Imam Hussain’s Mission: Saving Humanity from Misguidance

Whoever says three times every morning, “I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan,” and also recites the last three verses of Surah Al-Hashr, Allah, the Most Kind and Merciful, appoints seventy thousand angels over him who send blessings upon him until evening.

If he passes away on that day, he will have the status of a martyr (provided that he has fulfilled his other obligations as well).

If he says the isti‘adhah during the night prayer (‘Isha)—that is, says “I seek refuge in Allah…”—he will receive the same reward until morning.

The Noble Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
Whoever says the isti‘adhah ten times every day, Allah appoints an angel over him to keep Satan away from him.

And whoever says the isti‘adhah with sincerity of heart, Allah, the Most Merciful, places seventy veils between him and Satan, with the distance between each veil equal to that between the earth and the sky.

 بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ 

الْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذی عَلا فی تَوَحُّدِهِ وَ دَنا فی تَفَرُّدِهِ وَجَلَّ فی سُلْطانِهِ وَعَظُمَ فی اَرْکانِهِ، وَاَحاطَ بِکُلِّ شَیءٍ عِلْماً وَ هُوَ فی مَکانِهِ وَ قَهَرَ جَمیعَ الْخَلْقِ بِقُدْرَتِهِ وَ بُرْهانِهِ، حَمیداً لَمْ یَزَلْ، مَحْموداً لایَزالُ (وَ مَجیداً لایَزولُ، وَمُبْدِئاً وَمُعیداً وَ کُلُّ أَمْرٍ إِلَیْهِ یَعُودُ).(خطبه غدیر خم)

All praise is due to Allah, Who is exalted in His oneness, Who is near in His uniqueness, Who is majestic in His sovereignty, and mighty in His pillars. He encompasses everything with His knowledge while He remains in His place. He has subdued all creation by His power and His proof. He is ever-praised, never ceasing to be praised; ever-glorious, never ceasing to be glorious; the Originator and the Restorer, and to Him all matters return.

• الْمَالُ وَالْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ خَيْرٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا {18:46} 

امام صادق (ع) الْوَلَدُ سَيِّدُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ، وَ عَبْدُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ، وَ وَزِيرُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ.”   

0-7: Freedom + Love

8-14: Discipline + Teaching  

15-21: Partnership + Leadership 

Raising children on the right path must begin from the very start; it requires continuous effort and struggle. A powerful example is the story of the two orphaned sons of Muslim ibn ‘Aqil. When their killer was about to strike them with his sword, they calmly asked for a moment to perform their prayers. In such a terrifying and intense situation, these young children showed remarkable composure and unwavering faith, remaining fully in control of themselves.

وَنَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، وَنَشْهَدُ أَنَّ عليا و أبىنائه المعصومين حجج الله ، 

أُوصِيکُمْ عِبَادَاللهِ و نفسي، بِتَقْوَى اللهِ وَطَاعَتِهِ،

S.Sermon

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِی یُؤْمِنُ الْخَائِفِینَ وَ یُنَجِّی الصَّالِحِینَ وَ یَرْفَعُ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِینَ وَ یَضَعُ الْمُسْتَکْبِرِینَ وَ یُهْلِکُ مُلُوکا وَ یَسْتَخْلِفُ آخَرِینَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ قَاصِمِ الْجَبَّارِینَ مُبِیرِ الظَّالِمِینَ مُدْرِکِ الْهَارِبِینَ نَکَالِ الظَّالِمِینَ صَرِیخِ الْمُسْتَصْرِخِینَ مَوْضِعِ حَاجَاتِ الطَّالِبِینَ مُعْتَمَدِ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ. اَللّـهُمَّ اجْعَلْنا مِنْ جُنْدِكَ فَاِنَّ جُنْدَكَ هُمُ الْغالِبُونَ وَاجْعَلْنا مِنْ حِزْبِكَ فَاِنَّ حِزْبَكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ وَاجْعَلْنا مِنْ اَوْلِيآئِكَ  فَاِنَّ أولياءك لا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ …والصلاه و السلام علی…

Muharram and our responsibilities

Timesless saying of Imam Hussain a.s:

قال الإمام الحسين عليه السلام : 

“ألا ترون أنّ الحقّ لا يعمل به، وأنّ الباطل لا يُتناهى عنه، ليرغب المؤمن في لقاء الله محقّاً، فإنّي لا أرى الموت إلّا سعادةً، والحياة مع الظّالمين إلّا برماً”.

