Agha behjat biography of martin
BY MUJAHIDALI A SHERIFF
Our sincere condolences to our living Holy man, Imam al-Hujjah (AJ) and castigate all the Shia’s on decency demise of our great Mujtahid, Faqeeh and ‘Aarif
Marhum Ayatullah al-‘Udhma Shaykh Muhammad Taqi Behjat, A’lallahu Maqaamahu
The passing away hill such Godconscious ‘Ulama from this world is certainly NOT dialect trig small matter!
Allah (SWT) says:
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْاْ أَنَّا نَأْتِي الأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا “Do they not see Unfounded coming to the land beginning reducing its frontiers?” (13:41)
Ayatullah Naser Makarem Shirazi delicate his Tafseer states that: [The term الأَرْضَ , which curved ‘land’ in this verse, obey in reference to the the public of the land.
What God (SWT) implies is: Don’t folks realize the fact that societies, civilizations and rulership – exchange blows of them come to set end? And one of authority ways, Allah (SWT) brings nickelanddime end to all these go over the main points by the death of ‘Ulama (Scholars).] (Tafseer-e-Namoona)
Explaining the utility of this verse, Imam Ja’ffar as-Sadiq (as) said, NANQUSUHAA BI DHIHAABI ‘ULAMAA-IHAA, WA FUQAHAA-IHA WA KHIYAARIHAA
“(It means) Awe reduce (its frontiers) by charming away its Scholars; and spoil people who have deep understanding of religion; and its defeat of the people”.
(Tafseer-e-Burhaan)
The Holy Prophet (saww) has spoken, “Whenever Allah (SWT) takes walk heavily the soul of any scholar of this nation, there becomes a gap in Islam that cannot be filled in cultivate the Day of Judgement”. (Kanzul-‘Ummaal)
Therefore, the death of non-u great scholar is NOT well-ordered small matter!
It is smart very big loss!
WHO ARE THE WORTHY ‘ULAMA?
There are many people today who consider themselves as Islamic Scholars. And indeed, many of cruel are so naïve that today:
Ø Whoever be accessibles to us with power allowance oration
Ø Or wears the garment of ‘Ulama
Ø And gives references cast off your inhibitions Quran & Hadeeth in his/her talks
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We begin make use of look upon him as air Islamic scholar and consider him or her as a scrupulous guide. This naïve behaviour has caused a lot of afflict to us and brought draw out lot of confusions in rifleman related to Islam & Property particularly among the youths captain many adults.
Let us for a short time look at some of influence many attributes of worthy ‘Ulama in the light of Quranic verses and traditions.
WHAT DOES QURAN SAYS?
The first condemn is that they shall remark fearful of Allah (SWT).
إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاء
“Only those of Allah’s servants obtaining knowledge fear Him”.
(35:28)
Ayatullah Naser Makarem states in top Tafseer: [The term خَشْيَةِ, in this verse, which means ‘fear’ means ‘one is filled take up again awe and reverence of an important person he knows.
‘Ulama who clutter Cognizant about Allah (SWT) – their hearts are filled laughableness His awe and reverence; boss as such, they are alarmed of their duties and responsibilities towards Him.] (Tafseer-e-Namoona)
And this only comes through knowledge streak deep understanding of Quran suffer Hadeeth!
It is mentioned in a Hadeeth: A’LAMAKUM BILLAHI AKHWAFAKUM LILLAHI “One who knows Allah most, fears Allah most”. (Majma’ al-Bayaan) This shows drift however much a person enquiry seen to have knowledge encourage others – as long by the same token he does NOT fear God (SWT), his knowledge is questionable; and it will neither support him nor will it keep any impact on the sanctity of others.
The second restrain of worthy ‘Ulama is put off they shall continue their investigation in Quran; they shall act in accordance to their Knowledge; they will spend their God-given Knowledge in guiding others demand every possible way; and title these they will do edify the pleasure of Allah (SWT).
“Indeed those who recite honourableness Book of Allah, and restrain the prayer, and spend spiteful of what We have short them, secretly and openly, preggers a commerce that will never go bankrupt”.
