Thursday, 31 December 2015
Friday, 25 December 2015
House of Imam Ali (a.s.) Kufa- Iraq
Behind
Masjid-e-Kufa is Bayt Ali (a.s). Inside the house there is a place where Imam
Ali (a.s.) lay on his deathbed in the presence of his family members. There is
also a room where it is said that Imam Ali (a.s.) was given Ghusl, and a well
from which water for his Ghusl is supposed to have come
Khaimagah (Karbala)
This is just behind Tillae-Zainabia. Here all the tents of Imam Hussein (a.s.), his family and companions were pitched.
Sunday, 13 December 2015
Sons of Muslim Bin Aqeel at Musayyab
Hazrat
Muslim bin Aqil (as) had two young sons by the name of Muhammad & Ibrahim
whose Zareehs are located at a place known as Musayyab between Karbala &
Kadhmain. These two children grew up to love Islam, to love Allah, to love the
teachings of Quran and realizing the importance of these values, these children
were ready to sacrifice their lives for the cause of truth.
Saturday, 12 December 2015
Makame Moosi Kazim bin Jaffar (As)
Makame Moosi
Kazim bin Jaffar (As) is a place where Hazrat Imam Moosi Kazim (As) stayed in a
place whenever he visited Karbala. It is a small place
Friday, 11 December 2015
Tomb of Rushayd al-Hajari(A.R )
Rushayd al-Hajari was one of the elite companions of Hazrat
Imam 'Ali (as) and Hazrat Imam al-Hasan (as).
Hajari" means a person from Bahrain or a city in Yemen or a village near Medina. Hazrat Imam 'Ali (a) named him "Rushayd al-Balaya" (Rushayd of the calamities).
Hazrat Imam 'Ali (a s) had foretold the way he would be martyred. Imam al-Kazim (as) said: "O, Ishaq! indeed Rushayd knew the[time of calamities and events, and the time of lives and deaths
He was companion
of four Imam , which were Hazrat Imam 'Ali (a s), Hazrat Imam al-Hasan (as), Hazrat Imam al-Hussain (a s)
and Hazrat Imam al-Sajjad ul Abedein (a
s)
He was one of the
closest people to Imam 'Ali (a) and received 'Ilm
al-Balaya wa l-Manaya (the knowledge of calamities and time of deaths) from
him. Hazrat
Imam 'Ali (as) had foretold the way he would be martyred.
One
day Hazrat Imam Ali (as) asked him “what will you do if Bani Ummayah asks you
to leave me?” Rushayd al-Hajari
in return asked Imam “that if I do not leave you what will be my
fate?” The Imam, replied “in that case you will be with me in Jannat”, to which
Rashid Al Hijri replied, so I will not leave you.
He was martyred by 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad (or his father) as Imam
'Ali (a) had foretold.'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad ordered to cut his hands, legs and
tongue and then hang him.
It is said that he had a
daughter named Qinwa, who has narrated the story of his father martyrdom.
His tomb is
located in Kifl, Iraq. It
is a town in southeastern Iraq on the Euphrates River, between Najaf and Al
Hillah.
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