Stories from the life of Shahid Ibrahim Hemmat – a young and active youth, who gave his all for Allah’s sake, and left this world as a shahid
So what actually happened…
We got on the motorbike and started moving. Haji Hemmat and Mir Afzali were in front of us, and we were following them. We were a few meters apart. The place where Hemmat wanted to go was down the roadway …
I’m afraid one of them was him
It was the third day of Operation Khayber. Haji Hemmat had come back from the front lines for some work. We got a chance to ask him to lead the prayers. After the Zuhr prayer had finished, …
Where is he?!
It was the Khyber Operation. Hemmat was inside a trench which was not more than a kilometre away from the front line. We were in the front line and continuously in contact with him …
Let’s not forget our goal
The headquarters instructed the two battalions from the Muhammad Rasool Allah corps to be stationed at the Island. The Malik Ashtar and Habib Ibn Mazahir battalions reached the destination, but the situation …
He should rest now…
It was the third day of Operation Khayber. Haji Hemmat had come back from the front lines for some work. We got a chance to ask him to lead the prayers. After the Zuhr prayer had finished, …
He would go nights without any sleep
During the operations, he would not eat or sleep. From 3 in the afternoon till 3 in the morning he used to conduct meetings and briefings. He used to personally brief every single commander …
Even whilst not feeling well….
The Operation “Muslim Ibn Aqeel” was about to start in a few days. Haji had come home a few days before it. He was muddy and tired as usual. It was winter, and because to his sinuses, he had a severe headache …
Young revolutionaries
“Night-time, during operations, is quite strange and astounding. You would find someone writing his will, or someone else sitting in a corner praying for martyrdom …
It’s all in his authority… and yet…
We went to meet Ibrahim along with his mother, wife and children. I went around looking for him till I reached a warehouse. Inside the warehouse, there were around eight thousand military boots …
What did the others eat?
He had just arrived.. It was 1:30AM. We were in a meeting, when Ibrahim’s friend, who had accompanied him, said, “Ibrahim hasn’t eaten dinner yet. If it’s possible, please bring some food for him …
Forgive me for looking like this!
We moved to the second floor of an apartment building which had two rooms. It was in the south, where the war was going on. Ibrahim used to come back home very late, …
Reacting in times of danger
It was the Wal Fajr-3 Operation. Hemmat said, “I want to closely examine the situation in order to have a better command and control over the front lines.” …
Hey! Watch your tone!
We were sitting in the command center with Ibrahim. All of a sudden, someone entered the room and started shouting at Ibrahim and kept going on. I eventually interfered, “Hey! Watch your tone? …
Our whole existence is in Allah’s hands
If, while traversing on the path of Allah and working for Allah alone, a mu’min loses hope for just a moment, then that one moment is a moment of polytheism and disbelief …
The wedding night
He was ready for the wedding. Ibrahim in his military uniform, and his spouse in a simple wedding dress. The leader of the Friday prayers of Isfahan recited the wedding sermon …
He stood by his words till the very end
It was the day that we had gone for Ibrahim’s marriage proposal. After all the discussions, our mother said, “we have one more condition regarding this marriage. Ibrahim has to quit smoking” …
I finally found the person…
We asked him, “don’t you want to get married?” He said, “Why not?” We were surprised. We weren’t expecting him to accept the idea of getting married so easily …
Putting aside for Allah’s sake
After completing military service, Ibrahim entered medical school. Previously, he had done a teachers training course, and so, alongside learning, he was teaching as well …
Ask Allah to help you obey Him
He would always say, “the two years of military service were the worst years of my life”. The reason for this was the lack of piety there, at the time of the oppressive shaah …
He was like a Quran in our house
No matter how much I praise his manners, it won’t do justice. From childhood, he was like a Quran in our house. When I wanted to wake him up in the mornings, I would not pull his blanket away …