“Do you not see that truth is not acted upon, and that falsehood is not restrained? So let the believer desire to meet Almighty in righteousness. For I do not see death as anything but happiness, and living with oppressors as nothing but misery.”

انما خرجت لطلب الاصلاح فی امه جدی 

After the demise of our beloved Prophet, Muslims deviated from the main Islamic injunctions within 50 years.

Religious deviation:

• Innovations in religion.
• Suppressing the voice of truth.

Benefits of diagnosing deviation:

• Understanding the true purpose.
• Recognizing the need for reform.
• Finding the path of guidance.

Social deviation:

• Injustice.
• Moral decline.

Political deviation:

• The rule of Yazid.
• Usurpation of the caliphate.

The second stage is that, without objection or hesitation, acting upon the guidance of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) is our duty:

بَذَلَ مُهْجَتَهُ فِيكَ لِيَسْتَنْقِذَ عِبَادَكَ مِنَ الْجَهَالَةِ وَحَيْرَةِ الضَّلَالَةِ إِلَى مَعَالِمِ الْهُدَى وَالنَّجَاةِ مِنَ الْغَوَايَةِ

“He offered up his mujhah for You…”

The word muhjah in Arabic means life, soul, the blood of the heart, or a person’s most precious life. It is also used for something that is most beloved and valuable to a human being.

The meaning of “بَذَلَ مُهْجَتَهُ” is:

• “He sacrificed his life,” or
• “He offered his dearest possession, his life, in Your path.”

So the full meaning of the phrase is:

“And he sacrificed his life for Your sake so that he might lead Your servants out of misguidance, ignorance, blindness, doubt, and hesitation to the gate of guidance, and save them from destruction.”

Here, “muhjah” refers to Imam Hussain’s blessed life, meaning that he laid down his life in the path of Allah.

Examples:

• بَذَلَ الْمُجَاهِدُ مُهْجَتَهُ فِي سَبِيلِ الْحَقِّ
  “The fighter sacrificed his life in the path of truth.”
• أَنْتَ مُهْجَةُ قَلْبِي
  “You are the life of my heart.”
• دَافَعَ عَنْ وَطَنِهِ حَتَّى بَذَلَ مُهْجَتَهُ
  “He defended his homeland until he sacrificed his life.”

Grammar and morphology

• مُهْجَة: a feminine singular noun.
• مُهْجَتَهُ: “muhjah” + the pronoun “his.”
• In the sentence, it is the direct object of the verb badhala.

So the complete explanation of “وَبَذَلَ مُهْجَتَهُ فِيكَ” is:

“He sacrificed his most precious possession, namely his life, for Your pleasure and in Your path.”

First duty: guiding the servants of God.
(That is, the sacred person of Imam Hussain is universal in the same way Islam is universal for all humanity, not only for us Shi‘a.)

Second duty: saving the servants of God Almighty from misguidance.
Third duty: removing ignorance.
Fourth duty: saving them from blindness and error.
Fifth duty: leading them out of doubt and into the station of certainty. 

We all love Imam Hussain (a.s.); he is calling us, so let us answer his call:

مَنْ كَانَ بَاذِلًا فِينَا مُهْجَتَهُ، وَمُوَطِّناً عَلَىٰ لِقَاءِ اللّٰهِ نَفْسَهُ، فَلْيَرْحَلْ مَعَنَا، فَإِنِّي رَاحِلٌ مُصْبِحاً إِنْ شَاءَ اللّٰهُ »

“Whoever is prepared to sacrifice his life for us and has resolved to meet Allah, let him depart with us, for I am leaving in the morning, if Allah wills.” 

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