Hussein

Revivalism
Season cultural journal issued from Imam Hussein Holy shrine issue No. 4 2010

Muhammad , the
Man and Symbol of
Civilization

The Kesra Arch

Daneel speaks
about herself
 Contents
General director
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Muhammed H. Al-ammidy
editor-in-chief Al-Qibla Gate clock
haidar M. Al-manqoshi
managing director
sami Jawad
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Editors
sabah Jasem The Month of pleasure
Hussein Na`ama
Safa'a Al-sa`adi
Ali AL- jubouri
art designers
Muhammed AL-kelaby 30
Hussein Al-Asadi
checked by Al-Hussein around the world
Dr. M-r Fakhr rohani
photography
Ammar Al-Khaldi
Rasul Al-awadi
Hassanin Al Tua`ama
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Al- Hussein to all the world informing people what they should know
and investigate about Imam Al-Hussein and his blessed movement.

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Islamic media has a critical mission to
fulfill. Islamic media will face many trou-
bles to push ahead their thoughts and
to reach the target audience and people
via various tools, e.g., satellite channels
and publications. This is because of
the weakness on the media side; how-
ever, the global channels and magazines
seem not to encounter problems when it
comes to popularization of their thoughts
and what they wish to spread their ideas
and ideals for all people. They can eas-
ily legalize such spread of their thoughts.
The Western media describes the Is-
lamic media as being a narrow-sighted
type of media because they consider it
not open and inviting to the world.
It follows that theIslamic media suffers
Editorial
from several problems. This is because of
its limited rules. In spite of its dealing with
global rules (justice, parents' rights, call for
good things and others), it must deal, with
no barrier, with various modes of thoughts
and religions to reach its target audience.
While the Islamic media in general, and
the satellites channels in specific, make an
achievement. This is because of choosing
the principle of selective exposure which
means the information acquirement through
encountering with some selected ideas. In
consequence, the readers and followers
need to choose their favorite materials from
whatever is presented to them.
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 Our Identity

Sabah Jassim

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 Human beings have followed several
ways of development since the begin-
ning of the human civilization. These
efforts have been all in quest of find-
ing out the ideas to control economy
and social life. However, extremism
later occupied a great deal of devel-
opments in the human intellect as
compared with the humanitarian and
spiritual aspects.
While Western civilization created
"the priesthood", the southern civiliza-
tion made "Sufism", and both of them
proved to be the odds for the particu-
lar type of "moderation" advocated by
Islam and considered the approach to
life as precious.
suffism means of "priesthood,". It de-
pends on the suppression of instincts
and tendency to worship in isolation
is absolutely the community will clear
the disadvantages of that, and fit with
the description of "Sufism" which is
a kind of exaggeration. This way had
been chosen by Some Muslims, be-
lieving that asceticism in this world is
the only way to God.!
There are many verses in the holy
Qur'an that call for moderation. They
indicate that Islam is the right ap-
proach because it makes a balance
between the peace-keeping instincts
and suppressing them. This is a case in
point with priesthood and the generally
Western trends of society. It follows that
asceticism in the world in a way makes
a person naked of all requirements of a
decent life, as it is the case with the Su-
fis.
The Prophet Muhammad stressed
on living with people and sensing their
needs and concerns. He emphasized
eliminating their seclusion, and lack of
finding the right direction, and making
a decision of not practicing extremism
and exaggeration.
The Prophet of Allah said: "The best
people are those who benefit others.",
that "The best religion is the simplest
one.", that "Allah will be pleased with
this nation's comfort and will detest its
hardship. "
This is also the view of Imam `Ali, the
guardian and first successor to the
Prophet of Islam, in his speech, remark-
ing "It is not asceticism that you haven't
anything but asceticism that thing
doesn't owned you) ."
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Reports
A delegation from the
Secretariat of Imam al-
Husayn's Sacred Sanctuary
participated in the Peace
Conference in Baghdad.
It was a meeting arranged
by the Commission of
Endowments, Donation and
Religious Affairs of the Iraqi
Council of Representatives
in cooperation with the U.S.
Institute of Peace in Baghdad.
Many Iraqi political, religious,
academic, and literary
personalities participated in
the conference. The slogan
of the conference was "the
role of religions in promoting
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peace and security". The
rest of participants consisted
of Muslim and Christian
communities in Nigeria, and
the representative of the
commander of the U.S. forces
in Iraq. In addition, five
research papers
were delivered by
specialized professors
in the Iraqi universities on the
role of religion in peacemaking
in Iraq.
Dr. Ayad al-Samarrai, of
the Iraqi Parliament, his
deputy, Khaled al-Attiya,
the representative of

Muslim scholars, and
the representative of the
Iraqi Christian community
delivered talks about the role
of religion in the process of
keeping peace and security
in Iraq. The representatives
of Muslim and Christian
communities in Nigeria talked
about their experience to
strengthen relations between
people and what had
happened to them in terms
of intimacy and love, after a
long struggle of hostility and
sectarian fights there.
Ms. Hanna Ta'i, the
Vice Chairperson of the
Committee of Endowments,
Donation and Religious
Affairs of the Iraqi Council of
Representatives, said that
that conference was aimed to
promote widespread interest
by and among government
agencies, and religio-cultural
institutes because it would
shed light on the role of
religions in promoting peace
and that it was not to curb the
freedom of rights. Rather, it
Ms. Hana Al-Taái
was through dialog, exchange
of views, and considering of
the rights of others.
Sheikh Ali al-Fatlawi, head
of the delegation of Imam al-
Husayn's Sacred Sanctuary
emphasized on everybody's
respect for religious symbols,
rituals, and the sacred objects
of all religious denominations
in Iraq; he addressed the Iraqi
government and urged them to message to the peoples of the
apply the principles of harmony world, including our brothers in
and peace-keeping between
the Iraqi communities. Al-
Fatlawi was explicit in that "The
politically critical situation and
the clash of political parties
in Iraq may not contribute to
achieve and materialize such
claims unless we all work
from this moment on the
humanitarian side. If we follow
percept of the speech of Imam
Reports
Ali that people are divided up
into being either your brother in
religion or like you in creation,
we shall have taken a positive
step toward achieving unity
and peace."
In an interview with
the magazine Hussein
Revivalism, Rev. James, the
representative of the Nigerian
Christian community, said
"My participation in this
conference was to introduce
my services to the Iraqi people.
This conference achieved the
principle of peace between
one people. It is a mixture of
different ideas from different
sects to give a humanitarian
Nigeria."
Report: Ali al-Jubouri
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 News

Wooden pulpit(minbar) date

back to Ottoman period
Maintenance of the wooden completed restoring the wooden
minbar was completed by the
maintenance section of Imam Al-
minbar which consisted of 25
pieces". He further explained that
Antique pi
Hussein Museum in the Sacred it was designed in a way installa-
Sanctuary of Imam al-Hussein. tion hyperbolic. received fr
According to an expert's views, He added that the wooden
Imam al-Hussein's Museum
it dates back to the Ottoman pe- minbar dates back to 1257 A.H./
received an antique piece from
riod. The minbar has been con- 1841. It was made by hand. The
a Kuwaiti donator. Muham-
sidered as a piece of Islamic art platform of the minbar had been mad Khalef al-Razmi said that
available in the modern age. donated to Imam al-Hussein's the antique piece was made of
Sayyid `Ala' Diya' al-Din said Sacred Sanctuary by one of Mus- deer skin on which the Quranic
"The maintenance section at lims leaders. Sura al-Qalam was transcribed
the Imam al-Hussein Museum and on the verso the Sura Taba-
rak is inscribed without any dot
inserted. Salah Ali, the owner
of the antique piece added that
he had paid a visit to Imam al-
Hussein's Sacred Sanctuary in
the month of Safar. Thereupon,
he decided to donate that pre-
cious piece to Imam al-Hus-
sein's Museum.

