THE DESTINATION OF THE SUN

THE DESTINATION OF THE SUN

This is our journey which we began towards Allah with the intention
of Hijrat. We have taken a draught from the spring of Marefat and
attached ourselves with the Imams (a.s.). The final destination of the
sun is before us.
As far as ghaibat is concerned, it is due to our ownself. The only
remedy is repentance. Repentance means turning towards Allah with
the sincerity of intention to express our respect and our failure to
perform our duties properly.
We should seek Allah’s forgiveness, and in order to achieve the best
of our remaining life we should strive to seek instructions from Him.
But it is necessary to know that a true repentance is one which is
accompanied by a sincere intention. That order is the one which
makes the "pure life" to prepare for the satisfied soul.
However the Holy Prophet (s.a.w) had declared that command in the
words of the Almighty and many of his followers take it as their guide
for salvation.
"Say I do not ask from you any recompense for this except the
love of the nearest kin."
(Sura Shuraa 42:23)
It is surprising, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) is asking the people to
love his kindered as a recompense of his labours in conveying the
divine message? Is he asking something for himself?
"Say! Whatever I ask you as a recompense is not for myself. It
is for your own good. My recompense is not but upon the
(Almighty) Allah."
(Surah Saba 34: 47)
Is it possible for anyone to repay the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) for a
single minute spent by his holy mission? What do we possess that we
can give to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.)?
Whatever we have is only due to them (a.s.). Everything is the result
of the bounty of their existence. Because they are the best of the
creatures. Allah has created the whole universe in the love of these
personalities. These exalted personages have not associated anyone
with Allah even for a moment. So why can’t they be deserving of
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Allah’s absolute love. Why should their way not be the way of
salvation? Hence why should the people not be ordered to love and
revere them?
Who else can benefit from their love and reverence? What other
provision can we collect for the Hereafter rather than support them
with our minds as well as our hands. Because to support them is one
of the best deeds as they themselves are a model of piety and
worship of Allah.
It is for this reason that loving them is beneficial for our ownself.
‘1’he Holy Prophet (s.a.w) desires to provide his Ummat with other
springs of grace.
"Say, I do not ask for this any recompense except from the
who wishes to take the path towards his Lord."
(Furqan 25: 57)
At this juncture let us review the saying of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.)
when he said to the following effect.
"O People! If you wish to pay me back for the labours that I
undertook to bring you the message, a recompense which would
revert to you and become a way of guidance for you and save you
from deviation, moreover it will also please me; I only wish that you
love and befriend my Ahlul Bayt."
Let us examine some of the points conveyed in these statements.
What is "recompense"? "recompense" is something that is given in
return for the right to use a particular thing. Till the thing is paid for,
it cannot be legitimate to use it. It is not possible to benefit from a
thing till one has not paid the due.
It is necessary to pay this due so that we can achieve nearness to
Allah and satisfy Him.
To achieve the divine law which the prophet (s.a.w.) has brought, we
must first pay the due.
Even if we summarise the teachings of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) into
the following Divine qualities mentioned in the Quran "The Greatest,
the Most Powerful, the Everpresent, the Light, the Truth, the Wise,
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the Merciful. Even then we cannot hope to attain these qualities till
we fulfill the injunction of "loving the nearest relatives" "Say. I do not
ask from you any recompense except the love of my nearest
kindered."
The "nearest kin", mentioned in this verse, are, according to the,
Holy Prophet (s.a.w): Imam Ali (a.s.), Janabe Fatima Zahra (s.a.)
and their two virtuous sons Imam Hasan (a.s.) and Imam Husain (a.
s.).
On the basis of this, the love of these personages is the factor that
perfects the faith of a person. Many of the Ahle Sunnat scholars have
also recorded and ‘fled to the fact that the people to be loved as testa
mentioned in this verse denote the same exalted personalities.*
(Some of the Shia writers have based their works upon the material
from the authoritative Sunni books.)
The word "Muwaddat" is derived from "wudd" and "wudd" means
extreme love. This word Muwaddat denotes extra-ordinary love and
we must pay attention to this fact. We must also note the fact that
when we love a particular person the following things become
incumbent upon us:
a. We must know his characteristics, specialities, merits and all
things relevant to him.
b. We must keep on increasing our love for him.
c. We must publicize our love among the people and elevate the
remembrance of our beloved and call the people towards him.
d. We must obey his commands and We must avoid those things
that he has prohibited for us. Actually our love for the Ahlul
Bayt (a.s.) is based ‘on obedience. Today the representatives
of Ahiul Bayt upon the earth is Hazrat Hujjat (a.s.). It is a must
to obey him and as per his instructions we should strive to
follow his deputies. should assure piety.
e. We should wait for the reappearance of Hazrat (a.j.) and we
must pray for his early reappearance.
f. We must help and assist his followers, the Shias and other
helpers of Imam (a.s.).
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g. We must oppose his enemies and those who oppose his
mission. (Refer the book Mikyalul Makarim Vol. 11 for a
detailed analysis of the duties during the ghaibat of Imam a.s.)
We must always strive to increase love for him and. Our aim should
be the zenith. And that is the destination of the sun.
Wait! Do not proceed alone! We come with you. we shall conclude our
discussion with such words concerning Imam (a.s.) that we can
become more desirous of meeting and. we can benefit from the
incidents where people had the honour of meeting Imam (a.s.).
O Allah! Do not let out faith regarding the Imamat of Hazrat be
destroyed due to his prolonged Ghaibat and due to the fact that we
do not know where he is. Do not leave us in a condition when we do
not remember him, nor await him, not have faith in him and in his
reappearance, nor do we pray for him and nor send blessings upon
him.
O Allah! It should not be that we despair of his reappearance due to
prolonged ghaibat. Make our belief as firm as the belief in the
announcement of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w), his announcement and
the revelation from You and the Book (Quran) sent by you! O Allah!
Make our hearts firm upon the belief in him that we can achieve
guidance only through him and continue to tread the straight path.
O Allah! Impart us the strength to follow him. Keep us steadfast in
his obedience. Include us among his followers and among those who
help him, support him and those who are pleased with what he does.
Do not deprive us of the honour of his guidance in this life or at the
time of death. We should meet death in such a state that we must
not have any doubt about this exalted personality. We should not
have any misunderstanding nor we be among those who disbelieve in
him.
O Allah! Hasten the time of his reappearance. Help him achieve
success and victory. Help his supporters and debase and destroy his
enemies. Amen. O the Lord of the Worlds.
Peace be upon Mahdi (a.j), the one regarding whom
Allah has promised the people.
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