Miracles that took place at the birth of Prophet Mohammad (s.a.w.s)
On that
very night the Magian scholars who were very knowledgeable saw in their dream
some Arabian camels pass through the Tigris River dragging tough Arabian horses
and rushing into their cities and the arch of Kisra broke up into two and
tumbled down and the water of Tigris began to flow in his palace. The same
night a light rose up from all round Hijaz which lit up the entire world.
The thrones
of all kings have fallen down that morning and all the kings became dumb and
were unable to speak and the knowledge of all soothsayers had became dull and
the magic of all magicians had failed and every soothsayer was separated from
his twin and Quraish were accepted as leaders of all Arabs.
People
called them the family of God as they were the neighbor of the house of Allah (in
Mecca). Amina
(r.a.) says: When the Holy Prophet (S) was born, he put his hands on the ground
raised his head to the sky and looked all around. A kind of radiance appeared
from his body which lit up everything. In that light I saw the palaces of Syria
and in its midst I also heard a voice as if someone was saying:
The best of
creation is born. Name him Muhammad. When the newborn was brought to Abdul
Muttalib he took him in his arms and said: “I praise and thank Allah who
blessed me with such a handsome son who surpasses all children.” Then he put in
the child’s neck an amulet containing the names of the pillars of the Kaaba and
composed a poem praising the newborn’s grace. At that moment Satan called his
entire progeny.
They came
up to him and asked: “What has made you so restless?” The devil replied: “Woe
unto you. Throughout this night I was observing changes in the sky and the earth. Surely some great event is to occur because, ever since Isa (a.s.) went up to the sky such change was never observed. So all of you spread out and find out what has happened.” The satans dispersed and soon they returned and reported: “We could not find anything.” The cursed one said: “Now it is only for me to find out the great happening.”
Then he
left and passing through the whole world approached the Holy Kaaba. He saw that
the house was surrounded by angels all around. He tried to enter Kaaba. The
angels challenged him saying: “O cursed one! Go back.” He ran away from there,
became small like a sparrow and entered from the direction of Mount Hira.
Angel Jibraeel scolded him saying: “Get out of here.” He said: “O Jibraeel!
Please let me know just what has happened in the world last night.”
Refrence : Hayat al quloob Volume 2 by Allahma Majlisi
Love of Imam Ali(a.s) is our source of energy
Abal hassan Imam Ali(a.s) - He is oppressed through the ages Ali was oppressed from the day he stood to fight for Islam.Ali was oppressed during the time of prophet, He was oppressed for 25 years after the prophet's demise. Ali a.s was oppressed for the years that he reigned over the people. He used to say to the people "People complain of oppressive leaders- I have complained that my subjects are oppressing me. Ali a.s is also oppressed after his martyrdom. His shia also through the ages have been oppressed. If they could kill Imam Nasai(Sunni scholar), what do you think they would do to a Shia in those days? What do you think they would do to a Shia today?. There are places in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and now even in Iraq , you would not dare go to certain places as a Shia. They will cut you up int pieces and still believe that they are going to go to heaven because they killed you. for what sin they will they kill you? They will kill you because of your love for Ali a.s. But a Shia is something else-To be a Shia is something else. May our mothers and our fathers be ransom for Ali a.s. If they blow us up, If they cut us into pieces and bring us back to life, we will still stand with Ali - because Ali a.s stands with the truth and Ali a.s is the distinguishing factor of a believer and a hypocrite. Love of Ali a.s has to be passed on from generation to generation. We need to stand firm with Ali ibn Abi Talib(a.s). O Allah send blessing upon Muhammad(s.a.w.s) and his(s.a.w.s) pure progeny
Equity Toward People and Meeting with Hazrat Wali 'Asr (aj)
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| Outside View of Masjid e Sahla |
A
man of knowledge was longing for meeting with Hazrat Baqiyyat Allah
Imam Mahdi (aj), and he suffered agonies of not being granted the chance
and for a long time he underwent severe austerity and pursued spiritual
seeking.