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 News

Al-Qibla Gate clock is

a Historical landmark
ece was
Imam Hussein Holy shrine included three huge similar clock.
The first one was facing western side and the second one was

om Kuwait
from eastern side that destroyed because of the reconstruction of
the outer walls of the sanctuary . The third, remaining clock is that
which facing Al-Qibla Gate. The age of platform is more than one
hundred year, which contained the old clock.

Description
The clock looks like wooden box (4×4 m) that include the Ger-
many machine. It has power steel crowbars.
Murtdah Al-Amree (the supervisor on clock) said:
This isn't the old clock but it replace forty years ago . Unknown
donators have given it to Imam Hussein Holy shrine and put it
inside the platform. Its work depends on an eclectic that carries
the weights.

The new shape

Because of the importance time to civil who live in the vicinity of
Imam al-Hussein holy shrine. It made with four faces, connected
to single machine. In the way, the clock faces people in four direc-
tion.

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 Articles
Why Imam Hus
Why Imam H
(peace be upon him)?!
Several sects of Muslims deal
with personalities and historical
events. They may hold contra-
dictory beliefs and attitudes
to the principles of Islam and
Muslims, yet some of them
believe in Imam al-Hussein and
consider him as the Infallible
Imam whom must be followed.
This is because he represents
Islam, for he sought his revolu-
tion against Yazid to be only
the promotion of noble virtues
and prevention of vices as well
as a fundamental reform in
the ummah of his grandfather,
the Prophet Muhammad, and
his father, Imam `Ali. Some of
them believed that Yazid was
the successor (caliph) to the
Prophet Muhammad and had
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jurisdiction over all Muslims; in
consequence, whoever man-
aged a revolution against him
was indeed wrong in their
view, even if such a person was
Imam Al-Hussein. While Yazid
repeatedly infringed the human
rights and murdered several
people, a third group believed
Imam al-Hussein were full of
otherwise. They held that both
men who were staunch believ-
Imam al-Hussein and Yazid
ers in Allah and in Imam al-
were right and had the right to
Hussein's revivalism and revolu-
fight for rescuing the religion
tion. Some of them were busy
of Allah; nonetheless, this was
with praying and others reciting
the strangest and most danger-
theHoly Quran. While the tents
ous position. How can two such
of the camp of Yazid were filled
different extremes (in attitude
with the people whom had no
and principles) be united?
care and concern for the man-
On the eve of Ashura, the kind and humanity. Since the
10th of Muharram 61 AH/ 680 martyrdom of Imam al-Hussein
AD, the tents of the camp of in the Battle of Ashura, the fol-
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ssein
Hussein
lowers of Imam al-Hus-
sein have been trying to
hold and propagate the
rituals of the Ahl al-Bayt
in a variety of ways. They
do so by feeding people,
tion because it is to rescue the eternal revolution. This is be-
taking part in the various
general human rights. On the cause he sacrificed himself and
commemorative ses-
contrary, the followers of Yazid his family to rescue and safe-
sions and shedding tears
symbolized injustice, tyranny, guard the religion of Allah and
over the afflictions hap-
terrorism, abuse, and encroach- to maintain the dignity of the
pened unto their leader,
ing upon the rights of others. humanity.
viz., Imam al-Hussein. It
is in this way that every Therefore, Ashura is still
rite performed will keep regarded as an open battle be-
the flame of that global tween good and evil. To those
revolution alive. It is a who revere Ashura, their heroes
revolution not for cer- find expression in the Divine
By Sayyid Hasan Al-Hashmi
tain limited sectors but prophets and messengers who
encompassing all the culminated their reform move-
world without dissemina- ments in Imam al-Hussein's

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right hand. al- Abbas continued to

On the afternoon of the Tenth of
Muharram, 61 A.H and after all the companions
of Imam al-Hussein were slain , al-Abbas came to
Imam and said “ My lord, I cannot stand the cries
of the children, who are dying of thirst. I cannot
tolerate the evil actions carried out by these evil
people, either. Allow me to bring the children
some water.” Imam Hussain allowed him to go
to fetch water, and al- Abbas understood that it
was permission for fighting. He took a skin flask
to bring water with, and he attacked the enemy,
forcing his way to the River Euphrates. He was
able to get water to the camp. But the skin was
too small to satisfy their thirst. The children asked
for water again. He asked for permission again,
but Imam Hussain did not allow him. He only
allowed him to go and fetch some water again.
He asked him to pay farewell to the children and
family. He headed towards the enemy army.
Nobody had enough bravery to face him. Al-
Abbas chased them and killed many of them.
Many fled away. He could reach the river again.
He was extremely thirsty, therefore, he went
down of his horse and he took a handful of water
to drink, but he remembered his brother and his
family and threw the water away. He filled the
skin, and headed back to the camp. Ibn Sa’d
called upon all his army to prevent al-Abbas to
reach the camp. One of the enemies hid himself
behind a tree and attacked him and cut off his
fight with his left hand. They gathered
around him and cut his left hand. He
took the skin flask with his teeth so
as to take it to the thirsty children
and women. An arrow pierced the
skin, another arrow struck his eye. A
man hit him on his head with an iron
rod. al-Abbas now fell down and shouted “Oh,
brother, Abu Abdillah, help me!” That was the
first time he called him (brother). He used to call
him(My Lord).
When Imam Hussain came to rescue him,
al-Abbas did not recognize the Imam, and he
thought him an enemy coming to cut his head.
Therefore, he asked (the man) to wait until the
Imam comes, so as to say goodbye to him. Imam
Hussain wanted to take him to the camp, but al-
Abbas refused that. When the Imam asked him
for the reason, he said he was extremely ashamed
because he couldn’t fulfill his promise for the
children and women-to bring them water.
That was al-Abbas with his great sacrifice.
Peace be upon him on the day he was born, and
on the day he was slain and on the day he will
be raised to life.
Dr. Hameed Hassoon Al-Mas’udi

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Scientific Principles
for
Raising Teenagers
The problem of raising teenag-
ers is one of the problems that
concern the specialists in this field.
Children usually stay under their
parents control till a certain age,
but the parents often misuse this
control. The parents later regret
it after their children leave their
control whether by marriage, mi-
gration or education. So it is very
important for these parents to give
this subject plenty of time and at-
tention, knowing that a righteous
son would be like an everlasting
charity which would benefit them
after death!
There are factors that influence
the growing teenager and his be-
havior. Some of them are internal
factors like hereditary character-
istics and mental structure. Obvi-
ously while these factors vary from
one member of a family to another,
that doesn’t imply fatalism in de-
termining human behavior. Other
factors are environmental factors
like parents’ or corrupt relatives’
behavior, friends, scholastic envi-
ronment, and finally different me-
dia that have often become devil-
ish tools to corrupt our children.
Some parents, as we can see,
do not know who their children’
friends are, and what orientations
and inclinations they have when
they are in fact those who outline
their children’ behavior. We have
often seen parents giving all their
efforts, psychological and intel-
lectual, to raise their son on good
manners untill the age of eigh-
teen. But one red night, one trip
to suspicious places, or one cor-
rupt company turns this son up-
side down, and what a great loss!
For this reason it is necessary to
start strict and full monitoring over
the children, as long as this can
keep them from evils, by watch-
ing whom they accompany, where
they go and what they do.
One practical recommenda-
tion in this matter is constructive
dialogue. Youth nowadays have
wide knowledge and awareness,
and good analytical abilities in
politics, economy, culture, and so
forth. When the social sphere is
full of imported thoughts, cul-
tural corruptions and mercurial
concepts that can be missed, it
is our duty to help the youth who
live in a kind of intellectual confu-
sion, output of this intellectual
freedom, primarily by open
minded discussion, instead
of clashing or cursing with
corruption and unbelief. This
latter method would lead them
to stubbornness and insisting on
their attitudes, even just as a chal-
Articles
lenge. There is aninsightful hadith
that is explcit: “Never raise your
children the way you raised be-
cause they were created for a dif-
ferent time than yours.”
Another practical recommenda-
tion for the parents is to establish
a friendship with their children
and to avoid the roughness that is
widespread in eastern societies.
This friendship would encourage
the son to discuss his problems
and concern with his parents, the
ones who know what is good for
him, instead of strangers. The
father should himself select the
most suitable group of friends for
his son like those who come fre-
quently to the mosque, before the
son would choose the bad ones.
Another important recommenda-
tion for the parents is to show their
love, affection, satisfaction with
their children to keep away from
accusation and mistrust which will
make them lose their self-confi-
dence. The father who notices
any good sign of this son should
take advantage of this chance and
try to encourage him, praise him
and reward him. It is well known
that reward is a motivator even for
adults, a fact that is considered
also in urging recommendable ac-
tions by the Divine Law
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The Prophet Muhammad:

