Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:04:00 Fast of Ashuraa?
Muhsin M R Alidina
Muslims who claim to follow The Prophet SAWW say that fasting on the Day of Ahuraa is highly acclaimed. This is a myth and it certainly does not show respect or reverence for The Prophet SAWW. The Prophet SAWW established a distinct identity of Al-Islam. How then could he simply follow a Jewish ritual, when he did not accept the Christian or Jewish method of calling people to prayers or observing either Saturday or Sunday as a Muslim holyday? Have Muslims become so blinded that they attribute such falsity to The Prophet SAWW. THE FAST OF ASHURAA IS A MYTH. You can read more about it in Allamah Seyyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi's book: UNDERSTAND ING KARBALA. Why? Read the frontispiece in AL-HUDA of March/April 2003, Muharramul Haraam 1424 to know why. The article can be accessed at http://www.al-khoei.org/al-huda |