Kabul (BNA) Following is the message of Second Vice-President, Mohammad Karim Khalili on the advent of Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrate Imam Husain (PBUH) and his companions:
I convey my sympathies on the advent of Ashura of Hussaini, the martyrdom day of the leader of pious Muslims, the peace lover of Islamic Umma and grandson of Hazrate Mohammad (PBUH) Hazrate Imam Husain and his loyal companions to all Muslim Umma, especially, the pious Muslims of Afghanistan.
Ashura is a school from which one can learn sacrifice, steadfastness, heroism, loyalty to commitments, piousness.
The martyrdom of Imam Husain (PBUH) and his loyal pious companions and the miserable events of the tenth of Muharram of 61 HS on the Karbela, indicates this reality that Imam Husain and his companions have sacrificed themselves towards the high human values, the message said.
This type of respect and showing of commitment towards the human values scan never found in this world.
It is for this very reason that we after 1,400 years we are moving towards salvaging ship of Imam Husain, quoting Khalili the message continued.
I am thanking Allah Almighty that today the pious Muslim people of Afghanistan are using such an opportunity that they can celebrate this in the shadow of the complete fraternity and unity, the vice president said in the message.
I am hopeful that the vigilant people of Afghanistan are availing this opportunity in an atmosphere of ever further consolidation of unity and brotherhood.
The unique unity and fraternity that prevails today among the noble people of our country, should be preserved with the required vigilance, the message added.
Celebrating the day of Ashura should not be considered towards its merely affection dimension but it is important that the real message of this event to be taken seriously in bring change in our routine lives, the second vice president maintained.
According to the message, the Ashura as a school can remain alive when this should bring change to our lives after 1400 years and this of course depends on our moves and our practice.
I therefore ask the mousers’ of this day and I expect them to celebrate this event that they deserve.
I thank those who donated their blood last year on this day to their needy countrymen, and I am hopeful that they should further expand this Islamic culture, and this strengthens the spirit of fraternity among the people of this country, the message observed.
Once again I convey my sympathies on the advent of the anniversary of martyrdom of Hazrate Imam Husain and his companions to my pious Muslim countrymen, the message concluded.
