Causes of Abundant Wealth

The aforementioned discussions elucidate the fact that Allah the Almighty has distributed sustenance and livelihood amongst His creatures on the basis of prudence and justice. Differences in sustenance and wealth are to examine the creatures. Nevertheless, we can bring changes in this destiny through our actions. Just like our age that has been determined by Allah beforehand but can be changed by our actions i.e. our good actions can increase our age while our evil deeds can reduce the lifespan. The same applies for sustenance and livelihood. Our actions can increase or decrease our sustenance.

Hereunder, we shall mention a few factors that can increase our sustenance.

1) Seeking Forgiveness:
“So I said (to them), ‘Ask forgiveness from your Lord. Verily, He is Oft-Forgiving. He will send rain to you in abundance. And give you increase in wealth and children. And bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers.”
(Surah Nuh (71): Verses 10-12)

2) Piety:
“And whoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a away for him to get out. And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine.”
(Surah Talaaq (65): Verses 2-3.)

3) Good Behaviour:
Imam Ja’far Sadeq (a.s) prophecies,
“Whoever behaves well with his family members, his sustenance will be increased.
(Meezanul Hikniah, Chapter of Sustenance, H. No. 7185)

4) Good Deeds:
Imam Ja’far Sadeq (a.s.) foretells,
“Whoever performs good deeds, his sustenance will be increased.
(Ibid. H. No. 7186)

5) Good Ethics:
Imam Ja’far Sadeq (a.s.) informs,
“Whoever bears good ethics, his sustenance will be increased. ‘
(Ibid. H. No. 7187)

6) Easy Reckoning:
Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) states,
“Rudeness destroys good ethics and easy accounting with family members increases the descent of sustenance.
(Ibid. H. No. 7189.)

7) To Feed Others:
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) informs,
“Sustenance descends faster when you feed others. It descends faster than a knife pierces through the meat of a rooster.
(Ibid. H. No. 7190.)

8) Helping a Believer:
Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) says,
“Helping a brother in religion increases one ‘s wealth.
(Ibid.H.No.7191.)

9) Trustworthiness:
Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) informs,
“Trustworthiness increases sustenance and livelihood. “
(Ibid. H. No. 7192)

10) Praying for a brother in faith:
Imam Muhammad al-Baaqir (a.s.) advises,
“Pray for your brother in faith in his absence.This helps in the easy descent of sustenance.
(Ibid. H. No. 7193)

11) Always Being with Wuzu.
A person came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) and pleaded, ‘I intend to increase my sustenance.’ He (s.a.w.a.) replied,
“Always be with wuzu, it will increase your sustenance.
(Ibid. H. No. 7194)

12) Giving Sadaqah:
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) advised,
“Do as much charity as possible that Allah may increase your sustenance.
(Ibid.H.No.7195).

13) Giving Zakaat:
Imam Muhammad al-Baqer (a.s.) informs,
“Payment of Zakaat increases sustenance.
(Ibid. H. No. 7197).

14) Good Intentions:
Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) states,
“One whose intentions are good and pure, his sustenance and livelihood will increase.
(Ibid. H. No. 7198)

Causes of Straitening of Sustenance

Just as in the previous part we have discussed about the factors that increase our sustenance, here we will briefly talk about the causes that decrease our livelihood and wealth.

1) Sins:
Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) says,
“When a person commits a sin, his sustenance is dispelled from him.”
(Ibid.H.No.7199)

2) Non-fulfillment of the Rights of brothers in faith:
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) prophecies,
“If somebody does not fulfill the rights of his believing brother or tramples upon it, Allah will disallow blessings in his sustenance, unless he repents.
(Ibid. H. No. 7200)

3) Intake of Prohibited Foods and Drinks:
Imam Ja’far Sadeq (a.s.) informs,
“Intake of prohibited food straitens sustenance.
Ibid. H. No. 7201.

4) To do the opposite of all those deeds that are mentioned in the factors of increase of sustenance and livelihood. Some of these are as follows: Evil intentions, not to pay zakaat, not to fulfill divine rights, not to give charity, bad morals and undesirable ethics, ill-behaviour and so on and so forth.

