In the last farewell of His Majesty Imām Ḥusayn (pbuh) – I’m reading the exact text for you– when he was going to leave, he stated:
اِسْتَعِدُّوا لِلْبَلاءِ، Be ready for the calamity!
وَاعْلَمُوا But know that,
اَنَّاللّه حاميكُمْ وَحافِظُكُمْ وَسَيُنْجِيُكُمْ مِنْ شَرّالاعْداءِ، وَيَجْعَلْ عاقِب
ةَ اءَمْرِكُمْ اِلى خَيْر
verily, God is your guardian and protector, and he will save you from evil of the enemies, and will make your outcome good
يُعَذِّبُ عَدُوَّكُمْ، He will torment your enemy by the most severe torment
وَيُعَوِّضَكُمْ عَنْ هذِهِ الْبَلِيَّةِ بَاءْنواعِ النِّعَمِ وَالْكَرامَةِ
He will compensate you for this misfortune with various blessings and dignity
فَلا تَشْكُوا
But, do not complain!
وَلا تَقُولُوا بِاءلْسِنَتِكُمْ،
And do not say with your tongues
ما يَنْقُصُ مِنْ قَدْرِكُمْ،
what that may diminish your dignity
مارأیتُ اِلّا جَمیلاً،
I like you to say such, ‘I saw nothing but beauty’
That message is not [just] for Imām Ḥusayn ’s (pbuh) wife and children, that message is for us. Guard the religion of God and know that, God will be your guardian. The most important message for all of us is, “Stand by your religion in the worst situation”.
If you do so, you will be blessed; specially in that era. Qurʾān has stated about the last era, ‘And shall not fear the censure of any censurer’1.
Do you usually go to Hayʾat2? Do you fast [In Ramadhan or other times]? Do you say prayer? You don’t do that?! No, its bad. Don’t you do that?
[the address answers:] No, I don’t.
See if your Imām Zamān is satisfied or not?
1. Holy Qurʾān, surah Al-Maeda, verse 54.
2. a religious foundation holding mourning ceremonies for the Prophet Muhammad (pbu &h) and his Ahl al-Bayt.
Professor: Mr. Raefipour
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