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[Ahmad Chukari]

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Title: Bazar Akhbar (News)

In The Name Of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful IslamiCity Bulletin April 6, 2001 12 Muharram, 1422H Proclaim Good & Forbid Evil, always and at all costs!     "If you do not march forth, Allah will chastise you grievously and will replace you by another people, while you will in no way be able to harm Him. Allah has power over everything". 9:39 No people can live successfully, fruitfully and triumphantly without vivid memory of their past. Ashura is one such occasion. Muslims attempt to recall the tragic event around the 60th year after Prophet Muhammad migrated from Makkah to Madinah. This time it was his family led by his noble grandson Imam Hussain (peace & blessings be upon all of them). Reciting Divine words, reflecting Prophetic advises and studying history enables us to crystallize our insights. However, when we attempt to draw the imagery of Karbala, no heart could be so hard as not to be pierced with piteous feeling while replaying the Day of Ashura. Words can simply not do justice to the sacrifices made on that day. They kept their heads high, faces bathed in blood and tears, looking one upon another. Others stood in dolorous pain, looking up to the highest heavens, fixing their eyes upon it, crying out, asking help from the Only Helper while others made lamentations in the manner of dirge. Today we try to recall their pain, suffering and sacrifices, as they happened, to inspire ourselves and to understand the concept of sacrifice for a noble cause. Regrettably, sacrifice as is generally understood today, is to give up something that should not have been touched in the first place. Selfless and unasked giving is a rarity and unheard of. Giving one's entire self and off springs for His pleasure is unimaginable. Muslims must spiritually survive from the unparallel yesterdays of the Prophet and his progeny. We have been largely overwhelmed by a culture that has emptied our memories, made us apologetic for who we are, and stripped us along the way of the sheerest hope of self-definition. We alone are presumed pastless and are left to repair our self-esteem. Imperative it is for us today, to define ourselves by our ongoing tribulations and those who mete them out to us. Otherwise, we cannot be collectively successful if we have no idea or, worse, have the wrong idea of who we were and who we are. Getting replaced, then seems to be only logical and deserving (refer 9:39). The intent of this writing is to stimulate, not to sate -- to pose the question and to invite reflection -- to cause ourselves to act for an almost forgotten legacy of the sacrifices made by our beloved Prophet (pbuh) and his progeny. O Allah (swt) bestow upon us courage to enjoin, proclaim and enforce Good and patience and perseverance to forbid and stop Evil for and by all. O Allah, send your peace and blessings on Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), his family, his companions, and those who follow them until the day of Judgment. Ameen Ya Rabb. Sponsors: iViews.com - News From Muslim Perspective iHilal.com - Online Islamically Compliant Trading ReadMirror.com - Justice and Peace for All WHAT'S NEW Alcohol Free Perfume (Attar) Online   VIDEO SELECTION Latino Muslims   AUDIO SELECTION Historical Significance of 10th Muharram   WEEKLY CARTOON Secretary Janitorial   PRODUCT PICKS Upright Songs (CD version) - 10 songs album Mosques Around The World Calendar Board Game - Race to the Kaba Corned Beef Halal - 12 oz - Ziyad Brand Prayer Rug / Musalla - Red Color - ProphetÕs Masjid Rose Perfume - Oil Based Perfume - 0.5 oz. (Attar) WEEKLY QUIZ March 23 , NO Winner IslamiCity profoundly apologizes for omitting the correct answer from the choice of answers for last week's question "Who will lead the martyrs in heaven"?  The correct answer is Hamza Bin Abd al Mutaleb. We thank you for participation and ask you to forgive us for this oversight.  THIS WEEK QUIZ (Q) Who was the person who nursed (breastfed) Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) when he was an infant? (A) Asmaa   (B) Umamah (C) Halima (D) Safiya (may Allah be pleased with all of them) Click Here To post your answer     To be removed from our Mailing List, Click Here

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