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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009Allah And The Intricacies Of Space-Time
Sunday, December 14th, 2008I asked a question “The Universe is billions of years old. How old then, is Allah?”
Well, here’s the answer after a long wait.
Asking “How old?” implies a measurement of time. Now we all know that time started when the Universe was created. And so did space. But this reduces our frame of thought. There could be any number of things that might have been created before our Universe. There may be parallel universes running alongside ours for all we know.
You can skip this blockquote if you want.
There are many theories about the birth of the Universe. One of them is of Quantum Fluctuation.
Planck Time is the earliest moment in history where our physics still works. It is the shortest amount of time we can probe in the laboratory with our current knowledge of physics. It’s value is 10-43 sec.This particular theory states that Universe was born from a quantum vacuum. A quantum vacuum is a state of a quantum field in which no quanta are excited, i.e. no particles are present. It is a state of minimum energy and has potentiality (read Potential Energy). Laws of classical physics do not apply here, only quantum mechanics. Our Universe originated from a quantum vacuum. Before Planck time (10-43 seconds of the Universe), classical physics is not applicable to the Universe, i.e. space-time did not exist.
Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle states that for a pair of conjugate variables for a particle, such as position/momentum and energy/time, it is impossible to have a precisely determined value of each member of the pair at the same time. For example, a particle pair can pop out of the vacuum during a very short time interval.So what the theory states is that according to Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle, there were fluctuations in the vacuum and particles pairs appeared and disappeared quickly, from nothingness. This is not ordinary nothingness, it has potentiality. Slowly, this gave birth to the Universe which was a compact particle in the beginning with extremely high density, and expanded into “black holes forming and disappearing”. Expansion continued, space-time formed after Planck Time and slowly the Universe was created as we see it today.
I’m sorry, that was the most I could understand of this crappy concept. But it accepts the fact that energy (potentiality) was present at the beginning in the quantum vacuum. It’s origin, anyone?
If we take the first creation of Allah, i.e. the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) and mark it as the beginning of celestial time, much before the birth of the Universe, or as the beginning of “all” time, what before it?
Allah is the creator of all, He created Space-Time so He cannot be subject to it. But the question above provides one problem in this theory. What was Allah doing before the origin of celestial time? The word “origin” indicates a beginning. If Allah is devoid of space-time, He has neither a future, nor a past. Only the present. If so, how do we explain our “past, present and future” in terms of His “present”?
Simple!
Let’s take the example of a ray of light. It travels from the Sun to our Earth. Let the Sun and Earth be two points A and B, respectively. At all given moments of our time, Allah is watching both points. He is aware of all that will happen when the ray originates from A, to the moment it culminates at B, i.e. He can see the past, present and future of that ray of light, at the same time!
Still confused? Let me simplify it more.
Picture a film editor with a reel of film spread out before him. The film is divided into different frames, each of which has a different moment of time imprinted on it. When we watch the film on a screen, each frame appears one by one, creating a “motion” effect. But the editor is looking at all frames at the same time.
Here, each frame on the film is analogous to each moment of time. We experience motion but Allah is looking at all moments simultaneously!
For Him, Prophet Adam (A.S.) is being created, the storm of Nooh (A.S.) is in full swing, Musa (A.S.) is splitting the Nile with his Asa (walking stick), Eesa (A.S.) is being crucified, Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) is declaring Prophethood, Ali (A.S.) is being born in the Ka’bah and martyred in the mosque of Kufah, Husain (A.S.) being slain in Karbala with his family and friends, Pakistan gaining independence, me typing this post, Zakir Naik and [Dr. ?] Israr Ahmed going bonkers and upholding the tyrannical Bani Umayyads (L.A.), all at the same moment!
Savvy? 
I’m feeling sleepy…
Leader of all Martyrs Husain Ibne Ali (A.S.): Birth, Family and Titles
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008On the 3rd day of Sha’ban, the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.) came to his daughter Fatimah’s (S.A.) house. He was greeted with the news:
“O Prophet of Allah! Greetings and salutation, you have another grandson!”
Courtesy: Syed Awn Husain Rizvi
Asma, the maidservant of Hazrat Fatimah Zehra (S.A.), covered the child in a white cloth and brought him to the Prophet (S.A.W.W.). The Prophet (S.A.W.W.), picked the child up in his lap and recited the Azaan in his right ear and Aqamat in the left one.