the Man and Symbol of
Knowledge and Civilization
Applying the ethical standards of scholarly research, an honest
enquirer will certainly admit that the Prophet Muhammad has since
built for his followers the basics of knowledge and the way of a
brand new civilization. It was the impetus behind making a strong
nation established and their spread of the universal principles of
knowledge, science, civilization, and ethics to the whole world. The
world witnessed the contribution of the Islamic civilization in An-
dalusia to Europe and to the humanity in their scientific revolution.

With the above point of departure, how couldn't the Prophet Mu-
hammad be regarded as a man of knowledge and civilization, while
the first word of the revelation he received from the Almighty Allah
was a command to «READ»? In addition to the above, there is a
sura chapter' in the Holy Qur'an named «The Pen», as the essential
utensil for gaining knowledge created by Allah. He was the man of
a nation that created an advanced civilization with fixed assets. No
one except him was able to change an ignorant, violent, and im-
moral nation to a nation of ethics that have been leading the escort
education and science.

The Prophet Muhammad was able to find an escape for his nation
from darkness, awkwardness, oppression and aggression to the light
and promotion. He built the basics of a great civilization that made
a balance between the needs of the soul and those of the body. He
helped his followers to lead the world for several decades so long as
they were sticking to these basics.

M.K Haidar

The prophet muhammad in the eyes of world

The greatest event in my Muhammad is the greatest

life is that I studied the life man in the world , and

of the messenger of Allah his religion is the most

and Irealized that his complete religion.

greatness and immortality

Professor Yoshiodi Cousin - Tokyo Karl Marx
.

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No messages through history There is no doubt that

remained his full letter The Holy Quran is

without distortion expect the from Allah and there is

Holy Quran that has been no doubt to prove the

passed on by Muhammad. message of Muhammad.

Leo Tolstoy Barthélémy Heller

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 Religion

e a s u r e
h o f p l
M o n t
The
for the Followers of Ahlu Al-bayt (pbuh)
distinguished by its honors and
blessings. The Prophet of Mu-
hammad used to fast this month
because of its blessings.
In addition to its own numer-
ous blessings, the month of
Shaban is an opportunity for a
number of religious ceremonies
and the birthday anniversaries of
the Ahl al-Bayt members. The
third of Shaban is the birthday
Muslims usually depend on Mecca to Medina. One of the
of the third Infallible Imam al-
the Hegira calendar which is famous months in the Hegira
Hussein b. `Ali, fourth day is that
based on the exodus of the calendar is the month of Sha-
of his step-brother al-`Abbas b.
Prophet Muhammad from ban (Arabic Sha`aban) which is

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`Ali and the fifth day is that of the fourth
Infallible Imam `Ali b. al-Hussein.
No doubt, one of the greatest of
all religious ceremonies is the birthday
anniversary of the 12th Infallible Imam
al-Mahdi in the middle of the month.
The ceremony is celebrated by all the
followers of the Ahl al-Bayt.
On these days, both of the two holy
sanctuaries (of Imam al-Hussein and
al-`Abbas b. `Ali) in the city of Karbala
are sites for holding the festivities of
celebrations. At these two places are
held the annual international festival
Religion
of the Spring of Martyrdom. Many schol-
ars attend this annual festival from many
countries, particularly from European and
Arab countries.
These festivities make a good ground for
the Muslims' religious covenants. In these
ceremonies many Muslims strengthen
their social relationships by visiting their
relatives and friends. It is a means to re-
store the social connections amongst
Muslims and to answer this Islamic call.
Sabah Jassem
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Books

Selctions form Nahj Al-Balagha

1-The child has a right on the people do not attach any impor- world is the greatest wealth; piety
father, while the father too has tance to you - they neither burden is the best weapon of defence.
right on the child. The right of you with complicated affairs, nor
the father on the child is that the try to derive any advantage out of 7-Submission to Allah's Will is the
latter should obey the former you. best companion; wisdom is the
in every matter save in commit- noblest heritage; theoretical and
ting sins of Allah, the Glorified, 5-He who is greedy is disgraced; practical knowledge are the best
while the rights of the child on he who discloses his hardship will signs of distinction; deep thinking
the father is that he should give always be humiliated; he who has will present the clearest picture of
him a beautiful name, give him no control over his tongue will of- every problem.
good training and teach him the ten have to face discomfort.
8-The mind of a wise man is the
Qur’an 6-Avarice is disgrace; cowardice safest custody of secrets; cheer-
2- Speak so that you may be is a defect; poverty often disables fulness is the key to friendship;
known, since man is hidden un- an intelligent man from arguing patience and forbearance will con-
der his tongue his case; a poor man is a stranger ceal many defects.
in his own town; misfortune and
3- The greatest defect is to helplessness are calamities; pa-
regard that defect (in others) tience is a kind of bravery; to sev-
which is present in yourself. er attachments with the wicked

4-During civil disturbance

adopt such an attitude that

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The Doctrine of Imamate
We believe that Imam-
ate is one of the fundamentals
of Islam (Usul-al -din), and that
man’s faith can never be com-
plete without conviction it. It is
wrong to imitate our fathers,
family or teachers in this matter,
even if we respect them, for it is
just as necessary as rationally
to consider the Imamte as it
to consider Tawhid (monothe-
ism) and Nubuwwah (prophet-
hood). If a man does not be-
lieve in it and supposes that it is
not a fundamental of Islam, he
should, nevertheless, examine
the concept of the Imamte, if
only to absolve himself of re-
sponsibility in this matter. The
reason for this consideration is
that, since we do not receive
commands concerning our re-
ligious duties directly from Al-
lah. We must refer in this mat-
ter to someone in whom we
can trust, by following whom
we may be sure that we will not
be held responsible by Allah
for having committed errors.
According to our belief, the
members of the Household of
Books
of someone as Imam can only
the Prophet fulfill such require- be accomplished by the Will
ments. of Allah through the prophet
or through the previous Imam.
We believe that, just as People cannot choose some-
it is necessary for Allah to send one as an Imam because they
someone as a prophet, so it is have no authority to do so,
also necessary for Him to ap- and, should they seek to de-
point an Imam. It is necessary pose him: “He who dies with-
that at all times there should out knowing the Imam of his
be an Imam to represent the time, it is as if he dies in Jahi-
prophet, and that he should per- liyyah (the time of ignorance)”.
form the duties of the Prophet, It will be seen from the above
such as guiding the people, and that it is impossible for there
showing them the way of good- to be a time without an Imam
ness and prosperity in this world appointed by Allah, and that it
and the next. He ought also to makes no difference if human
hold the highest position as a beings deny him or not, help
public authority in all aspects of him or not, obey him or not, or
people’s lives, so that he may if he is absent from people’s
cause justice to increase among sight. Just as the Prophet was
them and eliminate enmity and absent from people in the cave
oppression from between them. and in the mountains pass*, is
The Imamate is therefor a con- it possible for the Imam to be
tinuation of the prophethood, absent. It also makes no differ-
and the reasoning which proves ence, logically, if the absence is
the formers necessity is the long or short.
same as that which proves the Allah has said: And there
latter’s. is a guide for every people.
It is for this reason that we (Holy Qur’an 13: 7)
may say that the appointment
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Preparation for

The aim of this remembrance (admonition) is to

create fear of Almighty God through these Holy
verses and thereby to make ourselves ready for
the events to come. So, make arrangements for
protecting yourselves from the fears and frights
about which you have read, for example, the
three of four matters just mentioned.

