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Sunday, 13 February 2005
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Two Pieces of Advise

I leave two recommendations for my brothers and sisters, and I hope they seek to act upon them by the will of God.

1. The first recommendation is what my late brother used to emphasize upon continuously. In fact it is actually the recommendation of God before He created humankind. We must all strive to conduct majalis for Imam Hussein. We should all attend these programs from the beginning of the month of Muharram until the end of the month of Safar, and throughout the entire year as well. This blessed endeavour will never go in vain, not even the smallest measure of it. Furthermore, it will be a saving for you and will be recorded as a good deed for you. Once the month of Safar ends, try to achieve this great success during the following months. I hope that you will deliver this message to others and act upon it yourselves. We must all, whether were are young or old, have families or are single, give an hour or two, or even a half an hour to Imam Hussein. In our private homes we should conduct majalis for Imam Hussein, beginning in Safar. If someone is less well off, he can do as much as his financial state allows, even if it means lighting a candle in the name of Imam Hussein for a few minutes each week in the presence of his friends and family. If a better opportunity is available, you can invite your neighbours, relatives and friends to such gatherings. Try to maintain these programs such that a week does not pass in which the tragedy of Imam Hussein is not mentioned in your homes, for in this there is the blessing of this life and the Hereafter. Even if you are a member or a supervisor of a Hussainiya and you hold majalis regularly at the Hussainiya, do not leave your house without a candle for Imam Hussein. The majalis for Imam Hussein may serve as the main pathways that lead us to success in life.

2. The second recommendation concerns the endeavour to protect our youth, and try to keep them firmly fastened on the path of Allah, Prophet Mohammad, and Ahl al-Bayt peace be upon them. No matter how firm is their faith, never stop the endeavour to strengthen their faith. If you cannot do that yourselves, you can facilitate the means required to guide them, such as providing them with books or lectures. We must teach our youth about Prophet Mohammad and his family the way that they presented themselves and the way that the Qur'an presents them. We should not introduce them in ways that either underestimate their status or overestimate it. There are certain groups that intend to misguide people by altering the reality about them, either by degrading their status or highly exaggerating it. So, for example, we may not ascribe any of God's exclusive attributes to the Imams. We should teach our youth about the infallibility of the Imams or any other matters or facts concerning them.


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