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The news of Yazeed's misdeeds were reaching far and wide. The more Muslims came to know of his every-day life the more disgusted they became. However, the fear of the Syrian army kept them from taking any action. There were groups of people who wanted somebody to rise up against Yazeed and bring back the golden age of the Prophet of Islam. There was no one better suited for this than the Prophet's own grandson Husayn. The people of Koofa, a garrison town in Iraq near the Iranian border, was rife with this feeling. Mostly because Ali, the fourth Khaleefa and Husayn's father, had made Koofa his capital. Koofans remembered the just and puri-tan rule of Ali. Naturally, they were inclined to the son of their previous leader.

At the same time the people of Koofa had been suffering at the hands of the Syrian terrorists, organized and paid by Muawiyah during his reign, only because they were the followers of Ali. In this background, the tribal leaders in Koofa started sending letters to Husayn in Madinah that he should come and take charge of the people of Koofa and restore a just and peaceful society, and that they were willing to fight against the Syrians. Husayn received several thousand of these letters.

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Kategori : IBADAH Haji Umrah

Tajuk :
Talbiyah Tanpa Henti

Hadith :
Dari Fadhal r.a katanya:”Rasulullah s.a.w sentiasa membaca talbiyah sehingga tiba waktu melontar Jumrah.”

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During his stay in Makkah, close to the days of Hajj, Husayn got wind of profe-ssional killers being sent for him in the dis-guise of pilgrims to Makkah. He immediately left Makkah, for two reasons.

• He knew at the meeting with Waleed that there was no way he was going to escape death in the near future, because he was never going to swear allegiance to Yazeed. He also knew that those hired killers had no scruples and they would not respect the sanctity of Makkah (where even the killing of a pest is not allowed). Therefore, he decided to choose a place for himself.
• He wanted to make his death as public as possible, so that he could leave a legacy of sacrifice and martyrdom for all time to come. Husayn wanted to bring about a revolution in human philosophical thought by his martyr-dom.

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Kategori : IBADAH Qurban

Tajuk :
Hari Tasyrik; Hari Makan Minum

Hadith :
Dari Nubaisyah al-Hudzali r.a katanya:”Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda:”Hari-hari Tasyrik (11,12 dan 13 Zulhijjah) adalah hari-hari makan minum.”

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• Alangkah susahnya mendapatkan syurga dunia. Padahal ia jauh lebih hina daripada syurga akhirat.
• Untung atau rugi, bahaya atau aman, kaya atau miskin, pintar atau bodoh, menipu atau tertipu, zalim atau dizalimi, iman atau kufur - semua atas pilihan masing-masing.
• Demi mendapatkan dunia, manusia sanggup melakukan apa saja untuk membina empayar kekayaan dan kuasa, anak dan isteri yang menjadi cahaya mata, keluarga dan hamba yang sedia menolong menjaga nama baik mereka.
• Hidup sebagai orang kaya mempunyai risiko menjadi lalai. Hidup miskin mendekatkan manusia dengan kekufuran. Bagi mereka orang miskin jangan menyesal dilahirkan ke dunia, kerana di situlah medan pergelutan nasib baik dan buruk.
• Rasulullah SAW pernah bersabda yang bermaksud: "Sesungguhnya kekayaan yang sebenar itu ialah kaya hati."

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This is very significant. There were three groups of people in that community of Banu Israel who had broken the covenant of al-Sabt. One party were the actual transgressors, they were intent on breaking the law. The others were trying to stop them and they were fewer in numbers. The third party was the largest in number but they tried to remain neutral saying that they did not want to become controversial. If we look at Koofa, Makkah and Madinah, we will find those three parties among them. There were the Banu Umayya who were intent on harming Husayn and his family. There were those who were going to help Husayn, and they did. But they were only 72 in number. Then, in the middle, there was the large majority who did not want to become part of a controversy. At the head of this third group was Abdullah bin Umar and the rest of the people of Makkah and Madinah.

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Kategori : IBADAH Haji Umrah

Tajuk :
Tempat-tempat Wukuf

Hadith :
Dari jabir r.a, dia menceritakan dalam hadithnya bahawa Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda:”Aku menyembelih korban di sini, dan Mina seluruhnya adalah tempat menyembelih. Kerana itu sembelihlah korbanmu di tempat kenderaanmu berhenti. Dan wukuf di ‘Arafah, maka ‘Arafah seluruhnya adalah tempat wukuf. Dan aku wukuf pula di Muzdalifah, maka Muzdalifah seluruhnya adalah tempat wukuf.”