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the Future
Precaution in a worry way. They
do not understand the reality. If
we want to prepare for the future
(Hereafter/the life after death)
what is the way to be safe there?
Is it to deposit amounts in banks?
Is the life span of fifty years (even
less in some cases) so insignifi-
cant that the man should spend
this precious period and time of
his life only for gathering wealth
and then go away leaving it all
here! This is sheer ignorance
and non-sense. Is one to remain
hunger materially after death so
that he should collect more and
more wealth and money)! How
many people have you met who
have died of hungry?
Yes, of course, if there is a
famine, hunger may be one of
the reasons for people's death
which has been destined. But, in
normal conditions, no one's fu-
ture is in danger of starvation to
death, however long his age. It is
so because, God the Almighty
has guaranteed sustenance for
everyone: Wa Fis Samaa…La
Haqq (Surah Zaariyaat: 51, V:
22-23)
Translation: And your suste-
nance and whatever is promised
to you is in the heaven (sky). So,
by the Lord of they sky and the
earth, this is quite true.
He provides sustenance to ev-
ery animate being and He will
continue to do so.
Wa Maa Min…Rizquhaa (S.
Hood: 11, V: 6)
Translation: And there is none
among those walking on earth
whose sustenance is not for God
to provide.
But, in the matter of Hereafter
(after death) it is ordered with
emphasis and encouragement
and warning also that every one
must worry before reaching the
dangerous place (Hereafter) and
make advance arrangement for
it. Man must try and make efforts
so that he may not stand empty-
handed in the grand gathering
(for giving accounts) in Mahshar.
The True Savings Account Is
With God
All of us say that God is Kareem
(Bountiful and Generous). Quite
true. But if we really consider
Him bountiful then why do we
not regard Him so in the worldly
(material) matters. (Why do we
make so much strenuous efforts
in the worldly affairs, especially in
the matter of sustenance)? This
shows that what we say is not
based on a real conviction. We
are not truly convinced (beyond
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any doubt) that God is Bountiful
(Kareem).
If you, really and factually want
to make arrangements for your
future (after death) then you
should open your 'Saving Ac-
counts' with God. These prayers
and expresses for the poor
(sadaqaat/khairaat/charity) are
your savings which are being
credited to your account with
God and the Generous God pro-
tects it in a better way and also
gives its better reward on the
Day of Resurrection and even in
this world also.
Wa Maa…Ajraa (Surah Muz-
zammil: 73, V: 20)
Translation: And whatever
good deed you will present to
God (for you) you will get its bet-
ter reward with God.
The Lord of the Universe
has, in the Holy Quran, told His
Prophet (s.a.w.s.): Warn My ser-
vants about the events of future
(Hereafter). Now all of us know
very well that all of us have to
face a Day which will be full of
hardships and dangers and anxi-
eties.
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Message of Rights
1- THE RIGHT OF THE POSSESSOR OF AUTHORITY

The right of the possessor of authority is that you should know that God has established you as a trial
for him .God is testing him through the authority God has given him over you .And you should sin-
cerely provide him with your advice .And you should not quarrel with him while he has full dominance
over you ,for thereby you cause your own destruction and his ,too .And you should be humble and
courteous for his gifts to attain his satisfaction with you ,so that he will not harm your religion .And
you should seek God>s help in this regard .Do not oppose his power and do not resist him .Should you
do so ,you would have disobeyed him and disobeyed yourself :thus

exposing yourself to encounter his evil and expose him to destruction by you .Thus you will deserve to
be considered to be as his assistant acting against yourself and as his partner in what he does to you.
And there is no power but in God.

2-THE RIGHT OF THE TRAINER THROUGH KNOWLEDGE

And the right of the one who trains you through knowledge is glorifying him ,and respecting his meet-
ings ,and listening well to him ,and being responsive to him ,25 and helping him for yourself in the
knowledge that you need by freeing your mind for him ,and presenting your understanding to him,
and purifying your heart for him ,and fixing your eyes on him by means of abandoning leisures and
diminishing lust .And you should know that regarding what he teaches you ,you are considered as his
messenger to teach when you meet the ignorant ones .Therefore ,it is binding upon you to render
on his behalf properly ,and not cheat in the fulfillment of his mission ,and strive to deliver what you
undertake .And there is no power but in God.

3 -THE RIGHT OF THE TRAINER THROUGH OWNERSHIP

And the right of him who trains you through26 ownership 27 is similar to the right of the possessor of
authority over you .Except this one has a right which that one does not :being that you are bound to
obey him in every matter ,whether small or big ,except for what would lead you to abandon incum-
bent rights of God ,or in what would intervene between you ,his rights and the rights of the people.
And once you fulfill them ,you can commit yourself to his rights and engage in fulfilling them .And
there is no power but in God.

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Migration to non- Muslim countries
Ritual Purity & Impurity
A Muslim tries to maintain the rit-
ual purity of his body, clothes and
everyday commodities by avoiding
contact with impure things because
such contacts would render the
other items impure and would,
therefore necessitate the process
of purification.
Residing in a non-Muslim country
makes the process of maintaining
purity difficult for some Muslims
as they deal with its non-Muslim
citizens in various situations of
their day-to-day life: in restaurants,
cafes, barber's shops, laundrettes,
and, in public baths and utilities,
etc. Therefore, it is appropriate
for me to clarify for the respected
readers the religious rules con-
cerning taharat (ritual purity) and
najasat (ritual impurity).
General Rules
1. A well known religious law says:
“Everything is ritually pure for you
unless you come to know that it is
ritually impure.” This law declares
everything to be pure unless one be-
comes sure a particular item has be-
come impure. And as long as you are
not sure that it has become ritually
impure (najis), it is to be considered
pure and you can apply all the rules
of purity to it without any hesitation
or doubt.
2. The Ahlul Kitab (that is, the Jews,
the Christians and the Zoroastrians)
are ritually pure (tahir) as long as you
do not know that they have become
ritually impure (najis) by coming into
contact with an impure object. You
can follow this ruling when dealing
with them.
Books
Part1
3. The impurity transfers from one
item to another through flowing
wetness [that is, there is so much
wetness in the impure item that
it permeates to another item and
makes it impure]. The impurity is
neither transferred when it is dry,
nor is transferred by non-flowing
wetness. So, if you place your hand
on a dry najis item, your hand will
not become impure.
4. You can assume the ritual purity
(taharat) of any person that you
meet and shake hands with (even
if that person's hand is wet) as long
as you do not know his faith and
religion - in such cases you can as-
sume that he might be a Muslim or
one of the Ahlul Kitab. Moreover, it
is not obligatory for you to ask him in
order to ascertain his religion; that is,
even if doing so does not put you or
him in any inconvenience. (See the
question-answer section below
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 Gleams

Corruption
The corruption of the outward being
comes from the corruption of the inward.
If you put your innermost being in order,
Allah will put your outward being in order;
if you fear Allah inwardly, He will not rend
the veil publicly. But he who betrays Allah
inwardly, Allah will expose in the open.
The greatest corruption is born of pro-
longed expectation, greed, and pride, as
Allah told us in the story of Qarun when
He said,
Do not seek to make mischief in the
land; surely Allah does not love the cor-
ruptors. (28:77)
Elsewhere He said,
[As for] that Future Abode, We assign
it to those who have no desire to exalt
themselves in the earth nor to make mis-

