ভূমিকা

Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Tears For Karbala Majlis 4: Janabe Hurr Surah al-Fatiha Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem Today is the 4th night of Muharram. Our majlis continues. We will recite nawhas to mourn the great loss in Karbala’. Our eyes will shed more tears and our matam will increase. Let us focus our minds on Husayn in Karbala’. He has hardly 72 men with him. While, day-by-day, Yazid's vulture-like men are gathering in large numbers to kill Husayn.

On 9th Muharram, Yazid's commanders decide to fight Husayn and his men. They blow the trumpets to start the battle. Husayn was not ready to fight. He called his brother, ‘Abbas, the commander of his small army. “‘Abbas! Go to the commanders of Yazid's army and ask them to give us one more night. We will be ready tomorrow.” ‘Abbas went with Husayn's request. It was granted. Why did Husayn ask for one more night? To pray? To spend one more day with his children?

To spend one more day with his darling daughter, Sakina? No Husayn was waiting for a special guest – Hurr! Who was Hurr? Hurr was a captain of Yazid's army. He was the captain who stopped Husayn from going to Kufa. He, with his 1,000 men, forced Husayn to come to Karbala’. Hurr, the name means to be free. Hurr lived up to his name. He freed himself from the Fire of Hell before it was too late. The events in Karbala’ teach us many lessons. Hurr taught us a lesson. He set an example for us.

We should think of Hurr all the time during our life. Hurr had a choice between Hell and Heaven. He had a choice between glory in this world or happiness in the world hereafter. It is never too late to ask for forgiveness. Hurr chose Heaven. He chose happiness in the world hereafter. In our lifetime, there are many times when we have to make a choice between good and bad, between Halal and Haram, between right and wrong, between Hell and Heaven. Be like Hurr, choose good deeds!

Choose Halal things, go for truth and choose to be in Heaven. Happiness and glory in this world are short lived, while the happiness in the world hereafter is everlasting. On 9th Muharram, Hurr could hear the cry: “Al-Atash! Al-Atash! Al-Atash!” “Thirst Thirst! Thirst!” The children in Husayn's camp were crying for water. Hurr was very restless. He kept on thinking what a grave mistake he had made by bringing Husayn to Karbala’. “What have I done? Why?

Why did I put the son of Fatimah in this position? Will Husayn forgive me? Will Allah forgive me? Will Bibi Fatimah forgive me?