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Kategori : IBADAH Puasa

Tajuk :
2 Hari Haram Berpuasa

Hadith :
Dari Abu Hurairah r.a kataya:”Rasulullah s.a.w melarang puasa pada dua jenis hari. Iaitu pada hari raya Idul Adha (10 Zulhijjah) dan hari raya Idul Fitri (1 Syawal).”

(Muslim)

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When Waleed asked Husayn for Yazeed's Ba'ya (allegiance to one's authority), Husayn very diplomatically refused to do that. The next morning Husayn left Madinah with nineteen male and twelve female members of his family and a number of children. First he headed towards Makkah. He left Madinah on the 28th day of Rajab in the 60th year of Hijra.

He arrived in Makkah a few days later. He wanted to perform the Hajj, which was a few months away as yet. Two other important people were in Makkah. One of them was Abdullah bin Zubayr. He too was being pressed for Yazeed's bay'at. However, he escaped from Madinah before the governor could summon him. Before the arrival of Husayn, he was the center of people's attention in Makkah. After Husayn arrived in Makkah, Muslims were naturally attracted to him. Husayn's own Mu'azzin would call for prayers and people would gather to offer prayers in his leadership. He talked to people at a personal level and also made speeches in which he explained why he had left home. The other person was the aging Abdullah bin Abbas. When he met Husayn he advised him not to take his women and children with him. He also warned Husayn that people of Koofa were unreliable and that they had mistreated his brother and had disobeyed his father. To this Husayn replied that all matters were in Allah's command and that the Banu Umayya would transgress in Zulm with him exactly like the People of Sabath.(he referred to Qur'anic verses 2:65, 7:166 and 16:124)

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Mu'awiyah died in the month of Rajab, in the 60th year of Hijra (April 680 A.D.). Husayn had now reached the mature age of 57.
Soon after Mu'awiyah's death Yazeed succeeded to the throne of Damascus. One of the first things he did was to order Waleed, the governor of Madinah, to summon Husayn to his presence and ask him to swear allegiance to Yazeed. Waleed did this. Husayn came to his presence with his brothers and nephews. Waleed stated the purpose of the meeting. Husayn very diplomatically refused to oblige.

When Waleed asked Husayn for Yazeed's Ba'ya (allegiance to one's authority), Husayn replied that since he was the senior most member in the Prophet's house at that time, his Bay'a should be much more publicly acknowledged. Therefore, it would be more appropriate to ask the question again in the mosque at a general gathering. Waleed agreed to this. Marwan, another infamous Umayyad, was sitting there. He said to Waleed:

" If Husayn is allowed to leave now, you shall never get hold of him. Either ask him to swear allegiance to Yazeed now or have him killed."

Husayn became angry at this and asked Marwan to shut up. When Husayn's voice reached outside of the house where his relatives were waiting, they all rushed into the house. Both Waleed and Marwan were intimidated and Husayn and his family members left the house.
This scene is not very different from what happened fifty years ago at the door of Fatima Zahra. Husayn was being threatened for his life for ba'ya exactly like Imam Ali had been threatened for his life for bay'a.
Times had changed but policies remained the same. Faces were different but questions and answers remained the same.

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Tajuk :
Hari Nahar (10 Zulhijjah)

Hadith :
Dari jabir r.a katanya:”Aku melihat nabi s.a.w melontar dari atas kenderaannya pada hari Nahar (hari menyembelih korban iaitu 10 Zulhijjah). Lalu baginda bersabda:” Hendaklah kamu sekelian pelajari dengan bersungguh-sungguh bagaimana caranya aku mengerjakan haji, kerana aku tidak tahu barangkali aku tidak akan sempat lagi mengerjakan haji sesudah hajiku ini.”

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The fate of the world's only Hindu monarch is about to be decided. Elections are being held in Nepal on Thursday, but if Nepalis vote to abolish the monarchy in the Himalayan kingdom, some Nepalese politicians are vowing to fight to the death in a religious war. Al Jazeera's Jane Dutton reports.

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