The Pure Heart

chief; and the good end is for those who
have precaution. (28:83)
These defects come from what Qarun
did and believed. The root of corrup-
tion lies in loving this world, amassing its Approaching the Divine charge forward, paying no
wealth, following the self, elevating its ap- Master with a pure heart attention to anyone save
petites, loving praise, agreeing with Satan,
brings perfect peace. God.
and following his footsteps: all of these
faults combine with a love of paying Allah This is the whole point Imam Sadiq (A.S.) talked
no heed and forgetting His favours.
of worship. The heart about this pure devotion
Therefore you should flee from peo-
ple, reject this world, interrupt your rest, has the power of will, when he commented on
break with your normal habits, cut off the while the mind has the the verse, {Their Lord
source of worldly appetites at the root by
constantly remembering Allah and cling- body of thought and the quenched them with a
ing to obedience to Him, and enduring body is the instrument of pure drink} by saying,
people>s aversion, the over-dependence
implementation. The heart "He purified them from
of a comrade, and hostile malice on the
part of your family and relatives. If you do though is what drives us everything except God.
that, then the door of Allah's kindness will
to the object of desire, There is no one who
be opened to you, since He has good re-
gard for you, as well as forgiveness and whether divine or profane. can purify from the filth
mercy. You will have left the company of The mind and the body of existence save God"
the heedless and freed your heart from
the captivity of Satan. You will come to the cannot normally resist the (Majma al-Bayan, v.10, p.
door of Allah in the company of those who heart's intense gravitation 623).
come to Him, and you will travel a path on
to what it desires. Those
which you may hope to be permitted to
come to the Noble, the Magnanimous, worshippers who carry
the Generous, the Merciful.
this intense devotion

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 Gleams

Truth
The truth was shoved in a corner
Locked up, kept in the dark
Bittered, desires and anger
Hunted the truth like sharks

Calling People Truth is hidden from the masses

It shivers and shivers cold
to Allah Left alone, it years and ages
And those who mention it are bold
Calling people to Allah is one of the affairs of

the Most High Himself. God said concerning

Truth is killed by skillful swordsmen
His Holy Prophet (S.A.W.), {(He is) one who
Their blades, dripped with its blood
invites to Allah by His leave, and as a lamp
When a newer era beckons
spreading light}(33.46). If the summoner
Truth whispers through the dust
is not supported by God, his call will only

be a nuisance to others. The ability to affect

Demons handed you a mirror
people's hearts is a gift from God, and it
One that fed you lies
doesn't depend much on mastering the rules
As your senses began to falter
of eloquence or striking certain poses. This
Its false reflections you recognized
fact was expressed in the hadith, "You find a

man whose words are flawless, who speaks

The truth became a mystery
so eloquently, yet his heart is darker than
You can't see its shrouded grave
the darkest night, and you find a man who is
Invisible to most searching eyes
incapable of putting his feelings into words,
Behind the mirror, which you gaze
yet his heart is as radiant as a lamp" (Al-Kafi,

v. 2., p. 422). So there is a secret to winning

over people's hearts.

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The new shape to Al-Abbas's mnarets
projects

Expansion the courtyard

of Imam Hussein's Sacred Investigat : Sami Jawad
sancturay: A Construction Project

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 projects
The courtyard of Imam al-Hus-
sein's sacred sanctuary has been
in need of physical expansion. Due
to increasing number of the pil-
grims, the administration of Imam
al-Hussein's Sacred Sanctuary has
decided to expand the courtyard of
this holy shrine to make sufficient
space for the huge mass of prayers
and pilgrims.

The magazine of Hussein

Revivalism seized the opportunity
to conduct an interview with Mr.
Muhammad Khadem, the head
engineer for some explanations.
He said that the area of the project
covers 24,000 meters square in
four floors; it will be built beside
the ancient wall, with its decora-
tion in accordance with the Islamic
architecture. He added that the
project consists of a large hall as
place for congregational prayers, to
be covered by marble, with Islamic
decorations and electric stairs.
The ground floor will have ser-
vice places, shoe-keep rooms,
and gates for security checking of
people. The ground floor will take
6000 meters square. The second
floor will have places for adminis-
tration offices, radio stations, and
special halls for the pilgrims. The
third floor will consist of large halls
that will make room for the pilgrims
who visit Imam al-Hussein's Sa-
cred Sanctuary. The overall cost
of the project is estimated to be
49,000,000,000 Iraqi dinars.
The Stages of the Project
The engineering company in
charge of the project is optimistic
to complete the structure of the
first stage of the project and to
build the walls of the structure.
This area is supposed to cover the
space between al-Zaynabiyyah
gate to the gate in front of Imam
al-Hussein's Head. The project is
being carried out entirely by Iraqi
staff; it is estimated to take three
year.

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Panorama

Al-Hussein
Around

Turkey

Africa

Sweden

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 Panorama

the world
America

Al-Bahrain

London
Netherland

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Antique

The Kesra Arch: A Tourist Site in Iraq

The castle of the Kesra Arch is place of interest for the

tourists whom come to visit Iraq.

The castle lies to the south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad

at 30 kms far from Baghdad center in the Qastfewn city

in Al-Mada'an region in the Province of Al-Waaset. It

was famous as Salman Bak to Iraqi citizens. The name

itself was derived from the name of Salman Al-Farisi (the

Persian), a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, who

is buried there.

This ancient place and arch are considered as the

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 Antique
have been inscribed on its walls. affairs said that the place of the

Some of Muslims held that Kesra Arch includes tablets in

when the prophet
ancient Persia had a fireplace the Syriac language which was
Muhammed was that was never extinguished spoken by Iraqi people. The
for over 1.000 years, until the place includes many churches,
born the big wall
Prophet Muhammad was born. some of which are considered
opened in the Arch Since then that fire was never as the capital of Christianity in
lit. Then the the big wall opened Iraq.
and the fire place
wide. The people of that time
put out for over. considered those events as

miracles. You can see the

largest hall in the Kesra castle. monuments of the arch and the

It is covered with bricks. An great opening onthe wall after

account of the Battle of Antioch over 1,000 years.

(Arabic, Antakiyyah) between Ashtar al-Barzanji, the

the Persian and Roman armies supervisor of the Iraqi tourism

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 Tourism

Shrine of Muslim b
M
uslim b. `Aqeel was al-Emar Castle now. The two son buried there.
a cousin of Imam al- holy shrines are situated near al-
Now, when one intends to enter
Husayn b. `Ali. He was Kufa Mosque to the east of the
the sacred sanctuary, the first
dispatched by Imam al-Husayn city of Najaf.
thing to come into view is the
to the city of al-Kufa. His mission
When the pilgrim likes to visit architecture of the Shrine. And,
was informing the citizens of
the city of al-Kufa, s/he will see just prior to stepping inside the
al-Kufa of the injustice of Yazid;
the golden dome. The decora- corridor, the pilgrim is instructed
however, he was martyred to-
tions added to the walls of the to read out, together with some
gether with Hani b. `Urawa in 60
shrine make the place appear relevant verses of the Holy Quran,
A.H. Ibn Ziyad, the then governor
more spiritual; from inside, the the following sentence: "May
of al-Kufa, ordered his forces to
dome is covered by mirrors that salaam be unto you, O Martyr of
kill them and sent their heads to
seem to magnify the great per- Imam al-Husayn's call."
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Aqeel
Amid the implications of the mirrors
which add to the spiritual beauty of
the sacred place, the door framed in
gold steps and stands the visitor who
reads out the ziarat-text in favor of
Muslim at the gate of the sanctuary.
To the east of the holy shrine lies the
shrine of Al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi who
led the post-Ashura revolt against
Yazid and his followers.

