Majlis at Rizvi College, Bandra

Yesterday at Rizvi College, Bandra, a Majlis was held for marhum Akhtar Imam's eisaale sawaab on the 40th day of his sad demise.
The majlis was recited by Hojjatul Islam Sayed Ahmad Ali Aabidi. The below clip is of the same majlis.

Today 28th Safar: Martyrdom of the Holy Prophet of Islam (s.a.)

Juloos on this occasion at Irani Imambada, Pune (21/1/2012)

During the last moments of his life, the Holy Prophet opened his eyes and asked for his brother to be called. Aeshah called her father Abu Bakr, but when the Holy Prophet saw him he placed his head back on his pillow and repeated that his brother should be called for. Hafsah, another wife of the Holy Prophet called her father ‘Umar, but the same thing happened. Aeshah then sent for Imam ‘Ali saying that the Holy Prophet would see no one else. When Imam ‘Ali arrived, the Holy Prophet raised his cloak and took him under its cover. He then placed his head on the chest of Imam ‘Ali and talked to him for a long time.
In the last moments of his life a knock was heard on the door. Lady Fatemah told the caller to come later, because her father was very ill. However, the caller was insistent and kept on knocking. Lady Fatemah told him again to come later. When the third knock came, tears welled up in Lady Fatemah’s eyes, but her father said to her, “Oh Fatemah, let him in. For it is none other than the Angel of Death. It is only in respect of your presence that he is asking for permission to enter; otherwise he waits for nobody when he comes to take away the soul.”
Soon afterwards the signs of death began to appear on his face. The last sentence he spoke was, “No. With the Divine Companion.” It appears that at the time of his last breath the angel Gabriel gave him the option to recover from his illness and remain in this world or to allow the Angel of Death to remove his soul so that he may proceed with him (the Divine Companion) to the next world. The Holy Prophet uttered this sentence and passed away on Monday 28th Safar 11 AH. He was 63 years old.



Imam Hasan Mujtaba(A.S.) the elder son of Imam Ali(A.S.) and Hadrat Fatima Zahra(A.S.) was martyred by poisoning by his wife Jadah on 28th Safar 50 Hijrah and was buried at Jannat al-Baqi cemetery in the holy city of Madinah. Imam Hasan(A.S.) the Second Holy Imam of the Shi'ites in the world was Divinely gifted with all great qualities to such an extent that he was outstanding in knowledge, tolerance, intelligence, bounty and valour.


On this sad occassion, We present Our condolences to our living imam Imam-e-Zamana(a.s.),Muslim Ummah and all the lovers of the Holy Ahlul Bayt(A.S.).

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Arbaeen in Oslo and Spreading the Message of Imam Husain (a.s.)

Arbaeen (Chelum) Juloos in Mumbai

In south Mumbai, sea of mourners in black clothes commemorating the 40th day of the martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s.) in Karbala were seen everywhere. This Juloos of Arbaeen started from Zainabia Imambada and reached Rehmatabad (Mazgaon) enroute Moghul Masjid, Baabullah Tank maidan, JJ Hospital, Shehriar Baugh, Noor Baugh Circle and Sales Tax.
Hundreds of Matami Anjumans participated from all over Mumbai and Thane in this Juloos.
Hundreds of Alams were carried by youths and junior youths. Tabut and Zuljanah were also carried in this mourning procession.
On the way at many places, the mourners were served with tea, coffee and snacks. The literature on the life of Imam Husain (a.s.) in Hindi, Marathi and English languages were distributed.
Youths participated in Zanjeer and Qama zani. Infants and children were seen in blood due to Qama hit.
The whole atmosphere was charged up by sound of Ya Husain, Ya Abbas, Ya Ali. As per the unofficial reports the participants were above 1,00,000 including men and women.
There was a heavy police bandobast and they did their job competitively. The ambulances and first-aid services were strewn all over the procession area. Though, in different places of Suburbs there were other procession remembering Imam Husain (a.s.), like Mira Road, Mumbra, Govandi etc, but this is central procession of Arbaeen in Mumbai.
In this crowded and over spilling procession, few youths were busy to collect signatures from mourners for the help and support of suppressed and oppressed people of Bahrain suffering under the tyrant monarch. They could manage to collect 10,000 and above signatures.
This procession in taken out by Anjumane Zulfiqariya (Jaunpur).

