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Chapter One: Introduction
Haq Char Yaar
What was the practice of the Syrians on the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Husayn (as)?
What was the practice of Shi’as on the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Husayn (as)?
Chapter Two: Commemorating Muharam
The recollection of grief is human nature
To remember the Martyrs is not only the Sunnah of Prophet(s) but also the practice of Sahaba
The remembrance of the first ten days of Muharam
Ashura is Allah (swt)’s day
Question: Is it permissible to mourn Imam Husayn (as) every year?
Reply One – Remembering the days of Allah (swt)
What are the ‘days’ of Allah (swt)?
Reply Two – Umar’s continual recollection of his brother’s death
Reply Two – The will of our Imam (as)
Reply Three – The continual mourning by Adam (as) and Hawa (as) for their slain son
Reply Four – Rasulullah (s) declared an entire year to be the year of grief
Reply Five – Ahl’ul Sunnah’s year of mourning over the death of a Sunni scholar
Reply – Reply Six – Sufi Saint Shah Hassan Miyan Phulwari Hanafi Qadri’a comments on mourning for Imam Husayn (as) in Muharam
Comment
Reply Seven – Shaykh al Islam Maqdoom Ala’ al Haq Pindavi (R) and Azadari for Imam Husayn (as)
Comment
Reply Nine – Mourning for Imam Husayn (as) attests to our support for his suffering
Mourning on Husayn (as) is tantamount to mourning the Holy Prophet (s)
Reply Ten – Allah (swt)’s desire is that the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (as) is conveyed to all
Chapter Three: The rewards for mourning Imam Husayn (as)
Azadari distinguishes between the path of Husayn (as) and that of Yazeed
Martyrdom in Sunni books
Love and Mullah’s
Comment
How can you attain Paradise through mourning (Azadari)?
The merits of feeding Halwa (sweet dish)
The Promise of Paradise by Imam Husayn (as) to his mourners
Imam Sajjad (as) and Baqir (as) said, “Those that mourn Husayn (as) will be protected from Hellfire”
Mourning the living carries a reward on par with mourning for a hundred martyrs
The Status of one that mourns Imam Husayn (as)
Exaggeration when narrating the merits of the Ahl’ul bayt (as)
Chapter Four: Is Azadari against patience (sabr)?
Reply One – Overview of the verse
Reply Two – The Meaning of Sabr in this verse
Comment
Reply Three – Sabr carries multiple meanings
Reply Four – Its isn’t compulsory to maintain Sabr against injustice
Reply Five – It is permissible to relate your suffering
Reply Six – The Sabr of Prophet Yusuf (as)
Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi’s comments on Sabr
The explanation of word ‘Huzn’
Reply Seven – The impatience of Rasulullah (s) when mourning about Imam Husayn (as)
Comment
Reply Nine – Rasulullah lost his Sabr when witnessing the body of his slain uncle
Reply Ten – Rasulullah (s) did not maintain Sabr upon the death of Ibraheem
Reply Eleven – Rasulullah (s) did not maintain Sabr at the death of his Uncle Abu Talib (as)
Reply Twelve – The impatience of the Prophet (s) at the death of his grandfather
Reply Thirteen – The impatience of Rasulullah (s) with regard to the sufferings of Maula Ali (as)
Comment
Rasulullah (s) lost his Sabr upon seeing the Sand of Karbala
Reply Fourteen – Maula ‘Ali (as) did not deem Sabr at the death of the Prophet (s) to be a good thing
Comment
Reply Fifteen – The comments of Maula ‘Ali at the grave of the Prophet (s)
Comment
Reply Sixteen – The impatience of Maula ‘Ali (as) at the death of Sayyida Fatima (as)
Reply Seventeen – Maula Ali (as)’s mourning at the deaths of Hamza (ra) and Sayyida Fatima (as)
Reply Eighteen – Hazrat Bilal (ra)’s lamentation on hearing the news of Sayyida Fatima (as)’s death
Reply Nineteen – Maula ‘Ali lost his Sabr when visiting Kerbala
Comment
Reply Twenty – The three Khalifas lack of ‘Sabr’ at the death of the Prophet (s)
Reply Twenty One – Mourning Imam Husayn (as) gives us Sabr
Comment
Reply Twenty Two – Uthman lost his visual sense when the Prophet (s) died
Reply Twenty Three – Ayesha’s request for mourning at the death of her brother
Reply Twenty Four – Abu Bakr’s loss of Sabr upon the death of the Prophet (s)
Reply Twenty Five – Ayesha lost her Sabr and tried to commit suicide
Reply Twenty Six – Weeping for the dead is not against patience
Chapter Five: Crying and wailing for Imam Hussain (as)
Crying is a natural act
Crying is an act of believers
Lamentation from the Qur’an
The weeping of the Sahaba in the Qur’an
Wailing from the Qur’an
The earth and sky shed no tears for the Dhalimeen
Comment
The weeping of the skies and Jinn for Imam Husayn (as)
Reply – Sunni traditions confirm this reality
How does Heaven/Sky cry?
