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“میری بہن کے دو بھائی ہیں تو میرا ایک کیوں ہے؟”

DISCLAIMER: The purpose of this post is to share a light-hearted joke with my readers. In no way is it meant to defame my Pathan brothers so please enjoy and ignore. The event depicted in this post is fictitious. Any similarity to any person living or dead is merely coincidental.

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• Preaching Islam: Dinner for the Relatives

Assalam alaikum.

Alhamdolillah and shukar in all tests and trials. I have just been informed by our webmaster that US government has forced the site hosting server to close down our site and now www.brasstacks.pk is no more available for the time being. We had taken some space on a third party server in US but it seems that it was not so good idea.

We are in process of shifting it to another server, in Pakistan this time, but may loose some data like mailing list or videos which were uploaded. Please bear with us and remember us in your dua always.

These kind of reactions were always expected though we never thought they would come so soon :)) so much for their “freedom of media and information”. :)))

Khair inshallah and Wassalam

Zaid Hamid

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فاصلہ رکھیں ۔۔۔ ورنہ پیار ہو جائیگا

What the heck???

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For three years, the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) was preaching Islam under absolute secrecy, at the end of the third year of his mission, he received orders to preach to his near relations and to admonish them.

DAWAT-E-ZUL-ASHEERAH
(Dinner for the Relatives)

The Holy Prophet directed Ali (A.S.) to prepare a dinner gathering at Hazrat Abu Talib’s (A.S.) house and to invite the sons and grandsons of Hazrat Abdul Muttalib (A.S.). This was done and about forty of them came but Abu Lahab (L.A.) made the company break up before Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) had an opportunity to speak.

Next day, a second invitation was issued. When they came and the meal was served, the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) rose but was again interrupted by Abu Lahab (L.A.). This time, however, Hazrat Abu Talib (A.S.) put his hands on Abu Lahab’s (L.A.) shoulders and forced him to sit down and shut up.

Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) then declared his sacred character, offered the treasures of time and of eternity to whomsoever should become his disciples, and concluded by demanding, “Who among you will aid me to bear this burden, who will be my Vicegerent, Heir and Caliph, as Aaron was unto Moses?”

The assembly remained mute with astonishment, not one venturing to accept the offered perilous office, until Ali (A.S.), Muhammad’s (S.A.W.W.) cousin, stood up and exclaimed, “O Prophet! I will, though I am indeed the youngest of those present, the most rheum of them as to the eyes, and the slenderest of them as to the legs.”

On this, locking his arms around the generous and courageous youth, and pressing him to his chest, Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) declared: “Behold my Brother, my Vicegerent, my Heir and my Caliph, and obey him.”

Sources: Al Murtuza, page 9 - Hafiz Abdul Rahman
Muallim-ut-Tanzil
Abu Fida
Nasayi
Allama ibne Ashar

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When the angel Jibraeel (A.S.) came to the Prophet (S.A.W.W.) and delivered Allah’s message to start the preaching of Islam, Ali (A.S.) was there and saw it all. In his own words:

“I was still a new born baby, when the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) took me from my parents. I used to cling to him and he used to feed me, and (when I grew a little older) he never found me uttering a lie or feigning a deceit. To me he was like a guiding star and I used to follow his actions and deeds carefully. I was attached to him like a camel foal attached to its mother. He used to place before me high values of morality, and used to advise me to follow them; every year, he would spend some days at the cave of the Mount Hira and I used to be with him, I was his only companion then and none else could meet him at Hira, there I used to see the light of revelation, and used to smell the fragrance of Prophethood. Once the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) told me: Ali! You have attained a very eminent place. You see what I see and you hear what I hear.”

Sources: Hulyatul Aliya, vol. I, p. 67
Tafsir Durre Manthur, Suyuti
Ibne Ab-il-Hadeed-e-Mu’tazali
Nahj-ul-Balaghah, Sermon 190

Ali (A.S.) was the first one to second the Prophethood of Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) followed by the Mother of all Momineen, Lady Khadijah (S.A.), daughter of Khuwelad (A.S.).

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“The Prophet (S.A.W.W.) used to feed me like a bird feeds it’s chicks. He used to take a bite, chew it to soften it up and then feed it to me directly from his mouth. He kept me close at all times.”

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When Ali (A.S.) was born, Abu Jahal brought the snake to Abu Talib’s (A.S.) house. When he did not find Abu Talib (A.S.) anywhere, he simply put the snake near Ali’s (A.S.) cradle and left.

When he came back later, he found Abu Talib (A.S.) outside the house, smiling. He went up and asked if Ali (A.S.) was alive. Abu Talib (A.S.) replied affirmatively. Then Abu Jahal (L.A.) asked permission to get his snake. Abu Talib (A.S.) replied:

“Oh that! You can’t. When it came up to Ali, he put both his hands in it’s mouth, grabbed it’s jaws and tore it in two pieces. And as long as he kept finding it’s pieces, he kept playing with them and tearing them in two.”

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When she reached there, people thought that she would go towards the door but instead they saw the wall split from the middle and both halves move sideways. Astonished, they saw her pass through and disappear, and the walls slide back to close the opening.

That woman was none other than the wife of Abu Talib (A.S.), Lady Fatimah (S.A.), daughter of Asad (A.S.).

Nobody saw her come out of the Ka’bah. Then three days later, Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) along with his uncle Abu Talib (A.S.), emerged from the same house and proceeded towards the Ka’bah. They went towards the door, unlocked it and went in. The door closed and the people waited.

Finally after much waiting, the door opened and out came Muhammad (S.A.W.W.), Abu Talib (A.S.) and Lady Fatimah (S.A.). But they were not alone. In Muhammad’s (S.A.W.W.) arms was a beautiful child, who kept looking at him and reciting the Quraan. Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) named the child Ali.

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When asked about it, Tony Blair remarked:

“Being a prime minister can be a tough job and being a parent is probably tougher!”

It is apparent from the above statement that PM Tony Blair took the blame upon himself for not being a good father and not paying enough attention to his son’s upbringing.

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Now, if we look at Hazrat Ali (A.S.), he was raised by none other than the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) himself. If he fell into the habit of drinking, fingers are to be pointed at the Prophet (nauzobillah) for not being a good parent.

But Mr. Israr Ahmed does not realize this while trying to distort the images of the Ahle-Bayt (A.S.).

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DRIVING THE NAIL INTO THE COFFIN

Caliph Umar’s son Ubaidullah was found drunk and brought to his court. He announced that his son was to be dealt with according to the Shariah and was to be whipped.

His son then screamed, “Only that man is going to whip me who has never touched wine and has never drunk it!”

Everyone looked around bewildered, then the Caliph finally announced, “Call Ali!”

Source: Al-Farooq by Shibli Noumani

Perhaps it would do Mr. Israr some good to read a few books before trying to distort the history of Islam to try to stain the clean image of the Ahle Bayt (A.S.) and to wash the blood-stained faces of the Bani Umayyah (L.A.).

SAWJ’s Note: This is an extract from the speech of Allama Dr. Syed Zameer Akhtar Naqvi on the eve of 13th Rajab in Imam Bargah-e-Chaharda Masumeen (A.S.), Karachi, in my own words.

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