By the time you read this post, I’ll be gone.
Hopefully my head’ll clear a little. Too much has happened in the past few days. I never realized they are so many in number and so brutal. I was in shock Monday night. Khair, he is okay and getting better. Everyone’s keeping a low profile. But my going is not it! 
As a parting gift (if you take it as a gift), I’ll explain to you the reason behind “Ishq-e-Khuda”.
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How do you know there is a God? I mean, no one’s seen him. Then why be so sure?
Is there any testimony to rely on?
Yes.
There is!
Of those who testified before us, that there is a God.
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There are various kinds of testimony: by tongue, by actions, etc. But the greatest of all, is by life!
That’s why the term “Shahadat” for martyrs. But in today’s world, this term has become a joke. How the heck does one dying in a fire become a Shaheed?
In my eyes, there are only two who have testified openly that there is only one true Allah, with their lives, knowing well before their time that they would die, and how!
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In the battle of Ahzab (Khandaq), when Umar Ibne Abde Wud attacked the Rajul (مرد/Man) with his sword, it cut through his shield and landed on his head. Blood flowed and wet his beard. In the next attack, the Rajul cut off Kul-le-Kufr’s legs. After beheading him, he returned to the Propeht (S.A.W.W.).
The Prophet on seeing his injured head, broke into tears and cried, “O Ali! I woe the day when that wretched man will wet your beard with the blood from your head!”
For details about his martyrdom, see my page Ali (A.S.).
This is my hero, cousin of the Prophet, who testified with his martyrdom that there is one Allah worth dying for. He knew who would kill him and he woke his killer up for prayers. He could easily have avoided death by letting him sleep. But something made him die, for truth. That thing, was Ishq-e-Khuda!
End of story? No!
There’s another sacrifice. One that surpasses this one in all aspects!
This is the sacrifice of a man, of his children, brothers, friends and followers. And the sacrifice of his women’s veils.
The sacrifice that made him collect his nephew’s pieces.
That made him bear the death of his brave and fiery brother, the strength of his caravan.
That made him pull a spear from the chest of the young man who was his son, with the spear pulling out the heart eventually.
That made him see his infant son get slaughtered in his arms with an arrow.
That made him put his sword back in it’s sheath and be riddled with arrows from all sides, such that when he got off his horse, he was suspended in mid-air, raised by them.
That made him bow his head in Sajdah even though he knew his killer was going to mount him and behead him.
What led him to sacrifice? He knew where he would be killed. He knew when and how, and by whom. Yet he walked towards his death, and that of his loved ones. Why? What led to it?
Only one thing: Ishq-e-Khuda.
As Nadeem Sarwar puts it:
اے مرے ربِّ جہاں
اے مرے ربِّ جہاں
اِک عجب عشق ہوا
وہ سرِ کرب و بلا
تیرا عاشق ہے کھڑا
خون میں ڈوبا ہوا
دے چکا لختِ جگر
دے چکا نورِ نظر
دے چکا سارا وہ گھر
اور خنجر کے تلے
اُس کا سجدے میں ہے سر
نہ نماز ایسی نہ عاشق کا کلیجہ ایسا
نوکِ نیزا پہ بھی کرتا ہی رہا ذکر تیرا
This martyrdom surpassed that of the Rajul, and in the Rajul’s own words:
بولے علی، حسین ہو اب بھی حواس میں
ایسی تو جنگ ہم نہ لڑے بھوک و پیاس میں
I never found such Ishq-e-Khuda, or love for God, anywhere except for this family.
If you want more and have a taste for awesome Shairi, or are a devotee of the Ahle Bayt (A.S.), or Shia, do listen to these two Nauhas and let me know if you like them. My current favorites: Ya Ali Ya Husain and Noor-e-Sahar Pe Khat-te-Jali Hai Mera Husain.
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Sorry if you got bored by the post. Forgive me.
Forgive me too, if I’ve hurt you ever.
On condition of life, we’ll meet again. Take care of yourselves, have fun and Khuda Hafiz.
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kahann jaa rahey ho ??
‘ kat jai zaban ishq magar kam na hoga!!’. awesome post. may BIBI SYEDA(s.a) gives u its ajar. BTW where r u goin?
ab tussi kithey ja rahey ho?
ok ok i will take my resignation back…no need to leave!!! but if u have already left then report back to duty on Feb,23rd 11.00 am sharp…. *shudders* the first line was sooo horrible…
Hope to catch up with u soon
dun worry ppl…kahin nai jayega
[...] Here’s his farewell post: http://blog.ratedsawj.com/2009/02/12/khuda-hafiz [...]
you are a girl. You are really a Little Girl. You proved it before when you were whining about the girl you had a crush and you created posts about her here and now you acted like a chick again.
