Christopher Clohessy
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Catholic priest. PISAI (Rome). Lecturer in Shi'i Islam. Author: 'Fatima Daughter of Muhammad', ‘The Narratives of Zaynab bt. Ali’ and ‘Angels Hastening´ 🇿🇦
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Shrine of the Lady Fatima Ma’suma, Qom, 4th October 2023
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I am reminded that today is the birthday of Lady Zaynab al-Kubra, and therefore a day of joy and gladness most especially for the whole Shi'i community. Felicitations to all!
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Zaynab did not defeat Yazid simply because she was brave or strong, but primarily because she spoke the truth. That is why for all eternity she will be called al-siddiqa al-sughra (الصديقة الصغرى) and Yazid will always be remembered for nothing but deceit
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These are the days of Zaynab, when she reduced Ziyad to silence with words of courage and chastened Yazid with words of truth. The days after Ashura are Zaynabian days.
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Zaynab most perfectly embodies the Shi’i ethos: she has a heart that beats in the places where al-Husayn’s heart beats, and that breaks in the places where al-Husayn’s heart breaks.
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Remembering today the anniversary of the death of Lady Zaynab I send greetings to all who look to her as a model of motherhood, fortitude and piety. She wasn’t victorious only because she was brave. She was victorious because she refused to compromise truth.
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Remembering on this day of Ashura all those, in every age and of every faith and nationality, seen and unseen, who have followed the Husayni model, willing to forgo their own rights, in great matters and in small, so that the rights of others might be preserved
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Karbala’ is God’ pencil, by which He sketches out a space in which human beings can live more intensely, more deeply engaged with life: increasingly determined to wage peace, immovably rooted in truth and justice.
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Happy to announce my forthcoming book, a new biography of Abu al-Fadl al-‘Abbas. Available soon.
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Every blessing to all my cherished Shi’a friends on this day of days.
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Delighted beyond words that this arrived from
@gorgiaspress
today. Waiting now for the arrival of Zaynab.
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Excellent afternoon with Sayyid Ammar Nakshawani and his amazing crew at the Vatican libraries
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Blessings to all my friends celebrating the birth of the mistress of the women of the worlds
#Fatima
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One of Fatima's names is 'the middle prayer' (الصلاة الوسطى). For all the reasons given, I think it is because just as the middle prayer is enfolded by the four others, so she is enfolded by her father, husband and two sons in the heart of her house
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Karbalâ’ is not a one-time event, but a constant bending, a curving toward righteousness and integrity and justice. It bends toward hope.
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Wishing all my Muslim friends in so many countries a Ramadan that overflows with blessings and sweetness and light
#RamadanMubarak
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Delighted that
@gorgiaspress
has agreed to publish my work on Zaynab al-Kubra and to republish a revised edition of my work on Fatima al-Zahra’. Both based on the primary Arabic sources, both Sunni and Shi’i.
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Wishing a holy festival to all my Muslim friends celebrating, and a double portion of blessing and peace. عيد مبارك
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Stimulating afternoon at Westminster with
@MrHussain_RE
and Ammar Nakshawani discussing Catholic and Shi’i theology. Honored that these scholars have time for me and all my questions.
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Interview with ahl al-bayt TV about the Lady Zaynab
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Great pleasure last night spending time discussing elements of the life of Lady Zaynab with
@ahmedgokal
She is an archetypal figure who transcends religious and cultural divides in her resolute stand for what is true and just
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Delighted that this arrived from the publisher today. It was a wondrous thing to have the inspirational Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas as my literary companion in these years
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Stimulating evening at
@HyderiCentre
last night talking about the sufferings of Lady Fatima to a deeply engaged and well-read group. Honored to be among the them and inspired by their devotion
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Hugh Hefner is being described as an 'icon'. He wasn't. He was a pornographer who used and abused women at will. Nothing iconic about that
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Absolutely thrilled when this arrived today from the publisher
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@LibyaLiberty
Saw a great one in a Cairo restaurant: the Arabic 'we are not only chicken' translated into English as 'we are not alone, chicken'
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عيد مبارك
To all my friends, teachers, pupils and sources of inspiration celebrating today
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Delighted to welcome members of the Hyderi Center in London to Rome and to our institute. Couldn’t have spent the day with a more excellent group
@HyderiCentre
@MrHussain_RE
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@aleehashirazi
The Zaynab of Karbala leaves her fingerprints on every struggle for justice and authenticity, on all the places where people refuse to collude with corruption, or show a willingness to sacrifice for a great cause or are persistent in the quest for righteousness
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Am so pleased! "Half of my Heart" was named one of the best Islamic History books of all time by
@BookAuthority
!