Click to see more Pics of this Juloos

Chehlum of Marhum Akhtar Imam

12 die in stampede at Ratlam's Hussain Tekri

Bhopal: At least 12 people were killed and four injured in a stampede during a religious gathering in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district in the early hours of Saturday, an official said.
Chehallum is observed annually by a Muslim sect after 40 days of Muharram at Hussain Tekri in Ratlam district, 300 km from here. 
The gate of the area where a fire oven on which the faithfuls walk was closed. A number of people tried to enter it, resulting in the stampede.
"Twelve people got killed. Four injured are being treated. We have announced Rs.10,000 compensation for those killed and Rs.5,000 for the injured," Ratlam collector Rajendra Kumar Sharma said.
Four of the dead were women.

Get a Free Booklet of Ziyarat of Aashura and Arbaeen

Get a free booklet of Ziyarat of Aashura and Ziyarat of Arbaeen, collect a copy from Zainabia Imambada or Imambada Baaqirya in Mumbai-400003 after namaaz of Maghrabayn on Saturday 14th January 2012.
Both the Imambadas are hosting Majlis and shab bedaari at their venues.
The shab bedari will also be at Moghul Masjid, Imambada Haideri @ Yaqoob Gali and other places at South Bombay. Also in the western and  eastern suburbs of Bombay many Anjumans will be attending shab bedaaris to commemorate the Chehlum (fortieth day of martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s.).
Those who want a soft copy on Pdf  can email us their name and email ID tomorrow morning.
The 32 page booklet is printed and published by Association of Imam Mahdi (a.s.).
For detail call on +91 22 23461019

The Fading American Dream

A few months ago, the Occupy Wall Street movement began in New York and spread around the world. The protesters' slogan "We are the 99 per cent" refers to the growing income and wealth inequality in the US between the wealthiest one per cent and the rest of the population.

More than 13 million Americans are unemployed, although there have been some improvements recently. And many others, who are in work, have been forced to take pay cuts or a reduction in working hours.
Millions of homeowners have lost their homes to foreclosures, a process whereby banks repossess their properties.
And at the same time, the budget cuts at federal and state level are eroding some of the government's social welfare programmes.

On this episode of Inside Story Americas, we ask: How can prosperity be restored for the American population? And is the American dream fading or should Americans reassess the meaning of the American dream? Click for Complete Story.

Maulana Nasiri Sahab of Moghal Masjid Passed Away

Maulana Nasiri Sahab, the pesh Imam of Moghal Masjid in Mumbai has passed away at 5.45 PM in the hospital. He had been admitted in ICU. For over a decade he had been suffering from acute diabetes.
Please wait for the details of his funeral.

Update: Burial of Maulana Agha Nasiri will be taking place tomorrow at 11.00 AM Rehmatabad. After Namaaz of janaaza at Moghul Masjid at 9.00 AM the final journey of marhum will begin for Rehmatabad, Mazgaon for burial.

Today is Friday

Bro. Shoeb Husain from Singapore has send us the below traditions:

There are two hours on Friday when Duas are answered :One is when Imam e Juma has completed the sermon (Khutba) and the worshippers are prepared for Friday prayer.
The other is the last moments of Friday that is: " When half face of the sun is hidden."
The narrator asked Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.), “Which is the best deed on Friday?” Imam (a.s.) replied, “Reciting Durood on Mohammad (s.a.w.s.) and his progeny a hundred times after Salaat-e-Asr on Friday. It is better to recite more than that.” (Sawabul A'amaal )
O Allah, (please) bless Mohammad and the Household of Mohammad and hasten the re- appearance of Your Hujjat (atfs).