On the seventh day of birth, Jibraeel (A.S.) came from Allah and delivered the message:
“Just as Haroon (A.S.) was the brother, sympathizer and helper in each and every difficulty of Moosa (A.S.), similarly Ali (A.S.) is your sympathizer, helper and brother in each and every matter of yours. Therefore, keep the name of this child upon the name of Haroon’s son ‘Shabbir’.”
Shabbir translated into Arabic becomes ‘Husain’.
Shabbar and Shabbir were the sons of Hazrat Haroon (A.S.), the prophet. Imam Hasan (A.S.) was named after Shabbar, whose name in arabic became Hasan. Both names were selected by Allah for the grandsons of the Prophet (S.A.W.W.).
On the 7th day of the birth, Hazrat Fatimah Zehra (S.A.) got a sheep slaughtered as the ‘Aqeeqa’ and distributed it’s meat among the needy and poor.
The Prophet (S.A.W.W.) quite often hugged Husain (A.S.) taking him into his lap and used to weep bitterly, saying:
“A very big tragedy will be met by my son Husain (A.S.). The brutal and bloody men of Bani Umayyah (L.A.) will slay my dear son. I will not intercede and mediate for them on the Day of Judgment.”
Family
Husain (A.S.) was born in the year 4 AH, a year after the birth of his brother, Hasan (A.S.). Like his brother and father, he opened his eyes in his grandfather Muhammad’s (S.A.W.W.) arms and sucked on his tongue. He was born to Ali (A.S.) and Fatimah (S.A.), two years after their marriage in 2 AH, the year of the battle of Badr.
One year after his birth, his sister Zainab was born in 5 AH. His second sister, Umm-e-Kulsoom, was born in 6 AH, two years after his birth.
Name, Titles and Kunniyat
The second son of Ali (A.S.) and Fatimah (S.A.) was named “Husain” by the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) as per the wish of Allah. He is also known by the name “Shabbir”.
The most famous of his titles is Sayyed-ush-Shuhada meaning Leader of all Martyrs, which he got for his stupendous display of patience, endurance and servitude to Allah when he never complained about any suffering in the land of Karbala. Such was his belief in Allah, even when he saw his whole family being cut to pieces after three days of hunger and thirst, that Allah has called Imam Husain (A.S.) Nafs-e-Mutmainna (Content/Satisfied Soul) in the Quran.
“O (thou) soul in (complete) rest and satisfaction! Come back thou to thy Lord, well pleased (thyself), and well pleasing unto Him!”
The Holy Quran: Chapter 89, Verses 27 and 28
These verses point out the time of Asr on the Day of Ashurah, 61 AH, long after they had been revealed by the Prophet (S.A.W.W.), when Imam Husain (A.S.) put his sword, Zulfiqar, back into it’s sheath to prostrate and pray to Allah. During this prostration, he was slaughtered by Shimr, son of Zul-Jawshan. Due to this, he was given another title, Zibh-e-Azeem (Most Supreme of Sacrificed/Slaughtered Ones).
His third title is Sayyedi Shabab-e-Ahlil-Jannah, meaning Leaders of the Young Men of Paradise, which he shares with his brother Hasan (A.S.).
“Hasan and Husain are the chiefs of the youth of Paradise and Fatimah is the chief of their women.” – Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W.)
Sources:
- Sahih al-Tirmidhi, v5, p660, on the authority of Abu Sa’id and Hudhayfa
- Sunan Ibn Majah, Introduction 8
- Al-Tabarani, on the authorities of: Umar, Ali, Jabir, Abu Hurayrah, Usamah Ibn Zaid, al-Baraa, Ibn ‘Adi, and Ibn Masud.
