13. The Special Care of Imam Husain (a.s.) Toward the Late Mawlawi Qandahari

13. ﻋﻨﺎﯾﺖ اﻣﺎم ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺴﻼم ﺑﻪ ﻣﺮﺣﻮم ﻣﻮﻟﻮي ﻗﻨﺪﻫﺎري

ﻋﻼﻣﻪ ي ﮔﺮاﻧﻘﺪر ﻣﺮﺣﻮم ﻣﻮﻟﻮي ﻗﻨﺪﻫﺎري، ﻣﺘﺨﻠّﺺ ﺑﻪ: »ﺣﺴﻦ« ﻣﺘﻮﻟﺪ 17 رﺑﯿﻊ اﻻول 1319 ق و ﻣﺘﻮﻓّﺎي 22 رﺑﯿﻊ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﯽ 1419 ق ﺑﺮاﺑﺮ 22/5/1377 ش، از دوران ﮐﻮدﮐﯽ ﻣﻮرد ﻋﻨﺎﯾﺖﺧﺎصﺣﻀﺮت ﺳﯿﺪاﻟﺸﻬﺪا ﺑﻮده ﮐﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺑﺮﺧﯽ از آﻧﻬﺎ

اﺷﺎره ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﯿﻢ:

(1 در دوران ﮐﻮدﮐﯽ ﺑﻪ ﻣﮑﺘﺐ ﻣﯽ رود، ﻫﺮ ﭼﻪ اﺳﺘﺎد ﺳﻌﯽ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﺪ ﮐﻪ ﻣﻄﻠﺐ را ﺑﺮاي اﯾﺸﺎن ﺑﯿﺎن ﮐﻨﺪ، ﺗﻮﺟﯿﻪ ﻧﻤﯽ ﺷﻮد ﺗﺎ ﺷﺐ ﺟﻤﻌﻪ اي در ﻋﺎﻟﻢ روءﯾﺎ ﺑﻪ ﺣﺮم ﺣﻀـﺮت ﺳﯿﺪاﻟﺸﻬﺪاء ﻋﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺴﻼم ﻣﺸﺮف ﻣﯽ ﺷﻮد، ﺧﻮد را در ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻞ درب ﺿﺮﯾﺢ ﻣﯽ ﺑﯿﻨﺪ، آﺑﯽ در دﺳﺖ داﺷـﺘﻪ، آن آب را ﺑﺮ ﻗﻔـﻞ ﺿـﺮﯾﺢ ﻣﯽ رﯾﺰد، ﺑـﺎ ﻇﺮف دﯾﮕﺮي آن آب را ﮐﻪ از ﻗﻔﻞ ﺳـﺮازﯾﺮ ﺑﻮده ﺟﻤﻊ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨـﺪ و ﻣﯽ ﺧﻮرد.

ﺻﺒـﺢ ﮐﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻣﮑﺘﺐ ﻣﯽ رود، ﺧـﻮد را در وﺿﻊ دﯾﮕﺮي ﻣﺸﺎﻫـﺪه ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨـﺪ، در ﻣﮑﺘﺐ، ﻗﺮآن ﯾـﺎد ﻣﯽ ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻪ، ﺑﻪ اﺳـﺘﺎد ﻣﯽ ﮔﻮﯾـﺪ: اﺟﺎزه ﻣﯽ دﻫﯿﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺑﺨﻮاﻧﻢ.

آﻧﮕﺎه ﺷﺮوع ﺑﻪ ﺗﻼوت ﻗﺮآن ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﺪ و از آن روز ﻗﺮﯾﺤﻪ اش ﺑﺎز ﻣﯽ ﺷﻮد. در آن ﻣﻮﻗﻊ ﺣﺪوداً ده ﺳﺎﻟﻪ ﺑﻮده اﺳﺖ.

