Just for information, don't consider it as any islamic or shia/sunni debate please.. Regards Shah FASTING ON ASHURA Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) entered Medina in the first year of Hijra and noticed the Jews fasting. He asked one of his companions: "Why are the Jews fasting?". His companion replied: "The Jews are remembering when Prophet Moses (pbuh) and the children of Israel were saved from the Pharaoh". The prophet said: "I have a greater right on Moses than what they do. Therefore, my people will fast on Ashura in the same way they are fasting on Ashura". One of the companions exclaimed: "O Messenger of Allah, but we are going to be copying the Jews" and the prophet then replied: "You are right, from now on we will fast on the 9th and 10th". The above narration and the fast of Ashura is one of the most controversial acts of worship in Islam. It is an act of worship that requires thorough dissection and analyses in order to examine it from a variety of angles. When examining the hadith above; we must carefully consider the following:
The fast of Ashura upholds both historical and contemporary significance. In terms of its contemporary significance, people from all over the globe engage in a fast on the day of Ashura. According to some scholars, the fast of Ashura 'Is one of the most beloved fasts to the holy prophet, after the fast of Ramadan'. Due to its contemporary significance, it is important to understand the basis of the fast on Ashura, where this particular act of worship originated from and whether this act is recognized by all schools of Islam. As the 10th of Muharram approaches, all the Imams are preparing lectures that highlight the significance of the fast of Ashura. Millions of pamphlets, books, posters and many more media machinery operate to encourage the population to fast on Ashura. It seems that on the 10th of Muharram, the fast of Ashura is the only momentous incident in the history of Islam. Yet, the savior of Prophet Ibrahim (pbuh) from the king Namrud and the fire, the savior of Prophet Noah (pbuh) and his people, the curing of Prophet Ayyub's (pbuh) illness and the returning of Prophet Yaqub's eyesight all occurred on Ashura. Yet, why are such significantly notable events NEGLECTED? Why is everything devoted to the fast of Ashura? Subsequently, the act of fasting on Ashura originated from the day of savior of Prophet Moses (pbuh) and the children of Israel. The comprehensive analysis of this act of worship requires delving into the worlds of history and ahadith as well as studying the Jewish and Islamic calendars. The hadith relating to the fast of Ashura is narrated in Imam Bukhari's Sahih; Imam Muslim's Sahih and Imam Tarmizi's Sahih. Thus, it is narrated in three of the six available Sahih's. When we look at any narration which tells us about an act of worship such as fasting, we must analyze the chain of narrators in order to confirm its reliability. Ibn Abas, Abu Hurraira, Abu Musa al ashari and Muawiya are the narrators who claim that the prophet recommended the fast of Ashura. The above hadith is meant to have been mentioned when the prophet arrived in Medina in the 1st year of Hijra. Hence, we will examine the activities of the narrators at that period of time:
Further examination of the narrators broadens our understanding of the validity of the above hadith: This incident emphasizes that the narration of Ahadith became a profession after the death of the holy prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Can we possibly accept a narration from a person like Abu Hurraira? How can we accept the hadith as being valid if the narrators weren't even present at the incidence? The narrators of the hadith claim that the prophet mentioned the hadith in the 1st year of Hijra. Thus, the old usage of the word "Ashura" applies and when the hadith is put into context, the prophet's statement "My people will fast on Ashura in the same way they are fasting on Ashura" means that the Muslims will fast on the 10th of the month in which the prophet was in, when he was at Medina. As a result we must be fasting on the 9th and 10th of the month in which the prophet met the Jews at Medina. Why are the Muslims fasting on 10th of Muharram? Why is the propaganda always behind the 10th of Muharram? The prophet never mentioned Muharram! The propaganda and media machinery indoctrinate the population by emphasizing that the prophet entered Medina in the month of Muharram and thus he met the Jews on the 10th of Muharram. Let's assume that this is valid as we analyze the Jewish and Islamic calendar. Hence, for an assumption: Ashura= 10th of Muharram in 1st year of Hijra. Moreover, the 10th of Tishri is not related to the savior of Moses and the children of Israel but rather the 10th of Tishri is the day the children of Israel paid atonement for worshipping the calf when Prophet Moses and some companions went to Mount Sinai. As a result of this incident, the Jews fast on the 10t of Tishri. However, the hadith relating to the fast of Ashura claims that the Jews were fasting on the 10th of Tishri due to the savior of Moses and the children of Israel! Rather, the savior of the children of Israel occurred on the 15th of Nissan in the Jewish calendar and the 15th of Nissan in the 1st year of Hijra corresponded to the 23rd of Ramadan. Hence, if there should be a fast which is recommended then it should have nothing to do with the 10th of Muharram but rather the 23rd of Ramadan. When narrating the hadith relating to the fast of Ashura, were did this massive mistakes come from? "The Islamic calendar will start just like the lunar calendar begins. It will start from the year of Hijra but the month of Muharram." When the prophet entered Medina, the hadith claims that he exclaimed: "I have a greater right on Moses than what they do. Therefore, my people will fast on Ashura in the same way they are fasting on Ashura". But we now ask, O messenger of Allah! You entered Medina in Rabi Al Awal and not in Muharram. So, how were the Jews fasting? It is unbelievable how many people were paid to write ahadith. Plan and plot as much as you want, for "Allah is the best of those who plot" (Holy Quran. Chapter 3, Verse 54). Write as many fake Ahadith and narrations as you will. Allah will expose them all. Also, when a law is given in Islam, the law may then be changed depending on the circumstances. For example: A law which makes the consumption of alcoholic drinks unlawful has been put into perspective. However, if you were dehydrating in the middle of the desert and possessed nothing but alcohol, then you are permitted to consume it. The consumption of alcohol becomes lawful for you. This is a secondary law. Similarly, there may have been a recommended fast on the 10th of every month (Ashura) and this may have been a Sunnah of the prophet. However, Imam Muhammad al Baqar narrates that as the fast of Ramadan became compulsory, the fast of Ashura was made void and then completely stopped. Why weren't you concerned when the Sunnah's of the prophet were changed? Is the fast of Ashura the Sunnah of the prophet or the Sunnah of someone ELSE?
"Because of my son," the prophet (pbuh) replied.
We know ask you, O messenger of Allah! If you couldn't even bear to see your son's tears, then how did you cope while witnessing your son's brutal murder? How did you endure the very sight- your son dying of thirst in Kerbala–Your son gazing at the dead corpses of his friends and family—Your son comforting the women—your son all alone—Your beloved son being attacked from every direction …. Arrows, spears and swords piercing his pure body— ten horsemen stepping on the body of your son…breaking his ribs and whatever remained of him into pieces. O messenger of Allah, how did you withstand seeing the daughters of Fatima Al Zahra running from one burnt tent to the other? The daughters of the chief of the woman of paradise being taken as prisoners of war… being dragged like sheep from one country to the other…. Being harassed by the naïve and ignorant… O messenger of Allah! How did you endure the sight of Karbala and the very incident of Ashura- the day the skies wept tears. --- On Tue, 12/29/09, M shaheer shujat <Cutee_Group@
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