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The
Chehlum in memory of Nawasa-e-Rasool Hazrat Imam Hussain
('a) and his 72 companions was observed with due
solemnity and devotion throughout Pakistan including Azad
Kashmir and the Northern Areas on Friday April 25th 2003.
Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, the chief of TNFJ (Quaid-e-Millat-e-Jafariya),
is pictured above wearing new black, solemn, scholarly clothing as
he spoke with the delightful horse chosen this year to represent
the beloved horse of Imam Hussain ('a), Zuljanah, in the Juloos
procession. Agha Syed Hamid,
participated in the procession, offered Ziyarat of the
Tabarukaat and performed Matamdari.
In
Rawalpindi, the main Arbaeen Procession was taken out from Imambargah Col. Maqbool Hussain College Road
and Imambargah Hifazat Ali Shah, Bohar bazaar. The Zuljanah
procession was taken out from Imabargah Ashiq Hussain Teli
Mohalla and merged into the main procession. Mourners of Imam
Hussain ('a) performed Zanjeer Zani on this occasion. Zuljanah,
Alam Mubarik, Tazia, Mehndi Shehzada qasim ('a), Gehwara Masoom
Ali Asghar ('a), Taboot Imam Aali Moqaam ('a) and other
Tabarukaat were included in the procession. A large number of mourners
engaged themselves in heavy Zanjeer Zani and Qama Zani at Bohar
Bazar Chowk, Trunk Bazar and Habib bank Chowk. First aid was
provided to bleeding Matmis at the medical camp organized by
Mukhtar Students Organization Pakistan
(M.S.O.).
 The
procession turned into a big rally after reaching Fawara Cowk,
where addressing the participants, Khateeb Fateh Furat said
Islam enjoyed a new lease of life with the sacrifice that was
rendered by Imam Aali Moqaam ('a). He said Hussain Ibne Ali ('a)
is the leader of all conscientious human beings and
Mohsin-e-Insaniyat. He said tyranny and Zionism could be fully
confronted by following Uswa-e-Shabbiri ('a). He said Azadari is
the trustworthiness of Hazrat Zainab ('a) and Hazrat Sajjad ('a)
who disseminated the mission of Hussainiyat throughout the world
despite being in detention. He said, as per the saying of
Quaid-e-Millat-e-Jafariya Agha Syed hamid Ali Shah Moosavi,
Azadai is a universal protest of the oppressed against the
oppressors and no sacrifice would be spared for its promotion
and protection. Chohdry Mushtaq Hussain also addressed the
gathering and highlighted the philosophy of shahadat.
Chehlum
Syed-ush-Shohada is Not Less than Ashura
The
participants approved a resolution presented by the Ala
Haider by raising vociferous slogans. The resolution made it clear that
the importance of Chehlum Syed-ush-Shohada is not less
than Ashura. The government was therefore asked to announce a public holiday on
20th Safar-ul-Muzaffar. The huge gathering of
the main Chehlum procession lamented that Pakistan's electronic media had always been in the government’s
control and its policy was controlled by the government, while
print media also suppressed the voice of the oppressed after
being impressed from the rulers. Thus the media always ignores
the Maktab-e-Tashayyo in every era and they follow their own
policy contrary to the principles of Musawwar-e-Pakistan and
Founder of Pakistan, while some newspapers were playing the role of big
“Theke-daars” (contractors) of Pakistan and were following the policy of ignoring the Sunni and Shiite
Makteeb rather to create differences between them. The
resolution said that the world was well aware that
Maktab-e-Tashayyo observed Youm-e-Azmat-e-Sha’air-Ullah at the
call of Quaid-e-Millat-e-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah
Moosavi when Mazar of Hazrat Imam Abu Haneefa was bombed.
While
the
participants of the procession resolved that they respected the
minorities but on the day of Chehlum of Shohda-e-Karbala, it is tragic that the electronic and print media did not
carry any report about the historic event. Do the rulers who
were observing the Chehlum of their cousins, give no importance
to the Chehlum of Hussain ('a)?
The resolution said no
government adviser or minister are even seen in Azadari
processions. They demanded from the government to change its
policy that was becoming fruitful for our perpetual enemy. The
resolution said the world media is reporting that Chehlum of
Imam Hussain ('a) in Karbala-e-Mo’alla attracted 30 to 40 lakh
people but one of the Pakistani newspapers is putting this
figure as a few hundred; to whom does that paper try to please?
Such people should keep in mind that there would have been no
Islam, no Nizam or Nizami if there had been no sacrifice of
Hussain ('a).
The resolution expressed over the suggestion given
by that paper (Nawa-e-waqt) that Shiite and Sunnis have become
united. We question, when were they separated? The whole
world is aware that Sunnis and Shias are offering joint
sacrifices in Kashmir, Palestine, Afghanistan and Iraq, they
founded Pakistan together, they are also a concrete wall and the
enemy as far as its defence it concerned. The resolution made it
clear that Sunni and Shia are two arms of Islam and every power
from within and without should keep in mind that no one could
separate them. The resolution made it clear to those who are
observing the year in the name of Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, that
Fatima Jinnah was a mere Kaneez (servant) of respected Bibi
Fatima Zahra ('a), who was respected by the Rasool
('s), and
Fatima Jinnah could only be satisfied when Dukhtar-e-Rasool ('s)
is satisfied, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah could be satisfied
when Muhammad ('s) and Ali ('a)
are satisfied.
