what "Achoura" means?

[No One]

Hey guys!!
many of us dont know what "achoura" means, and im of those people...
so can any1 tell me why it called "achoura"?and why its for 10 days? and what shall we say nhar l 3ashoura?
so if can any1 tell me the story of that day..
regards

[mickey]

http://www.wa3ad.org/index.php?show=...=viewcat&id=18

Try to find somethin in this link.
If i find any other articles i will add them here

[Mohamed]

3ashoura meens 3ashoura2 ya3ne 3asher ya3ne ten days..eh i know it's funny by explanation

Btw the 10 days r the cause of karbala ''ahlo lbayt'' (as)

تطل علينا بعد ايام ذكرى فاجعة الطف الأليمة ، ذكرى معركة الحق ضد الباطل والخير ضد الشر والحب ضد الكراهية والأحقاد
ان من عطاء مدرسة عاشوراء أن نستلهم من الامام الحسين عليه السلام دروس الحق والخير والحياة
لم يكن الامام الحسين دمعة تنتهي بانتهاء مؤثرها بل هو وعي متجذر في عقول الأحرار ، يقتفي بها كل ناشد عن حياة الحرية والكرامة والاباء

فقد كان الامام الحسين (ع) رجل حوار وفكر ومبدأ لم يبدأ القوم الظالمين الذين خرجوا عن حد الانسانية بالقتال الا بعد ان استنفذ كل الوسائل الوعظية والخطابية لكي يردعهم عن غيهم وجهلم المقيت وهكذا كانوا أبطال الطف يبدؤون قتالهم للقوم بخطابات وعظية تحذرهم من الانزلاق وراء الشيطان فيخسرون الدنيا والآخرة
لقد كان الامام الحسين (ع) رجى محبا للانسانية حتى لمن ضمر له الحقد والكراهية فهاهو يقول كما ورد عنه عليه السلام
( أبكي لهؤلاء يدخلون النار بسببي )
أسمعت أخي وأختي بمقتول يبكي لقاتليه ؟
انها النفس الكبيرة التي لاتحمل أي معنى للكراهية بل تعيش الحب في آفاقه الرحبة حتى للعدو

فهل نحن نسير ونعيش وفق هذه الروح الكبيرة التي تمطر على الدنيا تسامحا وحبا وخيرا ؟

From the day he left Madinah on the 28th Rajab in 60 Hijrah, at every stage, our Imam made his mission clear. He left no doubt as to his intentions. It was not to fight Yezid to get the throne of the empire over which the khalifah ruled. Imam mission was to reawaken the spirit of Islam and rekindle the Islamic conscience which was nearing extinction by the conduct of Muawiyah and Yezid. Justice and morality were gradually being destroyed by the greed for land and power of those who had become rulers. Qur'an insists that distinction can be accorded by piety alone. Since the death of the Holy Prophet a social order had come into existence creating aristocracy based on nepotism and blood relationship.

Let us look at some of the statements by Imam Hussain. Before leaving Madinah Imam Hussain made a will and handed it over to his brother Muhammad Hanafiya. In this will Imam wrote:"My mission is to reform the muslim community which I propose to do by AMRAL BIL MA'RUF AND NAHYA ANIL MUNKAR, inviting them to the good and advising them against evil. It is not my intention to set myself as an insolent or arrogant tyrant or a mischief maker".

In Mecca a man came to him and said he was a Shiah of Ahlul Bait. Imam looked at him and said:"My friend, never claim to be one of our Shiahs lest Allah, on the Day of Judgement, raise you with the liars. No one can be our Shiah except a person whose heart is free of deceit, malice or hatred towards others and free of corruption. If you are not such a person you can claim to be our admirer or supporter but never our Shiah."

Being a Shiah means having a pure mind and soul, free of greed, malice, jealousy, deceit. It means keeping away from back biting and other habit of putting down others. It means having a thirst for knowledge. It means living our lives justly, humbly and being true to ourselves and others.

In Mecca Imam addressed a large group of scholars who had come for pilgrimage. He exhorted them to do amr bil ma'ruf and nahya anil munkar and not to pander to the philosophies of the rulers who paid them to keep away from truth. This was a long and powerful speech reminding the scholars of their duty to inculcate Islamic conscience and not to mislead the masses who trusted them.

This famous speech of the Imam, is a document which must be read by all of us every Muharram so that we could ourselves be our own judge as to how seriously we take our duty to do amr bil ma'ruf and nahya anil munkar. These are mandatory obligations.

The Holy Prophet (SAWA) has said :The world is like a ship and mankind its passengers. The welfare of all depends upon the safe conduct of each. If anyone is found making a hole on the side of a ship, he must be stopped.
The Holy 5th Imam (AS) "Amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anil munkar are the most important obligations because upon them depend the performance of all other obligations. If amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anil munkar are done the earth will become a safe place, enemies will be subdued and all other affairs discharged satisfactorily"

The Holy Prophet (SAWAW) "He who does amr-bil-ma'roof and nahya 'anil munkar is the vicegerent on the earth of Allah, His Prophet and His Book."
The sole cause for which Imam Hussain set out from Madinah was to perform his duty to do amr bil ma'ruf and nahya anil munkar to the ummah which had not only apathetically accepted the evil that had been flowing from the court in Damascus but, sadly, begun to emulate it. The inevitable consequence of this would have been a total destruction of all Islamic values.

In a letter which he addressed to the people of Kufa Imam wrote: "An Imam is one who judges by the Holy Qur'an, upholds justice, professes the religion of truth and dedicates himself to obeying Allah and His Prophet."

