7. The Favor of the Imam of the Age (may peace be upon him) toward the Establishment of Husaini Gatherings
7. ﻋﻨﺎﯾﺖ ﺣﻀﺮت وﻟﯽ ﻋﺼﺮ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺴﻼم ﺑﻪ ﺗﺄﺳﯿﺲ ﻣﺠﺎﻟﺲ ﺣﺴﯿﻨﯽ
ﻣﺮﺣﻮم آﯾﻪ اﻟﻠّﻪ ﺳـﯿﺪ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﺣﺎﺋﺮي ﮐﺮﻣﺎﻧﺸﺎﻫﯽ )ﻣﺘﻮﻓﺎي 13ss ق( ﺑﺮادرزاده ﻣﺮﺣﻮم آﯾﻪ اﻟﻠّﻪ ﺣﺎج ﺳـﯿﺪ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﻓﺸﺎرﮐﯽ )ﻣﺘﻮﻓﺎي 131s ق( ﻧﻘﻞ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨـﺪ ﮐﻪ در آﺳـﺘﺎﻧﻪ ي ﻣﺤﺮم 134s ق، ﺳـﯿﺪ ﻏﺮﯾﺒﯽ از ﻧﺠﻒ اﺷـﺮف ﺑﻪ ﮐﺮﻣﺎﻧﺸﺎه آﻣـﺪ و در ﻣﻨﺰل ﺣﻘﯿﺮ ورود ﭘﯿﺪا ﮐﺮد. ﻣﻌﻠﻮم ﺷﺪ ﮐﻪ 12 ﺳﺎل در ﻣﺴـﺠﺪ ﺳﻬﻠﻪ رﯾﺎﺿﺖ ﮐﺸﯿﺪه، ﺑﺎ اﺣﻀﺎر ﺟﻦّ ﻣﺨﺎﻟﻒ اﺳﺖ، زﯾﺮا آﻧﻬﺎ دروغ ﻣﯽ ﮔﻮﯾﻨﺪ، وﻟﯽ ارواح ﻋﻠﻤﺎ را اﺣﻀﺎر ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﺪ و ﻣﻄﺎﻟﺐ ﻣﻮرد ﺣﺎﺟﺖ را از آﻧﻬﺎ ﻣﯽ ﭘﺮﺳﺪ.
ﻣﺮﺣﻮم ﺣـﺎﺋﺮي از او ﻣﯽ ﭘﺮﺳـﺪ: اي ﮐـﺎش ﻣﯽ داﻧﺴﺘﯿﻢ ﮐﻪ اﯾﻦ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ ﮐﻪ ﻣـﺎ در دﻫﻪ ي ﻋﺎﺷﻮرا ﺑﺮﮔﺰار ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﯿﻢ، آﯾﺎ ﻣﻮرد ﻗﺒﻮل اﻫﻞ ﺑﯿﺖ ﻋﻠﯿﻬﻢ اﻟﺴﻼم ﻫﺴﺖ ﯾﺎ ﻧﻪ؟
ﭘﺲ از ﺗﻮﺳﻞ ﮔﻔﺖ: آري! اﯾﻦ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ ﻣﻮرد ﻗﺒﻮل اﺳﺖ و روز ﺗﺎﺳﻮﻋﺎ ﺷـﺨﺺ ﺣﻀـﺮت ﺑﻘﯿﻪ اﻟﻠّﻪ ارواﺣﻨﺎ ﻓﺪاه در ﻣﺤﻔﻞ ﺷـﺮﮐﺖ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﻨﺪ.
ﺳﭙﺲ ﮔﻔﺖ: واﻋﻈﯽ ﮐﻪ ﻫﺮ روز آﺧﺮ وﻗﺖ ﻣﯽ آﯾﺪ، آن روز اول ﺻـﺒﺢ ﻣﯽ آﯾﺪ و ﺑﻪ ﺟﺎي روﺿﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺣﻀﺮت ﺗﻮﺳﻞ ﭘﯿﺪا ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﺪ و ﻣﺠﻠﺲ ﺣﺎل ﺧﺎﺻﯽ ﭘﯿﺪا ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﺪ.
اﯾﻦ ﮔﻔﺖ و ﮔﻮ روز ﭘﻨﺠﻢ ﻣﺤﺮم ﺑﯿﻦ آﻗﺎي ﺣﺎﺋﺮي و آن ﺳﯿﺪ ﻏﺮﯾﺐ اﻧﺠﺎم ﺷﺪ.