Grow up dude! even girls don’t act like girls anymore.
kahin aesa tau nahi k us larki na tum ko shadi par invite karlia ho Kursya lagana k liya? aur tum ya bardasht nahi kar parha ho? yaar log aisa moqa par kahta hain: AUR WO KURSIYA LAGATA RAHGYA.
kidding
umm i was just reading sth n i came across this very polite way of asking someone to get lost….
HERE’S THE DOOR BUT DON’T LET IT HIT YOU ON THE WAY OUT
PS;i said it coz Ali is so polite that he wont even say this to anyone…
I have seen Ali’s “politeness” on Zakir Naik’s post. You are his friend so naturally you would be a devil’s advocate.
@siras: I missed the post where I was supposed to reply you. I was talking about the Zakir naik post. I don’t get what kind of sawab he and others earned by slandering sahabas and the prophet.
I am (more than ever) confused.
going to miss you!
@Ubaid, Afrin, Leena: http://blog.ratedsawj.com/2009/01/29/ash-shaam-ash-shaam-ash-shaam/
@Pinky:
@Nikki:
@Anas: Teri soch hai!
@No Man: Do you know that in Bab-e-Sagheer, Muawiyah’s grave was the resting place of dogs?
@Abdul: Why?
@Lizzie: Thanks.
WOW..u showed up on 23rd!!
Aww, should’ve waited one more day!
SWAJ mian..thanks for being a Shia extremist/hypocrite. At one side you whine that you worry about your “Sunni” friend and don’t want to hurt her little heart while on other hand you are abusing Mowaiyah(RA) while you know He is respected among Sunnis? tsk tsk. You are a Shia Taliban, ain’t you?
I do know well you shias used to urinate Mowayiah(RA)’s grave. I and many Sunnis know how you people abuse Omar and AbuBakr in your majalis. There are youtube videos as proofs. Everyone knows how Iranian Shias attack on Kaba and later they were kicked out by officials.
There are many things and I know you do not have temperament to hear truth. Not every one is as ignorant as that ignorant sunni friend of yours.
Have fun dude
ps. I do know you will edit this comment because you hardly bear truth.
Hypocrite? I’m out in the open.
And Muawiyah is not respected amongst Sunni circles. Only Wahabi circles. And now the Taliban are disrespecting Muawiyah too?
Umar and Abu Bakar are abused because of their deeds towards the Prophet’s family. If you care to look into your books, you’ll find what atrocities they committed.
As for editing your comment, yes I have done a little editing. You forget everytime that I will not tolerate stuff about my friends.
Let me play with your own words.
1) You said you are not a hypocrite and care friends but here you are abusing and admitting that Shias abuse Muslim Caliphs. what kind of care is it ? that’s your hypocrisy. Omar and AbuBakr(RA) are respected for ALL sunni factions. Infact my non-Muslim friends are lot better than you that atleast they do respect my religion when they are with me despite of differences in beliefs.
2) Dude.. fooling a so called sunni does not mean you can fool every sunni on earth. Wahabis follow Imam Hanbal(ra). All four Imams(from Hanifa to Hanbal) don’t agree with what you are trying to say. How you and your friends were debunked in Zakir Naik posts is not a hidden secret. You cited Shiite sources thus got exposed.
3) When did insult your “friends”. I just said that Leena and Siras would be feeling proud on you. If you also feel shame then you should not blame me for your pottymouthness. Infact it was you who offended a girl by whining about your “love” for her
4) I say again, you are a girl and you act like a girl. Most probably you spent your childhood among sahelis. Do you think I can’t leave messages on their respective blogs? grow up dude.
Playing with my words? You need a brain for that.
1) There is no requirement in Islam to believe in the Caliphs to be a Muslim. Shias condemn their acts of cruelty against the Ahle Bayt, that’s why they don’t respect them. And let me correct the word ‘abuse’ here, the proper term is ‘condemn’.
2) Terming all Sunni sources I provided as ‘Shia’ and refusing to look into your own books did not ‘debunk’ me. In fact, it only shows your ignorance about your own literature.
Here’s another one for you:
The leading Ulema of Ahl’ul Sunnah are in agreement that Mu’awiya means “barking bitch”.
* Tareekh ul Khulafa by al Hafidh Jalaluddin Suyuti (Urdu translation by Maulana Hakeem Nasree) page 253.
* Sharh ul Aqaid page 510
* Rabi’ ul Abrar by Allamah Zamakhshari page 700
* Tahzeeb ul Kamaal fi Asma’ al-Rijal by Jamaluddin Mizzi page 371