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 Visitors
Blajenta Daneel
A European young woman
who speaks four langauges
Blajenta Daneel, 28, used to
consider Muslims like priests
in her city, Moldova, who live
in peace together. She has got
married with Fadil, who is from
Karbala, Iraq, In Russia, she
converted to Islam; she has a
daughter, Yamina.
The magazine Hussein Revival-
ism has had an interview with
her during her pilgrimage to
Imam al-Hussein's Sacred Sanc-
tuary; she was asked to intro-
duce herself.
B. D.: «I am from Moldova in
Russia; formerly I was an Ortho-
dox Christian. I was graduated
from the College of Languages
and got the certificate of two
languages, English and French;
I have also learned the Arabic
language”.
She adds that her life was not
purposeful and unclear until the
Almighty Allah guided her to the contains various speech of the
Right Direction. Her family did
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my life is beautiful
with my husband and
kid in the light of the
Islamic religion
not agree with her on her new
religion to which I had convert-
ed. They insisted and coaxed
her to leave Islam through offer-
ing money; however, «Thanks
Allah I have retained my Islamic
religion and now my life is beau-
tiful with my husband and kid in
the light of the Islamic religion”.
On her conversion to Islam,
«I sought and studied various
books and especially those of
the Shia» because her husband
is a Shiite Muslim. Thereupon,
she started learning how to
pray, fast, and perform other
duties which Allah the Almighty
has made them mandatory for
not nonly Muslims but for all
people. «I read the book al-Kafi,
and it stays with me because it
Ahl al-Bayt”.
On the European
Woman in the West-
ern Society
“ I am living with my husband
in UAE, and now we have come
to pay a visit to the exemplary
of the sacrifice for all worlds,
that is, Imam al-Husayn and his
brother al-`Abbas”.
On the European Woman in the
Western Society
“ The way of Islam is clear and
any woman can follow the rules
of Islam which give her security
and protect all her rights.
“ Other religions do not give
her the rights she deserves,
while Islam insists on her free-
dom to work and wear the veil.
She mentioned that in the
West Muslim women live in
unfavorable states; however,
she does follow the Islamic
thoughts. It follows that she

believes that she, and especially
the young woman, must live
in a Muslim society to protect
themselves from evil thoughts.
One of the most important
problems which has faced the
Muslim family in the West has
been that almost no institute
for Islamic education is available
there, hence the Muslim child
will be affected by other reli-
gious thoughts.
Finally, she thanked Allah be-
cause of her embracing Islam
and that she has been very
Visitors
Blajenta Daneel
happy with her family. She
added that the case of Imam al-
Husayn and his family has made
her follow his principles in Islam
and absorb its thoughts.
Ali Al-jubouri
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 Art

Does the Religion Have

colors?
à b i
A -l Ka
a d
Amj

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 Art
The colors have meaning in our
life by adding something strange.
when you see the green color , you
will get comfortable.
Our question is: Have the reli-
gion colors? And how does the
city or religion choose their color?
Let's investigate in the colors
world. Cities and religions always
choose color according to the
events that witnessed. Carrying
flags refer to some events hap-
pened in some times.
When you feel sad you will
wear the black color which
refers to sad and sorrow. It
also refers to sobriety and
dignity. The eastern Ortho-
dox perches usually wear
black.
While the protestant perches
prefer the white and brown col-
or like (Lutheran and marten lu-
ther).
We see the Muslim always pre-
fer the green color. They covered
their mosques and graves by the
green colors. The holy prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) advices Mos-
lems wearing what comfort eye.

We see some cities select

color as watchword, for instance
Karbala holy city has this charac-
ter in sorrow months ( muharam
& sufar). The black cover all the
city and raise the flags refer to
sadness state (Al-Taf Battle).
Therefore, choosing color influ-
ence in events pass
by that city.

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 Woman
Equal Opportunity
for Muslim Women to Gain Knowledge
“Whoever does good whether male or fe-
male and he is a believer, We will most cer-
tainly make him live a happy life”. (16:97)
In today’s World, the general impression
about Muslim women is that Islam sup-
presses them and suppresses their rights. If
one carefully investigates the grievances of
such critics, one will observe that they are
mainly related to the material aspect of this
life- which by itself is short-lived.
-Why Muslim women are not free to dress
and behave like men?
-Why can’t Muslim women do the work
which men do such as fighting on the
Battlefront?
-Why can’t Muslim women befriend men
and socialize with them freely as non-
Muslims do?
-Why Muslim women get half of what men
are given in inheritance?
Although Islam has offered the most logical
reasons for such arguments, but still, people
insist that in modern times, these are con-
sidered as suppression of women and their
rights. Unfortunately, many Muslim women
have fallen victims to such arguments and
have begun to modify their lifestyle, which,
according to their intelligence, suits them
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best even if the teachings of Islam have to
be discarded. As a result, this behaviour has
spread mischief and corruption in the land,
adversely affected the spiritual dimensions
of their own lives and that of others and it
has crippled the values which Allah (SWT)
wants to see in family life.
According to Islam, men and women have
been created different for different roles in
this life. If they are not equal, it does not
mean that one is inferior to another. The dif-
ferent restriction between them imposed
by Islam, in no way denotes that the women
are inferior to men.
Equal opportunities which Islam provides
to both are not in petty material issues;
rather they are in spheres that help in the
intellectual and spiritual dimensions of their
lives. One such sphere is Talab al-‘Ilm which
means ‘acquisition of knowledge’. Islam
wants both, men and women to excel in the
sphere of knowledge.
The Holy Prophet (saww) has said, “Seeking
of knowledge is obligatory on all Muslims,
male and female”.
BENEFITS OF KNOWLEDGE:
• Through knowledge, one acquires cog-
nizance of Allah (SWT) and humbles one’s
hear for Him.
“And those who have been given knowl-
edge may know that it is the truth from your
Lord, so that they may believe in it and their
hearts may humbly submit...” (22:54)
Imam ‘Ali bin Abi Talib (a.s.): “Acquire knowl-
edge for verily its acquisition is an act of
goodness. It is with knowledge that Allah
is obeyed and worshipped, and it is with
knowledge that becomes cognizant of Al-
lah and (believes) in His unity...” (Bihar al-
Anwaar)
• Knowledge illuminates the path to decent
life in this world and in the Hereafter.
Imam ‘Ali (a.s.) says: “Acquire knowledge
(for) it will acquire for you a (true) life”.
(Ghurar al-Hikam)
He (a.s.) has also said, “Knowledge livens the
soul, enlightens the intellect and destroys ig-
norance”. (Ghurar al-Hikam)
• Knowledge adds value to humanity of a
human being.
It makes one a true human being who is dif-
ferent from an animal in his overall thoughts
and behaviour. Some people acquire knowl-
edge for only limited purposes such as, to get
certificates or degrees to boast about and
impress others and to use it only to improve
their own quality of material life. But when
it comes to humanity, they are total failures.
Their thoughts are dirty and their behav-
iour is animalistic. According to Quran, such
people have been likened to a donkey. “The
likeness of those who were charged with the
Taurat, then they did not observe it, is as the
likeness of the donkey that carries a load of
books...” (62:5)
Knowledge must play a significant role in the
thinking and behaviour of a person so that
the best human attributes that distinguishes
man from an animal can be exhibited.
ISLAM & KNOWLEDGE FOR WOMEN:

