As societies have meandered through different epochs, expansions and ideas, it has only been natural for existing notions and ideas to be challenged, and this is a necessary and natural part of society. This can be something to be observed in many varying fields, in which in many instances such…
I was waiting for the Arba’in of Imam Husain (a.s.) to finish so I could share my humble perspective on issues related to the coronavirus situation happening not only in my local community, but all around the world today. What I wish to share is not as a response to…
Souls Sacrificed for Religion By: Āyatullah Muḥammad Taqī Miṣbāḥ Yazdī Translated by: Muhammad Reza Dorudgar & Zaid Alsalami PART NINE (final) The Blood of Imām Ḥusain (a.s.); a guarantor for keeping Islam in society Everything that has been mentions is an overall observation of the conditions Imām Ḥusain (a.s.) had…
Souls Sacrificed for Religion By: Āyatullah Muḥammad Taqī Miṣbāḥ Yazdī Translated by: Muhammad Reza Dorudgar & Zaid Alsalami PART EIGHT Secularism and its consequences in the society The restriction that the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphs had put for the Imāms (a.s.) was that they not involve themselves in any political…
Souls Sacrificed for Religion By: Āyatullah Muḥammad Taqī Miṣbāḥ Yazdī Translated by: Muhammad Reza Dorudgar & Zaid Alsalami PART SEVEN Methods of weakening religion and values in society It is necessary to further expand on this topic, due to how important it is, and to explain how religion and its…
Souls Sacrificed for Religion By: Āyatullah Muḥammad Taqī Miṣbāḥ Yazdī Translated by: Muhammad Reza Dorudgar & Zaid Alsalami PART SIX Secularism; the chronic enemy of Islam What the Shah was purposely aiming at was to separate religion from politics. In today’s society, this is what we refer to as “secularism”,…
Souls Sacrificed for Religion By: Āyatullah Muḥammad Taqī Miṣbāḥ Yazdī Translated by: Muhammad Reza Dorudgar & Zaid Alsalami PART FIVE Repetition of History That which occurred during the time of Imām Ḥusain (a.s.) could also occur again in any other time. There will always be the possibility that certain conditions…
Souls Sacrificed for Religion By: Āyatullah Muḥammad Taqī Miṣbāḥ Yazdī Translated by: Muhammad Reza Dorudgar & Zaid Alsalami PART FOUR When Imām Ḥusain (a.s.) said “hayhāt minnā al-dhilla” this word was not moral statement or advice. It was him saying he will never subject himself to humiliation, and Islam gives…
Souls Sacrificed for Religion By: Āyatullah Muḥammad Taqī Miṣbāḥ Yazdī Translated by: Muhammad Reza Dorudgar & Zaid Alsalami PART THREE Two important questions: The Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) tried to in any possible way to maintain the foundation of Islam and not let its essence be eradicated or forgotten in the…
Souls Sacrificed for Religion By: Āyatullah Muḥammad Taqī Miṣbāḥ Yazdī Translated by: Muhammad Reza Dorudgar & Zaid Alsalami PART TWO Crying out of veneration to God The fourth piece of advice is: والرَّابعةُ کثرةُ البُکآءِ من خشیةِ اللهِ یُبنی لکَ بکُلِّ دمعةٍ ألفَ بیتٍ في الجنَّةِ. The fourth is…