Ashura marks many
things: the creation of the world,
Noah's departure from the ark, Moses' flight from Egypt, the martyrdom
of Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussein ibn Ali in 680 A.D.
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Join the
Columbus Sufi Circle,
"Strike the sword and take the kingdom of Love,
for Love's kingdom will last forever."
chanted Zikr
Allah, poetry,
followed
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al Mu'min
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Supplication of the Imam
"O' God, You are my trust in every sorrow and my hope in every
hardship.
How many a heavy burden which weakens the heart and baffles
the mind
I brought before You with my complaint
and You did relieve me
of it thereof.
You are truly the bestower of every bounty,
the source
of every blessing and the goal of every desire.
You have guided me and
shown me the significance of all matters which I face."
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from Rumi:
Sama' is only for the restless spirit--so jump up
quickly, why do you wait?
Do not sit here with your own thoughts--if you
are a man, go to the Beloved.
Do not say, "Perhaps He does not want me."
What business has a thirsty man with such words?
Does the moth think about the flames? For
Love's spirit, thought is disgrace.
When the warrior hears the sound of the drum,
at once he is worth ten thousand men!
You have heard the drum, so draw your sword
without delay! Your spirit is the sheath of the all-conquering
Dhu'l-Faqar!*
Strike the sword and take the kingdom of Love,
for Love's kingdom will last forever.
You are Husayn at Karbala, think not of water!
The only "water" you will see today is a sword
of the first
water!**
Rumi -- Ghazal (Ode) 338
Translation by William C. Chittick
"The Sufi Path of Love"
SUNY Press, Albany, 1983
* Dhu'l-Faqar is the name of Ali's sword.
** "Water" is always called to mind by the
mention of Husayn's death
at Karbala, since the army which surrounded his small
band did not
allow Husayn's followers access to the river in spite of
their great thirst.
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