MALWANI CHEHLUM JAMAT WELFARE SOCIETY
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Chehlum committee is established on 1986 A.D by Al Haaj Sayyed Mukhtar Hussain Azmi Sahab. The purpose of this committee is to oraganized Majis and procession in the remembrance of martyr Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S).
About Imam Husain's (A.S)
What was the course of Imam Husain's (a.s) revolution? What reasons
prompted him to initiate such a great and unmatched upspring? Did he
intended to overthrow the Yazid regime? Did he wish to end the Umayyad
dynasty? These and such other questions keep cropping in the mind and
everyone wants to know the satisfactory replies, specially the mourner
of Imam Husain (a.s) are more eager in this regard.
Imam
Hossein (PBUH) was born on the 3rd of Sha'ban, in 4th year of Hijrah
inMedina. When the Prophet (PBUH) heard the news of Imam Hossein's
birth, became very happy and came to the house of Fatima (PBUH). Asma,
the maidservant ofFatima covered the child in a white cloth and brought
him to the Prophet (PBUH). The Prophet (PBUH) picked the child up in his
lap and recited the Azaan in his right ear and iqamah in the left one.
As if, apparently, he (PBUH) made the ears of his son familiar and
acquainted with the name of God for the first time. On the seventh day
of the birth, an angel came from the God and he said, "Just as Haroon
was the brother, sympathizer, and helper in each and every difficulty of
Moses (PBUH) similarly Ali (PBUH) is your sympathizer, helper and
brother in each and every matter of yours. Therefore, keep the name of
this child upon the name of Haroon's son "Shabeer," which translated
into Arabic becomes 'Hossein'. Thus the name of the second child of
Fatima (PBUH) was also selected by God.
On the ninth day of the month the last challenge to choose between "allegiance or war" was made by the enemy to the Imam. The Imam asked for a delay in order to worship overnight and became determined to enter battle on the next day.
On the tenth day of Muharram of the year 61/680 the Imam lined up before the enemy with his small band of followers, less than ninety persons consisting of forty of his companions, thirty some members of the army of the enemy that j joined him during the night and day of war, and his Hashimite family of children, brothers, nephews, nieces and cousins. That day they fought from morning until their final breath, the Imam, the young Hashimites and the companions were all martyred. Among those killed were two children of Imam Hasan, who were only thirteen and eleven years old; and a five-year-old child and a suckling baby of Imam Husayn.
It must be said in truth that if Imam Hasan or Imam Husayn had fought Mu'awiyah they would have been killed without there being the least benefit for Islam. Their deaths would have had no effect before the righteous appearing policy of Mu'awiyah, a competent politician who emphasised his being a companion of the Holy Prophet (sawas), the "scribe of the revelation," and "uncle of the faithful" and who used every stratagem possible to preserve a religious guise for his rule. Moreover, with his ability to set the stage to accomplish his desires he could have had them killed by their own people and then assumed a state of mourning and sought to revenge their blood, just as he sought to give the impression that he was avenging the killing of the third caliph.
On the ninth day of the month the last challenge to choose between "allegiance or war" was made by the enemy to the Imam. The Imam asked for a delay in order to worship overnight and became determined to enter battle on the next day.
On the tenth day of Muharram of the year 61/680 the Imam lined up before the enemy with his small band of followers, less than ninety persons consisting of forty of his companions, thirty some members of the army of the enemy that j joined him during the night and day of war, and his Hashimite family of children, brothers, nephews, nieces and cousins. That day they fought from morning until their final breath, the Imam, the young Hashimites and the companions were all martyred. Among those killed were two children of Imam Hasan, who were only thirteen and eleven years old; and a five-year-old child and a suckling baby of Imam Husayn.
It must be said in truth that if Imam Hasan or Imam Husayn had fought Mu'awiyah they would have been killed without there being the least benefit for Islam. Their deaths would have had no effect before the righteous appearing policy of Mu'awiyah, a competent politician who emphasised his being a companion of the Holy Prophet (sawas), the "scribe of the revelation," and "uncle of the faithful" and who used every stratagem possible to preserve a religious guise for his rule. Moreover, with his ability to set the stage to accomplish his desires he could have had them killed by their own people and then assumed a state of mourning and sought to revenge their blood, just as he sought to give the impression that he was avenging the killing of the third caliph.