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Bahrain to Jewish leader: Iran is a threat to us all

Iran is a common threat to Bahrain, Israel and the US, the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa was quoted as saying by a Jewish official on Sunday.
Rabbi Marc Schneier, vice president of the World Jewish Congress, said the king told him he was alarmed by the Islamic Republic during a 45- minute meeting held in the capital city of Manama late last month.
“I made a point how it’s ironic how we share a common enemy and he acknowledged that Iran has been a threat,” said Schneier, who gave the king a hanukkia at the end of their conversation.
The news comes at a time when the Sunni elite that rules Bahrain has been accused of oppressing the country’s Shi’ite majority. Complete News

Now Water Shortage in Baghdad, not in Karbala

Hashim Hassan is the Deputy Director of the Baghdad Water Authority (BWA), and he admits to an ongoing shortage of clean drinking water for Baghdad's seven million residents.

"We produce 2.5 million cubic litres daily, so there is a shortage of 1m cubic litres every day," Hassan explained to Al Jazeera. "We've added projects to increase water availability, and we are hoping to stop the ongoing shortage by the end of 2012."

According to Hassan, 80 per cent of the Baghdad's piping network needs rehabilitation - work currently underway - in addition to positioning 100 compact units around the city, which would increase clean water availability until larger plants can come fully online.

Several water treatment plants are already being extended, including one that would increase the capacity of a wastewater treatment facility in Sadr City, a sprawling slum of roughly three million people. Full Story

Juloos in Bandra West

There was a Juloos at Bandra west which commenced from Guru Nanak Park and terminated at Bandra Khoja Jame Masjid.
The Juloos was organised by Anjuman-e-Asgari and Anjuman Az-Zahra jointly.
This juloos came into existence for more than a decade.
Azadar from far off come to attend this Juloos. They come from Mumbra, Nalla Sopara, Vasai, Kalyan etc.
More than half a dozens Anjumans do nauha and Matam, remembering the martyrs of Karbala.
On the route of this juloos at many places snacks, sherbat, tea, coffee is served as the azadaars reach late in the night to their homes.
Hot beverages are served at the Rizvi Bunglow near Almeida Park. Everywhere in Bandra we see the mourners in black clothes.

Bahrain by the Numbers

RANNIE AMIRI has gathered this data in co-operation with Bahrain Center for Human Rights and other NGOs.


Population of Bahrain: 1.2 million
Number of citizens: 535,000
Percent of citizens who are Shia Muslim: 70
Percent of those in government: 13
Number of senior positions they fill in the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Cabinet Affairs, the National Guard, the Supreme Defense Council and the Royal Court: Zero
Percent in the Ministry of Finance: 10
Percent in the Ministry of Information: Six
Percent in the judiciary corps: Five
Of the 1,000 National Security Apparatus employees, percent who are non-Bahraini: 64
Percent who are Shia Bahraini: Less than five
Of the 20,000 paramilitary Special Security Forces, percent who are non-Bahraini: 90
Percent who are Shia Bahraini: Zero
Number of elected Bahrainis from all sects who sit on the country’s all-powerful Shura Council: Zero
Day pro-democracy protests began in Bahrain as part of the Arab Spring: Feb. 14, 2011
People who took to the streets: 300,000
Proportional equivalent if Egyptians had done likewise: 40 million
Evidence that Iran instigated the demonstrations: Zero
Day Saudi Arabia invaded to put down the uprising: March 14, 2011
Number of Saudi, UAE and Qatari troops who arrived in armored vehicles: 1,500
People killed since Feb.14: 50
Fatalities as a result of teargas shot into residential homes or birdshot fired at close range: 30
Age of youngest victim: Five days
Arbitrary arrests: 1,500
Civilians sentenced by military courts: 208
Physicians sentenced for offering medical treatment to demonstrators: 20
Cumulative jail term levied: 2,500 years
Citizens currently accused of violating freedom of speech or assembly laws: 1,000
Documented cases of torture and ill-treatment since the revolt began: 1,866
Bahraini officials held responsible for killings or the systemic use of torture: Zero
Mosques destroyed: 40+
Journalists targeted: 90+
Workers fired for supporting, taking part, or suspected of having taken part in pro-democracy activities: 2,710
University students expelled for the same reasons: 477
Prisoners of conscience: 500
Where Bahrain ranks among countries with the highest number of political prisoners per capita: 1st
Proposed U.S. arms sales to Bahrain: $53 million
Years the al-Khalifa family has ruled Bahrain: 228
Days left in power: Numbered

