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In the Name of Allah
Ayatullah Seyyed Abdul Hadi Estahbanati Shirazi
At the time of Ayatullah Burujerdi, students of theology and scholars
were provided with bread coupons. However, these were not paper coupons,
but rather money orders for wheat and flour were issued for the city of
Najaf and as per his instruction wheat and flour were given to some
bakeries for scholars to get free bread from those bakeries. If the
parents of the students of theology had travelled from Iran or other
places to Najaf, they too would receive free bread from the bakeries.
However, if the students invited guests, they could use the free bread
for three days and thereafter the students had to either take a second
permission or they had to buy bread from another place. In addition, if
the scholars’ family members sometimes did not need bread, they would
take less bread from the bakeries and if they needed extra bread for a
newborn child, they would inform the related person. In other words, no
one would take more bread than that they required.
This sincerity and unity was prevalent during the time of Ayatullah
Burujerdi in Najaf Howzehs (Najaf Religious Seminaries) and when there
was unity among the scholars in using bread, their lives would be
amazing. In other words, when a student of theology was sincere in
getting bread, his wife and children too would be honest in their daily
affairs.
Obviously, when twelve thousand clergies and their family members were
so sincere in receiving bread, the effects of this prevailing condition
in Najaf would be undoubtedly extremely favourable. In other words,
there was no lie, no fault, no deceit, no cheating, and no error.
Rather, the prevailing state in Najaf Religious Seminaries was based on
knowledge, research, and unity.
The effect of the bread provided to the scholars and their sincerity in
using the bread was that at times when some of them would go to a
butcher’s shop to buy a little amount of meat, because of their inner
enlightenment when they looked at the meat they could perceive that for
example it had come from a sheep which had been bought partly by means
of usurpation. Hence, they would not buy such meat. However, they were
not permitted to utter a word to others about what they had seen.
Dairy products were abundant in Najaf. Every morning those who had cows
would milk their cows locally. Sometimes when the mentioned scholars who
had inner sight would go to buy milk or other dairy products and would
look at the centre of the milk, they would perceive whether the cow
which had been milked had used hay or water of doubtful origin. However,
these scholars too had no right to say anything about what had happened
to them.
The environment was one of spirituality which resulted from enlightened
minds. Hence, they had extremely peaceful lives and would attain the
position of Ijtihad after maximum 15 years although the aforesaid
position required scholars to study well for around 25 years.
Enlightened hearts, peaceful environments, Halal (permissible according
to Islamic law) food, non-existence of deceit and worldly temptations in
their lives all resulted in blessings for the scholars of those days.
The reason for all this was the bread coupons provided by money orders
sent by Ayatullah Burujerdi from Iran
In other words, all the blessings poured upon the scholars of those days
stemmed from the pure bread they ate which resulted in spirituality.
Therefore, many great people believe all that is caused by people of the
world originate in their parent’s houses. The reason why some children
are filled with anxiety, grudge, fault, and mistrust and can not be
purified in any way - neither with science, nor with perfection, and not
even with supplication - and suffer from an absolute darkness from
within is mainly because of the food provided by their parents.
Anyhow, Ayatullah Estahbanati once heard that Ayatullah Burujerdi was to
send money orders for the coupons of the theology students. He sent a
message to Ayatullah Burujerdi asking for bread coupons, stating, “I
will be honoured if the bread which goes down into my stomach comes from
a son of Fatimah Zahra (SA). Although Ayatullah Estahbanati himself was
a Seyyed, he was honoured to eat bread ordered to be baked by a Seyyed
from the generation of Fatimah Zahra (SA). This was because he had a
very high view of scientific status of scholars on the one hand and
their relationship with Fatimah Zahra (SA) on the other hand. A Fatwa (a
pronouncement in Islam issued by a religious law specialist) issued by
him was, “All those who proclaim Towheed (Monotheism), the Holy Quran,
Nabuwwat (Prophethood of Rasullulah) and Wilayat (Guardianship of Imam
Ali and Our Infallible Imams) and live in a Sadaat (from the generation
of Ali [AS] and Fatimah [SA]) family are like jewels onto whom
impurities have no effect”. In other words, as the head of such a house
is from the generation of Fatimah Zahra (SA), anyone who is fed in such
a house will be like a jewel. If impurities of sins approach such
people, they will immediately be washed away.
In this article, we presented some important and amazing points about
Ayatullah Estahbanati and Ayatullah Burujerdi which if put into action
by any person, he/she will not be filled with darkness from within due
to unpleasant events but will rather be filled with spirituality and
will leave everything to Almighty Allah.
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