'' Our Lord ! grant us good in this world and good in the hereafter and save us from the torment of the Fire '' [Ameen]
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{in Arab} :->
Rabbanaa aatinaa fid-dunyaa hasanatan wafil aakhirati hasanatan waqinaa 'athaaban-naar/-
(Surah Al-Baqarah ,verse 201)
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had not fallen for some time and crops were drying up. People were
facing a famine. They did not know what to do. At that time,
Al-Mu'tamid, was the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad. Mu'tamid, the Abbasid
Caliph ordered people to proceed to the desert and pray (for rain).
People did go to the desert for three days consecutively but rain did
not fall. The next day, the Christiansalong with their scholars went
to offer prayer and it rained.
This event, brought into effect a great zeal, fervor and excitement
among the Muslim masses. The hearts of the Muslim got attracted
towards the Christians. Al-Mu'tamid, the Abbasid Caliph was very much
perturbed, dismayed, and desperate over it. He sent a word for "Imam
Hasan Askari (as)" in the prison, saying that the religion Islam of
his grandfather was in danger and summoned him to his court and asked
him about the solution to that problem.
Imam Hasan Askari (as) Said, "Tell them to go to the desert tomorrow
for the sake of rain. They did so and Imam Hasan Askari (as) followed
them with a great mob of people, following him to disclose and unveil
the fact out of this matter. The Christians raised their hands towards
the sky and prayed to God for rain. Not very long had passed that a
cloud appeared and it started raining. Imam Hasan Askari (as) ordered
that the hand of one of the Christians, which was raised up, be held
and whatever was concealed among his finger folds be taken out. They
observed a bone and took it out of his fingers. They presented that
bone to Imam Hasan Askari (as). Imam Hasan Askari (as) wrapped it in a
piece of cloth and then told Christians to pray after that, for rain
to fall.
As soon as the Christian raised his hands all the clouds scattered and
the sun appeared shinning. All the people were surprised and
astonished at it. Al-Mu'tamid, the Abbasid Caliph asked Imam Hasan
Askari (as) what was the secret of that affair. Imam Hasan Askari (as)
replied, "This is a piece of bone of one of the Prophets of God which
they have picked up from his grave." They swear to God and ask him for
the sake of this bone. God grants their desire and prayer and makes
the rainfall and whosoever will hold this bone the same thing will
occur. After a test of it in the presence of people, what Imam Hasan
Askari (as) said proved evidently correct and all of them praised Imam
Hasan Askari (as).
This way Imam Hasan Askari (as) lifted the doubts from the minds of
the people. After this the Imam Hasan Askari (as) himself spread his
prayer mat and performed two Rak'ats of prayers then lifted his bare
hands to God for rain to come to the land and wipe out the draught.
Imam Hasan Askari's (as) prayers were heard by the Almighty God and
rain fell so much that the land became fertile again and crops began
to grow.
The people asked Imam Hasan Askari (as) where he lived. Imam Hasan
Askari (as) pointed at Al-Mu'tamid, the Abbasid Caliph. Mu'tamid, the
Abbasid Caliph was too embarrassed to say that Imam Hasan Askari (as)
was his prisoner, so he pointed at the house that had originally
belonged to his father, Imam Ali Naqi (as), and was forced to release
Imam Hasan Askari (as) but only for one year.
During this year, Sayyida Nargis Khatoon (sa)became pregnant with our
last Imam, Imam al-Mahdi (as).
Moral:When things happen that make you question your faith remember
you do not know or understand everything.
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