- Al-Kubra, by al-Nisa’i
- Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v1, pp 62,82, v3, pp 3,64, v5, p391
- Fada’il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Hanbal, v2, p771, Tradition #1360
- Al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v3, pp 166,167
- Hilyatul Awliyaa, by Abu Nu’aym, v5, p71
- Majma’ al-Zawa’id, by al-Haythami, v9, p187
- Tuhfatul Ashraf, by Lumzi, v3, p31
- Ibn Habban, as mentioned in al-Mawarid, pp 551,553
- Al-Sawa’iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar Haythami, Ch. 11, section 3, p290
- Mishkat al-Masabih, by Khatib al-Tabrizi, English Version, Tdadition #6154
The titles of Imam Husain and the lofty qualities that he possessed are as follows:
- Martyr (Shaheed)
- Pure (Tayyab)
- Grandson. According to a saying of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.): “Husain is my grandson from among the grandsons.” (Source: Al-Mustadrak 2/537 h.6.)
- The Rightly Guided One (Rashid)
- Wafi (Loyal)
- Blessed (Mubarak)
- Follower of Allah’s Will (At-tabaye Lemarzi-al-lah)
- Proof of the Presence of Allah (Ad-Daleel Ala Zaatullah)
- Purified (Mutahhar)
- Righteous (Birr)
- The ‘One’ of Those Who Swallowed Their Anger (Ahadul Kazmain)
His kunniyat is Aba-Abdullah or the Father of the Devoted Worshipper of Allah. The Worshiper referred to here is Imam Ali Zain-ul-Abideen (A.S.), who was famous for his worship and commanded the titles Sayyed-us-Sajideen (Leader of all Prostrators) and Zain-ul-Abideen (Ornament of Worshipers).
Date of Birth of Imam Ali Naqi (A.S.)
Thursday, July 10th, 2008The 5th of Rajab marks the date of birth of the 10th Imam in Prophet Muhammad’s (S.A.W.W.) progeny, Imam Ali Naqi (A.S.). He was born ‘Ali’ to Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) and Hazrat Samanah Khatoon (S.A.). His father Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) was the son of Ali Raza (A.S.), son of Musa-e-Kazim(A.S.), son of Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S.), son of Muhammad-e-Baqar (A.S.), son of Ali Zain-ul-Abideen (A.S.), son of Imam Husain (A.S.) who is the brother of Hasan (A.S.) and son of Ali (A.S.) and Fatima (S.A.), the son-in-law and daughter of the Prophet (S.A.W.W.), respectively.
Courtesy: Syed Awn Husain Rizvi
Imam Ali Naqi (A.S.) spent most of his life under the tyrannical rule of Mutawakkil (L.A.), the Yazid of the Abassids (L.A.). He wasn’t more than 8 years old when his father Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) was poisoned by Mu’tasim Billah (L.A.), Mutawakkil’s (L.A.) father. He became Imam at such a small age and had the longest period of Imamate till his martyrdom at the age of 42 in Samarrah due to poisoning by Mo’taz Billah (L.A.) of the Abassids (L.A.). He spent half of the period of his Imamate teaching his followers and the other half under imprisonment by the Abassid (L.A.) Caliphs.
Titles and Kunniyat
The two most famous titles of Imam are Naqi (Pure) and Haadi (Guide). His kunniyat is Abul Hasan (father of Hasan). His son Hasan Askari (A.S.) became Imam after him.
The Ring on Imam’s finger
Each Imam used to wear a ring on his right hand however each Imam had a special Dua engraved on its stone. The 10th Imam had two such prayers which included, “Allah is my Lord and He is my protection from His creations.” The other ring had the following line inscribed upon it, “Maintaining and safeguarding one’s promises is of the etiquette of the servants (of Allah).”
Example of Imam’s Knowledge of ‘All and Everything’
In the tribe of Rabee’ah, there lived a Christian by the name of Yusuf, son of Yaqoob.
One day, Mutawakkil, the Abassid ruler, summoned this Christian to his court. Not knowing the reason, this Christian was extremely terrified. Since he was aware that Imam Ali Naqi (A.S.) was the most pious and saintly person of their time, the Christian set aside 100 ashrafis to gift to the Imam (A.S.) in hope of receiving protection from Allah. He took the money with him and proceeded to Samarrah.Samarrah was a new place for this Christian. Neither did he know anyone there nor was he familiar with the place. When he arrived in Samarrah, he was aware that Imam (A.S.) was under house arrest and being a Christian, it would be all the more difficult for him to inquire about Imam (A.S.). Not knowing what to do, he climbed on his donkey and left the donkey free to take him anywhere in hope that he will find a solution to his problem.
