As a child, we pitched a tent with a black tent/ We all want to become experts! – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
According to Mehr reporter, Resalat Bouzari, a TV presenter who was a guest of Channel 2’s “Sign of Devotion” program, explained about his first acquaintance with Seyyed al-Shohada (a.s.): I miss Imam Hussain (a.s.) very much from my childhood years. We were a few children in Dolo Alley when we were looking for a black tent to hang in front of my grandmother’s house and make a tent a few days before Muharram, and we did this every year.
I miss Imam Hosseini so that I am not indebted to him
He added: My situation and times are very bitter since the Muharram I spent. I am 45 years old now, and that’s why when you take me back to about 40 years ago, it fills my heart with regret, where is that Imam Hossein (a.s.), an Imam Hossein whom I am not indebted to.
This presenter stated that we should reject any worldly transaction with the Imam in terms of religious concepts and teachings, and continued: For example, we chat with Imam Hussein (AS) and say I want a house. If he gives, it’s good, and if he doesn’t, we are debtors. We wore a black shirt for you and beat you on the head and chest. Why didn’t you give us what we needed? Let’s think about this question of people of philosophy and wisdom. Why do we want Imam? It is a very serious question. Do we want it for ourselves, our world, our security, our needs, our well-being or for itself?
As long as we are not Imam Hosseini, our listeners will not become Imam Hosseini
The presenter of the program “Makhateb Khas” continued: The late Akbar Nazem does not pray on the day of Ashura. He comes in the Tehran bazaar wearing a black Arabic dress and in a disturbed state, the crowd is standing and Haj Akbar Nazim comes on a stool and looks around. The people are disturbed by Akbar Nazem’s disturbed state, he says three times peace be upon him or Abba Abd Allah and Walulah falls in the crowd. I want to say that until we are Imam Hosseini, our listeners will not become Imam Hosseini.
He explained about which song and lament remained in your mind: two or three songs are still in my mind since then. One is related to Agha Ali Akbar (AS); who says: “Wow, a flower of the day was taken by Laila’s hand/ that the rose of Zahra’s eyes caught until the Day of Judgment.” Imagine the passion of a woman who sings this lament for Imam Hussain’s youth. Another lamentation is the night of Ashura, which all people know; “Tonight, religion is a guest in its sanctuary.” These two or three times, the special atmosphere and serenity of Hosseinieh, which had not been restored, are still in my mind and have not been forgotten.
We all try to become experts in Imam Hussain’s system!
In response to the question of which of the imams is the most connected to his situation, Bouzari said: I really understood the meaning of Hazrat Ali Asghar (AS) and Bab al-Hawaij when my Hossein was born. I noticed a new picture of Agha Ali Asghar (AS) after my son’s birth. I like Hazrat Ali Asghar (AS) very much. I appeal to this six-month-old man himself.
Bouzari clarified: Do you want to do something in front of this Imam Hussain (a.s.), for example, spread a table or hold a meeting, if you are going to work for him, everything in this meeting should be neat, correct and first class. If we are going to rebuild the courtyard and palace of Aba Abdallah (AS), everything must be first class. The pictures we saw of the restoration of Atbat are a manifestation of art.
Referring to some people who always criticize and have expert opinions, he said: There was a friend who went to Karbala every week. Once he said that someone came and told me why do you go to Karbala every week? He said it is my personal money and I would like to give it and go to Karbala every week. He said that there is a reward, but why don’t you give dowry? He said that it was appropriate for me to tell him here, I called him and someone read the 5 list of dowry that I had given him last month. He said it is good, but in your opinion… and again, it was an opinion that he wanted to have, and I think we all try to become experts in the system of Imam Hussein (AS).