A glimpse at the Babul Hawaij - Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (A)

Imam Musal al-Kadhim (A) was such a blessed personality, that whosoever took his name as a wasila, they found that all their Dua were accepted. It is for this reason, that the people of Iraq referred to him as Baabul Hawaaij (The Door at which all their problems were answered).  It was widely known that Imam Musa Ibn Ja’afar had been given powers of healing. Once he was passing by a house and heard little children weeping. He enquired as to why they were crying. He was told that they were orphans and their mother had just died and now they had no one to look after them. He went inside the house, made two prostrations and prayed to God for her life. Moments later the woman stood up well and in good health. People who saw this and cried out, "Behold it is Jesus son of Mary."

The Greatest Guardian of Islam

Hadhrat Abu Talib (A) supported the Holy Prophet of Islam (SAW) in all difficult situations. He left this world on 26^th Rajab, three years before the Hijrah of the Holy Prophet of Islam (SAW)

The Holy Prophet of Islam (SAW) was deeply grieved and named this year as "The Year of Sadness."

Bibi Zainab (A):

"O Yazid! Practice any trick you can and do anything that you think would vanish Islam, but you should know that you can not eradicate our message, path and memory. You should know that our memory will never die."

In the present world which is full of injustice, political tension, clash between cultures and religions, and exploitation of assets – the World’s population is crying for strong, merciful and just leadership. A fundamental philosophical question to ask is:

Can a man yearn for something which according to some is impossible to attain – i.e. is it impossible to hope for a leader with perfect qualities?

To answer this question we must ask ourselves if history ever has seen leadership with perfect qualities?

The following examples from history demonstrates qualities of the ultimate leader – Amir al-Mumineen Ali ibn Abu Talib (A):

One famous saying of the 9^th Imam follows:

Some one asked, “was the Messenger of God Muhammad ibn Abdullah an illiterate.” Imam replied, “No, the Messenger of God knew 72 languages in which he could read, write and speak.”

Some one asked the Imam about the Angels. What are they? The Imam replied, “They are the powers of God that regulate the Universe.”

Imam Musa al-Kadhim (A):

“The best ways to gain closeness to Allah, after knowing Him, are prayer, kindness to one's parents, and giving up envy, vanity and pride.”

The Holy Prophet (SAW) has said

“Rajab is the month of Allah, Sha’ban is my month and Ramadhan is the month of my followers.  Whoever keeps one fast during Rajab becomes entitled to the great pleasure of Allah, the wrath of Allah remains at bay from him and a gate of hell is closed for him.”

The Holy Prophet (SAW) has recommended the recitation of an important prayer, to be performed on the first Thursday of Rajab, which will give us the following benefits:

(i) Forgiveness of major sins

The following du`a is recommended after the daily obligatory prayers. The du`a, according to Shaykh Abbas Qummi in MafateeHul Jinaan has been taught by Imam Ja`far as-Sadiq (A).

Bismillahir-raHmaanir-raHeem.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

Allahumma Swalli `alaa muHammadinw wa-aali muHammad.
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his household.

Yaa man arjoohoo likulli khayr
O He from whom I can hope for all goodness

Wa-aamanu sakhaTahoo `inda kulli sharr
And I am safe from His anger at every evil.