Reference

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Endless Torture

While we as ordinary citizens of Islamic Republic of Pakistan are busy with our day to day life, busy with our lunch and dinners, luxurious life style and parties; a mother silently weeps death of her young son, somewhere in our country an old father is struggling to earn because his son who used to run affairs of house was shot dead.

A Young girl is forced to stop her studies and find some job to support her family for her brother who used to keep her like a queen and promised her to educate her had been assassinated.

Many of us even cannot imagine what goes through when a widow having child in her arms explains to other, that her child has to go to bed without having any meal because her husband was killed. We even cannot think of the agony a mother would face when the child would ask her for a candy. News, statistics and even statements of political figures cannot explain agony of a all those Pakistanis who have been victim of Terrorists specifically Pakistani Shia Community. Newspaper can only quote number of people killed in an incident of firing or bomb blast. What we collectively tend to forget is one sole bread earner or family being killed is like killing the whole family who have to die every moment of their life.

Our doctors, bankers, religious scholars have been frequently targeted in name of God. Bomb blasts, shootings, target killings and on-camera slaughters on an almost daily basis are now becoming a norm of our society.

With the approval of the ideologically corrupt western governments and their dummies in the Arab world, groups like Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) aka Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) carry on the bloodshed in Pakistan

Ayatollah Khomeini once said about the terrorist attacks in Iran, "They have lost all logic, for if they had any logic they would have sat down and spoken to us".

If mass killing could have achieved goal of imposing hatred ideology, I guess Saddam Hussain would have succeeded.  For those who hate the Shias, you need to know that they are followers of Ali(a.s) who said: 

"You have two kinds of brothers; one is your brother in faith and the other is your brother in humanity, be merciful to both of them as you would want Allah to be merciful to you."

HAZRAT MEESAM-TAMMAR AND PROPHECY OF IMAM ALI (a.s)

Meesam-e-Tammar was a slave belonging to a woman of Bani Asad. Imam Ali (as) purchased this slave from the woman and set him free in the way of Allah (SWT). He used to sell dates in Kufa Market and on this account he was known as Meesam-e-Tammar.

Imam Ali (as) asked Meesam: "What is your name"? "Saalim", he replied. Imam Ali (as) said: "Prophet Muhammad (saw) has told me that the Iranians call you Meesam." Meesam was astonished because no one knew his real name. So, he said: "Allah (SWT) and His prophet are truthful." Since that day, Meesam had not left Imam Ali (as).

Meesam was one of the distinct and favorite companions of the Commander of the faithful Imam Ali (a.s.), rather he, Umro bin Humaq, Mohammad bin Abu Bakr and Oways Qarani were among his disciples. Keeping in mind their merit and worthiness, Imam Ali (a.s.) had trained them with concealed knowledge and mysteries, which would occasionally be apparent from them. Once Meesam told Abdullah bin Abbas, who was one of the students of Imam Ali (a.s.) and had learnt the Quranic Exegeses from him, and whom Mohammad bin Hanafiyah had referred to as " the Divine of the nation " that, " O son of Abbas! Ask from me whatever you desire regarding the interpretation of the Quran, as I have recited the revelations of the Quran before Imam Ali (a.s.) and have received it`s interpretation from him."

Meesam-e-Tammar used to take lessons from Imam Ali (as) and Imam Ali (as) acquainted him with a good many secrets of the faith. Imam Ali (as) taught him many branches of knowledge which included ilm-e-Manaya wal Balaya (the knowledge of death and future calamities) and ilm-e-Taweel (Interpretation and exegesis of Glorious Qur`an). At times with the permission of his master, Meesam-e-Tammar used to acquaint the public about the deep secrets learnt by him.

Once Imam Ali (as) told him that he (Meesam) would be hanged on account of love for his master. He also gave the address and told him that he would be hanged in a farm next to the house of Amr ibn Huraith. The tree on which he would be hanged was the smallest of the ten trees existing in the farm at that time. Meesam was also informed that his tongue would be cut out because he would not stop praising his master [Imam Ali (as)].

