Anonymous asked: was it like the complete Qur'an revealed on the night of Qadr?... Then, what about the day of 27th of Rajab prophet Muhammad (sawa) received Surah al-alaq? I'm really confused..
My understanding is that the Qur’an was always with the Holy Prophet in its entirety, and that individual surahs or verses were then (re)revealed on their relevant occasions. However, I will double-check this and post the results in the next day or two, insha’Allah.
theillspirit-deactivated2013040 asked: I read some narrations in that book by Zaynul Abideen (a) calling Mukhtar a liar and rejecting his gifts or something. Was really confused. Can you access this book and I'll give you the reference?
The book may actually be in Farsi. I don’t have direct access to it, although I used at least one reference from it in my own book. Insha’Allah I will ask the shaykhs about this tomorrow; I’ve spoken with them about some related issues about Mukhtar before, and I’m sure they’ll have heard this and have some understanding of it. Then I’ll repost what I get from them.
theillspirit-deactivated2013040 asked: What is the book "jilal ul ayun"? It's by al Majlisi apparently, what is it exactly? I've found excrepts from it where Imam Zaynul Abideen (a) apparently calls Mukhtar (r) a liar???
My understanding is that it is a history of the infallibles.
There are narrations in Shi`i sources which cast aspersions upon Mukhtar (rh). However, there are a couple of possible reasons for this:
1) Sometimes to save the lives of their companions, the Imams would do public tabarra from them, including defaming them (so that they would not appear to be one of their followers). This, in particular, complicates the science of rijal.
2) The traditions are simply inaccurate or false.
But I would need to see the actual tradition itself. Mukhtar is complicated from a historical standpoint, in particular because some people say that he believed not in the Imamate of `Ali ibn al-Husayn but of Muhammad ibn Hanafiyyah. In that regard, all I can tell you is what my own shuyukh have told me, which is that this is patently false and that Mukhtar is a hero and without apparent defect.
Anonymous asked: Is it true that ayesha got killed by Mu'awiya?
Yes, and there are two different stories about this.
The most common is that he invited her to a banquet and had a false floor under her chair. At some point during this, the trap door was opened and she fell into a pit of knives.
In an alternate version, he was having her escorted out of town and a pit had been dug in the earth and then covered up. Her donkey was escorted over it, at which point she fell into it and the donkey fell on top of her.
Please make du`a for the donkey.
The joyous celebration on Ramadan 2012 commemorating the demise of Aisha al-Humaira (la). (by AishaKafir)
Still waiting for English subs, unfortunately. The good news is that Shaykh Muhammad Cyrous delivers the English language talk at about 10:23 into the video.
Alhamdulillah, the blessed anniversary of `A’ishah’s death his upon us once again. As we mark the occasion, let us take a moment to remember only a handful of her innumerable crimes, defects and obscenities:
Insha’Allah we may take this opportunity renew our bara’at of this vile creature, enemy of Allah, His Prophet, and His Prophet’s Household, and through our bara’at gain increased nearness to Allah and Ahlul Bayt (peace be upon them).
The only way I can balance this in my mind is if I imagine that you do HUGE parties for the birthdays of the imams & mourning sessions for thier deaths…
We do.
are you serious? did you just come up with this?
Yes, and no.
alchemisticpoet-deactivated2012 asked: What's Eid al-Mawt Aisha?
It’s the celebration of the death anniversary of the enemy of God, `A’ishah bint Abi Bakr, la`natullahi `alayhima.
Eid al-Mawt `A’ishah decorations
Cake عائشة في النار
Eid al-Mawt `A’ishah
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