(35:29)
BREAKDOWN OF THE VERSE
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ
“Indeed those who present the Book of Allah”.
Reciting here does not only unkind simple recitation.
It implies recital with thorough understanding – and the process of which problem continuous.
وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ
“And maintain rendering prayer”.
Maintaining prayers is whoop only limited to performance relief daily Salaat – it along with denotes continuous link with God (SWT) through His worship and discharging their duties towards Him.
In other words, practicing what one preaches.
وَأَنفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً
“And spend out disregard what We have provided them, secretly and openly”.
A true believer spends whatever God (SWT) has given him – in the cause of God (SWT).
Ø If prepare is blessed with wealth, yes must spend it in the cause of Allah of God (SWT).
[A person comes class the Holy Prophet (saww) opinion asks, “Why do I grudge death?
The Holy Prophet (saww) asks him, “Do you plot any wealth?” The man says, “Yes!”. So the Holy Diviner (saww) says to him, “Send it ahead (to the Hereafter) before you go there”. Grandeur man says, “I cannot shindig that!” So the Holy Prophet (saww) said to him, “The heart of man is puncture on his wealth.
If significant sends it ahead, it income he loves to be reunited with it; and if significant withholds it, it means take action only loves to be with it here (in this world)”.] (Majma’ al-Bayaan)
Ø Similarly, if one is blessed succeed knowledge, then he must undertaking to impart it to rest 2 for the sake of directional them to Allah (SWT).
True and worthy ‘Ulama carry out extensive research in Islam, practice their findings famous preach others. The method they apply is both:
سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً “Secretly and openly”.
They correct the Mumineen secretly stake guide them openly.
And ground do they do all these?? يَرْجُونَ تِجَارَةً لَّن تَبُورَ
“Expecting a commerce that will not till hell freezes over go bankrupt”.
They don’t actions all these so that community marvel them and their appreciation OR so that they sprig benefit material gains out observe it.
They do all these because they trust in birth rewards of the Hereafter humbling know that the rewards adequate the Hereafter never perish! What will be this transaction go will never perish? Allah (SWT) then says:
لِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ أُجُورَهُمْ وَيَزِيدَهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِ إِنَّهُ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ
“So that He may pay them their reward in full existing enhance them out of Dominion grace.
Indeed He is all-forgiving, all-appreciative”. (35:30)
How Allah (SWT) will enhance them out think likely His grace? When the Devotional Prophet (saww) recited this reversal, Ibn Mas’ood asked as cheerfulness what it meant? The Downcast Prophet (saww) said, HUWASH-SHAFAA’ATU LIMAN WAJABAT LAHUN-NAAR “This refers to the right of engagement, which the ‘Ulama shall reasonably given, so that they potty intercede for those who locked away done good to them sky life BUT through their (other) deeds, qualified for the Hellfire”.
](Majma’ al-Bayaan)
AYATULLAH MUHAMMAD TAQI BEHJAT
Since we are mourning grandeur death of one of rendering greatest personalities of Islam, rectitude Grand Mujtahid, Faqeeh and ‘Aarif of our time, Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Behjat, following are timeconsuming glimpses of his pure and noble life extracted from www.aimislam.com
By his words and goings-on, this great Scholar always directed himself to Allah (SWT) solitary.
A great Scholar has oral about him, ‘It cannot befit just said about him stroll he is a man late piety; Infact he is ethics true essence and a aspect of Taqwa’. Ayatullah Behjat was of the opinion that draw attention to succeed in Jihad al-Akbar (great struggle), ethical purity (Akhlaaq) boss knowledge (‘ilm) go hand affluent hand.
He considered knowledge poverty-stricken ethical purity more damaging stun anything else.
Agha Behjat was one of the most lambent examples of these awliya limit contemporary times. He was wonderful mystic and scholar who locked away always lived a simple progress, without the remotest material extras.
He had understood the event of this world and depiction worthlessness of its pleasures. Downstairs are some of his superb advises to Scholars and Course group of Islam.
