By K. Isah
More Pictures taken during the first gathering of Ashura Mourning at Husainiyyah baqiyatullah, Zaria on 1st of Muharram 1436( 24/10/14). Sheikh Zakzaky (H) delivered lecture on the fall of new Islamic Year 1436,
the significance of new year and bloody act of the enemies of the Prophet (SAWA) who killed his son Imam Husain(alaihis salam) in the sacred month of Muharram. Hijrah, Sheikh said, is Sunnah of the Prophet and it was not initiated by any body as claimed by those who want to give credits to thier favourite ones.
Sheikh further spoke on the migration of the Prophet to Madina, formerly yathrib. It was renamed the City of the Prophet ( ie Madina) or Tayyba. The city became the city of Islam with the coming ot the Prophet (SAWA), thus Islam got a center where Islam can be fully practiced. This shows the necessity of having Islamic state where it can be fully practised at full scale. From Madina Islam spread to other parts of Arabian peninsula to the extent it reached the whole world. For Islam to have center where it spread to other parts of the world is a necessity.
Islamic State of Iraq and Libid (ISIL) is a creation of enemies of Islam to give it a bad name, just like boko Haram in Nigeria. All this is done to show that Boko haram and ISIL are trying to establish Islam, thus portraying Islam in bad shape. Whereas when the first center or state of Islam was established- that is Madina by the holy Prophet, there was no single blood shedded. In contrast, the people of Madina received the Prophet warmly as they sing the praise of him to welcome him to the new city.
The Prophet entered Madina after having stayed for a while at Quba, waiting for his family members to arrive. Imam Ali (alaihis salam) left Makka with the family members of the holy Prophet. Before he left Makka he challenged the pagans to chase him if they are really strong enough to face him. A group of youths, instigated by thier masters, chased him to fight him. They could not face the young Ali, though one of them tried to challenge him but humiliated. The Imam arrived in Quba, where he met the holy prophet and together they entered Madina.
Those who claimed Islam flourished through war and fighting should know that Madina- the first Islamic center, received him and made him leader peacefully. Not only that the people of Madina defended their new leader against attacks by pagans and their allies with their blood and wealth. Madina became a center where Islam governed peacefully, without shedding of blood. Contrary to present new groups, who resorted to killings and destruct ions, on behalf of the enemies of Islam who created them.
Ziyara of imam Husain was recited by Leader and closing prayer.