It is well-known among the tullab (Islamic seminary students) of Hawza in
Najaf-i Ashraf and the scholars of the holy shrine of Imam Ali (a) that
every one who finds the honor to go the Masjid-i Sahla to perform the
evening and night prayers every Tuesday uninterruptedly for forty
nights, they will be graced with meeting the Imam al-'Asr (aj) For a
while, he struggled to this end but to no effect. Then he resorted to
the occult sciences and numerical symbolism and started self-discipline
and other ascetic and rigorous practices in seclusion, anxiously seeking
to meet the Hidden Imam (aj) but all in vain. However, as a consequence
of his nightly vigilance and lamenting and wailing at dawns, he had
developed some kind of insight and intuition, and occasionally some
illuminating flash would be graced on him. He would fall in ecstasy and
rapture, often having certain visions and hearing some subtleties.
In
one of these mystical states, he was told: "Your seeing and being
granted an audience with Imam al-'Asr (aj) will not be possible, unless
you make a trip to such and such a city. Quite difficult as it sounded
at first, but for that sacred purpose, it appeared to be so convenient.
Imam al- 'Asr (aj) in the Blacksmiths' Bazaar
After
several days the above-mentioned man arrived in that city and yet even
there he carried on his self-discipline and ascetic practices in
seclusion that intended to last forty days long. On the thirty seventh
day, he was told: "Right now Hazrat Baqiyyat Allah, Imam al-'Asr (aj) is
in the blacksmiths' bazaar, in a shop belonging to an old locksmith;
so, be quick to go now and seek his audience.
He
stood up and, as he had already seen in his ecstatic vision, rushed the
way down to the old man's shop where he saw the Holy Imam (aj) sitting
there and talking amiably with the locksmith. When he greeted, the holy
Imam responded and beckoned to keep silent, (implying) watching for a
wonderful scene.
The Equity of the Old Locksmith
At
this moment I saw a bent, fragile, old woman with a walking stick who
showed us a lock with her shaking hand and said: "Will you, for God's
sake, buy this lock from me for "three shahis" I need three shahis?
The old locksmith took a look at the lock and found it intact, and then said: "My sister! This lock costs "Two abbasis" because its key will cost no more than "ten dinars" ; so if you give me ten dinars, I will make a key to this lock and then it will cost ten shahis."
The old woman answered: "No, I do not need that, I only need the money; if you buy this lock from me for three shahis, I will pray for you."
The
old man said with utmost naivety: "My sister! You are a Muslim, and I
too claim to be a Muslim. So why should I buy a Muslim's property for a
low price and deny someone's right? This lock already costs eight shahis; if I want to benefit from it, I'll buy it for seven shahis, for it is unfair to make more that a shahi profit in a deal of only two abbasis. If you are sure you want to sell it, I'll buy it for seven shahis, and I repeat again, the real price is two abbasis. Since I am a businessman I buy it for one shahi less.
The
old woman perhaps would not believe what the man said. She was upset
and complained that nobody had been willing to buy that price. She said
she begged them to buy it for three shahis, because ten dinars would not have sufficed her. The old man paid seven shahis to the old woman and purchased it from her.
I will Visit him!
When the woman turned back to leave, the Imam (aj) said to me:
"My
Dear! Did you watch the wonderful scene? You do likewise too, and
become like that, then I will come to see you. There is no need for
ascetic seclusion and resorting to Jafr (numerical symbolism).
Self-discipline and various travels will not be required; instead show
good action and be a Muslim so that I can interact with you. Of all
people of this city, I picked out this old man, since this man is
religious and knows God. And you observed the trial he went through:
This old woman requested all in the bazaar, to fulfill her need and
since they found her desperate and needy, they were all seeking to buy
(her lock) cheap; and nobody bought it even for three shahis. This old man, however, bought it for its real price, i. e., seven shahis. Thus, every week I pay a visit to him and show kindness and amiability to him."
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