In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
The Best Worship
The key to success for every distinguished human being is
worshiping and obeying Allah (SWT), since the purpose of creation of
mankind is nothing but worship. However, worship has a broad meaning and is not
restricted to praying or fasting. In his book of “Mufradat”,
Raghib Isfahani states that
“Worshiping and obedience means to express humbleness and humility”. It means
that worship has a more inclusive meaning which is ultimate humility and
humbleness.
Fatimah, daughter of Imam Hussain (PBUH), has narrated the situation of Lady Zainab
(PBUH) on the night before Ashura as follows:
“On the night before Ashura, my aunt Zainab
was standing in her place for worship and was supplicating to Allah (SWT). On that night, no one amongst us got to sleep and the voice of
our cries was never interrupted”.
Worshiping, with its inclusive meaning, is observed in all the
behaviors and characteristics of Lady Zainab (PBUH). She remained patient in all the difficulties and tragedies
that happened to her to the extent that patience became impatient over her
patience, and all these were considered as acts of worship for her. Is there
any act of worship greater than offering two beloved children for the sake of the
Holy Quran and the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUT), and becoming mournful over losing
six brothers such as Imam Hussain (PBUH) and Hadrat Abbas (PBUH)? Is there a greater
act of worship than wearing the veil of captivity in which she was examined
tens of times and she passed all successfully?
And finally, is there any act of worship greater than continuing
the rising of her brother, delivering fiery sermons in the path of Kufa and Syria,
and awakening ignorant people who were deceived by poisonous propaganda of
Yazid and martyred Imam Hussain (PBUH) as a man who was out of Islam! Her
sermons created a movement in Kufa and Damascus which shook the
bases of Yazid’s kingdom and even Yazid’s
son refused to replace his father as the king, and after a while, quitted the
government while disgracing the oppressing dynasty of Umayyads.
In her sermon, Lady Zainab (PBUH) warned Yazid about the Hereafter and said, ”Fear
the day on which the judge is Allah (SWT), and Muhammad (PBUH&HP) himself will plead for justice. O Yazid! On that day
the organs and members of people will testify against them, and it is on that
day that the punishment of the oppressors will be realized”.
Of course, the greatest act of worship of Lady Zainab (PBUH) was preaching and giving advice with
which she continued the tradition of the Prophets (PBUT) and the infallible Imams (PBUT).
(Selection taken
from “Lady Zainab (PBUH) (The Practical Character and Behavior of Ahl
al-Bayt (PBUT))”, by Sayyed Kadhim Arfa')
The
Roshd Website offers condolences to you dear friend upon 15th of
Rajab, the anniversary of the demise of the symbol of worship and sacrifice, Lady
Zainab (PBUH).
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