The Bloodshed

The Bloodshed (Molhameh) is the name of a book attributed to “Daniel the Prophet”, then Imam Sadeq (the sixth Imam of Shias) wrote a book out of this prophetic book. Molhameh means bloodshed. The book includes 12 chapters and each chapter contains 20 sections which are organized based on Raman months:

The author
Allameh Muhammad Baqer Majlisi was an authoritative jurist, a most prolific collector of traditions (Hadiths), and an ####unprecedentedly influential author of the Twelver Shia (1627 – 1698). Under the Safavid Shah Hossein I, he was practically the actual ruler of Iran. His father Muhammad Taqi Majlisi was a famous scholar as well. Allameh Majlisi studied under his father and other great masters: Mullah Muhammad Saleh Mazandarani, Mirza Rafu’ al-Din Tabatabaee, Mullah Hossein Ali Shushtari, Sheikh Abdullah Aameli, Mullah Mohsen Feyz Kashani and Seyyed Mirza Jazayeri.

Structure of the book
1- Adar (February – March):
Solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, on the crescent moon, on the rainbow, the thunder, on the rain, on the hail, on the luminosity, on the thunderbolt, on the red soil, on the darkness, on the haze, on the strong wind, on the earthquake

2- Nisan (March – April):
Solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, on the crescent moon, on the rainbow, the thunder, on the rain, on the hail, on the luminosity, on the thunderbolt, on the red soil, on the darkness, on the haze, on the strong wind, on the earthquake

3- Iyar (April – May):
Solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, on the crescent moon, on the rainbow, the thunder, on the rain, on the hail, on the luminosity, on the thunderbolt, on the red soil, on the darkness, on the haze, on the strong wind, on the earthquake

4- Kislev (May – June):
Solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, on the crescent moon, on the rainbow, the thunder, on the rain, on the hail, on the luminosity, on the thunderbolt, on the red soil, on the darkness, on the haze, on the strong wind, on the earthquake

5- Tammuz (June – July):
Solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, on the crescent moon, on the rainbow, the thunder, on the rain, on the hail, on the luminosity, on the thunderbolt, on the red soil, on the darkness, on the haze, on the strong wind, on the earthquake

6- Ab (July – August):
Solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, on the crescent moon, on the rainbow, the thunder, on the rain, on the hail, on the luminosity, on the thunderbolt, on the red soil, on the darkness, on the haze, on the strong wind, on the earthquake

7- Elul (August – September):
Solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, on the crescent moon, on the rainbow, the thunder, on the rain, on the hail, on the luminosity, on the thunderbolt, on the red soil, on the darkness, on the haze, on the strong wind, on the earthquake

8- Tishri the 1st (September – October):
Solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, on the crescent moon, on the rainbow, the thunder, on the rain, on the hail, on the luminosity, on the thunderbolt, on the red soil, on the darkness, on the haze, on the strong wind, on the earthquake

9- Tishri the 2nd (October – November):
Solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, on the crescent moon, on the rainbow, the thunder, on the rain, on the hail, on the luminosity, on the thunderbolt, on the red soil, on the darkness, on the haze, on the strong wind, on the earthquake

10- Kanun the 1st (November – December):
Solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, on the crescent moon, on the rainbow, the thunder, on the rain, on the hail, on the luminosity, on the thunderbolt, on the red soil, on the darkness, on the haze, on the strong wind, on the earthquake

11- Kanun the 2nd (December – January):
Solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, on the crescent moon, on the rainbow, the thunder, on the rain, on the hail, on the luminosity, on the thunderbolt, on the red soil, on the darkness, on the haze, on the strong wind, on the earthquake

12- Shebat (January – February):
Solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, on the crescent moon, on the rainbow, the thunder, on the rain, on the hail, on the luminosity, on the thunderbolt, on the red soil, on the darkness, on the haze, on the strong wind, on the earthquake

13- If Nowruz (Iranian new year) was on Sunday
14- If Nowruz was on Monday
15- If Nowruz was on Tuesday
16- If Nowruz was on Wednesday
17- If Nowruz was on Thursday
18- If Nowruz was on Friday
19- If Nowruz was on Saturday

On the astrology of the twelve months (the signs of zodiac):
Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces

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