و قال لمّا أظفره اللّه تعالى بأصحاب الجمل و قد قال بعض...

و قال لمّا أظفره اللّه تعالى بأصحاب الجمل و قد قال بعض أصحابه «وددت أنّ أخي فلانا كان شاهدا ليرى ما نصرك اللّه على أعدائك» فقال: أهوى‏ أخيك‏ معنا؟ قال: نعم، قال: فقد شهدنا، و لقد شهدنا في عسكرنا هذا قوم في أصلاب الرجال و أرحام النساء سيرعف بهم الزمان و يقوى بهم الإيمان‏ [14] When Allah -azwj Gave Amir-ul-Momineen -asws victory over the enemy at the Battle of Jamal one of his -asws comrades said on that occasion, “I wish my brother ‘so-and-so’ had been present and he too would have seen what success and victory Allah -azwj had given you -asws ,” whereupon Amir-ul-Momineen -asws said: “Did your brother hold me -asws as a friend?” He replied: “Yes,” Then Amir-ul-Momineen -asws said: ‘In that case he was with us.

Rather in this army of ours even those persons were present who are still in the loins of men and wombs of women . Shortly, time will bring them out and faith will get strength through them. [15] So, maybe we are given an opportunity to assist the cause of Imam-e-Zamana -ajfj , but we need to prepare ourselves, as best as we can, any remaining shortfall will be overlooked by the ‘Kareem Ibn Kareem’ Mola -asws rectifying our bodies and souls, Insha Allah -azwj !

Finally, Mashi also establishes and recreates the spirit of an ‘ideal’ Ziyarah , atmosphere – as it was performed centuries ago! These days we are accustomed to the luxuries of a modern lifestyle – we leave home on a ride, board a plane and arrive at a hotel near Harram of a Masoom -asws , relatively with ease and little discomfort – even though this little effort is appreciated by the Masomeen -asws . And we are rewarded for the our time and incurred expenses.

The typical three-day ‘Mashi’, however, would enrich our experience and it prepares us for a simple and luxury-free way of approaching our beloved Imam -asws . It also reminds us the sufferings and pain of the Ahl-Harram -asws , who were made to walk to the court of Ibn Ziad -la from Karbala to Kufa, which is adjacent to Najaf Ashraf.

of Imam-e-Zamana -ajfj will Operate as a Team: I strongly feel, as an individual, we may have prepared ourselves to serve the Imam -ajfj of our time but as a group, we are far from what would be required at the ‘Saeh’ [16] we are all waiting for.