of Imam Ali in Karbala, only one year before!! The collection of the Du’aas is called “Al-Saheefa Al Sajjadiyah”, also known as “Zaboor Aali Muhammad”. These prayers are very compelling and very moving; they helped provide the necessary guidance to later generations to this day. Maherally there is nothing you can question or teach us.... MUNAJAAT: (The Whispered Prayer) of the Hopeful: O Lord! Which person has come before Thee seeking hospitality, and You have not received him hospitably? And who is the one who has dismounted at Thy door hoping for magnanimity, and to whom You have not shown it? O Allah who is the asylum of every fleer, the hope of seekers! O Best Object of hope! O Most Generous Aim for supplication! O Allah who does not reject His asker or disappoint the expectant! O Allah whose door is open to His supplicators and whose veil is lifted for those who hope in Him!

I ask Thee by Thy generosity to show kindness toward me through Thy gifts, with that which will give serenity to my soul, and through certainty with that which will make easy for me the afflictions of this world, and life from my insight the veils of blindness! By Thy mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful! ANOTHER MUNAJAAT My Lord! *Thy bounty which Thou hast given me - - strip it not away! *Thy generosity which Thou hast given me - - strip it not away! *Thy cover over me through Thy clemency - - tear it not away! *My ugly acts which Thou hast come to know - - forgive them! My Lord! *I seek intercession from Thee with Thee, and *I seek sanctuary in Thee from Thee! *I have come to Thee craving Thy beneficence, desiring Thy kindness, … *So act toward me with the forgiveness and mercy of which Thou art worthy! *Act not toward me with the chastisement and vengeance of which I am worthy! *By Thy mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

--- On Fri, 5/20/11, Zina Khan <> wrote:

Date: Friday, May 20, 2011, 11:32 PM

Maherally...at least explain to us your understanding of what is "Abideen" ? The Imams of Ahl al Bayt indeed speak words of knowledge (Ma'rifah). When Prophet Ibrahim (as) was thrown into fire (by Nimrood), Angel Jibrael met and asked him if he had any wish to which Prophet Ibrahim (as) replied: 'Indeed but not from you'". Imams have taught their flock how to worship Allah (SWT) and it is for this reason that they (as) are known as "Zain ul Abideen" meaning 'the adornment' or 'the pride of worshippers' and Sayyid al-Sajideen (Leader of those who prostrate). The Rightful Imams (as) have taught their flock that whenever they rise to worship Allah (SWT), two things have to be taken into consideration. One is the Greatness of Allah (SWT), which should always be in our minds.

And our hearts should be filled with His awe such that our feelings should be Baynal-Khaufi war-Rajaa (between hope and fear). Hope for His mercy and fear of His wrath. Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (ra) said to the children of Fatema , "O son of the Prophet! Allah (SWT) has created Paradise for you and your followers and HE (SWT) has created Hellfire for your enemies and opponents. Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (ra) also said, "O son of the Prophet! Have mercy upon Muslims. It is because of the blessings of your presence that Allah (SWT) keeps away all the hardships and difficulties of the people; and HE (SWT) does not punish them for their wrongdoings". The son of Fatema and the Imam of the time (Abideen) (as) replied, "O Jabir! I shall remain steadfast on the path of my fathers and forefathers until I meet them." (Ahsan al-Muqaal) Another Incident: The Secret Helper of the Poor and Needy

The view common people have towards one who isolates himself from society and devotes his life solely to performing his religious rituals, such as ablution (Wudu), praying, supplicating, pilgrimage (Hajj), etc, is a stranger to the society. Such a person cares nothing about his materialistic and social life, and spends his life in worship. The life of Imam "Abideen" (as) however, contradicts this view. Imam is NOT ignorant of his society, its needs, and the realities of the time. In fact, in regards to interactions with society, he is a role model in the social and moral duties. Imam "Abideen" (as) always remembers the saying of the Prophet (pbuh): that if a Muslim did not think of the needs of his Muslim brothers then he was not a Muslim. Noble Qur'an has repeatedly reminded us about helping the poor and it has taught us that our help should be only for the sake of Allah (SWT).

Muslims are told that when giving in charity, they must not follow up their gifts with reminders of their generosity or with injury, since this act voids their charity. In this regard, verse 264 of Surah Baqarah says, "O you who believe! Do not render in vain your Sadaqah (charity) by reminders of your generosity or by injury, like him who spends his wealth to be seen of men, and he does not believe in Allah, nor in the Last Day." This is why when it was dark in the night and all the people are sleeping, Imam " Abideen" (as) gets up to plead for people... Muhammad Is'haq narrates: Many of the poor citizens of Madinah had experienced the generosity and kindness of Imam "Abideen" (as). Yet, they never found out it was the Imam "Abideen" (as) Ibn Sa'ad who died around 200 A.H. has narrated: There were many poor people who would come to the Imam "Abideen" (as) for help, and before they even asked for anything, the Imam "Abideen" (as) would give them what they wanted. (Check and see if AKDN is doing the same or not?) Imam "Abideen" (as) would then say, "Giving charity is received by Allah (SWT) before it is received by the poor." Moral: Ignorance of Akbar Maherally is the worst kind of terrorism today !

