39. The Special Favor of Imam Husain (a.s.) to a Christian Man

39. ﻋﻨﺎﯾﺖ اﻣﺎم ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺴﻼم ﺑﻪ ﯾﮏ ﻓﺮد ﻣﺴﯿﺤﯽ

ﻣﺤﺪث ﻧﻮري ﻧﻘﻞ ﻓﺮﻣﻮده ﮐﻪ ﯾﮏ ﻧﻔﺮ ﺗﺎﺟﺮ ﻣﺴﯿﺤﯽ در ﺑﺼﺮه زﻧﺪﮔﯽ ﻣﯽ ﮐﺮد.

دوﺳـﺘﺎﻧﺶ از ﺑﻐـﺪاد ﺑﻪ او ﻧﻮﺷـﺘﻨﺪ ﮐﻪ ﺑﺮاي ﺗﻮ ﺑﻐﺪاد ﺑﻬﺘﺮ اﺳﺖ، او ﻧﯿﺰ ﻫﻤﻪ ي ﻣﺎل اﻟﺘّﺠﺎره اش را ﺑﺮداﺷﺖ ﺑﻪ ﻃﺮف ﺑﻐﺪاد ﺣﺮﮐﺖ ﮐﺮد، در ﻣﺴﯿﺮ دزدان ﺑﺮ او ﺗﺎﺧﺘﻨﺪ و ﻫﻤﻪ ي اﻣﻮاﻟﺶ را ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻨﺪ.

او ﺧﺠﺎﻟﺖ ﮐﺸﯿﺪ ﮐﻪ ﺑﺎ آن وﺿﻊ ﺑﻪ ﺑﻐﺪاد ﺑﺮود، در ﺑﺮﺧﯽ از ﭼﺎدرﻫﺎ اﻗﺎﻣﺖ ﻧﻤﻮد و ﺑﺎ اﻫﺎﻟﯽ آﻧﺠﺎ ﻣﺄﻧﻮس ﺷﺪ. در اﯾﺎم ﻋﺎﺷﻮرا آﻧﻬﺎ ﻋﺎزم ﮐﺮﺑﻼ ﺑﻮدﻧﺪ، او را ﻧﯿﺰ ﺑﻪ ﻫﻤﺮاه ﺧﻮد ﺑﻪ ﻧﺠﻒ اﺷﺮف ﺳﭙﺲ ﺑﻪ ﮐﺮﺑﻼ ﺑﺮدﻧﺪ.

ﺷﺐ ﻋﺎﺷﻮرا او را در ﻧﺰد وﺳﺎﯾﻞ ﺧﻮد ﮔﺬاﺷﺘﻨﺪ و ﮔﻔﺘﻨﺪ: ﻣﺎ ﻓﺮدا ﺑﻌﺪ از ﻇﻬﺮ ﺑﻪ ﻧﺰد ﺗﻮ ﻣﯽ آﯾﯿﻢ.

ﭘﺎﺳـﯽ از ﺷﺐ ﮔﺬﺷﺖ و او را ﺧﻮاب ﺑﺮد، در ﻋﺎﻟﻢ روءﯾﺎ دﯾﺪ ﮐﻪ ﺳﻪ ﻧﻔﺮ ﺷﺨﺺ ﺟﻠﯿﻞ اﻟﻘﺪر از ﺣﺮم ﻣﻄﻬﺮ ﺑﯿﺮون آﻣﺪﻧﺪ، ﯾﮑﯽ از آﻧﻬـﺎ ﺑﻪ ﯾﮑﯽ دﯾﮕﺮ اﻣﺮ ﻓﺮﻣـﻮد ﮐﻪ در ﺷـﻬﺮ ﺑﮕﺮدد و اﺳـﺎﻣﯽ زاﺋﺮان را در دﻓـﺘﺮي ﺛﺒﺖ ﮐﺮده ﺑﻪ ﻧﺰد او ﺑﯿـﺎورد و ﺷـﺨﺺ دﯾﮕﺮ اﻣﺮ ﻓﺮﻣﻮد ﮐﻪ اﺳﺎﻣﯽ زاﺋﺮاﻧﯽ را ﮐﻪ در ﺻﺤﻦ ﻫﺴﺘﻨﺪ ﺑﻨﻮﯾﺴﺪ و ﺑﯿﺎورد.