(2 در اوﻟﯿﻦ ﺳـﻔﺮي ﮐﻪ ﺑﻪ ﮐﺮﺑﻼ ﻣﺸﺮّف ﻣﯽ ﺷﻮد، ﭼﻨﺪ ﺣﺎﺟﺖ از اﻣﺎم ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺴﻼم ﻃﻠﺐ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﺪ، از ﺟﻤﻠﻪ اﯾﻦ ﮐﻪ ﺗﺎ زﻧﺪه ﻫﺴـﺘﻢ از ﻧﻤـﺎز و روزه ﻧﯿﻔﺘﻢ و ﻟـﺬا ﺗﺎ ﭘﺎﯾﺎن ﺳﻦ ﻣﺒﺎرﮐﺸﺎن ﮐﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﻎ ﺑﺮ ﯾﮑﺼـﺪ ﺳﺎل ﺑﻮد، ﻫﻢ ﻧﻤﺎزش را اﯾﺴـﺘﺎده، ﺑـﺪون ﺗﮑﻠﻒ ﻣﯽ ﺧﻮاﻧﺪ ﻫﻢ روزه اش را راﺣﺖ ﻣﯽ ﮔﺮﻓﺖ.

(3 در ﺳـﺎل 1300 ش ﮐﻪ اﯾﺸﺎن ﺣـﺪوداً 22 ﺳﺎﻟﻪ ﺑﻮد، ﻣﻘﯿﻢ ﻧﺠﻒ اﺷـﺮف ﺑﻮد و ﻫﺮ ﺷﺐ ﺟﻤﻌﻪ ﺑﻪ ﮐﺮﺑﻼ ﻣﺸـﺮف ﻣﯽ ﺷـﺪ، ﺷـﺐ ﺟﻤﻌﻪ را در ﺣﺮم ﺑﯿﺘﻮﺗﻪ ﻣﯽ ﮐﺮد،

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ﺻﺒﺢ ﺑﻪ زﯾﺎرت ﺣﻀﺮت ﻗﻤﺮ ﺑﻨﯽ ﻫﺎﺷﻢ ﺷﺮﻓﯿﺎب ﺷﺪه، ﺑﻪ ﻧﺠﻒ ﺑﺮﻣﯽ ﮔﺸﺖ.

در ﯾﮏ ﺷﺐ ﺟﻤﻌﻪ اي ﯾﮏ ﺳﺎﻋﺖ ﺑﻪ اذان ﺻـﺒﺢ از ﺣﺮم ﺑﯿﺮون ﻣﯽ آﯾـﺪ ﮐﻪ ﺗﺠﺪﯾـﺪ وﺿﻮ ﮐﻨـﺪ، ﭼﺸـﻤﺶ ﺑﻪ ﮔﻨﺒـﺪ ﻣﻘـﺪس اﻣﺎم ﺣﺴـﯿﻦ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺴﻼم ﻣﯽ اﻓﺘﺪ، ﺑﺴﯿﺎر ﺟﺬب ﻣﯽ ﺷﻮد، در ﺻﺤﻦ ﻣﻄﻬﺮ در اﯾﻮان روﺑﻪ رو ﻣﯽ ﻧﺸﯿﻨﺪ و ﻣﺪﺗﯽ ﺑﻪ ﮔﻨﺒﺪ و ﮔﻠﺪﺳﺘﻪ ﺧﯿﺮه ﻣﯽ ﺷﻮد، ﯾﮏ ﻣﺮﺗﺒﻪ ﻣﺸﺎﻫـﺪه ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﺪ ﮐﻪ ﺳـﺘﺎره اي از آﺳـﻤﺎن ﭘﺎﯾﯿﻦ ﻣﯽ آﯾﺪ، ﻫﺮ ﭼﻪ ﺑﻪ زﻣﯿﻦ ﻧﺰدﯾﮏ ﺗﺮ ﻣﯽ ﺷﻮد درﺧﺸـﻨﺪﮔﯽ اش ﺑﯿﺸﺘﺮ ﻣﯽ ﺷﻮد، ﻫﻨﮕﺎﻣﯽ ﮐﻪ ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻞ ﭼﺸﻢ