Imam " Abideen" (as), is very kind and patient person. That is why Maherally is still barking and loitering the net...otherwise frankly he is just an ant crawling at the Imam's feet... Imam usually never gets angry and he always had a smile on his face, because he is "abideen" It is narrated that the Prophet (pbuh) has said: One who pleases his parents has verily pleased Allah (SWT), and one who has angered his parents has verily angered Allah (SWT). Akbar Maherally and his Gulshan Maherally have both breached this hidayat of our Nabi (saw) It is narrated that the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) has said: Two doors of paradise are opened for a person whose day commences when his parents are pleased with him. Maherally was disowned by his father.... A person once approached the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) and said:

It is narrated that Imam Jafar Sadiq (as) has said: "Allah will not accept the Namaz of the person who stares angrily at his parents, even though they (parents) may be unjust." Moral: Maherally is the replica of Iblis !

Imam "Abedeen" (as) and the Shia: "What do you do when you get something?" Imam "Abedeen" (as) asked the Sh'ias?. "We say Alhamdulillah [Praise belongs to Allah (SWT)]," they replied. "What do you do when something is taken away from you?" Imam Abedeen (as) asked them. "We lament a little and come to terms with it," they replied. "What do you do when you do not receive anything?" Imam Abedeen (as) asked them further. "Nothing," they replied. The Imam "Abideen" said to them... "Even the dogs of Madinah do that." Imam Abedeen (as) said. "When these dogs are given something (food), they wag their tails in thankfulness (Shukr). When something is taken away from them, they bark a little and walk away. When they do not get anything, they walk around the streets." (Like Akbar Maherally is doing) "Our Shia are those who say Alhamdulillah [Praise belongs to Allah (SWT)] when they receive something, when something is taken away and when they receive nothing." (Ahsanul Qasa) "Origination is not like the radiation of light from the sun, which depends upon a material basis, but like intelligence, which is inherent in a nonmaterial and formless existence" Quiddity, He transcends being qualified. Thus He is not of two things. For in order that man be guided through the right path, he should be enlightened by God's Will or Word.

It is to him, the ever living guide. In order to show that this Word of God must always be manifested in this world, the Qur'an says: "And He made it a word enduring among His posterity." "And WE have given you abundance of Posterity...it is your insulter who is without posterity" "Our Covenant reaches NOT the Unjust (Zalimun)" Another Qur'anic verse states: "O men, a proof has now come to you from your Lord: We have sent down to you a Manifest light." Proof (burhan) and Manifest light (Nur mubin) are also interpreted allegorically to denote the Living and Rightful Imam or MAZHAR (epiphany)....a name to be connected with the notion of rising light expressed in Luke. I, 78. ... What is the Spiritual Role of the Holy Imam?

"It is reported that the Holy Prophet said to Mawlana Ali: "You are the patron of this ummat and its Dhu'l-Qarnayn." (al-Majalisu'l-Mu'ayyadiyyah, I. p 335). We are aware of the fact that every verse and every sound Hadith which is about Mawlana Ali, is also related to the Imam of every age. Because the light of Ali, which is the light of God and the Prophet, continues in the holy chain of Imamat and nurtures the people spiritually and intellectually. This patron (i.e., the Holy Imam), who has been appointed by God and the Prophet, is always present in this world. (Source: Manifestations of Wisdom, p. 33). What Does It Mean to a Spiritual Child of the Holy Imam? "In verse (14:36), God, reporting the statement of Hazrat Ibrahim, says: "Then he who follows me is of me." That is, he is my spiritual child. The Holy Prophet has said about Salman-i Farsi: "Salman is of us, the ahl al-bayt". Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq has said about some of his friends:

"You are from us, the ahl al-bayt". We should not forget that the means of such a unique and most exalted spiritual progress are obedience (of all the teachings of the Holy Imam) and (ardent) love (for the Imam of the Time)." "He is a minaret and sign of knowledge of the first and the last, and an ocean which never exhausts (due to usage)." (Kitabu'l-Majalis wa'l-Musa'irat.. What is the Status of the Holy Imam?

