Syed Sistani (child on the far left) sitting next to Syed Khoei.
Syed FadhlAllah
“Have you ever met one of those young Sheikh’s who gave you the feeling, ‘Wow, this brother is something different, he’s not like you’re average speaker. I’ve only ever met two people personally who gave me this feeling, The late Syed FadhlAllah, and Ayatollah Latif Berry” - my father
“Too often men seek strength yet real strength is lowering your gaze. Too often do women seek beauty yet real beauty lies in their modesty.”
Hijab In The Qur’an
When we look at the Holy Qur’an we find that it has addressed the issue of hijab in about ten verses and in none of these verses does Allah (swt) introduce hijab as a new command. It is not a new command. Islam did not introduce hijab for the first time; rather, Islam tries to remind us of that which has always existed and ensure that we understand and practise it in its proper way.
For example, Prophet Muhammad (s) was asked by Allah (swt) to tell ladies that they should keep their covering, orjilbab, close to themselves, so that it covers them properly:
O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the faithful to draw closely over themselves their jilbāb… (33:59)
Allah (swt) did not say that they should wear a jilbābbecause this was a known and understood idea at the time, but they did not know how to practise it correctly so sometimes they wore it so loosely that the parts of the body supposed to be covered were visible.
Through the Holy Prophet (s), Allah (swt) asked them to keep their jilbāb close to their bodies so that it suitably covered and protected them. Allah (swt) also told the Holy Prophet (s) to ask the believing men to be cautious about their approach in looking at women because this is another aspect of a woman’s protection.
Thus, part of the protection of her beauty derives from the lady wearing proper hijab and part of the protection comes from Allah (swt) asking men to respect a lady by not having bad intentions when looking at her and by not looking at the parts of her body that are not to be seen. To protect the beauty of a lady, Allah (swt) says that men of faith, principles, and high values should be careful about the way in which they look at her, all of which is done out of a sense of care, respect and honour for a lady.
Contrary to how some people think, if a woman is considered as a sexual object, there would be no reason to be so careful about the beauty of a lady and trying to safeguard and protect it from anyone who may have bad intentions.
Islam regards this beauty as a manifestation of Allah (swt)’s Beauty and only some clearly defined people can look at, touch or have contact with. These are either the people who have no sexual intention at all like a father, brother, uncle, young children, or the one who has proven himself trustworthy and reliable and has made vows and commitments to protect her, which is her husband.
Therefore, in Islam, hijab is not merely related to clothing.
It also regulates the manner in which women should look, how contacts should be formed and maintained, and the manner in which they are to speak. For example, Allah (swt) says in the Holy Qur’an that the wives of the Prophet (s) should speak very carefully to people who are not their close relatives. They should not speak in a way that might attract those people to their beauty or to their privacy.
Allah (swt) says:
O wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women: if you are wary (of Allah), then do not be complaisant in your speech, lest he in whose heart is a sickness should aspire, and speak honourable words. (33:32)
The wives of the Prophet (s) are asked not to speak very humbly and softly to men who are not related to them by birth or marriage in case they have a sickness or weakness in their heart and who therefore may think that the lady is giving them an improper signal.
Another important part of hijab is reducing unnecessary contact with unrelated members of the opposite gender. A man and woman who are not related should keep their contact to a minimum. As previously stated, Islam is not against women being active in society and, indeed, hijabfacilitates this.
However, men and women should not form and increase unnecessary contacts without having specific and useful aims and intentions. For example, if there are men and women working together in the same office they should keep their contacts at a reasonable level. They must not openly and freely speak to each other, and this includes laughing, joking, or doing everything apart from, for example, physically touching each other.
By: Shaykh Muhammad Ali Shomali originally posted in the Message of Thaqalayn
Imam Sadiq (as) has quoted the prophet as to saying: “The month of Rajab is the month of pleading forgiveness for my Ummah. In this month you should frequently plead pardon from the Lord, for He is forgiving and kind. And Rajab is also called Asab, because throughout this month the Lord’s mercy is poured upon my Ummah, hence you should repeatedly ask forgiveness and say:
اَسْتَغْفِرُاللهَ وَ اَسءَلُهُ التًّوْبَةَ (astaghfirullaha wa as’aluhut tawbata)
اَسْتَغْفِرُاللهَ وَ اَسءَلُهُ التًّوْبَةَ (astaghfirullaha wa as’aluhut tawbata)
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Hazrat Muhammad s.aw said:
“Ali is with Haq (truth) and Haq is with Ali - O Allah turn Haqq in the same direction in which Ali turns.”
”Ali is with Quran and Quran is with Ali”.
- Amir al-Muminin (Ameerul Momineen) - The Commander of the Faithful
- Imamul Muttaqeen - The Guide of the Pious and God fearing people
- Mazharul Ajaib - The Manifest of wonders
- Madeenatul Ilm - The Gateway of the City of Knowledge
- Saiyyidul Ausiya - The Chief of deputies of the Holy Prophet
- Imamul Auliya - The Guide of the Saints
- Asadullahul Ghaleb - The Ever Triumphant Lion of Allah
- Lisaanullah - The Tongue of Allah,Yadullah - The Hand of Allah
- Wajhullah - The Face of Allah,
- Valiullah - The Friend of Allah,Abu Turab - The Father of the Soil/Earth
- Faateh-e-Khaiber - The Conqueror of Khaiber,
- Abul Aimmah - The Father of the Holy Imams
- Haidar-e-Karrar - The Charging Lion
- YA ALI YA ALI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YA ALI MADAD!
Opposition activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, facing a life sentence on charges of seeking to overthrow Bahrain’s Sunni rulers, announced Monday ending a 110-day hunger strike, as another rights campaigner is released on bail.
Shiite Khawaja “will end his hunger strike this (Monday) evening,” his lawyer Mohammed al-Jishi said.
Earlier Jishi announced that prominent activist Nabeel Rajab was granted bail although he continues to face three separate trials on charges including writing tweets deemed insulting to the Bahraini government.
In a statement posted by the lawyer on his Twitter page, Khawaja told his family he was ending his strike on Monday evening “despite failure to achieve the direct demand which is to be set free.”
But he would stop his fast “following the success of his supporters… in shedding light on the issue of detainees in Bahrain prisons… and taking in consideration the forced feeding imposed on him by authorities since April 23.”
Khawaja said he has “agreed to undergo a medical programme to return to a normal diet.”
Khawaja, who was arrested in April last year following a government crackdown on Shiite-dominated protests, began his hunger strike on February 8.
110 days.
