 Mabaath is among the greatest Islamic feasts whose grandeur have been mentioned so often in Quran as well as many Islamic narrations.
Regarding the issue,one could refer to Imam Javad's (a.s.) words saying : "In Rajab month ,there is a night which is more glorious and blessed than a sunny and shining splendid day.
It is the 27th night whose morning was the time during which the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) was granted a divine position of prophecy.
On the description of Mabaath
The most brilliant description on the issue can be found in the words of Imam Ali ( a.s.) through magnificent book of Nahjol Balaqih stating :" Allah had sent his messenger at the time when there was a great gap between the prior divine religions and the more recent divine revelations. The nations were in the state of deep sleep, remaining in ignorance and quiescence. The threat, sedition and corruption was widespread everywhere as well as anarchy.
In that Dark period , the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) was assigned to guide people who had gone astray. On Rajab 27, on the Hara Mountain, the Honest Gabriel was sent to Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) and addressed him as " The messenger of God".
Since then the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) on his way home, found out that everything would adore him saying : "Greetings would be upon Thee , the Prophet of God".
The day was marked with glory, light and happiness. Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) has come to embrace the humanity with pure religious kindness.
He is going to link the deteriorated lives of people with their pure innate disposition and recall the divine message to the terrestrials. Due to his arrival, all biased ideas and disunity were vanished. Due to his birth, the ignorance and cruelty was disappeared. It was also the end of idolatry and dualism.
The Meaning of Be'sat
Be'sat signifies: "being appointed to do something". Similarly, Mabaath being derived from the latter ,and functions as the local and temporal, means : the day during which the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) was appointed by God to the prophecy.
The Domain of Be'sat
Although the Advent of Islam as well as the appointment of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) was originated among the Arabs, however, this divine mission was not just limited to them but also included the all of the universe. The universality of Islam has been mentioned in different verses of Holy Quran.
Some instances of Be'sat's messages
1.The first thing to be noticed by the Holy Prophet of Islam as well as the other prophets was Monotheism and fighting against Duality and Idolatry.
2.According to Islam all of the races enjoy the equal status and there is no priority or privilege of any of them over the other but the degree of their piety and virtues.
3.Islam considers the social justice as a milestone ruling over the human societies. It also invites the true believers to observe justice.The importance of the issue is to the extent that according to Islam, the tribal feelings and relations should not prevent exercising the justice.
4.Protecting the Oppressed around the globe is another issue which has been stressed in Islam. Yet another proof in this regard would be the verses of the Holy Quran.
5.Observing the rights of women in a cruel situation in which the girls would be buried while they were alive.
6.Peaceful coexistence with the followers of the other religions stressing the commonalities of all of the divine religions.
7.Paying special attention to education and learning programs so that the very first verses of Quran which has been sent down to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) were about the same topic.
8.The reasonable and intellectual discussions with the followers of the religions, instead of adhering to the biased ideas.
9.Campaign against superstition was among the most fundamental plans of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.).
10.Call for unity and integration can be considered as the guidelines of the Islamic planning and similarly the Holy Quran invites every one to unity and avoidance from disintegration.
11.Observing the laws is among the most important commands of Islam .This is to the extent that according to Islam one should respect the law even when he found it against his own interests.
12.Forgiving other faults and misdeeds as well as refraining from avenging was among the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.)'s plans. His order of amnesty during the conquest of Makkah is a good instance of the above mentioned fact.
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