The Attacks on Imam Al-Hadi (AS) and Imam Al-Askari (AS) Shrine

The Two Minarets of Imam Al-Hadi (AS) and Imam Al-Askari (AS) Shrine were bombed on June/13/2007 at 9:00 A.M.

In The Name of Allah The Beneficent, The Merciful

“They desire to put out the light of Allah with their mouths, and Allah will not consent save to perfect His light, though the unbelievers are averse” (Holy Qur’an – 9:32- Repentance)

This morning at 9:00 AM, the evil hands have extended and dared to attack one of the holiest shrines and mosques in the world, the shrine of the tenth Imam, Imam Ali Al-Hadi (AS), and the eleventh Imam, Imam Hassan Al-Askari (AS) with explosives that were detonated, which damaged the two mi of the holy shrine and the area surrounding the shrine. Last year, on February 22, 2006, the shrine was attacked with explosives and it damaged the whole dome.

We send our condolences to the living Hujjah, the twelfth Imam, Imam Muhammed Al-Mahdi (AS) on this shocking event that occurred in the shrine of his father and grandfather. We ask Almighty Allah to hasten the reappearance of Imam Al-Mahdi (AS) to fill this world with justice as it is filled now with injustice.

We call the world to condemn this evil attack in the holy shrine of Imam Ali Al-Hadi (AS) and Imam Al-Hassan Al-Askari (AS) in Samarra and ask the United Nations to independently investigate in this issue, take the matter seriously, and put it on the top of their priorities list.
This evil attack have prooved to the world that the terrorists and murderers are neither Muslims or even people who regard holiness to such great sites.

This is not the first attack on our holy shrines that happened in the history. About 81 years ago, On Wednesday, April 21,1925, 8 Shawwal 1345 A.H., the mausoleums of Imam Hassan AlMujtaba (AS), Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain Zaynul Abideen (AS), Imam Muhammed Al-Baqir, and Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq (AS) in Jannatul Baqi' in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarra were demolished by King ibn Saud, in the same year, other mausoleums of the mausoleums of the holy prophet Muhammed (PBUH) mother, wife, grandfather, and other ancestors were demolished by the Saudi Government and it is still demolished until now and we are banned from reestablishing the shrines by the same Saudi Government. We ask Almighty Allah to hasten the reappearance of Imam Al-Mahdi (AS) to fill this world with justice as it is filled now with injustice.

We urge all Muslims to follow the instructions of the senior-most religious authority (Al-Marji'iyyah Al-Diniyyah) in exercising restraint during these turbulent times.

Finally and most importantly, this direct attack emphasizes the need for the Muslim community to adhere to the advice of Imam Ali (p) in his last words where he urged for excelling in piety and organization of affairs.

The Holy Qur’an testifies
“and they devised plans and Allah too had arranged a plan; and Allah is the best of planners”.

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AlMujtaba Islamic Network
June 13, 2007