Knowledge and its acquisition are not only
for men. Islam insists that women should
also acquire knowledge. Abu Sa’eed Khudri
reports:
[One day a woman came to the Holy Proph-
et (saww) and said, “O Messenger of Allah!
Men have been benefiting from your talks.
Appoint for us a day so that we come to you
and learn from what Allah has taught you”.
The Holy Prophet (saww) asked them to as-
semble on such and such day, at such and
such place, and then he (saww) went to
them and taught them of what Allah had
taught him] (Saheeh al-Bukhari)
Sayyida Zaynab (A.S.) and Her Knowledge:
Imam ‘Ali bin al-Husayn (a.s.) said to his aunt
Sayyida Zaynab (a.s.), “You O Aunt! Alham-
dulillah are such a knowledgeable person
whom no one has taught”. Indicating that
her knowledge was God-given.
Woman
Sayyida Zaynab (a.s.) had profound knowl-
edge of Islam. She understood the Divine
laws and possessed the true understanding
of the Holy Quran. In Madina, she (a.s.) con-
ducted sessions for the womenfolk teach-
ing them the Islamic Laws. When she (a.s.)
migrated to Kufa with her father, the wom-
enfolk of Kufa sought permission from her
father to allow her to conduct teaching ses-
sions to them. On being granted with per-
mission, Sayyida Zaynab (a.s.) undertook to
teach Islamic Laws and Tafseer.
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 Woman
Human rights and
freedom
of woman
Human rights and freedom are
important cultural and policy
case. Islam is condiering that
the freedom is natural right for
human beings. The freedom
must be contacted with respon-
sibilities and there are different
between freedom and ........
The original in human beings
is freedom and human has the
right to do what does he want
but there are boundaries for
everything and must obligate
by some laws lead him to the
right direction. He mustn't go
past the following: (truth, right
and straightness). Isalm wants
the good things for all people
and wants to protect from evil
and damage so he organize the
human behave by putting three
steps to his life
1- permissible
2- prohibit
3- obligate
The scholars prove that through
the some originalities and this is
everything is lawful or permit for
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human. There are
many studies prove
that the prohibit-
ing contact with .....
it means that the
prohibit depend on
Scientifics bases.
Islam prevented a difference between freedom
alcohol, stolen, unjust enemy and decomposition and por-
nography ..
and others behaviors because
these behaviors will lead man The origin of human behavior
to the wrong direction and will - also goes Islamic law - is the
caused damage. freedom, and a person to do
Not only islam prevented these whatever he wants, but to the
behaviors but also many scien- extent that it no harm, no ag-
tific studies (medical ,economy gression and no more than the
and psychological) proved that. values of truth and goodness
and righteousness and Behav-
These behavior will limit the ioral .. Islam wants the best for
human behavior to woman this man .. And wants to protect
freedom because woman less it from damage and corruption
freedom from man and evil .. So systems of human
behavior in three departments:
Author / One of the issues the
cultural and political situation 1 - permissible.
is a question of freedom and
human rights .. Islam and de- 2 - inviolable.
cide that freedom is the natural 3 - is obligatory.
right of human being protected
by law .. And freedom associ-
ated with the commitment and
responsibility, and that there is
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Times, British newspaper report- after a few days I found myself on

ed that thousands of young Britons
who live in the United Kingdom had
decided to convert to Islam.
Adding that increasing the num-
ber of converters to Islam are young
women whom perform the prayer
in London central mosque.
Regent's Park neighborhood
about two-thirds of new Muslims.
The fundamental analysis referred
to the number of college-educated
girls and women aged between
twenty and thirty are like to convert
to Islam.
Joan Bailey, a lawyer from Brad-
ford at the age of thirty years, who
tell the story of converting to Islam.
(No one was expected to enter
into Islam. She grew up in rich fam-
ily in the South Yorkshire. The first
job was obtained by a law firm in
the city of South Yorkshire).
the Internet to request a copy of the
holy qur`an)».
Then I went to a women's social
events organized by the Associa-
tion of Muslim new city of Leeds,
and «imagine that women in this
place are wearing clothing that cov-
ers their bodies from head to toe.
But when I entered were not any
of those women are similar to those
stereotypes about Muslim wives
whom suffered from bad treatment
, I saw doctors, teachers, special- people think, Islam is not persecute
ists personalities, and I astonished me , but also allows me to be the
at what seemed to them the tran- same person once was, and now I
quility and peace of mind.. am more reassured than ever, and
grateful to get it.
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to Islam after four years in march,
2008
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Science

Astronomy in the
"God is the one who created the
night, the day, the sun, and the moon.
Each one is traveling in an orbit with its
own motion." (21:33)
Modern scientific knowledge has
shown that our galaxy revolves on its
own axis. The sun is located eccen-
trically and thus revolves in an orbit
around the center of the galaxy. This
was not known to man 1400 years ago.
The concept of motion of the heav-
enly bodies with an orbit of their own
belongs to modern science. Earlier sci-
entists regarded the sun as a stationary
object.
"Has thou not seen how God merges
the night into the day and merges the
day into the night?" (21:29)
"He coils the day upon the night and
coils the night upon the day." (39:5)
Astronauts have described the ap-
pearance of the Earth from space. The
sun lights up half of the earth facing it
and the other half is dark. As the earth
rotates on its axis, the darker areas come
to light, and the light areas merge into
darkness. This is easy to understand
at the present time. However, 1400
years ago this knowledge did not exist.
In those days the earth was mistakenly
thought to be flat and at the center of
the universe. Modern scientific data are
in full agreement with the Qur’anic de-
scription.
"God subjected the sun and the
moon, each one runs its course to an
appointed term." (33:2)
Modern science has estimated the
age of the sun and has also estimated
when it will run out of hydrogen and will
cool off. Modern astronomy has dis-
covered that the solar system is moving
towards a point in the constellation of
Hercules, named the Solar Apex.

"We sent down water from the water down from the sky and let it

The
sky in measure, and lodged it in the
ground. And we certainly are able to
withdraw it. Therewith for you, we
gave rise to gardens of palm trees
through sources into the ground?
Then He caused sown fields of differ-
ent colors to grow." (39:21)
The water cycle as we know it to-

water
and vineyards." (23:18-19) day was described 500 years ago.
"Has thou not seen that God sent Before that, many people believed

cycle
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 Science

Quran

Allah's excellent names

The beneficent
The merciful
The king
The holy
The peace giver
The security granto
The guardian (over all)
The ever prevalent
The supreme
The possessor of ev ery greatness
The creator
The maker
The designer
The forgiver
The subduer (over all)

Said about Holy Qurán

that water from the ocean was
thrust into soil which formed
springs and underground res-
ervoirs. It was also thought that
The French
moisture in soil condensed to Dr. Maurice Bucaille
form water. The Quran gave the Muslims must be proud
correct view in an authoritative
way 1400 years go. of the Holy Qur`an. It is
like the water for whom
wants to get from it.