او ﻗﺮار ﻣﯽ ﮔﯿﺮد، ﺑﯽ اﺧﺘﯿﺎر ﭼﺸﻤﺎﻧﺶ را ﻣﯽ ﺑﻨﺪد وﻧﺰدﯾﮏ ﻣﯽ ﺷﻮد ﮐﻪ از ﻫﻮش ﺑﺮود. ﺳﻪ ﺑﺎر دور ﮔﻨﺒﺪ ﻣﻘﺪس ﻃﻮاف ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﺪ، ﺳﭙﺲ ﺑﻪ ﺳﻮي آﺳﻤﺎن ﺑﺎﻻ ﻣﯽ رود.

در اﺛﻨﺎي ﻃﻮاف ﮔﺎﻫﯽ ﺳﯿﺎه ﻣﺜﻞ ﻗﯿﺮ ﻣﯽ ﺷﻮد ﮐﻪ اﺷﺎره ﺑﻪ ﻣﺼﺎﺋﺐ آن ﺣﻀﺮت ﺑﻮده اﺳﺖ.

ﻣﺮﺣﻮم ﻣﻮﻟﻮي دو دﺳﺘﺶ را ﺑﺎز ﻣﯽ ﮐﺮد و ﻣﯽ ﻓﺮﻣﻮد: ﺑﻪ اﻧﺪازه ﯾﮏ ﺳﯿﻨﯽ دﯾﺪه ﻣﯽ ﺷﺪ، ﯾﻌﻨﯽ ﺑﺰرگ ﺗﺮ از ﻗﺮص ﺧﻮرﺷﯿﺪ.

ﻣﺮﺣﻮم ﻣﻮﻟﻮي ﮐﻪ ﯾﮏ ﺳﺎﻋﺖ ﭘﯿﺶ از اذان ﺻـﺒﺢ اﯾﻦ ﺻـﺤﻨﻪ را ﻣﺸﺎﻫـﺪه ﮐﺮده ﺑﻮد، وﻗﺘﯽ ﺑﻪ ﺧﻮد ﻣﯽ آﯾـﺪ ﮐﻪ ﻣﯽ ﺑﯿﻨـﺪ ﻧﺰدﯾﮏ اﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ آﻓﺘﺎب ﻃﻠﻮع ﮐﻨﺪ و ﻟﺬا ﺑﺎ ﻋﺠﻠﻪ وﺿﻮ ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻪ ﻧﻤﺎز ﺻﺒﺢ را ادا ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﺪ.

ﻣﺮﺣﻮم ﻣﻮﻟﻮي ﻗﺴﻢ ﻣﯽ ﺧﻮرد و ﻣﯽ ﮔﻔﺖ: ﻣﻦ ﺷﻬﺎدت ﻣﯽ دﻫﻢ ﮐﻪ اﯾﻦ ﺻﺤﻨﻪ را ﺑﺎ ﭼﺸﻢ ﺳﺮ دﯾﺪم، ﻧﻪ ﺑﺎ ﭼﺸﻢ دل.

