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Mukhtar-e-Saqafi

It is narrated by Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq A.S, the sixth holy Imam that Never speak bad about Muhktar, that indeed it is thanks to him the killers of Imam Husain A.S were punished for their deeds so that we were able to leave our sorrows behind.

Abdullah Ibne Sharik has written that on the occasion of Baqra-Eid I visited Imam Muhammad Baqir A.S and found the holy Imam resting himself and at that moment suddenly a man who came from Basra entered the room and wished to kiss the hands of the holy Imam, but Imam Muhammad Baqir A.S moved away his hands and asked the man who he was. The man answered :

My name is Abu Muhammad Hakam Bin Mukhtar-e-Saqafi. On hearing this name the holy Imam called him closer and offered him to sit next to the Imam. After receiving this warm reception from the Imam this man continued: Oh my dear master people have the wrong assumptions about my father.Imam asked the son of Mukhtar: What do they say?

And he answered: They think bad of him and give him false accusations and says that my father is a liar. I am interested my master in your opinion of my father.

The holy Imam then replied: I have heard from my holy father Imam Zain-ul-Abedeen A.S (4th Imam) that Mukhtar is the one who often payed visit to the daughter of Amir-ul-Momeneen A.S. On his visits he used to sit down and payed attention to her teachings in Islam and he noted down every hadith he learned. The Mahr of my holy grandmother was also given by the fund Mukhtar had sent us. Mukhtar rebuilt our house and most important of all ended the lives of the tyrants. May God bless your father Mukhtar who took revenge and killed our enemies.

In the book of Behar-ul-Anwar Allama Majlisi has written that when the heads of Ibn e Ziad (L) and Umar-e-Saad (L) were sent to the Ahlul-Bayt (progeny of the prophet) and when Imam Zain-ul-Abedeed A.S saw the heads of the tyrants, the Imam prostrated at once and praised and thanked God by saying: I am thankful to you my Lord that you have taken revenge of the holy blood of ours. May you my Lord grant Mukhtar for this good deed.

In another narration Sahib-e-Nasiq has written that on the moment when these two heads were brought to Imam Zain-ul-Abedeen then the holy Imam said that: I thank God who kept me alive to this day when I could see the heads of the tyrants who killed my holy father Imam Husain A.S? Thereafter the servants of the Imam payed attention to the heads of the tyrants. Such a long time after the tragedy of Karbala this happy occasion was apparent and the Ahlul-Bayt had every right to celebrate this day.

Due to the happiness on this day, the usual syrup (Halwa) that was brought to the 4th Imam every day was forgotten. Someone asked one of the servants that today you forgot to bring the syrup to the Imam. When Imam Zain-ul-Abedeen heard this he said that do not worry about that today the heads of the tyrants is for me like you have brought me the most delicious syrup of all.

It is narrated that from the day when Imam Husain A.S was martyred till the day the heads of the killers of Imam Hussain A.S were brought to Madina, no member of the Ahl-ul-Bayt spent any time to their own e.g combing their hair or anything like that. Neither did anyone see smoke coming out from the house of the Ahlul-Bayt. That means food was never prepared at home but it was always brought from the bazaars and when everybody had eaten the food the Ahlul-Bayt continued to grieve for Imam Husain A.S.

It is also written in the books that our 4th Imam had quit eating any meals of meat. When the holy Imam passed by the butcher' shops the butchers used to cover the meats with a cloth because the Imam used to cry so much. But Mukhtar is indeed the lover of the Ahlul-Bayt who managed to bring happiness after 3-4 years in the house of the Ahlul-Bayt and Syeda Zainab (SA) along with the others could be happy on this day.

What is Fadak ( فدک )?

What is Fadak ( فدک )?