When Hur and his army stopped Imam caravan from going to Kufa, and Hur told Imam that his order from ibne Ziyad was to ask Imam for Bai'at to Yezid, Imam refused to declare Bai'at to someone who was only serving his own ends and not of Islam. Hur said that such an attitude might cost Imam his life. Imam replied: "Are you threatening me with death? Death is many thousands of times better than the dishonour of Bai'at to an enemy of Islam. Do you not see that truth is not being practised and falsehood is not being prevented? I see death as a blessing and life with tyrants as the most disgusting state one can be in."

At Kerbala, facing the army of Yezid, Imam Hussain addressed them as follows:"Remember that when you see a ruler who does what has been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, who indulges in sins, who oppresses the people he rules, and you do nothing to stop such a ruler, before Allah you are as guilty as he is." He went on to add:"My parents did not raise me to submit myself to an evil tyrant. I am your Imam and it is my duty to tell you that you have surrendered the freedom of your mind to the evil ways of Yezid. If you do not care for Islam, and do not fear the day of judgement, at least do care for that precious gift from Allah, the freedom of your spirit!!" When Amr Sa'ad called upon the army to attack and kill Imam Hussain he said: "Death is better that disgrace and disgrace is better than the fire of hell."

by: Mullah Bahsir Rahim.

and in this article u can know why do we wear black clothes in those days.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

وفي قدوم شهر محرّم .. وايّام عاشوراء .. ومع احياء الليالي .. يتسائل البعض لماذا وعلى ماذا يرمز اللباس الاسود او السواد بشكل عام !!!

المعروف عند الشيعة ان السواد شعار الحزن

و كلهم اتخذوا السواد رمزاً لتّعبير به عن الحزن على مصيبة الامام الحسين (ع)
معنى السواد ..

اللون الاسود هو لونٌ قاتم و جامع لجميع الالوان بدرجة شديدة تختفي فيه كل الالوان الفاتحة والبهية .

وهذا المعنى للسواد يعطينا مدلول الاختزان يعني فيه طاقة مظغوطة تختزن الوان متعددة في داخله .. وهنا ايضاً ان فتح السواد وسحب ماهو موجود في داخله تتحول هذة الطاقة المظغوطة الى حالة من الجمال والبهاء والراحة فيحصل الانسان على راحة واطمئنان نفسي كبير ..

وبهذا المعنى الى السواد نكون مخطئين عند قولنا ان في السواد شئوم وتشأم ويأس ..
العلاقة بين السواد ومصيبة الامام الحسين عليه السلام ..
السواد طاقة تختزن الكثير من معاني الالوان والحزن هو حالة ظغط نفساني شديد بحيث تصبح النفس منفعلة بدرجة الانفجار الباطني والانسان الحزين يحتاج الى فترات ليخرج ماهو في باطنه من طاقة الحزن وياتي هنا دور البكاء والعاطفة لتكون هي الوسيلة الاكثر تأثير في التعبير عن ذلك ..

فهنا تناسب بين الحزن والسواد في كليهما طاقة فيها تخزين لكن السواد خازن الى الالوان بينما الحزن خازن الى ردود فعل على ظلم او فكر منحرف او فقد عزيز فالتشابه والتناسب بينهما كبير..
وبهذا الشيعة عندما تمر عليهم عاشوراء يرتدون الثياب السوداء بجميع اشكالها لتعبير عن تلك الطاقة النفسية الرافضة لكل اشكال الظلم والمعلنه لكل اصناف الولاء لاهل البيت عليهم السلام ..

المعاني التي يختزنها السواد في محرم ..

السواد طاقة والحزن كذلك طاقة واجتماعهما في مصيبة الامام الحسين عليه السلام نستفيد منه معاني:

الاول : يحمل معنى الصبر على المعاناة

الثاني : مقاومة الظلم ورفضه بجميع اشكاله واصنافه ( فلعن الله امة اسست اساس الظلم ...)

الثالث : الولاء لصاحب المصيبة ( واتقرب الى الله ثم اليكم بمولاتكم ومولاة وليكم ...)

الرابع : البراءة من اعداء صاحب المصيبة ( وبالبراءة من اعداكم والناصبين لكم الحرب ...)

الخامس : الشعور بالامل بأنه سوف يأخذ الثأر مهما طال الزمان ( وان يرزقني طلب ثاركم مع امام هدىٍ ظاهرٍ ناطقٍ بالحقمنكم )

السادس - الشعور بخطورة المسئوولية وخطورة الحادثة ( وجلت وعظمت مصيبتك في السماوات ..)

مشاعر النفسية الحزينة التي تلبس السواد

[No One]

thx Entirezone,
but there's smthg i didnt get it yet...eno tuesday nhar 3ashoura right?
chou bi 2oulo? eno 3ala 3id l kbir 3and l christians men 2oul "al masi7 7akan kam"...so 3al 3ashoura chou bi 2oulo?

[abousoun]

Originally Posted by blyblu__dima

thx Entirezone,
but there's smthg i didnt get it yet...eno tuesday nhar 3ashoura right?
chou bi 2oulo? eno 3ala 3id l kbir 3and l christians men 2oul "al masi7 7akan kam"...so 3al 3ashoura chou bi 2oulo?

well 3ashoura is not like 3id el kbir 3and el christians ... it's not a 3id aslan ...
and there is no particular saying regarding this day ...
but if you want, you could say :

عظّم الله أجوركم بمصائب أبا عبدالله الحسين

إنّه اليوم الذي انتصر فيه الدم على السيف

Thank You ...

[No One]

thx abousoun, sorry for sayin eno 3id, i know eno its not...eno metel jem3a l
3azime 3and l christians...nway thx