ﻣﺮﺣﻮم ﺣﺎﺋﺮي ﻣﯽ ﮔﻮﯾﺪ: روز ﺗﺎﺳﻮﻋﺎ اواﯾﻞ ﺻﺒﺢ ﯾﮏ ﻣﺮﺗﺒﻪ آن واﻋﻆ ﻣﻌﺮوف ﺑﻪ اﺷﺮف اﻟﻮاﻋﻈﯿﻦ )ﺳﯿﺪ اﮐﺒﺮﺷﺎه( آﻣﺪ، ﭘﺮﺳﯿﺪم: ﭼﻪ ﻋﺠﺐ ﺣﺎﻻ آﻣﺪﯾـﺪ؟ ﮔﻔﺖ: اﻣﺮوز ﻣﯽ ﺧﻮاﻫﻢ ﺑﻪ ﻫﯿـﭻ ﻣﺠﻠﺴـﯽ ﻧﺮوم و ﺻﺪاﯾﻢ را ﺑﺮاي روز ﻋﺎﺷﻮرا ﻧﮕﻪ دارم. وﻟﯽ ﭼﻮن ﻧﻤﯽ ﺗﻮاﻧﺴﺘﻢ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ ﺷﻤﺎ را ﺗﻌﻄﯿﻞ ﮐﻨﻢ، آﻣﺪم ﭼﻨﺪ ﮐﻠﻤﻪ روﺿﻪ ﺑﺨﻮاﻧﻢ.
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ﭼﻮن ﺑﺮ ﻋﺮﯾﺸﻪ ي ﻣﻨﺒﺮ ﻧﺸﺴﺖ، ﺷﺮوع ﮐﺮد: »اي ﮔﻤﮕﺸﺘﻪ ي ﺑﯿﺎﺑﺎن ﻫﺎ.«
ﻣﺠﻠﺲ ﺣﺎﻟﯽ ﭘﯿﺪا ﮐﺮد، ﻣﻦ از ﺳﯿﺪ ﭘﺮﺳﯿﺪم از ﻣﻮﻻ ﭼﻪ ﺧﺒﺮ؟ ﮔﻔﺖ: ﺗﺸﺮﯾﻒ آورده اﻧﺪ، ﻣﻘﺎﺑﻞ ﻣﻨﺒﺮ ﺑﻪ ﺻﻮرت داﯾﺮه ﻧﺸﺴﺘﻪ اﻧﺪ. ﺑﻪ ﻃﺮف ﻣﻨﺒﺮ رﻓﺘﻢ، دﯾﺪم ﭼﻨﺪ ﻧﻔﺮ ﺑﺎ ﻟﺒﺎس ﻣﺤﻠّﯽ ﺑﻪ ﺻﻮرت داﯾﺮه ﻧﺸﺴﺘﻪ اﻧﺪ.
ﺳﻼم ﮐﺮدم، ﯾﮑﯽ از آﻧﻬﺎ ﭘﺎﺳﺦ داد، ﻓﻬﻤﯿﺪم ﮐﻪ ﻣﻮﻻ اﯾﺸﺎن ﻫﺴـﺘﻨﺪ ﮐﻪ دﯾﮕﺮان ﺑﻪ اﺣﺘﺮام اﯾﺸﺎن ﭘﺎﺳﺦ ﻧﺪادﻧﺪ. ﺧﻮش آﻣﺪ ﮔﻔﺘﻢ، ﻓﺮﻣﻮدﻧﺪ: ﺑﺮﮔﺮد در ﺟﺎي ﺧﻮد ﺑﺎﯾﺴﺖ.
ﻣﺠﻠﺲ ﯾـﮏ ﭘـﺎرﭼﻪ ﮔﺮﯾـﻪ و ﺗﻀـﺮّع ﺑـﻮد، روﺿﻪ ﺧـﻮان روﺿﻪ ﻧﻤﯽ ﺧﻮاﻧـﺪ، ﺑﻠﮑﻪ از ﻫﺠﺮ ﯾـﺎر ﺳـﺨﻦ ﻣﯽ ﮔﻔﺖ و ﻣﺮدم ﺑﻪ ﺳـﺮ و ﺻﻮرت ﻣﯽ زدﻧﺪ.
ﻣﻦ ﭼﻬﺎر ﭼﺸﻤﯽ آن ﺣﻠﻘﻪ را زﯾﺮ ﻧﻈﺮ داﺷﺘﻢ، ﯾﮏ ﻣﺮﺗﺒﻪ دﯾﺪم ﺗﺸﺮﯾﻒ ﻧﺪارﻧﺪ.
ﻧﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻫﻨﮕـﺎم ورود ﻣﺘﻮﺟﻪ ﺷـﺪه ﺑﻮدم و ﻧﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻫﻨﮕـﺎم ﺧﺮوج، وﻟﯽ از ﻧﺸـﺎﻧﻪ ﻫﺎﯾﯽ ﮐﻪ ﻗﺒﻼً آن ﺳـﯿﺪ ﮔﻔﺘﻪ ﺑﻮد و دﻗﯿﻘﺎً واﻗﻊ ﮔﺮدﯾـﺪ، ﻣﻄﻤﺌﻦ ﺷﺪم ﮐﻪ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ ﻣﻮرد رﺿﺎﯾﺖ ﻣﻮﻻ ﺑﻮد و ﺑﺎ ﻣﻘﺪم ﻣﺒﺎرﮐﺸﺎن ﻣﺰﯾّﻦ ﺷﺪه ﺑﻮد.
ﺣﻀﺮت و ﻫﯿﺄت ﻫﻤﺮاه ﻋﻤﻮﻣﺎً زﯾﺮ ﭼﻬﻞ ﺳﺎل ﺑﻪ ﻧﻈﺮ ﻣﯽ رﺳﯿﺪﻧﺪ و ﻫﻤﻪ ﻟﺒﺎس ﻣﺤﻠﯽ ﭘﻮﺷﯿﺪه ﺑﻮدﻧﺪ. اﯾﻦ داﺳﺘﺎن را ﻣﻦ ﺑﺮاي اوﻟﯿﻦ ﺑﺎر از ﻣﺮﺣﻮم آﯾﻪ اﻟﻠّﻪ ﺣﺎج ﺳﯿﺪ رﺿﺎ ﺻﺪر 1339) - 1415 ق( ﺷﻨﯿﺪم.
آﯾﻪ اﻟﻠّﻪ ﺻﺪر ﻓﺮﻣﻮدﻧﺪ: ﻣﻦ ﻧُﻪ ﺳﺎل داﺷـﺘﻢ، ﻣﺮﺣﻮم ﺳﯿﺪ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﺣﺎﺋﺮي ﺑﻪ ﻗﻢ آﻣﺪه ﺑﻮد، اﯾﻦ داﺳﺘﺎن را ﺑﺮاي ﭘﺪرم »ﻣﺮﺣﻮم آﯾﻪ اﻟﻠّﻪ ﺳﯿﺪ ﺻﺪر اﻟﺪّﯾﻦ ﺻﺪر« 1299) - 1373 ق( از ﻣﺮاﺟﻊ ﺛﻼث ﻧﻘﻞ ﻣﯽ ﮐﺮد و ﻣﻦ ﻣﯽ ﺷﻨﯿﺪم.
روي اﯾﻦ ﺣﺴﺎب آﯾﻪ اﻟﻠّﻪ ﺻﺪر ﺑﻪ ﺳﺎل 1347 ق ﯾﻌﻨﯽ ﺣﺪوداً ﯾﮏ ﺳﺎل ﭘﺲ از آن ﺗﺸﺮّف، از اﯾﺸﺎن اﺳﺘﻤﺎع ﻧﻤﻮده اﺳﺖ.
ﻧﮕﺎرﻧـﺪه ﮔﻮﯾـﺪ: ﻋﻠﺖ اﯾﻦ ﮐﻪ آﯾﻪ اﻟﻠّﻪ ﺻﺪر اﯾﻦ داﺳـﺘﺎن را ﺑﺮاي ﻣﻦ ﻧﻘﻞ ﮐﺮد، اﯾﻦ ﺑﻮد ﮐﻪ ﻣﻦ از اﯾﺸﺎن ﺳﻮءال ﮐﺮدم: آﯾﺎ ﻣﻤﮑﻦ اﺳﺖ اﻧﺴﺎن ﺑﻪ ﻣﺤﻀﺮ آﻗﺎ ﺑﻘﯿﻪ اﻟﻠّﻪ ﻣﺸﺮف ﺷﻮد و آن ﺣﻀﺮت را در ﺣﺎل ﺗﺸﺮف ﺑﺸﻨﺎﺳﺪ؟ ﻓﺮﻣﻮد: آري.
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ﺳﭙﺲ داﺳﺘﺎن ﻣﺮﺣﻮم ﺳﯿﺪ ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﺣﺎﺋﺮي را دﻟﯿﻞ آورد.