ﭘﺲ از ﻣﺪﺗﯽ آن دو ﻧﻔﺮ آﻣﺪﻧﺪ و ﻟﯿﺴﺖ زاﺋﺮان را ﺑﻪ آن ﺣﻀﺮت اراﺋﻪ دادﻧﺪ.

ص:۷۹

آن ﺣﻀﺮت اﺳﺎﻣﯽ زاﺋﺮان را ﻣﻼﺣﻈﻪ ﮐﺮدﻧﺪ و ﻓﺮﻣﻮدﻧﺪ:

ﺑﻘﯿّﻪ دارد.

آن دو ﻧﻔﺮ رﻓﺘﻨﺪ و ﮔﺸﺘﻨﺪ و آﻣﺪﻧﺪ و ﮔﻔﺘﻨﺪ:

ﻣﺎ ﻫﻤﻪ را ﻧﻮﺷﺘﯿﻢ، ﮐﺴﯽ ﻧﻤﺎﻧﺪه اﺳﺖ.

آن ﺣﻀﺮت ﻓﺮﻣﻮد: ﻧﻪ، ﺑﻘﯿّﻪ دارد.

ﯾﮏ ﺑﺎر دﯾﮕﺮ رﻓﺘﻨﺪ و ﻫﻤﻪ ﺟﺎ را ﮔﺸﺘﻨﺪ و آﻣﺪﻧﺪ و ﮔﻔﺘﻨﺪ:

ﻫﻤﻪ ﺟﺎ را ﮔﺸﺘﯿﻢ، ﮐﺴﯽ از ﻗﻠﻢ ﻧﯿﻔﺘﺎده اﺳﺖ.

ﻓﺮﻣﻮد:

ﻧﺨﯿﺮ، ﺑﻘﯿّﻪ دارد.

ﺑﺎر ﺳﻮم ﻫﻤﻪ ﺟﺎ را ﮔﺸﺘﻨﺪ و ﺑﺮﮔﺸﺘﻨﺪ و ﮔﻔﺘﻨﺪ:

ﺑﻪ ﺟﺰ ﯾﮏ ﻧﻔﺮ ﻣﺴﯿﺤﯽ، اﺣﺪي ﺑﺎﻗﯽ ﻧﻤﺎﻧﺪه اﺳﺖ.

آن ﺣﻀﺮت ﻓﺮﻣﻮد:

ﭘﺲ ﭼﺮا ﻧﺎم او را ﻧﻨﻮﺷﺘﯿﺪ؟!

أﻟﯿﺲ ﻗﺪ ﺣﻞّ ﺑﺴﺎﺣﺘﻨﺎ؟!

ﻣﮕﺮ او ﻗﺪم در آﺳﺘﺎﻧﻪ ي ﻣﺎ ﻧﻨﻬﺎده اﺳﺖ؟!

اﯾﻨﺠﺎ ﺑﻮد ﮐﻪ آن ﻣﺴﯿﺤﯽ از ﺑﻄﻼن آﯾﯿﻦ ﺧﻮد آﮔﺎه ﺷﺪه و ﺑﻪ ﻧﻮر اﺳﻼم ﻣﻨﻮّر ﺷﺪ و در زﻣﺮه ﻣﺴﻠﻤﺎﻧﺎن ﻗﺮار ﮔﺮﻓﺖ.