After his victory at Khayber the Holy Prophet (S) decided to destroy the remaining strongholds of the Jews and thus end the danger to Islam. He therefore turned his attention to the Jewish village of Fadak, which was a fertile territory 180 kilometres north of Madina.
He sent an envoy to the elders of Fadak. The chief of the village, preferred peace and surrender to fighting. In return for the protection of the Muslims, he agreed to give half of the produce of the region to the Holy Prophet (S).
According to the rules of Islam, the lands conquered through war and military power are the property of all the Muslims and their administration lies with the ruler of the Muslims. However, those lands that are submitted to the Muslims without war, as in the case of Fadak, belong to the Holy Prophet (S) and after him, to the Holy Imam (A) of the time. They have the right to distribute such properties as they see fit. This is evident from the following verse:
Whatever God has bestowed on His Prophet from the people of the towns is for God and the Prophet and his relatives and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer, so that it may not circulate among the rich ones of you...
Surae Hashr, 59 : 7(Part)
The land of Fadak thus came into the possession of the Holy Prophet (S), and when the following verse was revealed,
And give the kinsman his due, and the needy and the wayfarer...
Surae Bani Israa'il, 17 : 26(Part)
he made a gift of Fadak to his dear daughter Bibi Fatima (A).
He did this for several reasons. Firstly, he was commanded to give his near ones their due. The Holy Prophet (S) and all the Muslims were indebted to Bibi Khadija (A) who sacrificed her entire wealth for the sake of the early Muslims. Her money had been used to spread Islam, free those Muslims who were slaves and support them in their times of trouble as in the three years of social boycott that they had faced in Makka. Now the Holy Prophet (S) could return her favours by gifting her daughter the rich land of Fadak. He also knew that after him, Imam Ali (A) would need Fadak as a source of income to safeguard his position as Caliph.
Finally, he wanted to leave some provision for his daughter and grandchildren so that they could live with dignity after his death.
However, after the Holy Prophet (S) passed away, Abu Bakr, who had stolen the right of Imam Ali (A) to the Caliphate, took Fadak away from Bibi Fatima (A). He did this to ensure that Imam Ali (A) would not have the means to regain his rights.
When her agents informed her that they had been replaced by the Caliph's men at Fadak, Bibi Fatima (A) decided to contest her right by legal means.
Abu Bakr refused to acknowledge her claim, and asked her to provide witnesses. Although she already possessed the property of Fadak and there had never been any doubt about her ownership, she brought two witnesses. These were Imam Ali (A) and a woman named Umme Ayman, about whom the Holy Prophet (S) had guaranteed that she would go to heaven.
Even then, Abu Bakr would not agree and he quoted a fake tradition saying,
"The Holy Prophet has said, `We the group of Prophets do not inherit, nor are we inherited and what we leave is for alms.'"
This was a blatant lie and moreover no one but Abu Bakr claimed to have heard it.
Bibi Fatima (A) then gave an eloquent lecture in which she first explained about the Oneness of Allah and the nature of the mission of her father. She then proved that Abu Bakr was lying by quoting the following verse:
And Sulaiman inherited Dawood...
Surae Naml 27 : 16(Part)
Although Abu Bakr was ashamed of his conduct and decided to return Fadak to her, she never forgave him for his actions. She did not speak to him again as long as she lived and at her funeral six months after her father died, he was not allowed to take part as per her will.
Eventually, Abu Bakr wrote a certificate to the effect that Fadak was the absolute property of Bibi Fatima (A) and gave it to her. However, when she was going back to her house, Umar al-Khattab chanced to meet her and came to know the contents of the certificate. He brought it back to Abu Bakr saying,
"As Ali is a beneficiary in this case, his evidence is not acceptable. As for Umme Ayman, being a woman, her testimony is also of no value on its own."
Saying this, he tore up the certificate in the presence of Abu Bakr. This action grieved Bibi Fatima (A) so much that she cursed him saying,
"May Allah cause your abdomen to be torn in the same way."
This prayer proved fateful, because in 24 A.H., Umar was stabbed thrice in the stomach by his killer, Abu Lulu.
After this, Fadak remained in the hands of successive rulers until the time of the Umayyad Caliph Umar bin Abdul Aziz, who returned it to Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (A). However, the next Caliph took it away and it remained with the Bani Umayyah Caliphs until their rule ended. During the rule of the Bani Abbas it was returned briefly, but then taken away forever.

أسماء شهداء كربلاء

أسماء شهداء كربلاء ◄► Names of Martyrs of Karbala

Aulad-e- Hazrat Abu Talib (as)
1 Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S)
سيد الشهداء الحسين بن علي عليهما السلام
2 Hazrat Abbas Bin Ali (A.S)
العباس بن علي عليهما السلام
3 Hazrat Ali Akber Bin Hussain (A.S)
علي الاكبر عليه السلام
4 Hazrat Ali Asghar Bin Hussain (A.S)
محمد ( الاصغر ) بن علي بن أبي طالب
5 Hazrat Abdullah Bin Ali (A.S)
عبد الله علي بن ابي طالب
6 Hazrat Jafer Bin Ali (A.S)
جعفر بن علي بن ابي طالب
7 Hazrat Usman Bin Ali (A.S)
عثمان بن علي بن ابي طالب
8 Hazrat Abu Baker Bin Ali (A.S)
أبو بكر بن علي بن ابي طالب
9 Hazrat Abu Baker Bin Hasan Bin Ali (A.S)
أبو بكر بن الحسن بن علي بن أبي طالب
10 Hazrat Qasim Bin Hasan Bin Ali(A.S)
القاسم بن الحسن عليهما السلام
11 Hazrat Abdullah Bin Hassan (A.S)
عبدالله بن الحسن بن علي بن ابي طالب
12 Hazrat Aun bin Abdullah Bin Jafer (A.S)
عون بن عبدالله بن جعفر بن ابي طالب
13 Hazrat Mohammad Bin Abdullah bin Jafer (A.S)
محمد بن عبدالله بن جعفر بن ابي طالب
14 Hazrat Abdullah Bin Muslim Bin Aqeel (A.S)
عبدالله بن مسلم بن عقيل بن ابي طالب
15 Hazrat Mohammad BIN Muslim (A.S)
محمد بن مسلم بن عقيل بن أبي طالب
16 Hazrat Mohammad Bin Saeed bin Aqeel (A.S)
محمد بن ابي سعيد بن عقيل بن ابي طالب
17 Hazrat Abdul Rehman Bin Aqeel (A.S)
عبدالرحمن ابن عقيل بن ابي طالب
18 Hazrat Jafer Bin Aqeel (A.S)
جعفر بن عقيل بن ابي طالب
Asad

