Aqa Husain Chehlum

1424H

Husaini Masjid, Bombay

 

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On Aqa Husain (SA) Chehlum night, Syedi Mazoon Saheb arrived in Husaini masjid for waaz mubarak after Maghrib Isha namaaz in Fatemi Masjid and ziarat in Rozat Tahera. The waaz started at around 9-30 p.m. and ended at around 1-15 a.m. Through out the waaz there was constant matam and bukaa of Maulana Husain (SA).

Syedi Mazoon Saheb did bayaan about 7 tawjeeh of the name of Imam Husain (SA). Imam Husain's name which is a name from the names of jannat encompasses many meanings. A glimpse of those meanings was given by Syedi Mazoon Saheb from the bayaan of Syedna Taher Saifuddin (RA). This is one name which Syedi Mazoon Saheb said that each and every mumin child knows. Children understand what they can from the waaz depending on their age, but, when they hear Husain Imam's name they all know that it is time for matam of shaheede karbala. Husain Imam's name encompasses the zikar of prior adwaar and what is to come.

The last 'wajeh' (chapter) was that Dai is also Husaini. We often refer to Maulana TUS as 'Dai-l Imam-il Husain'. It is a great hikmat that the Dai keeps the dawat alive through the unforgettable zikar of Imam Husain (SA). It is because of our ma'refat of Husaini Imam and his Dai that our matam and tears are 'qabool' (rewarded for by God) while others' matam is not. As our rozas and namaaz are qabool in Ramazan while others' roza and namaaz are not, we are fortunate that our matam and tears are qabool and we get 8 jannats for each tear. Taking the wasila of Husain Imam (SA), Mazoon Mola did doa for the umar darazi for Huzurala TUS until the day of qiyamat.

Mazoon Mola also did zikar of the azaab that befell those who participated in the campaign against Husain Imam (SA). Even those who did not fight but added to the numbers of the enemies of Imam Husain (SA) were punished here, in dunya, and their punishment in aakherat is far greater.

Syedi Mazoon Saheb then prayed this quranic ayat: "wa ta'awanu ala al-birr wal taqwa wa la ta'awanu ala al-ithme wal udwaan' (Surat 5, Ayat 2). The ayat says that 'cooperate for birr (bhalaay, khair nu kaam, good deeds) and taqwa. Do not cooperate for gunah and dushmani. There are those who carry out notorious activities and claim that we are doing this for 'good' but their intent is evil. In Syedna Abdul Qadir Najmuddin's time, Syedna Abdul Husain Husamuddin was Mazoon-e-dawat. In waaz he condemmed a notorious group that called it self the "hilful fazai'l" (the alliance of good virtues); but Syedna Husamuddin, then in the rutba of Mazoon, said that these people under the name of good virtues are turning people away from their true aqida and belief, and that they are not "hilful fazail" but rather "'hilf ul fuzool" (the alliance of 'fuzool' [nonsence]). Syedi Mazoon Saheb emphasized that it is our duty to abide by the misaq and to fear only Allah TA and his wali, the Imam and his Dai.

The bayan ended by pur riqqat shahadat of Ehle Bayt and Imam Husain (SA). Mazoon Mola said that when Ibrahim Nabi was asked to sacrifice his son Ismail and he laid him for zabihat, Khuda Taala sent a 'kabsh' (sheep) with Jibraeel to be sacrificed instead; whereas the grandson of our Rasool, Husain Imam, was slain in Karbala. Rasulullah (SAW) has said that whoever sheds a tear in remembrance of Husain Imam (SA) will enter jannat, Rasulullah (SAW) will hold the men's hands and lead them into jannat and Moulatuna Fatema (SA) will hold the women's hands. It was already 'nisful layl' (midnight) time and Syedi Mazoon Saheb tus said that at this mubarak time of night, on the occasion of chehlum, let us take Husain Imam (SA) wasila and ask for all that our hearts desire, Husain Imam (SA) is dataar (greatly benevolent). Mazoon Mola tus then did sajda on the takhat. Mumineen then continued to do matam and thronged to get sharaf of qadambosi of Syedi Mazoon Saheb while he was in sajda.

Many mumineen did araz that this year we did Ashara with Huzurala (TUS) and Chehlum with his Mazoon (TUS). It is impossible to describe the flow of barakat, ilm and hikmat and the josh, jazbaat and adaa of Syedi Mazoon Saheb's bayaan. Those who witnessed this night will remember it in dunya for their lifetime and receive its sawab in the hereafter.