After getting the information, it is recorded in history that Meesam would go to the palm-tree and looked after the trink which his master has pointed, water its branches and used to clean the place and would say "Oh tree! You are for me and I am for you. Meesam-e-Tammar had visited the palm-tree for more than twenty years. Meesam-e-Tammar would go to Amr ibn Huraith and say, "I will be your neigbour, thus fulfill the rights of neighborhood well." Amr ibn Huraith would not understand his meaning and would ask, "Do you intend buying the house of Ibne Mas`ood or Ibne Hakeem"? Meesam kept silent. Amr ibn Huraith was puzzled. He wondered: What does Meesam mean?

Months and years passed by, Imam Ali (as) was martyred then Imam Hassan (as) was martyred and Meesam-e-Tammar kept waiting for the time. Finally came 60 AH when Ubaidullah ibn Ziyad was appointed Governor of Kufa, Iraq.

Meesam-e-Tammar then went to Makkah to perform Hajj pilgrimage and there after returned to Kufa, Iraq. Thereafter Meesam went to Kufa and was seized and taken to Ubaydullah. Ubaydullah was told that, "This man is the most beloved of Ali." He said, "Woe be to you! This Persian man"? He was replied in the affirmative. Then Ubaydullah asked Meesam, "Where is your Lord"? Meesam replied, "In ambush of the oppressors, while you are one of the oppressors." Ubaydullah said, "Even after being a Persian (non-Arab) you say what you mean (your Arabic is eloquent). Tell me then, what your Master (Imam Ali) predicted to you as to what I shall do to you"? Meesam replied, "Yes, he did tell us that I will be the tenth one whom you shall put to the gallows, and that the timber of my gallow would be the shortest, and also that I shall be closer to the ground than them." Ubaydullah said, "By Allah! I shall do the opposite of what he said." Meesam replied, "How can you do the opposite, when by Allah, Imam Ali (a.s.) had heard it from the Prophet (s.a.w.s.), while he had heard it from Jibraeel, who in turn heard it from the Almighty. How can you oppose them? And I even know the place in Kufa where I shall be hanged, and I shall be the first in Islam to be bridled."


Thus Meesam was imprisoned alongwith Mukhtar bin Abu Ubaydah Saqafi. Al-Mukhtar said to his two friends: "Be ready to meet Allah (SWT)! After Imam Hussain`s killing, Ubaidullah ibn Ziyad will kill the Imam Hussain`s (as) supporters."

Abdullah bin al-Harith said: "Yes, he will kill us sooner or later."

Meesam said: "No, he won`t kill you. My master, Imam Ali (as) has told me that you (al-Mukhtar) will get revenge of Imam Hussain`s killers. And you will kick Ubaidullah ibn Ziyad`s head with your foot."

Then Meesam said to Abdullah bin al-Harith: "You`ll rule Basra."

When Ubaidullah ibn Ziyad called for al-Mukhtar to be killed, a message arrived from Yazid ordering him to free al-Mukhtar. He released him and ordered Meesam to be crucified.

Meesam-e-Tammar was brought to the same tree to be hanged as pointed out by Imam Ali (as). Meesam began singing the praises of his master, and about a thousand people gathered to see Meesam being hanged.

After Meesam was hanged, his tongue carried on singing the praises of Imam Ali(a.s) and the virtues of Ahle Bait(a.s). Meesam said with a smile. "By Allah (SWT), this palm trunk has been created for me! And I`ve been created for it." Thus, the people knew the secret of Meesam`s visit to the palm-tree throughout the long years.

When the news of Meesam`s praises reached Ubaidullah ibn Ziyad, the tyrant ordered that the tongue of Meesam-e-Tammar to be cut and hence the prophecy of Imam Ali(a.s) became true and Meesam died after his tongue wad cut. Inna lillahe wa inna elaihe rajioon.

When the visitor leaves the holy city Najaf, on his way to Koofa, he sees a beautiful dome that decorates the shrine of Meesam-Tammar.

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> http://www.ezsoftech.com/islamic/meesam.asp

> http://www.shia-azadari.com/madras/page.asp?catid=21&scatid=399