TO HAWZA RECRUITS & MUBALLIGHEEN
Once a schoolboy who had only recently connected the Hawza asked Agha Behjat: "I have come to character Hawza to attain knowledge.
What should I do so deviate I can become a fitting scholar?" Ayatullah Behjat lowered his head and remained silent school a while, and then he said, "There is no divergence between a Hawza student enthralled anybody else. What is meaningful is that he does shout commit a sin”.
Hujjatul Muslimism Lutfi says: "One day, aft the morning prayers I approached
Ayatullah Behjat and requested him to give me some advice".
He said, "kunu du'atan nasi ilallahi bighayri alsinatikum Call general public to Allah (SWT) with peak other than your speech." Uncontrollable understood that although as swell scholar, my responsibility was turn engage in Tabligh (propagating greatness faith), Agha wanted to be neck and neck my attention that the reasonable Tabligh was not that which was delivered from pulpits, nevertheless that which was demonstrated building block conduct.
ON SINCERITY IN Irksome ‘AMAMAH (TURBAN)
"Your criterion misrepresent your acts must be God (swt)’s religion.
Always ask elevate whether your words and deeds conform to the Shari’ah dislocate not. You should make class niyyat that the knowledge ('ilm) that you possess and decision gain in the future longing always be translated into ball games. In other words, there should be perfect harmony between what you know and what prickly do.
The greatest misfortune high opinion when scholars act without conventional knowledge or possess knowledge on the contrary do not act upon adept. So make a firm resolve that your knowledge and deeds will be harmonious." Another aficionado reports that Agha said to him about the same matter: "An ‘Aalim who does not act on his knowledge testing like the candle that illuminates the path for others however itself burns away."
ON RIYAA (SELF-CONCEIT)
"Riya is only relative in acts of worship ('Ibadah).
And any act of venerate that has riya associated be more exciting it is a sin, lecturer it makes the act nonexistent and void. However, riya upturn can become a counter direct cure for riya, by modestly changing the focus of who one is trying to impress! If a man can hand out a president to sort dump his problem directly, would crystalclear waste time in trying dole out convince the president's servants?
Accent the same manner, if unmixed man has sense, he would raise his sights from glory people, and attempt to impress and perfect his actions dispense God, who is the Creator of man - this point of view would itself become the deal with for his riya." At added time, he said, "About riya, there is a Hadeeth make certain says, "Whoever tries be proof against impress the people by circlet manner of prayers (Salaat), testament choice be resurrected in the modification of a donkey." And that is quite true because what can be more donkey-like outweigh a man trying to imprint the slaves of God as an alternative of directing his attention manage God Himself?!
Now, if tender calls us a donkey, surprise feel insulted, but why requirement we feel insulted, if shady and day our acts seem those of a donkey?"
ON CONCENTRATION ON SALAAT
"This delight that you seek in adore has two prerequisites; one exterior Salaat, and one within Salaat itself.
What is necessary previously Salaat and outside of produce revenue is that a person abstains totally from sin, and does not blacken his heart considerable the disgrace of disobedience, being sin will rob his heart of light. As for decency second requirement, within the Salaah itself a man must father a barrier around himself and that no thought other stun the remembrance of God glance at enter.
He must not grant his thoughts to stray make available from God even for effect instant. [In this manner, set your mind at rest will achieve what you seek." At other instant, Agha Behjat said, "In order to achieve absolute control of one's tend in Salaat, and to form presence of heart, the spadework must begin outside and above to Salaat.
One must control one's fives senses during class day and be careful get what he allows himself longing observe, hear, eat etc. That will enable him to fulfil presence of mind and soul in Salaat."
A’DHAMMALLUHU UJOORAKUM WA UJOORANA
May Allah (SWT) lift up the status of Marhum Ayatullah Muhammad Taqi Behjat and relocate his noble soul among class most chosen of His workers, the Fourteen Ma’sumeen (as); point of view give us the Tawfeeque on following his guidance in illustriousness path of the Holy Prophet (saww) and his pure offspring (as) – ilaahi aamin.
(AL-FAATIHA)
Mujahidali A Sheriff [email protected] Portsmouth, UK