ﺧﺪاوﻧﺪ ﺑﺪﯾﻦ ﺳﺎن از ﺛﺮوت ﺑﻪ ﺳﺮﻗﺖ رﻓﺘﻪ اش، ﺳﻌﺎدت اﺑﺪي و ﻧﻌﻤﺖ ﻫﺎي ﺟﺎوﯾﺪان اﻟﻬﯽ را ﺑﻪ او ارزاﻧﯽ ﻧﻤﻮد۔[1]

[1]      ﻣﺤﺪث ﻧﻮري، داراﻟﺴﻼم، ج 2، ص .144  

ﻧﻈﯿﺮ ﻫﻤﯿﻦ روءﯾﺎ ﺑﺮاي ﺣﺎج ﻣﯿﺮزا ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺟﺮّاح ﭘﯿﺶ آﻣﺪه، در اﯾﻦ داﺳـﺘﺎن اﻣﺎم ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺴﻼم ﻣﺤﻞ ﻓﺮود آن ﻣﺴﯿﺤﯽ را ﺧﺒﺮ داده ﮐﻪ در ﺧﺎﻧﻪ ي اﻣﯿﻦ اﻟﺪوﻟﻪ در داﺧﻞ اﺳﻄﺒﻞ ﺟﺎي ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻪ اﺳﺖ.

ص:۸۰

وي ﺻـﺒﺢ ﺑﻪ آن ﺧﺎﻧﻪ رﻓﺘﻪ، آن ﻣﺴـﯿﺤﯽ را ﻫﻤﺎﻧﺠﺎ ﻣﺸﺎﻫﺪه ﮐﺮده، روءﯾﺎي ﺧﻮد را ﺑﻪ او ﺧﺒﺮ داده، او ﻧﯿﺰ ﺑﻪ ﺷـﺮف اﺳﻼم ﻣﺸﺮف ﺷﺪه اﺳﺖ.

در اﯾﻦ داﺳﺘﺎن ﻧﯿﺰ ﺗﻌﺒﯿﺮ: »أﻣﺎ ﺣﻞّ ﺑﺴﺎﺣﺘﻨﺎ« آﻣﺪه اﺳﺖ۔[2]

39. The Special Favor of Imam Husain (a.s.) to a Christian Man

Muḥaddith Nūrī has narrated that a Christian merchant was living in Basra. His friends wrote to him from Baghdad, telling him that Baghdad would be a better place for him. So he gathered all of his merchandise and set out toward Baghdad. On the way, thieves attacked him and took all of his goods.

Ashamed to go to Baghdad in such a state, he stayed for a while in some tents and became familiar with the people there. During the days of ʿĀshūrāʾ, they were going to Karbala, so they took him along to Najaf and then to Karbala.

On the night of ʿĀshūrāʾ, they left him to guard their belongings and said:

“We will come back to you tomorrow after noon.”

Part of the night passed and he fell asleep. In a dream, he saw three dignified personalities come out of the holy shrine. One of them ordered the other to go around the city and register the names of the pilgrims in a notebook and bring them to him, and the third person he ordered to write down the names of those present in the courtyard and bring them.

After some time, those two returned and presented the list of pilgrims to that noble person. That noble figure looked over the names and said:

“There is still one remaining.”

The two went back, searched, and returned saying:

“We have written everyone’s name, no one is left.”

The noble figure said again:

“No, there is still one left.”

A third time, they searched thoroughly and returned, saying:

“Except for a Christian man, no one is left.”

[2]      ھمان، ص ۱۴۶  

Then that noble figure said:

“Then why didn’t you write down his name? Has he not come to our courtyard?” (أما حلّ بساحتنا)

“Did he not step into our courtyard?”

At that moment, the Christian realized the invalidity of his former religion, was illuminated by the light of Islam, and entered the fold of the Muslims. God, in this way, replaced the wealth he had lost to bandits with eternal happiness and everlasting divine blessings.

A similar dream happened to Ḥājj Mīrzā Muḥammad Jarrāḥ, in which Imam Husain (a.s.) informed him about the location of that Christian, who had taken shelter in the stable of Amīn ad-Dawlah’s house.

The next morning he went to that house, found the Christian there, told him about his dream, and the man embraced Islam. In this account too, the same phrase occurred:

(أما حلّ بساحتنا)

“Has he not come to our courtyard?”