The Press Release on the Terrorist Attack in Quetta Pakistan

The Press Release on the Terrorist Attack in Quetta Pakistan
2013/01/16

We were shocked by the heinous crime that was committed by the terrorists in the city of Quetta in Pakistan, that lead to the martyrdom and wounding of a huge number of innocent people. This crime is part of sequence of organized assaults against the followers of the Ahlul-Bait (peace be upon them).

As we ask the Almighty Allah to send His mercy on the souls of the martyrs and to grant the wounded fast recovery, we condemn this crime and all crimes that were committed by the terrorist groups. These crimes violate all humane criterion and values, and they tarnish the image of Islam and the name of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). We hold the Pakistani government responsible for protecting its own innocent citizens and to bring the perpetrators to justice. We also consider the silence of the Muslim dignitaries and foundations and the carelessness of the international community as important factors that encourage the terrorists to continue shedding blood of innocent people.

Day Questions

What is the term "rizq" that is mentioned in the Quran means? Is it just wealth, food, or what?

It means all good things that almighty Allah has blessed the human being with.

Does a believer have to face Barzakh after death? Or can he get the intercession of Imam Ali (peace be upon him)?

It appears from the narrations that Almighty Allah may punish the sinner because of his sins in this life by subjecting him to several hardships, including poverty, illness and the like, in order to reduce the punishment after death. The sinner might also undergo suffering as a form of punishment after his death, in the stage of Barzakh. At the same time, he might be given the chance of obtaining the intercession of the Ahlulbait (peace be upon them). In some narrations, the Prophet and the Imams (peace be upon them) visit the believer when he is dying to ease the hardship of death and to give him the good tiding of Heaven. Mohammed bin Handhala asked Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) that some of the Shia companions stated that the best time for the believer to see the benefit of his belief in the Imamate of the Ahlulbait (peace be upon them) is when he is about to die. Is this true? The Imam (peace be upon him) replied: Yes.

We are told that Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him and his noble progeny) went on Me’raj to have a conversation with God. What was the Me’raj and where did he travel to, if it really happened?

There is no doubt in the travel of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) from the holy Mosque in Mecca to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, when he saw on his way certain things that relate to one of the Quraish caravans and he was confirmed to be saying the truth. Also, he mentioned certain metaphysical incidents that took place which indicate his ascendance to a metaphysical world that Almighty Allah wanted to show his prophet the big and great signs in this journey. We, as believers in the Prophet, believe in what he informed us in regards to this ascendance, just as we believe in all what he informed us regarding the metaphysical worlds, like Heaven, Hell, the Day of Judgments, the Bridge, etc., after his prophecy and truthfulness has been proven.

What is our obligation while the absence of Imam Mahdi (May Allah hasten his appearance)?

The narrations of the Ahlulbait (peace be upon them) exhort the believers to pray for the hastening of the relief (faraj) of the Imam (peace be upon him). Aside from this, every devotee is expected to be a good example for others in his actions and behaviors to give a good impression about Islam and Shiaism. It was reported that the Imams said: “Call to us (our path) by your (good) deeds”.