Afternoon Reminder. Wednesday. VIRTUES of Muharram. Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Of the four sacred months, this month has been blessed with great reward and specific virtues.Abu Hurayrah, (RA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “The best of fasting after Ramadan is fasting during Allah’s (SWT) month of Muharram.” (Saheeh Muslim). 10th MUHARRAM The tenth day of this sacred month is known as Aashura and is considered to be one of the most important and blessed days of Allah in the Islamic calendar. The word Aashura is derived from Ashara, which means ten. The observation of this day dates back to Prophet Moosa, Moses (AS). In a Hadith related by Ibn Abbas (RA) when the Messenger of Allah (SAW) came to Madina, he found the Jews fasting on the day of Aashura. He inquired why they were doing so. They replied that it was a good day, the day on which Allah delivered Prophet Moosa (AS) and the children of Israel from Pharaoh. As gratitude Moosa (AS) fasted that day. The Holy Prophet (SAW) responded “I have more right to Moosa than you.” He fasted the day and commanded the believers to fast. [Bukhari and Muslim]. The idea underlying this event is to stress the affinity amongst the messengers of Allah and to show that religious devotion is a constant flow from one generation to another. The Prophet (S.A.W) came not to abrogate all the earlier religious practices but to codify and preserve them for all times to come in ideal forms. To be concluded this evening in shaa Allah. May Allah accept our little efforts and increase us in knowledge and wisdom in His obedience. Aameen.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:37:10 +0000
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