Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
Navaroz Mubarak.
Have we ever seen a withered flower? One that has lost its charm, remembers its beauty, and longs to regain it? In many ways, this is also the state of our hearts.
Ya Ali, Ya Haazir Imam, through our teachers and Pirs, we humbly seek the support of knowledge (ta’yid) in your exalted presence. Ameen.
When our hearts are illuminated with the remembrance and reflection (zikr wa fikr) of the Imam of the time, there is a deep freshness within. Just as Allah has placed signs within nature, there is also a hidden message within the condition of the human heart.
At times, our hearts feel sorrowful; at times, they feel joyful. In modern terms, we may call this a “mood swing.” Similarly, due to many reasons, our hearts drift away from the remembrance of the Imam, often without us even realizing it. Yet deep within, a subtle restlessness begins to consume us.
The reasons may vary—busyness in work, challenges in life, or other distractions. Just as in autumn the trees lose their leaves and the land appears barren, our hearts too can reach such a state.
Yet Allah is Most Merciful and Compassionate. When we begin to feel that we are drifting away from the remembrance of the Imam of the time, it is in reality the Imam who has planted a seed of awareness within us through His ta’yid. And when this awareness awakens, the Imam blesses us with His mercy—this mercy manifests as knowledge and reflection. This is the essence of Navroz: the arrival of spring, the renewal of life.
Allah says in the Qur’an:
“And it is Allah who sends the winds, and they stir the clouds… and We revive thereby a dead land. Thus is the resurrection.” (Surah Fatir 35:9)
Every year we celebrate Navroz—the end of autumn and the beginning of spring—but often we overlook the condition of our own hearts.
Just as a flower longs for its lost beauty, the soul longs for its Beloved, the Imam of the time. As a result, the heart experiences a hidden sadness. This is that subtle sorrow where we feel our mood is disturbed without reason. In reality, it is the pain of separation from our Beloved, though in our unawareness we fail to recognize it.
When the rays of the sun touch the earth, its lifelessness disappears. The barren land comes alive again—fields flourish, gardens bloom, butterflies and bees begin to move, and a fragrance spreads that beautifies the entire world.
Then how can it be that when the spiritual Sun—the Imam of the time—touches the soul with His spiritual light, life does not return to it?
Allah reminds us:
“Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.” (Surah An-Nur 24:35)
When Pir Nasir Khusraw (r.a.), through his teacher Dai al-Mu’ayyad (r.a.), was granted the first didar of the Imam of his time, Imam Mustansirbillah (a.s.), he expressed:
“I was like a dark night; after his didar, I became a radiant day.” - Pir Nasir Khusraw (R.A)
This is the very state our souls long for. Yet our ignorance often prevents us from moving forward.
Navroz is not just a single day—it is every moment. Every moment the soul can die in heedlessness, and every moment it can be revived through knowledge. Every moment the soul can become dry, and every moment it can come alive through drops of Ishq. Every moment it can wither, and every moment it can bloom through His Noor.
Allah says:
“Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.” (Surah Ar-Ra’d 13:28)
At times, we feel like lifeless beings, burdened with sorrow. Yet our only support is the Imam of the time.
Ya Imam, Ya Imam, through Your knowledge, may our inner land be nourished at every moment, so that we may move away from states of regret. The shortcoming is not in Your presence, for You are always with us—rather, it is in our lack of Ishq.
Our lives may resemble autumn, in need of renewal—but You and Your Noor are the spring that brings life.
Whenever we face difficulties, may we always be granted the awareness that they are temporary, so that we do not allow inner lifelessness to take root. May we remain alive through Your remembrance, for true life lies in Your remembrance.
Allah reminds us:
“Indeed, with hardship comes ease.” (Surah Ash-Sharh 94:6)
Nature moves in cycles—seasons come and go. Yet what remains constant is the relationship between the sun and the earth, and indeed between the sun and all planets.
Similarly, life is a cycle—difficulties come and go, worldly happiness comes and goes—but what remains permanent is our bond with the Imam.
May this bond remain firm forever, and may Navroz remain ever-blessed and alive within us.
Ameen.
Navaroz Mubarak. Ya ali madad