آﻧﮕﺎه ﻣﺮﺣﻮم ﻣﻮﻟﻮي داﺳﺘﺎن ﻧﺰول ﺳﺘﺎره ﺑﺮ ﭘﺸﺖ ﺑﺎم ﻣﻮﻻي ﻣﺘﻘﯿﺎن را ﻧﻘﻞ ﻣﯽ ﮐﺮد ﮐﻪ ﭼﻮن ﺑﺮﺧﯽ از ﻣﺨﺎﻟﻔﺎن از ﺣﻀﺮت ﻓﺎﻃﻤﻪ ﻋﻠﯿﻬﺎاﻟﺴـﻼم ﺧﻮاﺳـﺘﮕﺎري ﮐﺮدﻧﺪ، ﺣﻀـﺮت ﻓﺮﻣﻮد: اﻣﺸﺐ ﺳﺘﺎره اي ﻓﺮود ﻣﯽ آﯾﺪ و ﺑﺮ ﺑﺎم ﯾﮑﯽ از ﺧﺎﻧﻪ ﻫﺎي ﻣﺪﯾﻨﻪ ﻣﯽ ﻧﺸﯿﻨﺪ، ﺑﺮ ﺑﺎم ﻫﺮ ﮐﺲ ﺑﻨﺸﯿﻨﺪ، ﺣﻀﺮت ﻓﺎﻃﻤﻪ از آنِ اوﺳﺖ.

آن ﺷﺐ ﻫﻤﻪ ﺑﺮ ﭘﺸﺖ ﺑـﺎم ﻫﺎي ﺧﻮد ﻗﺮار ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻨـﺪ و ﻫﻤﮕﺎن دﯾﺪﻧـﺪ ﮐﻪ آن ﺳـﺘﺎره ﺑﺮ ﭘﺸﺖ ﺑﺎم ﻣﻮﻻي ﻣﺘّﻘﯿﺎن آﻣـﺪ، ﭼﻮن ﻧﺰدﯾﮏ ﺷﺪ، ﻣﻮﻻ 34 ﺑﺎر ﺗﮑﺒﯿﺮ ﮔﻔﺘﻨﺪ، ﭼﻮن ﻧﺰدﯾﮏ ﺗﺮ آﻣﺪ، 33 ﻣﺮﺗﺒﻪ ﺧﺪاي را ﺣﻤﺪ ﮔﻔﺘﻨﺪ و ﻫﻨﮕﺎﻣﯽ ﮐﻪ ﮐﺎﻣﻼً ﻧﺰدﯾﮏ آﻣﺪ، 33

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ﻣﺮﺗﺒﻪ ﺧﺪا را ﺗﺴﺒﯿﺢ ﻧﻤﻮدﻧﺪ.

اﺣﺎدﯾﺚ داﺳـﺘﺎن ﻓﺮود آﻣﺪن ﺳﺘﺎره را ﻋﻼﻣﻪ ﻣﺠﻠﺴﯽ ﺑﻪ ﺗﻔﺼﯿﻞ در ﺑﺤﺎر اﻻﻧﻮار[1] آورده در ﭘﺎﯾـﺎن ﻓﺮﻣﻮده: ﻋﻼﻣﻪ ي ﺣﻠّﯽ آن را از ﻃﺮﯾﻖ ﻣﺨﺎﻟﻔﺎن [2] ﻧﻘﻞ

ﮐﺮده و اﺑﻮﺣﺎﻣﺪ ﺷﺎﻓﻌﯽ )ﺧﺮﮐﻮﺷﯽ( در ﺷﺮف اﻟﻤﺼﻄﻔﯽ۔[3]

داﺳـﺘﺎن ﻣﺸﺎﻫﺪه ﻣﺮﺣﻮم ﻣﻮﻟﻮي را ﺷﺐ ﺷﻨﺒﻪ 20/7/92 ﺑﺮاﺑﺮ ﺷﺸﻢ ذي ﺣﺠﻪ اﻟﺤﺮام 1434 ق از ﻓﺮزﻧﺪ ﺑﺮوﻣﻨﺪﺷﺎن ﺣﺎج ﺷﯿﺦ ﻋﻠﯽ ﻣﻮﻟﻮي ﺗﻠﻔﻨﯽ ﺛﺒﺖ ﻧﻤﻮدم.