The
gathering called upon all those who have reached the Assembly
that only“ Kaffarah” of their chair is service to the
religion and the humanity. If they keep their personal interests
supreme, then they should be ready for the consequences as there
is delay but no injustice. If they desire to keep away from
humiliation and defamation then they will have to cling to Ahmed-e-Mukhtar
('s) and Haider-e-Karrar ('a)
and accept Hussain
('a) as their
Peshwa; Hussain ('a)
is the main source for all independence
movements the world over, of which the international colonial
powers are afraid. The colonial powers have written new
history of the oppressed people everywhere including Afghanistan,
Palestine, Kashmir, Bosnia and Chechnya. They rooted out cities
after the cities, run tanks over the dead bodies, tore apart
these bodies into pieces but they met the voice of
“Islam Zindabad” coming out from every piece of the bodies
of Shohada. The resolution condemned that Yazidi colonial powers
played “Holi” with the blood of Iraqis and as a new step
tried to pitch different schools of thought against each other,
but the Iraqi people deserve all the praise for not falling prey to
their tactics, thwarting conspiracies of the allied forces by
raising the slogan that there is no Sunni or Shia but they are
Muslims. Earlier, the great Marja Ayatulla Al-Uzam Syed Mohsin
Al-Hakim (A’alallaho Maqamoho) had declared irreligiousness as
atheism and Ilhaad that has died its own death and now
colonialism and Zionism would also die their own deaths because
when oppression crosses all limits then comes the decay.
Withdrawal
of Allied Forces from Iraqi Soil
The
participants of the procession demanded an immediate withdrawal of
the allied forces from Iraqi soil and called upon the United Nations
to play its role in organizing justifiable elections and hand
over power to the elected Iraqi representatives. The resolution
made it clear that Iraqi people have the right to form a government
of their own and no one could snatch this right from
them. The resolution called upon the Muslim rulers to
create mutual understanding in the largest interest of the
Islamic world and look towards all issues in the backdrop of the
Islamic World and lay a combined strategy for a solution to all of these
problems. The participants of the main Chehlum Procession termed
it a blessing that Pakistan came into being in the name of Islam
and every Muslim believes that Kalma-e-Tauheed is the basis of
Islam and as per the saying of Khoaja Moin-ud-Deen Chishti “Haqqa
keh Bina-e-La Ila Hast Hussain
('a)”.
If Pakistan has to play
a leadership role for Muslims and oppressed states in the
independent world, then they will have to adopt the Momin-like
approach, first as a proof of which they will have to become
Hussaini so as to give priority to death in honour over life in
disguise, because Hussainiyat is the name of courage and bravery
which is eternal, while Yazidiyat and colonialism is commensurate
with cowardice, oppression and brutality and could not ever
prosper.
The
resolution expressed concern over what the Islamic world and the
oppressed nations are confronted with saying that we all should
take a lesson from it and no one should be optimistic. There is
a saying of Masoom ('a) that a good friend is the one who tells
his friend about his plus and negative points. Therefore,
we will have to come out from our shells and give up the policy
of depending on the colonial powers as they have bitten us
several times, we kept on waiting for the Naval Fleet and had to
watch our fate instead. The resolution termed the efforts for
forming MATO for the solution to problems of the oppressed and
Muslim Nations, a good step, but added that the right of Veto is
also necessary in addition to that because organizations like
O.I.C.,
the Arab League and the Gulf Council have failed in the past.
Colonial
Agents Creating Division
The
resolution made it clear that those who create differences
between the recognized schools of thought and announce
Fatawa-e-Takfeer against them are actually colonial agents while
the key of our supremacy and success lay in mutual unity.
Therefore, we all have to become united and pious to save
Pakistan, protect the Islamic World, and to achieve rights for
the oppressed nations because our unity is the mole in the eyes
of our enemy. The participants of the Arbaeen-e-Hussaini
procession resolved that Pakistan came in to being in the name
of Islam, therefore, the key to country’s development and
stability lay in following the religion that could only be
possible if rights of all are taken care of on the basis of
equality, and respect extended to all without any
discrimination.
The resolution, while demanding immediate
implementation on the May 21, 1985 Junejo-Moosavi agreement for
a solution of long-standing problems of the Millat-e-Jafariya
Pakistan, reiterated their resolve to follow any line of action
given to them by the Chief of TNFJ, Agha Syed Hamid Ali
Shah Moosavi (Quaid-e-Millat-e-Jafariya) for his mission of “Wila” and “Aza”. The
resolution said that we keep Islam, Pakistan and the welfare of its
people supreme and we will neither bargain our beliefs and the motherland
nor allow anyone to do so.
Later
participants of the main Ashura procession performed historic
Zanjeer Zani in Raja Bazaar. Zuljanah processions were taken out from
Imambargah Kashmiriyan Tyre Bazar and Darbar Sakhi Shah Chan
Charagh also merged into the main procession at Purana Qila.
The main Chehlum procession terminated at Imambargah Qadeemi
after passing through Jamia Masjid Road and Imambara Chowk. The
participants of the Zuljanah processions taken out from
Imambargah Yaadgar-e-Hussain ('a) satellite town and Imambargah
Baltistania Angtpura performed Zanjeer Zani at Banni Chowk. Both
these processions terminated after reaching Imambargah Qadeemi.
Mukhtar Students Organization (M.S.O.) installed Markazi Azadari
Camp at Fawwara Chowk during the main Chehlum procession where
arrangements for Sabeel-e-Hussaini were especially made.
Volunteers of Ibrahim Scouts, Mukhtar Force, Mukhtar Generation,
Civil Defence, office-bearers of District Azadari Committee of
TNFJ, officials of the District Administration and a heavy
contingent of police remained with the procession throughout.
Imam Hussain ('a) Shrine in
Karbala,Iraq on the day of Arbaeen 1424.
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