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Two extraordinary women worth remembering tomorrow: St Therese of Lisieux on her feast day and
#Zaynab
, the brilliant sister of al-Husayn
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Hyderi Centre members in Rome and at the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies
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@SylviaNgSocial
@PatrickPSeger
@united
I hear the sound of the world's most justified lawsuit. Hope he goes after them, starting with the CEO, down to the thugs in uniform
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I would hope that all the Thai navy seals and international rescuers involved in the cave rescue in Thailand would receive the country’s highest honour for bravery as well as the highest honours of each one’s own individual country.
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Have finally finished reading tonight this beautiful and informative book ‘Arbaeen. The Walk’. Masterfully written and worthy of a very wide readership
@malhilli
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#Zaynab
has a heart that beats in the places where al-Husayn's heart beats, and breaks in the places where al-Husayn's heart breaks
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These are the days in which
#Zaynab
, with the tongue of her father, confronted the tyranny of Ziyad and Yazid and spoke the truth to power.
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Why is he speaking in English?
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@Shabbarhudda
Karbala’ means a thousand things; but most importantly, it endures in the present moment, an ongoing event, a constant curving towards hope even when defeat seems imminent. For those who recognize Karbala’ moments it is an encounter with something divine
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Delighted to meet up today with
@aligokal
to hear about the brilliant vision and work of
@WhoIsHussain
. Look forward to lots of collaboration in the future
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Serenity and blessing for all my Shi'a friends as Muharram begins, especially in the first ten days. May Zaynab journey with you to Ashura
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@bshugaa60
In fact when one examines the sources, especially the records of his encounters with Zaynab and Ali b. al-Husayn, it is at once clear that he was a substantially dysfunctional human being, and was entirely undone by this extraordinary daughter of Ali and Fatima
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The next two nights in Birmingham. Greatly looking forward to these sessions
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University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, 4th October 2023
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@hussein_alkazaz
You do not need to aggrandise the Ayatollah by setting him off against the pope. Both are exceptional men of piety and faith, and each in his own right plays a massive role on the world stage.
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If anyone is in London on Wednesday 24th and is interested...
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Biden, Sunak, Macron.
Bloodthirsty non-combatants.
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Iran’s World Award Book of the Year to Christopher Clohessy Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies
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O Muhammad! O Muhammad! May the angels of heaven bless you! Here is Husayn, lying in the open!
#Zaynab
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#Zaynab
reminds us the bullies are not only found in school playgrounds, and that we need to confront those who oppress and tyrannise others
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@senatornoone
You are starting to make the Irish sound really banal. Please don’t. You clearly went to Mass with your own rather silly agenda, and an older, wiser person put you right. If you think that killing babies is compatible with being Catholic you are gravely wrong
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How silent the West remains about the warmongerer Erdogan and the criminality of his brave army
#BreakSilenceOnAfrin
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Thanks to the ambassador and staff at the Iraqi embassy to the Holy See for a splendid day commemorating the visit of Pope Francis there last year
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@MustafaNajafi
@AhlulbaytTV
The pleasure was mine. Look forward to some serious work around promoting al-Husayn, Fatima and Zaynab as archetypal figures who span religious and cultural divides
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Now give the South African legal team members the Nobel Peace Prize. They have been stupendous 🇿🇦
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Remembering St John Paul the Great on this anniversary of his 2005 death
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'How can one remain restful when Zaynab is made captive?' (transmitted from Ibn Shahrashub by al-Majlisi)
#Zaynab
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Ep 5 - The Breakdown: Feminism, Extremism and the Hidden Virtues of Lady Zainab (with Father Christopher Clohessy). by Hujjat Podcast • A podcast on Anchor
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Tomorrow, first celebration of the new memorial, Mary, Mother of the Church. Can’t wait.
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Midway through the morning, found this image of Our Blessed Lady
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Regent Street, London, yesterday. And yet, harsh quarantine measures for anyone entering the country for Christmas!
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Priest talks on Ashura & Popes visit to Sistani | Father Christopher - Part 2 | Progeny Podcast 31 - YouTube
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To all my Muslim friends, a Ramadan boundless in blessing and joy, in prayer and in serenity
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Thanks Michael Heaver for correcting the idiocy of comparing Trump with Kim Jong. Only one is threatening the world with missiles
@SkyNews
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#PostcardsforMacron
is one of the best threads ever against that intellectually barren French leader
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Feast of Blessed Titus Brandsma, tenacious Carmelite who took a stand against Nazism and its anti-semitism and fought for the freedom of the Catholic press
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@ShroudandTilma
@enternoon
Did you verify these details before tweeting this pic? Name, date, place, circumstances? I suspect not.
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Who is this animal?
ATTENTION: Famous Muslim scholar says in 40-50 years Muslims may be strong enough to fight and enslave the Non-Muslims, as they should.
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Sad to see Erdogan, that bloodthirsty little noncombatant, being received at the Vatican today. All of Rome blocked off again for a tyrant
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