19 Hazrat Uns Bin Hars Asadi (A.S)
20 Hazrat Habib Bin Mazahir Asadi (A.S)
حبيب بن مظاهر الاسدي
21 Hazrat Muslim Bin Ausaja Asadi (A.S)
22 Hazrat Qais Bin Masher Asadi (A.S)
23 Hazrat Abu Samama Umru Bin Abdullah (A.S)
24 Hazrat Boreer Hamdani (A.S)
25 Hazrat Hanala Bin Asad (A.S)
26 Hazrat Abis Shakri (A.S)
27 Hazrat Abdul Rehman Rahbi (A.S)
28 Hazrat Saif Bin Hars (A.S)
29 Hazrat Amer Bin Abdullah Hamdani (A.S)
Jahbi
30 Hazrat Junada Bin Hars (A.S)
31 Hazrat Majma Bin Abdullah (A.S)
32 Hazrat Nafey Bin Halal (A.S)
33 Hazrat Hajjaj Bin Masrooq (A.S) Moazzin of Kafla-e- Kerbala Ansari
34 Hazrat Umer Bin Qarza (A.S)
35 Hazrat Abdul Rehman Bin Abd-e-Rub (A.S)
36 Hazrat Junada Bin Kab (A.S)
37 Hazrat Amer Bin Janada (A.S)
38 Hazrat Naeem Bin Ajlan (A.S)
39 Hazrat Saad Bin Hars (A.S)
Bijli & Khas-ami
40 Hazrat Zuhair Bin Qain (A.S)
41 Hazrat Salman Bin Mazarib (A.S)
42 Hazrat Saeed Bin Umer (A.S)
43 Hazrat Abdullah Bin Basheer (A.S)
Kandi & Ghaffari
44 Hazrat Yazid Bin Zaid Kandi (A.S)
45 Hazrat Harb Bin Umr-ul-Qais (A.S)
46 Hazrat Zaheer Bin Amer (A.S)
47 Hazrat Basheer Bin Amer (A.S)
48 Hazrat Abdullah Arwah Gahffari (A.S)
49 Hazrat Jhon (A.S) Ghulam Abu Zar Ghaffari Qalbi
50 Hazrat Abdullah Bin Ameer (A.S)
51 Hazrat Abdul Aala Bin Yazeed (A.S)
52 Hazrat Saleem Bin Ameer (A.S) Azdi
53 Hazrat Qasim Bin Habib (A.S)
54 Hazrat Zaid Bin Saleem (A.S)
55 Hazrat Noman Bin Umer (A.S) Abdi
56 Hazrat Yazeed Bin Sabeet (A.S)
57 Hazrat Amir Bin Muslim (A.S)
58 Hazrat Saif Bin Malik (A.S)
Tameemi & Tai
59 Hazrat Jabir Bin Hajjaji (A.S)
60 Hazrat Masood Bin Hajjaji (A.S)
61 Hazrat Abdul Rehman Bin Masood (A.S)
62 Hazrat Baker Bin Haee (A.S)
63 Hazrat Ammar Bin Hassan Tai (A.S)
Taghleebi
64 Hazrat Zurghama Bin Malik (A.S)
65 Hazrat Kanana Bin Ateeq (A.S)
Jahani & Tameemi
66 Hazrat Aqaba Bin Sult (A.S)
67 Hazrat Hur Bin Yazeed Tameemi (A.S)
68 Hazrat Aqaba Bin Sult (A.S) Miscellaneous Martyrs
69 Hazrat Habala Bin Ali Sheebani (A.S)
70 Hazrat Qanab Bin Umer (A.S)
71 Hazrat Abdullah Bin yaqter (A.S)
72 Hazrat Ghulam-e-Turki (A.S) Ghulam of Imam-e-SAJJAD (as)