13. The Special Care of Imam Husain (a.s.) Toward the Late Mawlawi Qandahari

The great scholar, the late Mawlawi Qandahari, whose literary name was Hasan, was born on 17th Rabi‘ al-Awwal 1319 AH and passed away on 22nd Rabi‘ al-Thani 1419 AH (corresponding to 22/5/1377 solar). From his childhood, he was the object of the special favor of Sayyid al-Shuhada (a.s.). Here we point to some of those occasions:

1.         In childhood, he would go to the maktab (religious elementary school), but no matter how hard the teacher tried to teach him, he could not understand. One Friday night, in a dream, he saw himself present in the shrine of Imam Husain (a.s.). He found himself in front of the zarih (sacred lattice enclosure), holding some water, which he poured over the lock of the zarih, then collected the water that dripped from the lock in another container, and drank it.

The next morning, when he went to the maktab, he found himself in a completely different state. At the school, he began to memorize the Qur’an, and he asked the teacher: “May I recite?” Then he began reciting the Qur’an, and from that day, his talent was opened. At that time he was about ten years old.

[1]      ﻋﻼﻣﻪ ﻣﺠﻠﺴﯽ، ﺑﺤﺎراﻻﻧﻮار، ج 35، ص 272 - .284

[2]      ﻋﻼﻣﻪ ﺣﻠﯽ، ﮐﺸﻒ اﻟﯿﻘﯿﻦ، ص .200

[3]      ﻣﺠﻠﺴﯽ، ﻫﻤﺎن، ص .284

2.         On his first pilgrimage to Karbala, he requested several things from Imam Husain (a.s.), among them that “as long as I live, I do not abandon my prayers and my fasts.” As a result, until the end of his blessed life — which reached more than one hundred years — he prayed standing with ease and observed his fasts comfortably.

3.         In the year 1300 SH (approx. 1921 CE) when he was about 22 years old, he was residing in Najaf Ashraf. Every Thursday night he would travel to Karbala, spending the night in the shrine. In the morning he would go to visit the shrine of Hazrat Qamar Bani Hashim (Abbas a.s.), and then return to Najaf.

One Thursday night, about one hour before the Fajr adhan, he came out of the shrine to renew his ablution. His eyes fell upon the holy dome of Imam Husain (a.s.), and he was deeply attracted. In the holy courtyard, opposite one of the iwans, he sat and stared at the dome and minarets. Suddenly, he saw a star descending from the sky. The closer it approached the ground, the brighter it became. When it came right in front of his eyes, he instinctively closed his eyes and was about to faint.

The star circled the holy dome three times, and then ascended again toward the sky. During its circumambulation, at moments it appeared black as tar — which, he said, was an indication of the calamities of that holy figure (Imam Husain).

Mawlawi stretched out both of his hands and said:

“It was about the size of a large tray, even bigger than the disc of the sun.”

He had seen this event an hour before dawn, and when he regained himself, he saw the sun was about to rise, so he hurried to perform ablution and offer the Fajr prayer.

The late Mawlawi swore and would say:

“I testify that I saw this with my physical eyes, not just with the eyes of the heart.”

He would then narrate the story of how a star once descended on the roof of Ameerul  Momineen  (Ali a.s.): When some people had come to propose marriage to Hazrat Fatima Zahra (a.s.), the Prophet (s.a.w.) said:

“Tonight, a star will come down and settle on the roof of one of the houses of Medina; Fatima will belong to the owner of that house.”

That night everyone sat on their own roofs, but they all saw the star settle on the roof of Ameerul  Momineen  (a.s.). When it came closer, the Imam recited takbir 34 times, then as it came nearer still, he praised God 33 times, and when it was completely close, he glorified God (tasbih) 33 times.

The traditions about the descent of this star are reported in detail by Allamah Majlisi in Bihar al-Anwar, and at the end he writes that Allamah Hilli has also narrated it from the sources of the opponents, as did Abu Hamid Shafi‘i Kharkushi in Sharaf al-Mustafa.

The story of Mawlawi’s vision I recorded by telephone from his esteemed son Haj Shaykh Ali Mawlawi on Saturday night, 20/7/92 SH (equal to 6th Dhi al-Hijjah 1434 AH).