 وصلى الله عليه وسلم وحبيب قلوبنا وشفيع نفوسنا أبل قاسم محب على آل بيته الطيبين الطاهرين المعصومين لا سيما بقية الله روحي وأرواح العالمين لترابي مقدمه الفداء مع بعضة تباة المناسبة وصدر أبل وصدر أخي ورحمة الله وبركاته إن شاء الله النواد سوف نعى face the significant figure and the greatest companion أكتبا على محرم 10 which we need to learn from his dancers في which we need to learn from his wording, his knowledge, his application and his معرفة in the أهل البيت and in the concept of إمامة but before we start by analysing about فضل عباس on this important night we first need to analyse the importance of كربلاف and how it applies first and foremost to an everyday perspective how can we through كربلا be إمام حسين or through كربلا be on the opposite side and be a shimmer so insha'Allah we'll start by looking at the importance of كربلا then looking at the importance of knowing our إمام through كربلا and on the third perspective after we've accomplished by looking at the first two points we'll begin to analyse in more depth the wording of أبا فضل العباس on the tenth of محرم and its effect on our daily lives so insha'Allah to start the topic please help me in reciting صلوات على محمد وآلي محمد now we're looking on the internet I came across a particular aspect which I didn't think I'd actually come across it because it was a Turkish series but it had a title by the importance of كربلا so I thought let me click on it let me see what they actually say we might actually learn something and when I teach it to us take wise words even if it's on the tongue of a fool so I thought to myself let's click on this particular clip on YouTube let's see what they say and you find two mafia warlords if we can name that are sitting behind two different desks one of which is a brutal figure that brutal figure doesn't read doesn't write he is kind of an assassin all he can do is kill and shoot and decapitate people so he's the brutal guy and the other person is the mastermind behind the desk so the mastermind asks the root he's saying do you read and he says reading what do I need to read I know my particular expertise and I've do it quite well why is it that I need to read he says have you ever read a book he says once I read a book what I got really angry and I tore that book apart so the mafia let's say the brain behind the desk asks him what was the book that you read and why is it that it made you angry so the root replies by saying that I read a book that was entitled the tragedy of كربلا so the mastermind tells him why is it that you were angry he says I couldn't comprehend there was a person that was the grandson of the prophet after the prophet dies people that called themselves Muslims I believe in his grandfather went and killed him so I got angry because if I was there I wouldn't have let them kill this particular grandson meanwhile he didn't even know the person's name he didn't know what was going on he didn't know any aspect to do with كربلا he said I just read a book I got angry and I tore it apart now the mastermind looks at him and look at the reply of this person that gives us an analogy he looks at the root and he tells him he says that book is my favorite and the root tells him why is it your favorite I couldn't stand reading it and he says when I read this book I like to apply it to my life on a daily perspective and he asks him how he says I put myself in that position I say to myself if that battle occurred there's obviously a side which is right and a side which was wrong a side which was on the path of the prophet and a side that opposed it they couldn't necessarily both be on the same side both be on the right a killer and the person that's being killed can't both go towards heaven so he says in that instance when I read this book I say to myself look at my sins I want to look at my deeds I want to look at my ethics I want to look at my daily actions and I want to say to myself if Karbala was to happen today based on my actions based on my knowledge based on what I do on as a daily routine based on who I take as role models who I look up to and who I look away from I try to put myself in the balance would I be on the side of Hussein or would I be on the opposition side look at the important lesson that that little five minute clip teaches us if every day we know to our soul just like death when we remember death and Allah SWT states in the Holy Quran وذكرهم بأيام الله and remind them of the days of Allah or one of the days that's mentioned by Imam Al-Baqar is the day of death now why is it that you have to remember death opinion comes forth and states well just like you're remembering death when the prophet states every salah that you go towards pray like it's your last prayer why? because when you know that you're about to die in the next moment or this is the last prayer for you what kind of prayer will that be I want you to imagine or envision what kind of prayer would that be slow prayer though we'll thought takes half an hour not two seconds every sujood you actually think about the words and contemplate over the words in which you're saying you're crying within salah seeking forgiveness from Allah SWT so in the same aspect if it was our last salah we performed that salah in that manner in the same manner that we say look at our sins look at our actions look at our role models look at our friends look at our mannerisms with our parents with Allah with the Ahl al-Bayt and importantly let's look at our actions and how the Imam Sahib who has always seen us that's the first aspect I want to look at from tonight now how is it that we can apply this how is it that we can analyze that we're going on this path let's wake up from this and let's go to the path of Ahl al-Bayt because some people come and I've mentioned this before some people come and say you know what the most important aspect when you want to become more religious or when you want to follow your imams is to have knowledge is to have what? knowledge now the opinion comes yes to gain knowledge is a very important aspect within religion and the Ahl al-Bayt always stress on the fact that you should always elevate yourself in the aspect of knowledge the Prophet