"Monopoly" a Thought Provoking Film on Housing Problem

The Decline of the American Empire

The US has the world's biggest economy, the most influential culture, and the most potent military machine, with a budget that equals that of all other nations combined. It is the only power with a global project defended and supported by more aircraft carriers, Fortune 500 companies, and more successful media-tainment conglomerates than any other.

But the last decade has been problematic for the world's only superpower.

America's post-Cold War optimism has given way to pessimism, forecasting a declining power and more crucially, the end of "the American era", 

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Calendar January - 2012 - Islamic and English Dates

Ten Majalis in Malony Malad

From 23rd December an Ashra (10) of Majalis has started in Mehfile Mohibbane Husain, gate no.5, plot no.3 Malony Colony, Malad (west). This will continue till 3rd January 2012 daily at 8.30 PM.
This Ashra is organised by Anjumane Mohibbane Aale Rasool (s.a.), Koshambi (UP).
Maulana Sayyed Qalbe Zaid will be the Zakir.
All are invited.

Ten Majalis from Tonight in Bandra

From tonight at 8.00 PM, a series of 10 Majalis will be held at Mahdiyyah, Rizvi Foundation till 4th January 2012.
Hujjatul Islam Maulana Zulfiqaar Mahdi will be the zakir.
Janab Yusuf Hasan Rizvi has been organising this Ashra for more than two decades.
Separate arrangement is made for ladies.
The complete address is:
99, Dr. Ambedkar Road, 
Pali Hills, opp. Kenwood Apts.
Next to Part Hunters,
Bandra (west), Mumbai-400050.
For details contact on 9820070034.
All are invited

Torture Weapons of United States

A controversial nonlethal weapon that uses microwave energy to create intense pain is being considered for use in Afghanistan, AOL News has learned.
An Air Force military officer and a civilian employee at the Air Force Research Laboratory told AOL News at an industry conference here that the Active Denial System, which heats the top layer of skin via millimeter waves, was in Afghanistan for testing. The sources were not able to offer details on how or whether the weapon was being used in combat.
The weapon is designed to shoot an invisible beam of energy at people, creating an intense burning sensation that forces them to flee. The Air Force has called it the "goodbye effect." It has not been used before in military operations.
The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate Active Denial System (ADS) is a counter-personnel, non-lethal, directed energy weapon.
U.S. Air Force
The Active Denial System, a nonlethal weapon being considered for use in Afghanistan, shoots at its target energy that causes a burning sensation on the skin. The heat quickly becomes intolerable and forces the target to move.
Defense Department representatives confirmed the weapon was being considered for use and did not deny it was in Afghanistan, but indicated it had not yet been used operationally.
"Consideration is under way for the appropriate employment of an Active Denial System," Kelley Hughes, a representative for the Joint Nonlethal Weapons Directorate, wrote in an e-mail to AOL News.
In 2008, the Pentagon considered deploying the Active Denial System in Iraq, but the effort was stymied over policy concerns. Whether it will become part of the U.S. arsenal is Afghanistan remains unclear.
"It is my understanding that there are discussions under way about deploying an ADS but no decision/approval yet," Marine Corps Col. Dave Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman, wrote in an e-mail to AOL News when asked whether the Pentagon's civilian leadership had approved the weapon's use in Afghanistan.
Lapan was unable to respond by deadline to requests for further clarification.

