Happy Youths’ Day

Date: 16 April 2019 - 21:20

News ID: ۶۴۹۲۴

Salaam dear young friends, and heartiest congratulations to you all on a very auspicious day. Do you know why we are felicitating you today?
Yes, you are absolutely right. Today is 11th of Sha’ban, which is celebrated every year in the Islamic Republic of Iran as "Day of Youths”, since it is the birthday of one of the most virtuous youths born on Planet Earth.
He was Hazrat Ali Akbar (AS), who was martyred in the prime of youth in Karbala on the fateful day of the Epic of Ashura (10 Muharram 61 AH).
Hazrat Ali Akbar (AS) remains an eternal inspiration for all virtuous youths. He was an example of virtue and thus an excellent exemplar of piety, bravery, patience, knowledge, devotion to the cause of Islam, worship of God, and obedience to his parents, when normally teenagers of his age suffer from temptations and lack the resolution to chart out a stable course in life or build an enduring personality.
The son of Imam Husain (AS) was a picture of physical and spiritual perfection. He was destined to remain a youth forever, because life for him did not progress beyond his youthful years. Yet during his brief stay in this world, this wondrous youth left such an indelible mark on life that till this day the young and the old draw inspiration from him and flock to his banner whenever his name is mentioned.
We continue to see this magnetic attraction till this day in Iran, in Iraq, in Syria, in Lebanon, in Bahrain, in Yemen, in Arabia, in Nigeria, in Afghanistan, and in other places, where teenagers and persons in the prime of youth, are striving to rebuild their societies on the basis of faith in God, the Prophet, and the Ahl al-Bayt, so that moral values flourish, even if it means death stares starkly in the face.
Well friends, we are nearing a most auspicious night, that is, the 15th eve of Sha’ban which falls Saturday night. Here we present you a narration from Prophet’s 6th Infallible Heir, Imam Ja’far as-Sadeq (AS), who says that when his father, Imam Muhammad Baqer (AS) was asked about the excellence of this night, he replied:
"It is the best of nights after the Night of Qadr (that occurs in late Ramadhan). During it, God Almighty confers His grace on His servants and forgives them out of His favour and munificence. Therefore, try earnestly to obtain nearness to God during the course of this night. Indeed it is a night wherein God has sworn by His Sacred Being not to turn away empty-handed any supplicant from His Threshold, unless he requests something sinful. It is a night which God Almighty has appointed for us, the progeny of the Prophet, in the same way that He appointed the Night of Qadr for our Prophet. Therefore, apply yourself to celebrating His praise and supplicating Him on this night.”
In the morning of 15th of Sha’ban, the Saviour of mankind, Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance for establishment of the global government of peace, prosperity and justice), was born.
We are eagerly awaiting God’s Promise of his reappearance to cleanse the world of all vestiges of corruption and oppression by establishing the global government of peace, prosperity, and justice.
Goodbye and God bless you, until we meet again next week.