has numerous Ahadi stating that yes knowledge is a vital and pivotal point within our religion as in when he comes forth with statements such as make sure that you learn from the cradle to the grave or seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave and he says in other traditions seek knowledge even if you have to go as far as going towards China at the time and many others in which he says that gain knowledge at a young age rather than an old age because it will stick where the later you learn knowledge the less it will stick within your soul and there's many other traditions but someone may come forth and say knowledge is the most important aspect and nothing else whenever you want to follow the footsteps of Ahl al-Bayt now the example we want to give is the example of Shimr it's going to be a very powerful example but you need a powerful example to make you remember that's why the powerful calamity of Karbala is remembered till tonight because of the effect it has on the hearts now look at this example let me tell you that knowledge will never be enough you need application when we look at Shimr ibn al-Jawshan can someone come and say that he never had knowledge of Ahl al-Bayt can anyone come forth and state that Shimr ibn al-Jawshan didn't know who Imam Hussein was can someone come and say that he doesn't know the status that he was an Imam that the Prophet had numerous ahadith stating the importance of this man the Quran numerous verses were revealed about this person that he goes and kills now when we look at the life of Shimr ibn al-Jawshan as we know in traditions many people even though the Imam was showered his body was showered there was not a place on his body except there was an arrow or a jurah imagine that brothers and sisters imagine the body of your Imam in that state many people went to kill the Imam many people but they will come back crying because they could not imagine killing the Imam because every time they go towards him they say the light from his face and he was uttering the words of the Quran we couldn't come close towards this person except who Shimr ibn al-Jawshan when we look at our traditions when Imam Zayn al-Aabidin states in his خطبة that I am the son of the man that's been beheaded from the back of his head not the front and it's a severe torture from the back rather than the front why is it do you think that he was hit from the back 12 times by Shimr ibn al-Jawshan when he sat on the chest of Aba Abdullah he couldn't handle looking at the face of Aba Abdullah what does he do he begins crying that's why in tradition he says he took him and laid him in a manna which he doesn't look at his face and the coward begins to strike the Imam from the back of his head and he starts crying and he begins to strike the Imam from the back of his head because he could not handle the fact looking at the beauty of the Imam's face put that in your perspective in your imagination I want you to picture this before we get into the detail on the gist of it Shimr ibn al-Jawshan cries for Imam Hussein does that mean he knows who this person is or doesn't know what's the verse that he states what's the poem that we know till today that he stated about Imam Hussein when he puts Imam Hussein's head in front of that العين he says محجبة قتلت خير الناس أمان وأبا meaning Shimr ibn al-Jawshan knew exactly what he was doing he had knowledge of this man he knew exactly who Imam Hussein was and the death of him what it would incur therefore when someone brings the argument stating that knowledge is enough we say many people had knowledge but many people never used that knowledge in the right manner and that's why we have to look at the example of about Fadl al-Abbas on the Temple of Muharram and see what type of knowledge did he have how can we learn from the knowledge of about Fadl al-Abbas because there's many instances we don't actually look and contemplate because when they cut off his right hand he says a phrase when they cut off his left hand he says a phrase when he goes towards the water and the coolness of the water is in his hand in the hot desert after a raging battle he also says a verse do we contemplate on that which the Imam's brother says or don't we because if we do we will analyze this knowledge and the depth of the knowledge about Fadl al-Abbas and how much he had application in the path of Ahl al-Bait for the first instance we know knowledge is not enough we know that knowledge can always be hindered in the aspect when worldly desires come forth as in I may have knowledge and the sheikh stated it so beautifully yesterday someone can be of the greatest caliber and the most honorable caliber but when it comes to a bank balance and he's offered a particular aspect he says well the religion in that time when it's not necessarily the best of religions I will go after the religion which promises me ABCND and that's why the as we want to relate to him as the main general on the tent of Muharram when he was going out when he received the letter from Yazid stating because he was questioning it should I go and kill the grandson of the prophet of Islam the religion that we believe in the person that the prophet states is one of two سيدي شباب أهل الجنة I'm going to kill someone that the prophet states about him the guardian of the youth of paradise he will be that person so I'm going to kill him and I'm thinking I'm going to go towards heaven and that's the irony of the groups nowadays we see overseas I just want to get or mention filth on the pulpits so going back to the topic meaning He also had knowledge however when Yazid brings for the letter saying that's what we want what did you mention on the second night all he ever dreamed about is having the governorship of Persia in the Arabic linguistics we call it the governorship of Persia at the time Persia was not what we have it was much larger it encompassed neighboring countries now so when he opens the letter he's still questioning should I or should I not go towards killing Imam Hussein and then in his own mind begins to doubt it and wanting the world rather than the hero after he says to himself what did we say he says should I leave