24/12/2022
🔴Fatimiyah means protesting against the crime of "people's silence"
◾️Why do we usually consider religion to be an individual matter and don’t pay much attention to it’s social dimensions? More than being due to our ignorance, the root of this problem is a mental and psychological problem that most people suffer from, and that problem is "fearing society."
◾️People are usually passive and timid in dealing with society. That is, they are afraid of the multitude of people and feel overwhelmed by them. Therefore, they think they are only affected by society, not that they affect society. One of the signs of us being overwhelmed and influenced by society is that if someone or a group of people encourage us, we feel good. If they humiliate and ridicule us, we feel bad.
◾️A sign of a Shi’a is that he is not passive toward society. Rather, he is independent. Imam Baqir (as) told Jabir Ju’fi, “Know that you are not our friend unless even if all the people of your city come to you and say that you are a bad person, you do not become sad. And if they say that you are a good person, you do not become happy.” [Tuhaf al-Uqul, p. 284] That is, a sign of our Shi’a is that the society cannot raise them up, bring them down or crush them. In dealing with society, they are independent, not passive. (In other words, having such a spirit is a sign of a true Shi’a, and we must move toward this peak and desired point.)
◾️Why is sincerity emphasized so much? Why is hypocrisy so bad? A person shouldn’t be crushed by society, not even by one person.
◾️Our religious upbringing says that we should not be afraid of society, be passive or be influenced by society. The fact that many people avoid encouraging good and forbidding evil is because of their weakness and passive attitude toward society. Many good people are not willing to make use of their reputation for the cause of God’s religion, because they do not have the courage to do so. Try to strengthen your courage and determination and walk on this path.
◾️It is the period of Fatimiyah now. If a person objects to the fact that the people did not defend Lady Zahra (as), this means he is saying, "O people who all sat down and did not help Lady Fatimah (as), why didn't any of you stand up and help?!” In one sense, Fatimiyah and Ashura were the Immaculate Ones’ uprising and protesting to people's crimes - to the crime of silence, to the crime of leaving Fatimah (as) and Husayn (as) alone. Fatimiyah means "bringing people to the right path," even if it's with a broken rib. Zaynabiyah means calling out to the people with a dusty cloak.
If there had been a few people crying out like Fatimah (as) in Madinah, Karbala would not have taken place.
◾️Cast away your fear of society. Although God takes into consideration each person’s capacity, try to look up to your mother, Lady Zahra (as), and become like her. Don't just sit back! This mother with a broken, bruised side was knocking on the door of this and that house for 40 days and nights, even though she knew they would not help, even though she knew some would mock her and even though she knew some would not even open the door. But she wasn’t worried about her reputation. Not a single person rose up to help her, but she continued. Until the 40th day, she continued knocking on the doors of all the houses and she did not give up.