The weeping of the heaven and earth over Imam Husayn (as)
We share the same faith with the skies and the earth
The constant weeping of Angles for Imam Husayn (as)
It is not permissible to cry at the suffering of the Kuffar
Rasulullah wept whenever he was foretold the tragedy that would befall on Husasin (as) and his companions
The tears of Adam (as)
The tears of Nuh (as)
Comment
Prophet Ibrahim (as) supplicated for a daughter who would weep over his death
Rasulullah (s) wept at the death of his son Ibraheem (as)
Comment
Crying is the Sunnah of the Prophets (peace be upon all of them)
Crying particularly for the tragedies befallen the Ahlulbayt (as) is Sunnah of Holy Prophet (s)
Safiya (r), Sayyida Fatima (as) and Rasulullah (s) cried over the slain body of Hamza (as)
Holy Prophet (s) wept over the martyrdom of Jaffar ibn Abi Talib (as)
Sahaba along with Holy Prophet(s) wept over the martyrdom of Hamza (ra)
Ayesha wept at the death of Uthman ibn al Affan
Ayesha’s lamentations on Abu Bakr’s death
The mourning of Muslims at the death of Khalid bin Walid
The tears of Rasulullah (s), and Abu Bakr and Umar making sorrowful faces
The order of Abu Bakr to make a sorrowful face
The cries of Abu Bakr and Umar
The cries of Abu Bakr and Umar would reach the ears of Ayesha
Umar was the killer and mourner
Abu Bakr’s crying in the cave
Umar’s tears at his brother’s death
Immense tears at the time of Abu Bakr’s death
Tears at witnessing Uthman’s bloodied shirt
Ayesha
Tears at the death of Abu Bakr’s grandson
Yaum al Nayyab
Marwan’s tears and Imam Hassan (as)’s funeral
Hasan al Basri’s weeping at the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (as)
A Sahabi’s beard filled with tears
Ayesha’s excessive tears
Ayesha’s tears following defeat at Jamal
Mourning for Abu Haneefa
The loss of eyesight, mourning for Yusuf (as)
Prophet Yaqoob’s (as) grief for his son caused his back to be bent
The Sahabi Ibn Abbas became blind on account of his mourning for Imam Husayn (as)
Imam of Ahl’ul Sunnah Shaykh Ahmed Majd Shaybani would partake in mourning for Imam Husayn (as) every Muharrum and would cry profusely on the Day of Ashura
The Du’a of Rasulullah (s) for those who shed tears
Rasulullah’s blessing for those that weep for Imam Husayn (as)
Tears shed by Prophets in the Bible
Prophet Ibraheem (as) mourned the death of Sarah
The people mourned the death of Musa (as)
Feast of Trumpets
Day of Atonement
Chapter Six: Reciting elegies for Imam Hussain (as)
The couplet of Adam (as)
An elegy recited before Umar ibn al Farooq
Comment
Hassaan bin Thabit’s elegy at the death of Holy Prophet (s)
The Jins read elegies for Imam Husayn (as)
The couplets of sorrow narrated by Imam Husayn (as)’s women folk
Couplets accompanied by instruments
Singing by Abu Bakr upon the death of the Prophet (s)
Elegies and the shedding of blood for King Faisal
Commentary
Chapter Seven: Convening Majlis (Gathering) to remember the dead
Allah (swt) and his Prophet have instructed us to organise gatherings to remember Allah (swt)
Ayesha’s gathering over Abu Bakar’s death
Ayesha’s gathering (Majlis) at the time of Umar’s death
Umm’ul Momineen Salmah obtained the approval of the Prophet (s) to participate in a mourning ritual
Muharam gathering under the auspices of al Muhaddith Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlawi
Majalis to mourn Husayn (as) build character
Prophet (saww) arranged Majalis to mourn his uncle Hamza (ra)
Weeping while relating the tragedies befallen on pious is sunnah of Holy Prophet(s) and listening to them is the sunnah of Sahaba
The mourning gathering of Sahaba and elegies recited by Hassaan bin Thabit over the death of a martyr
A Sunni Scholars order that all the redidents of Baghdad partake in mourning ceremonies due to the death of Ibn Hanbal
Comment
The Fatwa of scholars of Ahle Sunnah regarding the permissibility of Majalis for Hussain (as)
The above cited references completely destroys
Chapter Eight: Wearing black attire
Reply One
Reply Two
Reply Three
According to Ahl’ul Sunnah, it is forbidden to dye your beard black
Comment
The Prophet (s) wore black
Umar in black attire
Wearing black while mourning Uthman
Comment
The Prophet (s)’s shroud was black
The Prophet (s)’s turban was black
Imam Abu Hanifa wearing black after death