"It is said in verse (9:105): "And said: Work: Soon will God observe your work and His Messenger and the mu'mins." According to Imam Jafar as-Sadiq, here by mu'mins are meant the Imams (Da'aimu'l-Islam, I. p. 21)." "God says in verse (9:119): "O you who believe! Fear God and be with those who are truthful (sadiqin). Let us study this verse very carefully: On one side are all those who believe and on the other, are the truthful ones who are the Imams of the progeny of the Prophet, as Imam Jafar as-Sadiq says: "We are the truthful ones". In such cases, the Holy Qur'an commands that the people of faith should fear God and follow the truthful ones (i.e., the Holy Imams) and be with them in knowledge and good deeds." (Source: Manifestations of Wisdom, p. 32). Maherally will lead you astray.... Peace be upon the pure progeny,and welcome to their resplendent lights. I begin with peace upon Adam from whomcame all mankind, whether nomadic or sedentary. Peace be upon the one who with his staffoverpowered the unbelievers of the tyrant Pharaoh. Peace be upon Jesus, the Holy Spirit,who by his coming, bestowed honor on Nazareth. Peace be upon Muhammad, the chosen,the one who intercedes in the hereafter. Peace be upon Ali, the beloved,and those descended from him, the radiant stars.

Peace be upon you, O Sovereign Lordof Cairo, and all their gain abides with you. Allah says: "Allah did choose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of Imran above all people- a line of descendants, one succeeding the other; and Allah heareth and knoweth all things." (Quran 3:33,34) Ibn Arabi quotes the Prophet as saying in Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim (1:30) that, "Every man shall be brought together on the day of judgment with what he loves. If a man loves a stone, he shall be gathered together with it." Naturally, one who loves Imam, he will be with the Imam in last day. Thus, the rightful Imams will be witness of their faithful followers and the unjust will accordingly testify for their followers. One should therefore hold fast to the rightful Imams for the benefit of his soul, because those who are unjust Imams will not be able to intercede for their followers’ actions. The Quran says: "None shall have the power of intercession, but such who has received permission (or promise) from (God), the Most Glorious" (19:87) and also: "And those whom they call upon besides Him have no authority for intercession, except he who bears witness of the truth and they (people) know (that)" (43:86). The Imam is the mazhar (epiphany) of God on earth as the electric bulb is a device of manifestation of electricity, which itself is invisible. The bulb plays the same role as the body of the Imam. Thus, the Imam is held to be the locii of the divine light, which is ever-present in the world. "(Remember) the day (hereafter) when We will summon every people with their Imam (leader-witness) then, whosoever is given his book in his right hand, these shall read their books and they shall not be dealt with (even) a shred unjustly" (17:71). The Imam is the Proof of God (Hujjat Allah) to mankind and the Sign of God (Ayat Allah) on earth. Ali bin Abu Talib is reported to have said: "God has no greater sign than me" (Bihar al-Anwar, 23:206). The Imam is the successor of the Prophet and the Vicar of God on earth.

Obedience to him is obligatory. Imam Jafar Sadik said: "We are the ones to whom God has made obedience obligatory. The people will not prosper unless they recognized us and the people will not be excused if they are ignorant to us. He who has recognized us is a believer and he who has denied us is an unbeliever, and he who has neither recognized nor denied us is in error unless he returns to the right guidance which God has made obligatory for him. And if he dies in a state of error, God will do with him what He wishes" (al-Kafi, 1:187).The ever-presence of an Imam is imperative ....the existence of an Imam in every age is necessary and indispensable. The Prophet said, “Ali and his descendants are invested with authority.” In sum, the Imam of every age is the Hujjatullah (Sign of God), the Noorullah (Light of God) and Mazhar (Epiphany) of God. He is Mansus (designated), Ma’sum (infallible) and Afdal an-na’s (the best of the mankind). The divine beauty is NOT in the exterior of the human form but rather it is extrinsic...and so one refers to the "divine verb" that shines through the Imam who is spiritually elevated and so those like Maherally who criticize are themselves prone to committing the assimilation of the dissimulation to what it dissimulates i.e. they being ignorant and bigoted, end up confusing the "Veil" (Hijab) with the Object that is in reality being "veiled" ...primarily such folks tend to perceive based on the limitations they suffer from...they are confined to the appearances of this material world...but the Nooran Mubeen if Allah has sent as HE says so...has to be apparent in the physical realm because it is something inherent to the Creation itself and it has to serve as a self disclosure of Hujjat....it is logical ! It is simple!

-- Dr.M.Mukhtar Alam ,Founder of Centre for Ecological Audit, Social Inclusion and Audit (2007) and International Youth for Humanity (1989) ,member, International Advisory Council, World Computer Exchange www.worldcomputerexchange.org , Executive Director (H), IMEDA, New Delhi http://imedaindia.ning.com ,co-founder of Moral India Mission is a Cognitive Social Psychologist working in agriculture, rural and social development sector. He proposed the concepts of eternity index/sustainability index, social inclusion index, social inclusion audit, ecological intelligence and is currently advancing the discipline of Ecostrategics for generating responses simultaneously across the disciplines while spending some time for managing international online network of leading practitioners in socially inclusive and ecologically safe development namely Movement for Transition to Post-Carbon Green India http://transitionurbanindia.ning.com and Ecostrategic Communicators for Carbon-neutral Neighbourhood Leisure http://ecostrategiccommunicators.ning.com

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