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“O
Allah! Make my life successful and give me the death of
martyrdom.”
From
day one till this day, Prophets, Messengers, Awliya, Saleheen,
and selected people of Allah in all eras have been too
desirous of Martyrdom. Ergo, nearly 70 Muslims kissed
martyrdom in the Battle of Ohd (3rd Hijri), while Commander of
Faithful Hazrat Ali ibn-e-Abi Talib (A.S.) got wounds on his
holy body so he expressed his desire for martyrdom in the
respected court of the holy Prophet (SAW). Then the holy
Prophet (SAW) said:
أبشر
ان شهادة
من ورائك
“I
give you glad tidings of Martyrdom.”
Thus
Maula Ali (A.S.) remained waiting for Martyrdom for 36 years.
He is the first and the last personality in the world who
declared while embracing martyrdom:
فزت
برب
الكعبة
“By
the Lord of Ka’abah, I have succeeded.”
So
we say that martyrdom is glad tidings and a key to success and
elevation. There is no death most pretty and greatest save
martyrdom. In the
Battle
of Ohd, some of the Muslims said as they were afraid and
short-hearted:
لو
كان لنا من
الأمرشىء
ما قتلنا
ههنا
“Had
we were on truth we would not have been slain here (like
that).”
قل
لو كنتم في
بيوتكم
لبرز
الذين كتب
عليهم
القتل الى
مضاجعهم
"(Those
who were martyred in the battle field, they were not slain for
they were not on truth, but because this was the will of Allah
that the slain take rest on the bed of martyrdom – Tafsir
al-Mizan) Had you stayed in your homes, those of you who were
destined to be slain would have gone to their graves
nevertheless."
Commander of Faithful Hazrat Ali ibn-e-Abi Talib (A.S.) says
that he who runs from the battle, his life does not get
longer, neither it is a hurdle in the time of death. That is
why a Masoom (A.S.) says:
“O
Allah! Make my life successful and give me the death of
martyrdom.”
Hazrat
Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.) says:
“By
God every one of us is slain and martyr.”
Martyrdom
is the zenith of loftiness of humanity, that is why a saying
of Masoom (A.S.) goes:
“Nothing
is most sweeter than martyrdom, to be slain is our habit and
martyrdom is a blessing for us.”
Holy
Prophet (SAW) and his Ahl-e-Bait (A.S.) taught their followers
in this manner that they never cared for wealth and even their
lives, while to utter the words of truth in front of
oppressors is their habit. They say truth even on spear head
for elevation of Islam and the survival of Shariah. They, with
great desire and willingness, consider colourful death a
blessing for them, and struggle for protection of ideologies
and worship.
The
oppressed nations and the Islamic World are at present
confronted with oppression and brutality of international
colonial powers and allied forces, and there is no region
spared of Taghooti aggression in one form or the other
upsetting the peace and tranquillity of the whole world.
Kashmir and Palestine have been under the Taghooti clutches
for more than a half century,
Afghanistan
has been targeted in the name of Usama and turned into “Khofistan”
but Usama could not be found even then. Iraqi people were
targeted in the name of Saddam and in the garb of unearthing
weapons of mass destruction.
After
that, a new history of oppression and brutality was written by
abusing the Iraqi prisoners to the extent that Abu Gharib Jail
was shattered owing to intensity of oppression and inhuman
brutality meted out to Iraqi prisoners. The pictures issued of
these brutal acts unveiled the so-called claims of America and
her allies viz. independence, freedom and human rights.
Today
the international opinion is protesting against U.S. President
Bush for inhuman oppression and America and her allies were
forced to beg pardon but despite that America is still
following the non-cooperative policy and is using all types of
tactics to maintain her interests and supremacy of her agents
in the Middle East and South Asia. Biases are being promoted,
seeds of hatred are being sown and different States and
Masalik are being pitched against each other, enmities are
being increased but she faced tough resistance everywhere.
If
we desire to correct the Ummah, seek their welfare and
survival from threats, then the only solution is to accelerate
our practical struggle by following the righteous path and
consider the problems of all oppressed and have-nots as
problems and difficulties of them all.
Allah
says in Ayah 75 of Surah An-Nisa:
وما
لكم لا
تقاتلون
في سبيل
الله و
المستضعفين
من الرجال
و النساء و
الولدان
الذين
يقولون
ربنا
أخرجنا من
هذه
القرية
الظالم
أهلها
"And
why should you not fight for the cause of Allah and for the
helpless men, women, and children who say: ‘Deliver us,
Lord, from this city of wrongdoers."
A
saying of Commander of Faithful Hazrat Ali ibn-e-Abi Talib (A.S.)
goes:
إن
الجهاد
باب من
أبواب
الجنة.... فمن
تركه رغبة
عنه ألبسه
الله ثوب
الذلّ...
“No
doubt Jihad is a gate from gates of
Paradise
… so he who turns his face from it with disgust, Allah
disgraces him…”
Ayah
39 of Surah Al-Hajj says:
أذن
للذين
يقاتلون
بأنهم
ظلموا
"Permission
(to carry out Jihad) is hereby given to those who are
attacked, because they have been wronged."
The
history stands witness that Islam always condemned aggression
and adopted defensive strategy.
This
year, the oppressed people of Karbala-e-Moalla, Kazmain, Quetta
and Phalia were targets of suppression and brutality that is
an act of open aggression and naked terrorism.
We
protest against this oppression as well as every atrocity
being committed against any oppressed including that of
U.S.-led coalition forces against Iraqi detainees, and while
condemning it severely reiterate our resolve to fully support
the struggle of the oppressed world. We demand from all
international organisations including the United Nations,
particularly the International Court of Justice to take notice
of these brutalities if they care for the protection of human
dignity and justice and fair-play, put all oppressors
including the American President Bush and his allies Tony
Blair and chiefs of their armies into the trial box, arrange
the pull out of allied forces from occupied States. If this is
not done, then oppressed nations and the Islamic World would
be justified to understand that all oppressions being carried
out the world over are being carried out under the umbrella
and patronage of international organisations.
International
organisations are under the obligation to ensure the honour
and dignity of the holy places on the Iraqi soil. Keeping
peace in the occupied area is the responsibility of the
occupation forces but the allied forces interfered themselves
and committed desecration and aggression against holy places
that is condemnable. We demand to ensure the honour, dignity
of the holy places, Maraje Uzzam, Hoza Ilmia, and life and
wealth of the people. The honour of Muslim heads of States
should be awakened otherwise it would be too late.
We
call upon the government to initiate the Anti-Terrorism Act
for completely rooting out terrorism, bring forth the Enquiry
Commission Report of all incidents including the Ashoora
Day incident that took place in Quetta and give the culprits
exemplary punishment, stop the restricted groups operating
with new names and lodge protests with their patron States on
a government level. The people should recognise their friends
and foes and remain fully alert, express hatred against those
who fan differences in schools of thought, and against enemies
of Islam and Pakistan.
While
paying homage to Martyrs of Ashoora Day incidents on the
occasion of their Chehlum, we resolve not to let the blood of
martyrs go to waste, continue peaceful struggle for achieving
high objectives, continue condemnation of aggression,
oppression and terrorism at every level. Priority will be
given to the interests of the nation, country, and Islam over
all other things.
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