“Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem.
Atiullah wa atiur Rasul wa Ulil amre minkum.”
And always a reminder for myself ana abdukal ‘ajeezu, dayeefu, miskinu, zhalim, wa jahl
and but for the grace of Allah (AJ) that we are still in existence.
And alhamdulillah that Allah (AJ) granted us a life to see these holy nights.
That the holy birth of Imam al Hussain (as) in the month of Sha’ban, the birth of Imam
al Abbas (as) and the birth of Imam Zainul Abideen (as) in Shab’an and a dressing and
a blessing.
That to observe their love and to observe their life and their good character and this
example of ishq and love.
“Minni wa minhum.”
That Prophet ﷺ gave to us as a secret that Imam Hussain (as), Sayyidina Ali (as), all
of them Prophet ﷺ describing that, ‘They are from me and I am from them’ – “Minni
wa minhum”.
And their love - their ishq, their reverence is such an important part of our deen (religion).
And our love and our way of love, to love the holy companions and to love the Ahlul
Bayt (Holy family of Prophet ﷺ) and to remember their example and their character, their strugglings
in life and everything that they went through is a completion of our own faith.
That Allah (AJ) grant us a ni’mat and a blessing and that Prophet ﷺ be happy and
pleased with us and to dress us and bless us with that ishq and that love.
“Wa minni wa minhum” is an immense reality.
That, ‘You’ll be with whom you love’ and whom you love will emanate through you.
Means that hadith and…
Prophet ﷺ describing to Sayyidina Abu Bakr as Siddiq (as), ‘You’ll be with whom you
love.’
And we talked about that and its reality through the reality of the birth of Imam Sayyidina
Abu Bakr as Siddiq and… alayhis salaam.
And when it comes to the birth of Imam Hussain (as), “Minni wa minhum” that Prophet ﷺ
described the same hadith in a different way for us to contemplate.
That, ‘You’ll be with whom you love.’
And more, more powerful is that whom you love will be with you and will emanate through
you.
And was giving them an example to the community that, ‘This family of mine, I love them.
And their love for me is… is that they’re in my heart, they’re in my wujud – in
my being, in my ishq (love), that I love them dearly and I leave them to the community as
a mercy and as a blessing.
And when you love them and you respect them, you’ll find me within them.’
And that is the immensity of these blessings of light and the understanding of energy and
the world of light.
That we come to love them and as a result of that love it fills our heart with the love
of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ because we love whom he loves.
We want to be in that presence and we want Allah’s (AJ) satisfaction to be upon us
and Allah (AJ) gives us a gift.
There’s always a gift in this path of love and ishq.
That when you love somebody, you love somebody, you love somebody and somebody who gave their
life for the Muhammadan reality means he struggled and strived with his family, with his wealth,
with his possession, with his entire being to show his love for Allah (AJ) and his immense
love for Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ not to let his grandfather down.
So, that’s a big source of love.
When you draw near to that character, that personality, that reality of who Imam Hussain
(as) is and what he represents of an immense love for Prophet ﷺ.
As a result of moving near them we begin to find the reality of Prophet ﷺ within them.
As we draw near to that love we draw closer to the reality of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ that
his identity hidden within them, his love within them.
That where are you going to find that love?
On the outside, in the market, at a store?
But draw near to what he loves and whom he loved.
And when you love them Allah (AJ) gives a treasure within their heart, within their
soul.
That what you find within them is the reality of Prophet ﷺ.
“Minni wa minhum” – ‘He’s from me but most importantly because he’s from me
you love him if you are Muhammadiyoon.’
And as a result of loving him, Allah (AJ) will give you a treasure that you’ll find
the love and the reality of Prophet ﷺ blooming within that reality.
And it becomes a fountain and an ocean of perfection to dress us, to bless us as a bounty
and a reward upon our souls.
We pray that Allah (AJ) by means of this love and by means of this holy nights and by means
of these good deeds of feeding people in their name, supporting in their name, giving charity
in their name, teaching in their name.
That we draw clear…
we draw near to their love and that we grant… we granted their nazar (gaze) to be upon us.
As a result of drawing near to that reality that we find the reality of Prophet ﷺ there
to greet us and to dress us, to intercede upon us.
And that to admit to ourselves that we’re nothing, we have no ‘amal (good deed), no
action, no nothing of any value and all that we hope for is their intercession.
That Prophet ﷺ intercede upon ourselves, our family and our communities.
And that his ishq and his love save us and take away every type of difficulty from us.
In days of difficulty that we see so clearly within our heart that are emanating everywhere.
There is no place to hide.
There is no place to run.
There is no shelter to seek other than Allah’s (AJ) rahmah and mercy.
And the greatest mercy and rahmah of Allah (AJ) is in the love of Sayyidina Muhammad
ﷺ.
That his nazar be upon us all and that these holy nights dress us, that awliyaullah (saints)
watch over us.
Prepare for us what’s good and written.
Ya Rabbi whatever you have good in store for us we’re in need of it, whatever good is
written for us for Nisf e Sha’ban (Mid Shaban) of goodness, of good health, of good rizq
(sustenance) and most of all of good faith.
That the hour is near and the oceans of difficulty immense.
That Allah (AJ) complete His ni’mat (blessing) and His favours upon our soul and that He
grant us yaqeen (certainty), Islam, Iman (faith) wal Maqamul Ihsan (Station of Moral Excellence)
and yaqeen – ‘Ilm ul yaqeen (Knowledge of Certainty), ‘Ayn ul yaqeen (Vision of
Certainty), wa Haqq ul yaqeen (Certainty of Truth).
And that Allah (AJ) complete and strengthen our favour… our faith so that whatever difficulties
come that Allah (AJ) with us, Allah (AJ) dress us, bless us and with an immense love and
dressing of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.
We pray that Allah (AJ) to be happy with us and bless us.
Subhana rabbikarabbal ‘izzati ‘amma yasifoon, wa salaamun ‘alal mursaleen, walhamdulillahirabbil
‘aalameen.
Bi hurmati Muhammad al-Mustafa wa bi siri Surat al-Fatiha.