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 World
Muslims in Australia
Islam came in Australia in the early
period of European settlement.
Camels, beasts of burden in the
Middle East, were first introduced
into Australia in 1840 when two
animals a male and a female, were
landed in Hobart.
In 1846 JA Harrocks, a pastoralist
and explorer from Adelaide, was the
first man to use a camel for his ex-
peditions. A few years later, in1860,
twenty-four camels were imported
to South Australia for the Burke and
Wills expedition across Australia.
With them came the first of the Af-
ghan camel-men, Dost Muhammad,
who accompanied Burke Wills for a
part of their journey into the centre
of Australia. In AD 1866 Thomas
Elder, a South Australian pastoralist,
imported a further 120 camels and
12 Afghan drivers. These Afghans
were the forerunners of many who
journeyed throughout central Aus-
tralia as drivers and breeders of
camels.
However, officially, their numbers
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never exceeded 393 and by 1931,
they dwindled to 153. Their num-
bers could have been much greater
since it is likely with much Afghans,
for various reasons would not have
completed census returns of re-
corded their religion. In the harsh
arid conditions of inland Australia,
camel trains were invaluable for
transporting supplies to the isolat-
ed cattle stations and gold-mining
settlements. Like many people
transplanted into a strange environ-
ment, the process of adjustment for
the Afghan Muslim in Australia was
not easy, given that the European
Colonist did not accept them as
bona fide settlers.
The governments at the time re-
fused to grant them legal citizen-
ship, even though their contribution
to the development of inland Aus-
tralia had been invaluable. Through-
out the period of the camel trains,
the camel-men were referred to as
Afghans or simply <Khans>. Some
of them came to Australia from Af-
ghanistan, but many originated in
Baluchistan, Punjab, Kashmir, and
Sind provinces, while others came
from the Turkish empire.
Like other immigrants, the Afghans
brought with them their religion,
culture and skills, as well as their
personal qualities of endurance
and tolerance of loneliness.As the
need for the camel trains lessened
(and finnaly ceased with the advent
of motorised transport), In Aus-
tralian society today, the contribu-
tion of Muslims to multiculturalism
through the professions, business,
industry and the farming commu-
nity is recognized and appreciated
by all government authorities.
Today, the population of the Muslim
community in Australia numbers
about 250 000. Approximately 37
ethnic backgrounds are represent-
ed. Most Muslims in Australia live in
the capital cities of Canberra, Bris-
bane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Syd-
ney and Melbourne, with the latter
two accounting for 80% of the total
Muslim population.

Ashura poems
There is something quite strange,
yet intriguing, with the name "Imam
al-Husayn". One of the most charm-
ing and pleasing names, the name
"Imam al-Husayn" implies noble
characteristics and most admirable
qualities. Yet, it mysteriously in-
spires his adherents and admirers
to carry out their most sincere du-
ties and modes of servitude.
Throughout history, the purest and
noblest forms of art, literature, ar-
chitecture and so forth have been
associated with either religion itself
or with figures closely associated
with it. Moreover, the most sincere
feelings of devotion are crystallized
in the form of poetry, regardless of
www.sistani.org
the language used. The impact of
Imam al-Husayn on the poets is
highly evident in such languages as
Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Turkish,
being the dominant languages of
Muslim populations.
Such poems reveal the extent and
depth of the impressions the Imam
has since exerted on the culture of
the languages in question. By the
same token, it is interesting to ex-
amine such devotional poems in
English. Indeed, such poems only
express the poet's most sincere
feelings or reflections about the ad-
mirable figures in question.
The book in questions by no means
Dr. Ahmed Hamoud /sedney
world
the first and last volume collected in
this field. Contrary to an initial antic-
ipation, it seems that Ashura litera-
ture in English will occupy several
volumes of books. Hence, readers
and critics are requested to con-
tribute to this collection by provid-
ing the compiler with poems to be
included in the large corpus so far
collected.
Dr. M-R Fakhr-Rohani has com-
piled this book to facilitate the read-
ers' tasks to know more about the
impact of Ashura on the English
language and literature.
abumahdi1061@gmail.com
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 Global reprots

Literacy: A Global
For decades shocking rates have created huge refugee pop- of society.
ulations where children receive
of illiteracy, particularly in the
little or no schooling for long pe- Some 28 countries were not
poorest countries have been
riods. expected to achieve any of the
declining. But there are many
three essential goals, two thirds
international agencies warn that
According to UNESCO’s sta- of them in sub-Saharan Africa,
a great deal more needs to be
tistics, nearly one in seven of the but also including India and
done.
world’s six billion people cannot Pakistan. Other high-risk coun-
read or write. This represents a tries include several North Afri-
In some countries, the gains of
considerable advance on the can and the Arab states. Some
the past decades may even be
first survey of world illiteracy central and eastern European
lost as resources for education
published in the 1950s when 44 nations are even moving back-
fall back. In many African coun-
per cent of the world’s popula- wards from previously high rates
tries millions of new teachers
tion was found to be illiterate. of literacy, as early childhood
will be needed to deal mostly
education in particular is cut
with rising demand for educa-
back, and funding for education
tion. And in states emerging
overall reduced. Worldwide, 78
from severe internal crises, such
countries are unlikely to halve
as Afghanistan and East Timor,
adult illiteracy rates. They in-
it is challenging enough to deal
clude four of the world’s most
with the short-term needs of
populated countries: Bangla-
reopening and rebuilding dam-
desh, China, India and Pakistan
aged schools without having to
Women and girls make up which alone account for 61
think of longer-term goals.
two-thirds of illiterate people, percent of the world’s illiterate
although the gender gap is nar- adults.
rowing, and recent figures show According to UNESCO's statis-
that women are even gaining ac-
cess to education and literacy at
a faster rate than men. The trend
A UNICEF study in 1998 pre-
is most evident in Africa where
dicted that illiteracy rates could
the percentage of illiterate wom-
even grow during the 21st cen-
en over the age of 15 fell 6.4 per
tury after declining dramatically
cent over the past decade to 49
during the 20th. Several other
per cent. Even so, the number of
agencies have been similarly
illiterate people is far too high -
pessimistic saying that famine,
they are invariably from the poor-
conflicts and natural disasters
est, most marginalized sections

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 Global reprots

problem
tics in 2009 refers to increasing
the rate of illiteracy in Arab land
about 30% and 50 % to woman.
This rate raise in some coun-
tries like 61%Iraq, 50%Sudan,
42%Egypt , 39%Yemen and
38%.morocco.

But the challenge remains

daunting. To achieve univer-
sal primary education by 2015,
more than 15 million new teach-
ers will be needed – three mil-
lion of them in sub-Saharan Af-
rica alone – requiring massive
investment in teacher training.
Developing countries are also
having a hard time even hang-
ing on to trained teachers, many
of whom are being poached by
richer countries to cover their
own shortages.

Yojana Sharma

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 Karbala History

The Holy Tomb

It contains the Holy body of Imam al-Hussein

(pbuh) and his two sons (Ali Al-Akbar and Ali Al-
Asghar). A box made of an expensive quality of
wooden ivory, surrounded by another box from
glass include their holy bodies, over the box a win-
dow made of pure silver and on the window, there
are some engraved verses of the Holy Qur'an, some epigraphy
and some wonderful decorations. Around the holy shrine, there is a wide area called
(Rawdha), its ground is covered with an Italian mosaic and its walls also. But the other walls and ceilings are
covered with mirrors which constitute a great artistic architecture.

The martyrs Tomb

Located on the east of the holy shrine; in this

spot the dignified martyrs (those who martyred
with Imam Hussein (pbuh)) are buried. Their holy
shrine is made of silver and it has two windows, the
first overlooks the interior shrine with the names of
the martyrs written on top of the grave, the sec-
ond has been opened recently and overlooks the
southern porch to the right of Kiblah door.

The Rawaqs (porches)

There are four porches surround-
ing the holy shrine form all sides.
Each Rawaq is 5m wide, the length
of the northern and the southern side
is about 40m, but the western and
the eastern sides' length is about
(45m). The ground paved with pure
white mosaic, in the middle of it's
walls there are big and small pieces
of mirrors, each porch is about 12m
high, and there is a name for each
one, they are:-
The western porch: - it is called
Al-Sayyid Ibrahim Al-Mujab porch
because of his grave location there.
He came to karbala in (247A.H) he
lived there until he passed away and
subsequently was buried there, his
shrine is made of bronze,it is a place
for pilgrimage.
The southern porch: - it is called
Habeeb Bin Mothahir Al-Asadi be-
cause his grave is located nearby. he
was on of the bravest leaders who
came to kufa and he accompanied
Imam Ali (pbuh) in all the wars of
Imam Ali (pbuh),then, he was on the
left wing with Imam Hussein (pbuh)
in the battle of Al-(Tuff) in (61A.H) in
spite of he was 75 year old . He re-
fused to leave Imam Hussein (pbuh)
and fought valiantly under his com-
mand. His shrine is a nice one and
made of silver.

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