Matam & Azadari in Baynul Haramayn ~ in front of Roza E Hz Abbas
a.s.
Shaykh
Abbas-e-Qummi (R.A.)
The writer of the Traditions of
Ahlu’l Bayt (AS)
Shaykh Abbas-e Qummi is the author of the
indispensable book of du’as, called Mafatih-al-Jinan, (Keys to the
Heavens). He was an expert in
hadith, and for this reason, he is famously known as Muhaddith-e
Qummi. Amongst his many other
works, Manazil-e Akhira and Safinatul-Bihar are
well-known.
He was a man of great piety and a sincere lover
of the Prophet (SWWS) and his progeny (AS). Such was his faith and conviction, that
one day, when his son was very ill, he took a glass of water, and after mixing
the water with his finger, he gave it to his son to drink, saying, “Drink this
my son, you will soon be better, because with this hand I have written many
ahadith (traditions) of the Ahlu’l Bayt (AS).”
One of the senior scholars of Najaf once said to
Shaykh Abbas-e-Qummi, “My foot is constantly hurting me - please pray for
me.” The Shaykh replied, “If I say
I will pray for you, it is possible that my prayer may not be answered if I have
uttered something sinful in the past.
However, I will pass my hand over your foot, because with this hand I
have written many ahadith of the Ahlu’l Bayt (AS) and Insha’Allah Imam
Sadiq (AS) will effect a cure for you.”
He rubbed his hand over the scholar’s foot and the pain left him
immediately.
When he began to compile the Mafatih, some
scholars of Qum advised him to use his vast knowledge to write explanatory notes
on some of the complicated books, like Kifayah and Makasib of
Shaykh al-Ansari, instead. “Are you
just sitting writing a book of du’as?” they asked. He replied, “I will continue writing the
Mafatih, and I have dedicated its reward to the soul of Fatima Zahra
(AS), and, with her blessings, it will become Mafatih-al-Jinan - keys to
the gardens of Paradise.”
One day he was sitting contemplating in the
graveyard of Wadi-as-Salaam in Najaf - where many great personalities are
buried. He saw that some people had
just buried a man. Suddenly, for a brief moment, the veils were lifted from
before his eyes and he saw angels descending from the heavens with whips of fire
with which they began to strike the dead man. He started to scream and shriek in
pain, but none of the mourners heard or saw anything unusual; there was a man
sitting near the grave reciting Qur’an and another was distributing dates and
fruits, and another was weeping, but none saw what was happening to that
man. However, the
terrible sight that the Shaykh saw in those brief moments made him ill for one
whole week.
Source: “Karamat wa Hikayate Ashiqane
Khuda” - “Miracles and Anecdotes of the Close Servants of Allah”, pp
61-64. Translated
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