<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana">Almighty Allah has made each and every member of the family of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) an embodiment of excellence and has granted them various distinctions.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Imam Hasan and Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with them) have a special relationship with the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>They are from the Prophet’s Family and they are both Companions of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It is because of this relationship that Allah Most High has made them the very epitome of truth.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Their very talk is pure and every action of theirs is matchless and inimitable.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>They are a great example for the whole Ummah.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Their very life is a beacon of guidance for the Ummah.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana">These are the words of Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Qadri, Professor, Islamic Law, Jamia Nizamia, Founder/Director, Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center in the weekly lecture organized under the aegis of Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center at Masjid Abul Hasanaat, Jahanuma, Hyderabad.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana">The Mufti said that the Imams Hasan and Hasan (May Allah be well pleased with them) are the standard bearers of guidance and they are a shining proof of truth.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The Christians of Najran came to the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It was their belief that Prophet ‘Isa (May peace be upon him) is son of God (May Allah protect us from this) and their proof was that Prophet ‘Isa (May peace be upon him) was born without a father.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>That Prophet ‘Isa (May peace be upon him) was born without a father is a proof of the power of Allah and Allah Most High created Hadhrat Adam (May peace be upon him) without father or mother.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The way this was a sign of Allah’s power, in the same Prophet ‘Isa’s birth without a father is also a sign of Allah’s power.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>They argued even after this, so by the command of Allah, the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) invited them for a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Mubahala</i> as given in the Holy Quran:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana">So, if someone contends with you about ?Isa (Jesus) after knowledge has come to you, say: ?Come, let us (jointly) call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves (at the same place). Then let us supplicate fervently (i.e., most submissively) and invoke the curse of Allah upon the liars.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Surah Al Imran (3:61)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana">When the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him) was in His lap, Imam Hasan (May Allah be well pleased with him) was walking alongside Him holding His finger.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Hadhrat Fatima Zahra (May Allah be well pleased with her) was walking behind Him and Hadhrat ‘Ali (May Allah be well pleased with him) was walking behind her.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>When the priest saw the radiant faces of these people, he cried out:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>O people!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I am seeing their radiant faces.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If they supplicate to Allah Most High to move a mountain from its place, then because of their supplication, Allah Most High will surely move the mountain from its place.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Don’t do the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Mubahala</i> with them.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Otherwise all of you will be destroyed and until the Day of Judgment, there will be no Christian on the face of the earth.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Thus, they made some settlement and went back.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The wrath of Allah had come very close to the people of Najran.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If they had done the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Mubahala</i>, their faces would’ve been mutated.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>They would’ve been changed to monkeys and pigs.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana">The Mufti said that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is Himself a miracle of Allah.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>To prove the authenticity of Islam, only He is enough, but, as per the command of Allah, He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) took Imam Hasan and Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with them) also with Him so that the Ummah learns that they are epitomes of truth and veracity and they themselves are proofs of the authenticity of Islam.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana">The Mufti said that when they were proofs of the authenticity of Islam in their childhood itself, then how can their fighting for the sake of Islam and for the protection of the Shariah be construed as a worldly adventure?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana">The Mufti said that a human being is bound to follow the laws of Islam on reaching the age of majority.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Then obligations of Islam are laid on a person.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It is only after acceptance of one’s good deeds that paradise is promised.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>However, it is the distinction of the Imams, Hasan and Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with them) that they have been given the glad tidings of not only paradise, but of the being the leaders of paradise right in childhood.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The Mufti quoted a Hadith from Mo’jam Kabeer, Jame’ Ul Ahadeeth and Kanz Ul ‘Ummal:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana">It is narrated on the authority of The Lady of Paradise, Hadhrat Fatima Zahra (May Allah be well pleased with her) that in the last moments of this earthly life of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), she took Imam Hasan and Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with them) and said: O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>These are your sons.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Grant them something….!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I grant my awe, reverence and my leadership and command and I give Hussain my courage, bravery and benevolence and generosity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana">The session ended with Salaam and Dua.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Maulana Hafidh Syed Ahmed Ghouri, Teacher, Jamia Nizamia, led the proceedings.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana"> </span></p>