Jinns wore black when Umar died
Comment
Imam Hassan (as)’s black attire
Comment
Chapter Nine: Hitting one’s body in grief
Mourning rituals and self harm as found in the Qur’an
Mourning and shedding blood is the Sunnah of Prophet Adam (as)
Mourning and hitting one self is the Sunnah of the Prophet (s)
Thigh beating is the Sunnah of Maula Ali (as)
Thigh beating is the Sunnah of Sahaba
Proof of head beating from the Qur’an
Beating oneself at a time of distress is the Sunnah of Prophet Adam (as)
Hitting one’s head in times of trouble is the Sunnah of Prophet Yusuf (as)
Beating oneself in times of trouble is the Sunnah of Umar
Beating and mourning by the wives of the Sahaba
Observation One
Observation Two
Observation Three
Observation Four
Observation Five
Beating and mourning by the wives of the Prophet (s) over his (s) death
Beating and mourning by the wives of the Prophet (s) upon the tragic news that he (s) had divorced them
Beating and mourning by Uthman’s wives and daughter over his death
The mourning of Fatima al-Zahra (as)
The mourning of Abu Hurraira
The mourning of Bilal (ra)
The extreme mourning of Uways al-Qarni (ra)
Comment
Eye witness testimony to the Kufan women folk mourning Imam Hussain (as) through chest beating
Mourning following the death of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Heavens mourning at the death of Umar!
Seven days of mourning of Khalid bin Waleed
An Arabs mourning before the Prophet (s)
Islamic Law
Imam Jafer (as) allowed the mourning of Imam Husayn (as)
The mourning of Banu Hashim
Sayyida Zaynab (as) beat herself on three separate occasions
First Occasion
Second occasion
Third occasion
Baba Fareed Ganj Shakar’s self harm mourning for Imam Husayn (as)
Comment
The skies shed blood in grief of Imam Husayn (as)
Examples of self-beating in the Bible
Chapter Ten: Putting dust in one’s hair
Mourning and putting dust in head in grief of Husayn (as) is Sunnah of our Prophet (s)
Chapter Eleven: Seeking Waseela from the Saints (Awliya)
Umar sought the Waseela of Abbas
Comment
Imam Hanbal’s shirt
Comment
Visting the Graves of Saints
Weeping and performing Prayers over the graves of martyrs
Chapter Twelve: Creating and revering symbols (Sha’er Allah)
Comment
People who venerate Taaziyah are certain to get their sins erased by the blessings of the Holy Prophet (s)
The legal justification for an Image
Examine the Theory
The Image of Zuljanah (Imam Husayn (as)’s horse)
The House of Allah is a replica of Bayt al M’amoor
Kissing the image of grave
Images of Abu Bakr and Umar
The image of a coin
The images of Prophets (as)
The horse of Ayesha
Ahl’ul Sunnah’s creating an image of Ayesha, Talha and Zubayr
Comment
Kissing Images
The founder of Shariat (The Holy Prophet) portrayed himself as the camel of Imam Husayn (as)
Gibrael (as) appeared in the image of Ayesha
Gibrael (as) brought an image of Ayesha
The Dolls of Ayesha
Proof of Alam (Flag / Standard)
The Flag of Rasool Allah (saw) was of black colour
Giving a special reverence to the standard
Chapter Thirteen: Street Processions (Juloos)
Year long processions using the shirt and beard of Uthman
Let us not forget the comments of the learned advocate of Muawiya
Chapter Fourteen: The misuse of Shi’a texts to ‘prove’ that Azadari for Imam Hussain (as) is Haraam
Tradition One
Reply
Tradition Two – The Definition of Jaza
Reply One – The tradition has been graded as weak
Reply Two
Tradition Three
Reply
Tradition Four
Reply One
Reply Two
Tradition Five
Jila Al-Ayun (Urdu translation) part 1, page 67, Published in Lucknow
Reply
Tradition Six
Reply One – This is a sole narration
Reply Two – Imam Husayn (as) sought this pledge as a means of consoling his distraught sister
Reply Three – Imam Husayn (as) demanded this pledge because his sister had to remain firm to face up to the impending challenges that she would encounter in the hours that followed
Reply Four – This will was time limited, and Syeda Zainab (as) recognised it as such
Reply Five – The same text has traditions wherein Sayyida Zaynab (as) mourned the loss of her brother
Reply Six – Sunni texts also record the fact that Sayyida Zaynab (as) mourned the loss of her brother
Tradition Seven – The Nasibi claim that the Shia weep for Imam Hussain (as) due to the curse of lady Zainab (as)?
