Walking Path of Hussain (AS)
Walking Path of Hussain (AS)
Salutations from the one whose heart is wounded due to the tribulations You have suffered, and whose tears flow in Your remembrance (Ziyarat Nahiyah Muqaddasah)
In Ziyarat Nahiyah Muqaddasah, Imam Al-Mahdi )may our souls be sacrificed for Him( addresses His martyred Forefather, Imam Hussain )PBUH(, saying:
“If the passing of time has delayed Me, and if I was unable to be by Your side at that time and could not aid You; if I was not there to support You and fight alongside You; if I was not present to oppose Your enemies; then I shall mourn for You morning and evening, and instead of tears, I will weep blood.”
Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 98, p. 238 — A passage from Ziyarat Nahiyah Muqaddasah.
Mashayat (walking path of) al-Hussain (PBUH), is to walk by following our living Imam of our time, Imam Al-Mahdi (may Allah hasten His reappearance), where each breath we take morning and evening is imbued with the sorrow and grief of the Imam's Forefather, Imam Aba Abdillah al-Hussain (PBUH).
Imam al-Sadiq (PBUH) said: "The breath of the sorrowful for the oppression against Us is glorification, and their grief for Us is worship."
Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 2, p. 64, 147
In the walking path of Hussain (Mashayat al- Hussain), each breath that leaves the sorrowful and grieving hearts of believers in the greatest of tragedies—the calamity, oppression, and alienation against the Aalullah (PBUT) in Karbala—accompanies the grieving heart of the Awaited Imam al-Mahdi (may our souls be sacrificed for Him), which is among the greatest forms of worship and glorification.
“O Caller to Allah! I have responded to Your call with a heartfelt ‘Labbaik’ and accepted Your plea with my whole being! Even though my body did not answer Your call when You sought help, and my tongue did not assist You when You called for aid, today my soul, my spirit, my heart, my ears, and my eyes all answer Your plea and accept Your call.”
(Ziyarat of Imam Hussain (AS) on the first of Rajab, Mafatih Al-Jinan)
"Labbaik" signifies a call that still echoes throughout time, the same call of
“Is there anyone to help Me?” of Imam Hussain (PBUH), which is now echoed by the luminous voice of Hazrat Sahib al-Asr wa al-Zaman (may Allah hasten His reappearance).
Mashayat al-Hussain is the path of joining the caravan of Karbala and answering the call of Imam Hussain (PBUH), through following the living Imam of our time, Hazrat Baqiyyatullah al-A’zam (may our souls be sacrificed for Him).
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (PBUH) said:
"Whoever visits the grave of Aba Abdillah al-Hussain )PBUH( by the river of the Euphrates, it is as if they have visited Allah above His throne."
Kamil al-Ziyarat, Vol. 1, p. 147
Jami' al-Akhbar, Vol. 1, p. 24
In Mashayat al-Hussain, the steps taken in following the living Imam of our time, Imam al-Mahdi )PBUH(, and with hearts sorrowful over the calamities of Aba Abdillah al-Hussain )PBUH(, are steps accompanied by the angels. Every step erases sins and elevates the rank of the believer. Until the pilgrim sees the dome of their Master and recites:
"Peace be upon You, O Aba Abdillah al-Hussain"
And in the final destination, they attain the meeting with their Lord:
As if they have visited Allah above His throne.
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