Kashaful Aza

Voice of Karbala

Historian Tabari recorded a sentence from the martyr of Karbala; Hz Abis bin Abi Shabeeb Shakari (as). It is a great honor and blessing for us to be able to start our book with this sacred sentence.

In this one sentence this sacred martyr explained the whole purpose of Karbala. The people who are always in search of the truth regarding what is religion will understand its full meaning from this one single sentence. In the history of Tabari Fourth Edition page no.

249, Hz Abis (as) says to his slave whom he has liberated, "Today is that day where we must take as many blessings as we can because after this day, we will never again have any other chance because the Day of Judgment will come."

This is the truth, spirit, and summary of religion. There is nothing other than this. Nothing remained after Karbala except Karbala itself. If you want to learn what tawheed is, then you must learn it from Karbala.

If you want to know what prophet hood is, consult Karbala. If you want to follow imamate, look at Karbala. If you want to gain marifat of the secrets of wilayat, reflect immensely upon Karbala.

If you want to see the Day of Judgment in this world, feel the pain of Karbala. You will be able to feel the pain of the Day of Judgment in your heart Without having love in your heart for the Family (as) which gave Islam to this world, who are the companions of Quran until the day of judgment, and whose love Allah has made wajib upon us, then all of your religion, your iman (faith), or any act of worship which you perform will never be accepted by Allah.

He was brutally martyred on the plains of Karbala. O?people, you have absolutely no idea who was martyred in Karbala. Imam Hussain (as) did not get martyred in Karbala. The whole of Islam was martyred in Karbala. Allah was martyred in Karbala. RasoolAllah (saw) was martyred in Karbala.

Moula Ali (as) was martyred in Karbala. Imam Hasan (as) was martyred in Karbala. Not only this, but the one whose door was burnt yesterday, the people martyred Syeda (sa) in Karbala.

After this what has survived? People will keep wandering in the search of Islam and iman (faith) until the day of judgment. They will not be able to even smell the aroma of Islam and iman. Now Islam and iman can only be found in those hearts in which Karbala lives.

If you specifically look at your own religion, you will immediately know the whole of your religion is based upon Karbala. The people whatever they say or write other than Karbala is nothing except doubts and uncertainties. Their only purpose is to divide the people. In this act, their survival lies.

They fulfill their personal interests by doing this. All the meanwhile, Karbala gathers its lovers to one side. Those lucky momin who believe Karbala is their religion are standing on Siratul Mustaqeem (true path). Nothing is able to take their iman from them.

The people who just believe in Karbala by their tongues or are forced to believe in Karbala due to social pressure, they will never be able to be united until the day of judgment.

They will always be divided into sects and begging at the doors of others. We perform our sajdas on the clay of Karbala and will keep doing this throughout our whole life. This is the only way for us and our religion to survive. We live for Karbala, and inshaAllah we will always do so.

Karbala has provided us with such a platform, the likes of which no other nation in this world today has. Today you hear the fazail of Ameerul Momineen (as) and chant the slogans of "Ali (as) Ali (as)" only because of Karbala.

Karbala gives us the strength and faith to save our life and our beliefs in a time where we would be killed simply for being Shia. Without Karbala we would never have been given this chance.

Azadari

The way we feel after the loss of a beloved, dear relative or friend is called grief. When this emotion occurs amongst a group of people in a gathering, it is called "aza? (mourning). It has three aspects; spirit of aza, customs of aza, and preaching of aza.