77. Neglecting the Majālis (Gatherings) of Imām Ḥusain (a.s.)

77. ﺑﯽ اﻋﺘﻨﺎﯾﯽ ﺑﻪ ﻣﺠﺎﻟﺲﺣﺴﯿﻨﯽ

ﺷﺐ ﺷﻨﺒﻪ 30/10/85 ﺑﺮاﺑﺮ 30 ذي ﺣﺠﻪ اﻟﺤﺮام 1427 ﻗﻤﺮي، آﯾﻪ اﻟﻠّﻪ ﺣﺎج ﺳـﯿﺪ ﺻﺎدق ﺷﯿﺮازي از ﭘﺪر ﺑﺰرﮔﻮارﺷﺎن ﻣﺮﺣﻮم آﯾﻪ اﻟﻠّﻪ ﻣﯿﺮزا ﻣﻬﺪي ﺷﯿﺮازي 1304) 1380 ﻗﻤﺮي( ﻧﻘﻞ ﻓﺮﻣﻮدﻧـﺪ ﮐﻪ ﻣﺎ در ﺟﻮاﻧﯽ ﻣﻠﺘﺰم ﺑﻮدﯾﻢ از روز اول ﻣﺤﺮم ﺗﺎ ﺳـﯿﺰدﻫﻢ آن ﻓﻘﻂ ﺑﻪ ﻣﺠﺎﻟﺲ روﺿﻪ ﺑﺮوﯾﻢ، اﮔﺮ وﻗﺖ اﺿﺎﻓﯽ داﺷﺘﯿﻢ، ﮐﺘﺎب ﻣﻘﺘﻞ ﻣﻄﺎﻟﻌﻪ ﮐﻨﯿﻢ.

وﻟﯽ ﻃﻠﺒﻪ اي ﺑـﻮد ﮐﻪ ﺑﺴـﯿﺎر آدم ﺧـﻮﺑﯽ ﺑـﻮد، وﻟﯽ اﯾﻦ ﮔـﻮﻧﻪ ﻣﯽ اﻧﺪﯾﺸـﯿﺪ ﮐﻪ ﻓﻘـﻂ در روﺿﻪ ي ﻣـﺪرﺳﻪ ﺷـﺮﮐﺖ ﮐﻨـﺪ، ﺑﻘﯿّﻪ ي ﺳﺎﻋﺎﺗﺶ را ﺑﻪ درس و ﺑﺤﺚ ﺑﭙﺮدازد. ﺣﺘّﯽ ﻣﺒﺎﺣﺜﻪ اش را ﺗﻌﻄﯿﻞ ﻧﻤﯽ ﮐﺮد ﮐﻪ دﯾﮕﺮان را ﻧﯿﺰ از ﺷﺮﮐﺖ در روﺿﻪ ﻫﺎ ﻣﺎﻧﻊ ﺷﻮد.

روز ﯾﺎزدﻫﻢ ﻣﺤﺮم ﻣﺒﺘﻼ ﺑﻪ درد ﭼﺸﻢ ﻋﺠﯿﺒﯽ ﺷﺪ ﮐﻪ ﺣﺘﯽ ﯾﮏ ﺳﻄﺮ ﻫﻢ ﻧﺘﻮاﻧﺴﺖ ﻣﻄﺎﻟﻌﻪ ﮐﻨﺪ. درد ﭼﺸﻢ او دﻗﯿﻘﺎً ده روز ﻃﻮل ﮐﺸﯿﺪ.

ﭘﯿﺎم اﯾﻦ داﺳﺘﺎن اﯾﻦ اﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ داﺳﺘﺎن اﻣﺎم ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺴﻼم ﯾﮏ اﺳﺘﺜﻨﺎء در ﺗﺎرﯾﺦ ﺑﺸﺮي اﺳﺖ.

77. Neglecting the Majālis (Gatherings) of Imām Ḥusain (a.s.)

On the night of Saturday, 30/10/1385 Shamsī (equivalent to 30 Dhī al-Ḥijjah 1427 AH), Āyatullāh Ḥājj Sayyid Ṣādiq Shīrāzī narrated from his noble father, the late Āyatullāh Mīrzā Mahdī Shīrāzī (1304–1380 AH):

“In our youth, we were strictly committed that from the first of Muḥarram until the 13th, we would attend only the mourning gatherings (majālis-i rūḍah). If we had any extra time, we would read books about the tragedy of Karbalāʾ (maqtal).”

However, there was a student who was very good in character, but he had a different mindset.

He believed that it was sufficient to attend only the school’s mourning program, and he would dedicate the rest of his time entirely to studying and discussion.

He didn’t even suspend his lessons or debates during this time, which meant that others also missed out on participating in the extra majālis because of him.

On the 11th of Muḥarram, he was suddenly afflicted with a strange and painful eye condition, such that he couldn’t even read a single line.

The pain in his eyes lasted exactly ten days.

The lesson of this story is clear:

The story of Imām Ḥusain (ʿa) is a unique exception in human history.

Neglecting its remembrance or giving it a lower priority can carry spiritual consequences—even when done with good intentions like studying—if it results in failing to honor the unparalleled status of Imām Ḥusain’s sacrifice.