Reply One: The Nasibi accusation is strictly against the teachings of Quran and in conformity with Judaism
Reply Two: Lady Zainab (as) herself wept profusely for Imam Hussain (as)
Reply Three: The Imams of Ahlulbayt (as) themselves mourned over the tragedy of Karbala
Misuse of Shia text
Reply Four: The Imams of Ahlulbayt (as) encouraged their adherents to mourn over the tragedy of Karbala and discussed the rewards for doing so
Reply Four: As per Nawasib those that the Prophet (s) cursed were blessed
Reply Five: The narration is weak
Chapter Fifteen: The stance of Ahlulbayt (as) regarding the commemoration of Ashura
Imam Jafar (as) convened the mourning gathering for Hussain (as) and wept profusely
The nature of Imam Hussain (as)’s martyrdom over the other martyrs of Ahlulbayt (as)
Merely imagining the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (as) and his companions would reduce Imam Zain al-Abdeen (as) to tears
Imam Raza (as) convened the mourning gatherings for Hussain (as) during the month of Muharram
Whenever food was placed before Imam Zain ul Abdeen (as), he wept for Imam Hussain (as)
Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (as) wept for Imam Hussain (as)
Daily chores should be abandoned on the day of Ashura
The extent of grief observed by the latter Imams (as) for the entirety of Muharram
The reward for expressing grief over the murder of Imam hussain (as) and his companions
The reward of attending the gatherings wherein the ordeals of Ahlulbayt (as) are told
The pride felt by Ahlulbayt (as) at their Shia that share in their happiness and grief
According to Holy Prophet (s), ‘Mumineen’ will never abandon their grief for Hussain (as)
Even angels shall continue to weep for Imam Hussain (as) until the Day of Judgment
Isa (as) also wept over the killing of Prophet’s grandson
Concluding the chapter
Chapter Sixteen: Refuting common Nasibi objections to Azadari
First Objection – Martyrdom should be celebrated not mourned
Reply One – It is natural to mourn suffering
Reply Two – It is natural to express grief at the plight of fallen heroes
Reply Three – The Sahaba mourned when Umar was martyred
Hadiya tul Mahdi, volume 1, page 23, Published in Delhi
Reply Four – Lady Hajra mourned when she heard of her son’s pending death
Reply Five – Mourning a martyr is part of one’s innate nature
Reply Six – Rasulullah (s) mourned those that were martyred
Reply Seven – One can never rejoice over the terrible suffering of the Ahl’ul bayt (as)
Second Objection – You cannot mourn over someone that is alive
Reply – This exposes the hypocrisy of the Nawasib
Third Objection – Shia rituals are a waste of money
Reply – The Eid sacrifice should likewise be deemed a waste of money
Fourth objection – Quran prohibits the visiting of graves
Reply – This prohibition refers to the graves of hypocrites
Fifth Objection – Azadari is an unnecessary waste of public money
Sixth Objection – All symbols associated with Azadari are false
Reply
Seventh Objection – The Shia have musical instruments in their processions
Reply – Ayesha had musical instruments in the house of the Prophet (s)
Eighth Objection – The Shia allow their women to participate and observe male mourning processions and this is shameless
Reply
Ninth Objection – The Shia mourn like they are running
Reply – Running is the Sunnah of the Prophet (s) and Ayesha
Tenth Objection – The Shias are responsible for ecological damage when they take out processions
Eleventh Objection – The Shia don’t mourn the other Imams
Reply
Twelfth Objection – The Shia mourn Hussain (as) to antagonise Sunnis
Reply – Our mourning is linked to the love for our fallen Imam (as)
Thirteenth Objection– Imam Hussain (as) would be unimpressed by the practice of Self flagellation
Reply – The Shia seek to be at one with suffering of their Imam (as)
Fourteenth Objection– Self flagellation is unislamic and barbaric
Reply – Ibn al Hashimi’s arguments mirror those of the enemies of Islam
The mutilation of the genitals of innocent female girls through female circumcision
Fifteenth Objection– The Shia should channel grief in a more meaningful way
Reply – There is no reason why all the above cannot be done alongside self flagellation
Chapter Seventeen: Azadari in other cultures
Prophet Esa (Jesus) donkey’s hoof
Replicas and Commemorative Processions
Exhibit of Jesus’ Blood
Death Anniversary
Buddha’s Tooth
Zareeh, Taaziyah, Matam
Death of King Edward VII
Chapter Eighteen: The tragedy of Karbala
Chapter Nineteen: Conclusion
The Prophet (s) guaranteed Paradise to those that mourn Imam Husayn (as)
Azadari; Mourning for Imam Hussain (as)
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