Monday, January 5, 2009
Moharram ul Haram - A gathering on Tuesday 6th January at BHB Islamic Centre, Auckland
Inshaallah there will be a programme on the importance of the first month of Islamic year, which started on 29 december 2008. This will be in Blockhouse Bay Islamic Centre 122 - 127 Blockhouse Bay Road. Auckland on Tuesday 6th January at 8:50 pm. The scholars will deliver speeches in English & Urdu. This is a great opportunity to learn about our history and importance of the month of Muharram. Pl come along with your family (seperate arrangements for women) specially your loving children to enhance their knowledge about Islam.
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Differences between the majority Sunni and minority Shia Muslims date back to the very earliest days of Islam.
They are directly linked to the issue of succession following the death of Prophet Muhammad.
The Shia believe that after Prophet Muhammad's death, his son-in-law, Ali, should have been given the reins of administration.
They still regard him as the first imam or spiritual leader.
The Sunni, however, believe that the appointment of one of the Prophet's companions, Abu Bakr, as the first Caliph was correct.
The Sunnis also respect Ali as the fourth Caliph of Islam.
Division
In AD661, Ali was murdered and his chief opponent, Muawiya, became Caliph. It was the death of Ali that led to the great split between Sunnis and Shias.
Muawiya laid the foundation of family rule in Islam and he was later succeeded by his son, Yazid.
But Ali's son Hussein refused to accept his legitimacy, and fighting followed.
Hussein and his followers were massacred in battle near Karbala in AD680.
The deaths of both Ali and Hussein gave rise to the Shia characteristics of martyrdom and a sense of betrayal.
Even today, Shia all over the world commemorate the killing of Hussein with vast processions of mourning in Pakistan and other parts of the Muslim world.
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