this governorship and this governorship is that and all that which I desire أم أرجع مأثوماً بقتل حسيني or do I come back with the blood stains of Hussein on my hands then he begins to question it further what does he say they say that Allah has created the heaven and hell فإن صدقوا فيما يقولون if they are truthful in what they say they have doubt in religion all together by that which he says so we see on the second level knowledge even though he may have application may not but surely in this instance he does not he may be eluded by worldly desires so how is it that we can stand firm what examples do we have this massive banner right behind me telling me exactly who to look at when you want to look at application knowledge and معرفة of the أهل البيت because when we look at the importance of Karbala we want to look at the importance on the 21st century perspective isn't it it's not enough learning history learning history learning history how can I apply history to my hero now that's the question we need to ask ourselves how can I apply Karbala here in Sydney people ask themselves this in all our Imam's times you think he didn't have do you know how many do you know the number of people that used to go towards Imam Hussein's shrine and visit Imam Hussein's shrine in the time of Imam Karbala hundreds of thousands would go towards Imam Hussein but the Hussein of the time which was Imam Al-Karbala was in prison two gods the Shi'a all go towards Imam Hussein yes it's important but the Hussein of the time is where in prison two gods you think the Shi'a can't take him out and that's why when we apply it to a 21st century basis we all remember Imam Hussein it's one of the utmost importance even Imam Sahiba in his time and stated in زيارة ناحية he cries instead of teas blood for Imam Hussein so he's also mourning however the Hussein of our time is Imam Sahiba and just like we remember the companions of Imam Hussein you have to remember the companions of Imam Mehdi may be sitting right here right now and he's still waiting for you to come towards him for you to take that step that initiative to repent first and foremost cleanse yourself through the teas for Abaa Abdullah go towards the message go towards becoming a companion of Imam Sahiba so that's the second level the third level what can we learn knowledge is not enough secondly we know that we need application on a 21st century basis because we need to become the best companions for our Imam so who can we look at to benefit from and there's one aspect that many people overlook when looking at the life of Abaa Fattal Al-Abbas because whenever we do or when we talk about Abaa Fattal Al-Abbas we do great injustice to this great figure because we only mention him he was a brave warrior he was a brave warrior he was a brave warrior not once have we contemplated on the knowledge of this person of the akhlaq of this person the morality the aspect in which he had from Ali ibn Abi Talib people always look at Abaa Fattal Al-Abbas his mother is Umm Al-Baniin and yes without a shadow of doubt one of the greatest ladies ever to be mentioned in the religion of Islam but people always put a blind eye to the fact that Abaa Fattal Al-Abbas's father was Ali ibn Abi Talib when we look at the knowledge that passed down there's one aspect that people always overlook when the Imam was fought in Mecca Abaa Fattal Al-Abbas has a stance in Mecca to make you know what kind of knowledge this person had and how much he had about he gets up and he first and foremost states he says praise be to Allah سبحانه وتعالى that first and foremost he says blessed this and he points at the holy Kaaba blessed this with what he says blessed this with the birth of that person's father pointing at who then he says oh disbelievers and infidels oh disbelievers oh and infidels do you take the Imam away from the holy Kaaba knowing very well that he has more authority than yourselves when it comes towards the Kaaba he says if it wasn't for Allah's divine wisdom mercy and secret while everyone goes towards the Kaaba the Kaaba would have lifted and gone towards the Imam for everyone wants to come and touch the Kaaba but the Kaaba all it wants to do is touch the hands of the Imam then what does he say he says if it wasn't for the fact that the Imam's will is in unison with that will of Allah then I would have attacked you like an angry eagle attacks a sparrow in midair then he says do you threaten when they talked about the Imam do you threaten a person that plays with death in his childhood what do you think he will become in his adulthood he says you are doing the same mistake that Quraish did when they went and seek to kill the Prophet of Islam and likewise you are going and attempting to kill the son of his daughter look what he says he says just like never touch the Prophet of Islam when Ali ibn Abi Talib was alive you will never get close to Imam Hussain when there is still a breath in me and I think just for that statement we need to raise our voices in a loud he says look he continues he says look when you analyze he says look at the person that's in his household wine has been drunk and in whose household owns the caouther in the day of judgment look in whose houses there are dances and look at whose houses there's verses of the Holy Qur'an revealed look at whose houses has impurity and look at whose houses has purity so he gives us an example to go by upon knowledge tells everyone there and them of his wisdom and his معرفة of the Imam now what can we learn from this speech because there's many aspects we can look at many many aspects but due to the time limitations we can only look at one aspect right now at three prepareds but one of the aspects when he teaches us when he says make sure that you look at ABCND and whose houses has purity we find ourselves caught up in the aspect of willaya and why because look at the Imam first then look at Yazeed no before we have willaya we have the concept of baraya because on the first level when Allah is trying to teach us make sure that you dissociate yourself first and foremost from anything against the religion anyone against the أهل البيت anyone against محمد و آل محمد