Tajdeed

The Prison of al-Hashimiyyah, and those who were killed in it from the Ahl al-Bayt (a.s)

During the days of Abi al-Dawaniq, the second king of the Abbasids, he killed: ‘Abdullāh b. al-Ḥassan b. al-Ḥassan in the year 145 AH, when he was at the age of seventy five. He was imprisoned for three years. Taken from al-Maqātil.

And with an authentic chain from Yaḥyā b. ‘Abdullāh b. al-Ḥassan, he said: When my father ‘Abdullāh b. al-Ḥassan, and his Ahl al-Bayt were imprisoned, my brother Muḥammad b. ‘Abdullāh came to my mother and said: O mother of Yaḥyā, visit my father in prison, and tell him: Muḥammad says, it is best that one man from the progeny of Muḥammad is killed, as opposed to a few dozen men [from the progeny of Muḥammad]. She went for him, and entered upon him in prison. He was laying against a saddle, and on his legs were shackles.

She said: I could not bear [seeing him in] that state, he said: Be patient, O mother of Yaḥyā, for I have not

slept a night like this. She said: I informed him of the message of Muḥammad, she said: He

straightened himself, and then said: May Allāh preserve Muḥammad, [my answer is] no.

However, inform him: Let him take the vastness of the world as a route, by Allāh we do not need except that there is one from us who seeks this matter.

And with his chain he said: ‘Isa b. Zayd narrated to me, he said: A companion of Muḥammad b. ‘Abdullāh informed me that Muḥammad, and Ibrāhīm would visit their father disguised as the

lay arabs, and they would seek his permission to revolt. He would say:

Do not be hasty, wait until you gain support, and he would say: If Abū Ja’far does not permit you to live an honorable life, then do not allow him to deny you an honorable death.

Reference:

– al-Imām al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah (A short biography) By: al-Imām Majd al-Dīn al-Mu’ayyidī – Translated by Muhammad al-Sharifi

The blessing of free-will and attaining the highest virtue

Bismillah

All glory belongs to the Lord of the worlds, all praise to Allah for granting the human being free-will. All thanks to God for allowing us to freely choose the sides of both righteousness and tyranny.

The existence of evil is a matter that is contemplated over and debated by thinkers and laymen alike. However, I call them to see the stories of the righteous.

Yes, through the existence of free will, evils such as tyrany, pain, and injustcie arises. However, due to this free-will, due to this permission of evil, a few brave people finally show who they truly can be.

Through the free-will of tyrants, these noblemen are able to manifest qualities and virtues such as justice, mercy, altruism and sacrifice and thus represent the creation and blessings of the Creator in the highest ways.

Do you not see that through this gift of free-will, virtue and goodness reaches its highest peak!

May Allah give us strength to continuously take the noble straight path of our predecessors. May we establish God’s will and may we succeed the prophets of God and give success to the truth in this world and the Hereafter. Success through victory or honour!

by Abul Hasan