The Cycles of Earth and Faith
It is a well-known fact that the earth rotates around its axis and revolves around the sun. This means, the earth comes to a place where it started from – both rotating wise and revolving wise. Seasons also change based on this movement.
During the early days of Islam, when Deen and Dawat was established, people were new and young to the shari’at and its laws. Life was freshly injected. Mohammed SAW, Moulana Ali Ameerul Mumineen AS and Ahlul Bayt AS were present in that era, without whom establishing Dawaat wouldn’t have been possible.
For a plant to grow and blossom, care has to be given continuously all through its life even after it has turned into a tree, inorder to save it from diseases, infections and those people who are inclined to pluck its leaves, flowers and fruits and destroy it.
Mohammed SAW, encountered people whose ultimate objective was to derail the process of strengthening the life which was injected into Mumineen. To avoid such ill intentions, Mohammed SAW lured such sick people near him by offering them ‘dunya’ and a certain status. Logically and physically, my limited intellect concludes, that such act of Mohammed SAW would serve two purposes –
1. To keep a close tab on them and
2. Buy time to transform the plant into a tree and prepare it for the upcoming withering season.
The Crisis at Sakifa
Immediately after the last breath of Mohammed SAW, the laeens gathered in ‘Sakifa’ (Sakifa is like a suburb of Madina), for there was, once upon a lifetime opportunity – to cut the tree and burn its wood! Their ill motives spread like wild fires throughout Madina. Mumineen, who recognized ‘‘??’‘ were saved. Yes, ‘‘??’ ! (Hope you remember my previous post..but what has ?? to do here?). Mohammed SAW performed Nas Mubarak on Moulana Ali Ameerul Mumineen AS, addressing 70,000 muslimeen,
” ?? ??? ????? ???? ??? ?????”
These mubarak words of Nas, starts with ‘??’ ! Therefore, it goes without saying, that people who knew Moulana Ali AS as the rightful heir and successor of Mohammed SAW, remained attached to the tree.
What happens in Sakifa, does not stay in Sakifa..
Historical Parallel in Our Zaman
We have, in our Zaman, the privilege to witness what had happened 1000 years ago. How had Mohammed RA kept the munkarin close – giving them all worldly pleasures they desired and of course, a ‘status’ for which they were thirsty for. You must have already correctly ascertained the purpose of this act of Mohammed RA – to make us what we are and to take us where we are. Words fall short trying to explain what kind of unimaginable barakaat he had beneath his feet !!
On the day of 16th Rabi ul Awwal 1435H, the city of Mumbai is engrossed in inconsolable grief and the munkarins gathered in its suburb – with the motive of giving result to an incomplete task – to cut and burn the tree, which Mohammed SAW planted and Mohammed RA nourished. Imam Hussain AS has hinted in his last times, that the one in charge of this tree are those, who do not hesitate to sit in front of the tree and get butchered, to save this tree !!
From the time of Mohammed SAW, all Imams AS and their Duat Mutlaqin has provided love, care and grooming to the plant which Mohammed SAW planted. They have strengthened it to a tree and always prepares it for the next withering season.
After Mohammed SAW, Moulana Ali Ameerul Mumineen AS undertakes to groom the tree with few good leaves and the big part of it cut (due to what happened in Sakifa). After Moulana Ali AS, this responsibility was transferred to next Imam – Imam Hassan AS. And then to Imam Hussain AS. This time, ravaged a wind of fire, so strong and devastating that it left only a withered heart of the tree. The rest of the tree was destroyed with all its branches cut!! Moulana Ali Zainulabedin AS influxes life into this tree and kept it going. After Imam Ali Zainulabedin AS to the next Imam, after Imam after Imam and so on to his Dai Mutlaq during his seclusion. This cycle keeps rotating and revolving with seasons coming and passing and this tree kept learning from experience and gradually building its immune stronger by each passing day, under constant watch, love and light from Imam uz Zaman AS and his Dai al Mutlaq TUS. On each ‘leaf’ completing its life, they fall but before it touches the ground and gets dirty, this Dai TUS carefully holds it and collects them. All such leaves will be presented to Mohammed SAW on the day of qayamat. These ‘leaves’ are none other than us, Mumineen.
The Eternal Bond of Panjatan Paak AS
This tree has stood thousands of seasons and is currently incharge with A(a)li of our Zaman !! Now again, if this A(a)li TUS is correctly recognized by a Mumin as the rightful heir and successor of Mohammed RA, he will be saved from falling off the tree. In no case, He TUS will tolerate any one plucking leaves, flowers and fruits from his tree. He is Saifuddin (Saif means ‘ sword’ in Arabic). He TUS will cut the hands of those who do not heed.
LISTEN MUDDAI, this tree has seen thousands like you before and many a times, thousands like you together, at once. BRING IT ON….for we do not fear!! Instead of swords, you use words (but we do not listen to anyone other than our Aaliqadr Moula TUS) !! This season will witness adherence and complete devotion to the farmaan and words of Aaliqadr Moula TUS – Jihaad e Akbar !!
To conclude as well as sow seeds for new tasawwurs, let me quote a hadees mubarak of Mohammed SAW,
“??? ???? ?????? ????? ???? ?????? ?????? ??????? ????? ??????? ??? ????? ????? ??? ????? ?????????? ?? ?????”.
The translation in my own words is, “Panjatan Paak AS and Ahlul Bayt AS are different parts of a tree and shall remain together in the same manner in Jannat”
Khuda ta’ala hamara bawa mushfiq ane maalik, Syedna Aaliqadr Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS ne qayamat na din tak baaki rakhe….Ameen
Lakh sajdas in Hazrat Imamiyah…Shukran Wasalaam
Abdesyedna Moez
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