ﻣﺮﺣﻮم ﻧﻬﺎوﻧﺪي اﯾﻦ داﺳﺘﺎن را ﺑﺎ ﺗﻮﺿﯿﺤﺎت ﺑﯿﺸﺘﺮ ﺑﺪون واﺳﻄﻪ از اﯾﺸﺎن ﻧﻘﻞ ﮐﺮده اﺳﺖ۔[1]
در ﭘﺎﯾﺎن ذﮐﺮ اﯾﻦ ﻧﮑﺘﻪ ﺧﺎﻟﯽ از ﻟﻄﻒ ﻧﯿﺴﺖ ﮐﻪ واﻋﻆ ﺷـﻬﯿﺮ آن ﻣﺠﻠﺲ ﻣﺮﺣﻮم ﺳـﯿﺪ ﻋﻠﯽ اﮐﺒﺮ اﺷﺮف اﻟﻮاﻋﻈﯿﻦ، ﻣﺸﻬﻮر ﺑﻪ اﮐﺒﺮ ﺷﺎه 12s8) - 1351 ق( ﭘﺪر ﻣﺮﺣﻮم ﺳﻠﻄﺎن اﻟﻮاﻋﻈﯿﻦ 1314) - 1391 ق( ﺑﻮد۔[2]
7. The Favor of the Imam of the Age (may peace be upon him) toward the Establishment of Husaini Gatherings
The late Ayatullah Sayyid Husain Ha’iri Kermanshahi (d. 1355 AH), nephew of the late Ayatullah Haj Sayyid Muhammad Fasharki (d. 1315 AH), narrates that on the threshold of Muharram 1345 AH, a sayyid stranger from Najaf al-Ashraf came to Kermanshah and entered my home. It became known that for twelve years he had undertaken spiritual exercises in Masjid Sahla, and he summoned no rebellious jinn (because they lie), but rather summoned the spirits of scholars and asked them questions of need.
Marhum Ha’iri asked him: “I wish we knew whether these gatherings that we hold in the ten days of Ashura are accepted by the Ahl al-Bayt (a.s.) or not?”
After making supplication, he replied: “Yes! This gathering is accepted, and on the day of Tasua, the blessed person of His Holiness Baqiyyatullah (may our souls be sacrificed for him) attends this gathering.”
Then he said: “The preacher who normally comes at the last moment each day, that day will arrive early in the morning and instead of reciting rawdah (lamentation) will turn to tawassul (beseeching the intercession) of the Imam, and the gathering will reach a special spiritual state.”
[1] نھاوندی، العبقری الحسان، ج۲، ص ۴۷۲-۴۷۸
[2] برای شرح حال پدر و فرزند ر ۔ک: جواھر کلام، تربت پاکان قم، ج ۳، ص ۳۳۷-۳۴۴۔
This conversation took place on the fifth of Muharram between Aqa Ha’iri and that sayyid stranger.
Marhum Ha’iri says: “On the day of Tasua, at the beginning of the morning, suddenly that famous preacher known as Ashraf al-Wa’izin (Sayyid Akbar Shah) arrived. I asked him: ‘What a surprise that you have come at this hour?’ He said: ‘Today I do not want to go to any gathering and wish to save my voice for the day of Ashura, but I could not leave your gathering without a sermon, so I came to recite a few words of rawdah.’”
When he sat on the pulpit, he began: “O lost one of the deserts…”
The gathering entered a special spiritual state.
I asked Sayyid, “What news from the Mawla?”
He said: “He has come, sitting in a circle before the pulpit.”
I went towards the pulpit, and saw several people in local dress seated in a circle. I gave salam, one of them replied, and I understood that he was Mawla himself, since the others refrained from responding out of respect.
I offered my welcome, and he said: “Return to your place.”
The entire gathering turned to pure weeping and supplication. The preacher was not reciting formal rawdah, but was rather speaking of separation from the beloved, and people were striking their heads and faces.
I kept watch on that group with my own eyes, then suddenly I saw they were no longer present. Neither did I notice them entering, nor did I notice them leaving. But from the signs that the sayyid had earlier given, which came true precisely, I became certain that the gathering had gained the satisfaction of the Mawla and had been honored by his blessed presence.
The Hazrat and his companions appeared generally under forty years of age, and all were dressed in local clothing.
I first heard this story from the late Ayatullah Haj Sayyid Rida Sadr (d. 1415 AH). Ayatullah Sadr said: “I was nine years old when Marhum Sayyid Husain Ha’iri had come to Qom and recounted this story to my father, the late Ayatullah Sayyid Sadr al-Din Sadr (d. 1373 AH), one of the three great authorities, and I heard it there.”
So according to this calculation, Ayatullah Sadr must have heard this directly from him in about 1347 AH, which would be roughly a year after that honorable vision.
The author says: The reason Ayatullah Sadr narrated this story for me was that I had asked him: “Is it possible for a person to be blessed with the presence of the Imam of the Age (may God hasten his reappearance) and recognize him while he is present?”
He replied: “Yes.”
Then he gave the story of Marhum Sayyid Husain Ha’iri as his proof.
The late Nahaavandi has also narrated this story in more detail, directly from him【1】.
In conclusion, it is worth mentioning that the famous preacher of that gathering, the late Sayyid Ali Akbar Ashraf al-Wa’izin (known as Akbar Shah, d. 1351 AH), was the father of the late Sultan al-Wa’izin (d. 1391 AH)【2】.