Source http://www.aolnews.com

Note: Now, the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protestors in United States will very soon experience the effect this weapon. The administration may use this to disperse the peaceful occupiers.

Effect of Moharram on Pakistani Economy

Pakistani economy gains more than Rs.one hundred and twenty six billion... (126,000,000,000) in the name of Imam Husain (a.s.). 
When in Pakistan only this much amount spent in the way of the martyrs of Karbala, How much would it to contribute to the world economy?
A poet has expressed beautifully:

Itni Daulat Hee Kahaan Tere Khazaane Mein Yazeed

Jitna  ik  Sheh  Ka  Azadaar  Luta  Deta  hai 

اتنی دولت ہی کہاں تیرے خزانے میں یزید

جتنا اک شہ کا عزادار لٹا دیتا ہے.

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Juloose Sayyede Sajjad was at Bandra East, Mumbai

Juloose Sayyede Sajjad (a.s.). Today After Maghrib Namaaz

A mourning procession on the day of martyrdom of the fourth Imam, Hadhrat Ali son of Imam Husain, famous as Zainul Aabedeen and Sayyedus Saajedeen will commence from BMC colony, Kherwadi and conclude at Husaini Chowk, Behram Naka, Bandra (east).
The Namaaz of maghrabayn will be led by Hujjatul Islam Maulana Zaki Saheb followed by his Majlis at BMC Colony. The Juloos starts after the Majlis. The concluding majlis will be recited at Husaini Chowk by Hujjatul Islam Maulana Sayyed Hasanian Kararvi.
The Anjumans of Mumbai and Thane will participate in this Juloos.

Sermon of Hadhrat Zainab (s.a.) in Yazid's Court

“All praise be to the Lord of the worlds! And blessings of Allah upon His Messenger and his entire progeny! How true has Allah, the Glorious, said: 'Then evil was the end of those who wrought evil, for they belied the Signs of Allah, and at them they used to mock.' (Surah ar-Room, 30:10).

Court of Yazid in Damascus

O Yazid! Now when you have locked the paths of the earth and the horizon of the heavens upon us, and driven us similar to the captives, do you presume that we are degraded in the eyes of Allah while you are endeared? While you have acquired an eminent and lofty status near Allah due to this? So you look down upon us and become arrogant, elated, and you rejoice that the world has turned towards you? You assume that your task is organized, while your sovereignty and kingdom pleases you? Gradually you seem to have forgotten the words of Allah, the Mighty, the Sublime, 'Let not those who disbelieve think that Our giving them respite is good for their selves; We only give respite to them that they may increase in sins, and for them is a disgraceful chastisement.^' (Surah aal-'Imraan, 3:178).

Reference: Nafasul Mahmoom

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Majlis at Bandra Masjid

A Majlis-e-Aza at Bandra Khoja Jaam'e Masjid after Namaaz of Zohrayn will be held today.
All are invited. This Majlis is organised by Association of Imam Mahdi (a.s.).

Tel Aviv is for Jews, Sudan is for Sudanese

The demonstrators chanted “The people demand the expulsion of the infiltrators,” “We have come to expunge the darkness,” and “Tel Aviv is for Jews, Sudan is for Sudanese.” Ben Ari criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu for allowing African migrants to remain in the county after they had already entered in recent years. He called Netanyahu’s cabinet “the blackest government ever for Tel Aviv.”
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The Dark Side of Dubai

Dubai was meant to be a Middle-Eastern Shangri-La, a glittering monument to Arab enterprise and western capitalism. But as hard times arrive in the city state that rose from the desert sands, an uglier story is emerging. Johann Hari reports.....click for full report 

The Army of Umar, the Son of Sa'ad in Karbala