In their apparent humiliation, history has shown that the real honor belongs to Imam Hussain and his family and his companions, not to yazid, the tyrant. Stand up against tyranny, oppression and corruption, even if it means sacrificing your entire family and their honor. In fact the lessons learned from Karbala are not limited to Muslims. The Shia Muslims need to tailor their programs to ensure their Sunni brethren are part of the commemoration.Īfter all, Imam Hussain himself stated several times at Karbala that his sacrifice is to ‘protect the religion of my grandfather’, Prophet Muhammad. Islam was founded in the 7th century by Prophet Muhammad. Some dates may vary slightly as they are determined by the lunar calendar. Here we have provided the dates of the Islamic religious holidays for calendar year 2021. Conversely, Sunni Muslims should be invited to Shia mosques to observe, and participate in the commemoration. Islamic festivals are the days celebrated by Muslims. This dialogue should include Shia scholars visiting Sunni mosques during Muharram to give speeches on the great sacrifice of Imam Hussain. There should be dialogue at the clerical level, as well as at the community level. I propose that Shia Muslims don’t limit the Muharram programs to Shias-only- which is the prevailing practice by the majority. But there is a lot of work ahead of us to bring the various sides together. The ceiling was so low that they had to stand and walk bentĪs an interfaith and intra-faith activist, I see the day of Ashura as an opportunity, not a barrier to further dialogue.
The captives were kept in a dungeon in Damascus. Kept alive only because he was too ill to take part in the battle against the tyrants. Among the captives was the only surviving adult member of his family, Ali (Zainul Abideeen-the 4th Imam). The women and children of his family and companions were forced to leave the burning tents and were made captives and then paraded through the markets in various cities from Karbala on their way to Damascus, where his brave sister and grand daughter of Prophet Muhammad, Zainub, stood up to the tyrant leader, Yazid. Their bodies were beheaded and put on spears. He also lost his brother Abbas, his nephews Qasim, Awn and Muhammad in order to protect the principles of Islam and decency.Īfter he himself was brutally murdered, the tents of his remaining family were burnt.
While we play with our children, let us remember that he sacrificed two of his sons-including a 6 month old Ali Asghar, who was killed by the enemies in his arms, while he asked for water for his infant son, and his 18 year old son, Ali Akbar.
While we are fortunate to have the family around, Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, lost nearly the entire adult members of his family. While many around us may be engaged in ‘having a fun weekend’, it remains a solemn day- in fact the saddest day of the Islamic calendar. This year the Ashura (10th day of the month of Muharram) falls on a weekend. But this love must translate into action. To love and remember Imam Hussain is loving Prophet Muhammad.
We are always looking out for volunteers hence come forward and help us as our volunteers continued assistance and support is highly appreciated.How do we keep the memory of Karbala alive? How do we best pay tribute to him and his family, and small group of helpers? The best way is indeed to follow the path shown by him- to be steadfast in adversity, to stand up for the truth and justice and love and follow God Almighty and Prophet Muhammad. InshaAllah we will try our best to continue providing matrimonial, Funerals and various other services with the assistance and support of our dedicated community volunteers. Any document issued will be considered null and void. Regrettably as of today ( 23rd September 2021 ) No official divorce document will be issued nor any members of the ISCQ management, scholars and/or volunteers is authorised to issue any official document regarding the personal Divorce on behalf of the ISCQ. We are sorry to inform that with immediate effect the Islamic Shia Council of Queensland (ISCQ) will no longer be able to continue to provide any assistance or services or any document for the Islamic Divorce.ĭivorce is not a favourable act, hence the voluntary community services provided by our matrimonial team has been stopped due to the increased number of Divorce cases, shortage of resources and lack of community assistance and support.
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