The donkey moved on its own with the Christian seated on it until it came and stopped outside a house. The Christian tried his level best to move the donkey further but it would not budge. When the Christian asked a passer-by about the house, he was told that it belonged to Ali (A.S.), son of Muhammad (A.S.).
The Christian told himself, “God is great! This is sufficient for me to understand the status of this man”.
Suddenly a black slave appeared from the house and asked, “Are you Yusuf, son of Yaqoob?”
The Christian replied affirmatively and said to himself, “This is the second proof. No one here knows me, how did this man call me by my name?”
The slave asked the Christian to come and wait at the doorstep of the house while he went inside. After sometime, he appeared again and said, “The 100 ashrafis, which you have brought along, give them to me.”
The Christian handed the envelope to the slave who took it inside. He said to himself, “This is the third proof!”
Finally, the slave appeared again and invited the Christian to enter the house. Imam (A.S.) was sitting on a humble mat and as soon as he saw the Christian, he asked, “O Yusuf! Hasn’t the time of your guidance come yet?”
The Christian replied, “My Master! Today I have found such evidences that are sufficient for me to believe in you”.
Imam (A.S.) said, “What you have spoken is far-fetched. You will never become a Muslim! However, your son is our follower. O Yusuf! People say that our Mastership and friendship does not benefit people like you. They are liars! People like you also benefit from our friendship. Now go for the purpose you have taken the trouble to come here and you will be successful.”
As the Imam (A.S.) had predicted, the Christian was successful in his trip and no harm befell upon him from Mutawakkil. He died as a Christian but one of his sons accepted Islam and became a great follower of the Ahle-Bayt (A.S.).
(Source: Ahsan al-Muqaal)
One day a person had a disagreement with his brothers about the four fasts that are highly recommended to be kept every year. So they came to Imam Ali Naqi (A.S.). At the time Imam (A.S.) was at a place called Surya on his way to Samarrah.
As soon as he saw them, Imam (A.S.) told them, “You have come here to ask me about the four recommended fasts in a year”.
They replied, “Maula! You are right. Indeed we have come to ask you the same question”.
Imam (A.S.) said to them, “The four fasts are: 17th Rabi-ul-Awwal – the day when the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) was born; 27th Rajab – the day the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) proclaimed his Prophethood; 25th Zeqa’ad – the day the Earth was spread and 18th Zilhajj – the day of Ghadeer”.
(Source: Ahsan al-Muqaal)
Sayings of Imam
“Do not expect honesty and purity of intention from someone who has suffered from your malice; do not expect loyalty from one to whom you have been disloyal; do not expect goodwill from someone whom you regard with ill-will: his heart towards you is the same as your heart towards him.”
“Others will fear him who fears Allah. He who obeys Allah will be obeyed. He who obeys Allah will not care for the dissatisfaction of the creatures. He who enrages the Creator should be sure of encountering the dissatisfaction of the creatures.”
“You should present thorough obedience to those who present for you their thorough love and advice.”
“Do not feel secure from those who disgraced their personalities.”
“He who feels secure from Allah’s unexpected retribution and painful penalty will feel arrogant until Allah’s act and inevitable decree (death) will befall him. He whomever receives evidence from his Lord will belittle the worldly misfortunes even if he is cut into pieces.”
“There are definite places in which Allah likes the servants to supplicate to Him. One of these places is the shrine of Husain(A.S.), Sayyed-ush-Shuhada (Master of all Martyrs).”
Generosity
One example of Imam’s generosity is that he paid 30,000 dirhams to an Arab man of Kufah, saying to him, “We pay your debts.”
The man then, thanking the Imam (A.S.), said: “Sir, the debts I owe are only about one-third of the amount you gave me!”
The Imam (A.S.) added, “Then spend the rest on your family and your people!”
The man in astonishment of the Imam’s (A.S.) generosity said, “Allah knows whom to entrust with His Message of Divine Guidance!”
Martyrdom
Imam Ali Naqi (A.S.) was poisoned by Mo’taz. He left the world on 3rd Rajab 254 AH. His son Imam Hasan Askari (A.S.) performed the pre-burial rites and buried him at the particular sacred spot in his special chamber, where his tomb is now situated in Samarrah, Iraq, also the site of disappearance of his grandson, Imam Mehdi (A.S.).
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