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Martyrdom of Imam Hussain عليه السلام [W:15]
Today is the 10th of Muharram, a very sacred day in the Islamic calendar. 10th of Muharram actually corresponds to the 10th of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar. What is called Ashura (the tenth) in the Islamic calendar is actually Yom Kippur (day of Atonement) in the Jewish calendar. This is the day in which the Lord God delivered the children of Israel from Egypt out of slavery and brought them to Mt. Sinai. Muslims are encouraged to observe a fast on this holy day.
However, this is also the day in which the Prophet’s beloved grandson Hussain (peace be upon him) was martyred on the plains of Karbala in modern Iraq by the forces of the wretched and cursed Umayyad ruler Yazid. So it is a solemn occasion to commemorate the martyrdom of that great and saintly pious man who sacrificed his life for the cause of truth. He was murdered along with his family including infant children in the most cruel and ruthless way. This was the most grave event in Islamic history which shocked the conscience of the whole world that how could people who claim to be followers of the Prophet so casually have murdered his own grandson whom he loved very much.
The message of Karbala is to always rise up against evil and to be willing to sacrifice your own life for the truth. Yazid was a drunkard and immoral person who inherited power from his father, thus breaking with the early Islamic tradition of the rule going to the one most qualified by piety and nobility. When Mu’awiya died in 680 CE, his son Yazid, based in Damascus, immediately sent instructions to his governor in Medina to force Hussain and other prominent disciples of the Prophet to give him the oath of allegiance even if it had to be done through coercive means. Hussain was summoned to the citadel in Medina but he refused to give the oath of allegiance to Yazid. He said that if he were to pledge allegiance to anyone it would have to be in public and not behind closed doors. Hussain then went on a pilgrimage to Mecca. Meanwhile, the people of Kufa, who still remembered the just rule of his father Ali, the Prophet’s fourth successor, began writing him letters inviting him to come to Kufa. They claimed they were willing to accept him as their Imam and give him the pledge of allegiance. Imam Hussain then sent his cousin, Muslim son of Aqil, to scout the situation in Kufa and take the oath of allegiance on his behalf. Muslim went to Kufa and was initially pleased to see the zeal there for Imam Hussain to come and lead them. He therefore wrote to Imam Hussain asking him to quickly come to Kufa where his followers were eagerly expecting him. Thus Imam Hussain set out with a caravan of his 72 followers, including his close family members and sons. Meanwhile, the cunning Yazid replaced the governor of Kufa with the savage Ibn Ziyad, knowing full well that the latter would brutally crush any inkling of a revolt in that town against him. Ibn Ziyad arrived in Kufa and immediately began threatening the people and bribing others. Regrettably, many of the people who originally pledged themselves to Imam Hussain abandoned their pledge mostly out of fear of retribution from Yazid’s new governor. Muslim son of Aqil was soon left all alone as a stranger in the town and so Ibn Ziyad moved in with his forces to have him killed. Meanwhile, Imam Hussain had set off for Kufa but when he arrived at a place called Karbala nearby, he and his companions were viciously martyred by Ibn Ziyad’s forces.
Now we see that the mission of Imam Hussain was to restore a government or Imamate in the Muslim world based on truth and justice, led by men of piety and learning. But this uprising was crushed and ever since the Muslims have been under the curse of authoritarian and tyrannical government. This is why it is so important to atone for the collective sin which the Muslim Umma committed and get revenge on the killers of Imam Hussain and those who follow in the footsteps of such cruel and black hearted people. This is the concept behind the promise of an expected Mahdi whose purpose will be to get revenge for the atrocities that these evil dynasties have inflicted upon the Prophet’s pure family and blessed progeny.
Today is the 10th of Muharram, a very sacred day in the Islamic calendar. 10th of Muharram actually corresponds to the 10th of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar. What is called Ashura (the tenth) in the Islamic calendar is actually Yom Kippur (day of Atonement) in the Jewish calendar. This is the day in which the Lord God delivered the children of Israel from Egypt out of slavery and brought them to Mt. Sinai. Muslims are encouraged to observe a fast on this holy day.
However, this is also the day in which the Prophet’s beloved grandson Hussain (peace be upon him) was martyred on the plains of Karbala in modern Iraq by the forces of the wretched and cursed Umayyad ruler Yazid. So it is a solemn occasion to commemorate the martyrdom of that great and saintly pious man who sacrificed his life for the cause of truth. He was murdered along with his family including infant children in the most cruel and ruthless way. This was the most grave event in Islamic history which shocked the conscience of the whole world that how could people who claim to be followers of the Prophet so casually have murdered his own grandson whom he loved very much.
The message of Karbala is to always rise up against evil and to be willing to sacrifice your own life for the truth. Yazid was a drunkard and immoral person who inherited power from his father, thus breaking with the early Islamic tradition of the rule going to the one most qualified by piety and nobility. When Mu’awiya died in 680 CE, his son Yazid, based in Damascus, immediately sent instructions to his governor in Medina to force Hussain and other prominent disciples of the Prophet to give him the oath of allegiance even if it had to be done through coercive means. Hussain was summoned to the citadel in Medina but he refused to give the oath of allegiance to Yazid. He said that if he were to pledge allegiance to anyone it would have to be in public and not behind closed doors. Hussain then went on a pilgrimage to Mecca. Meanwhile, the people of Kufa, who still remembered the just rule of his father Ali, the Prophet’s fourth successor, began writing him letters inviting him to come to Kufa. They claimed they were willing to accept him as their Imam and give him the pledge of allegiance. Imam Hussain then sent his cousin, Muslim son of Aqil, to scout the situation in Kufa and take the oath of allegiance on his behalf. Muslim went to Kufa and was initially pleased to see the zeal there for Imam Hussain to come and lead them. He therefore wrote to Imam Hussain asking him to quickly come to Kufa where his followers were eagerly expecting him. Thus Imam Hussain set out with a caravan of his 72 followers, including his close family members and sons. Meanwhile, the cunning Yazid replaced the governor of Kufa with the savage Ibn Ziyad, knowing full well that the latter would brutally crush any inkling of a revolt in that town against him. Ibn Ziyad arrived in Kufa and immediately began threatening the people and bribing others. Regrettably, many of the people who originally pledged themselves to Imam Hussain abandoned their pledge mostly out of fear of retribution from Yazid’s new governor. Muslim son of Aqil was soon left all alone as a stranger in the town and so Ibn Ziyad moved in with his forces to have him killed. Meanwhile, Imam Hussain had set off for Kufa but when he arrived at a place called Karbala nearby, he and his companions were viciously martyred by Ibn Ziyad’s forces.
Now we see that the mission of Imam Hussain was to restore a government or Imamate in the Muslim world based on truth and justice, led by men of piety and learning. But this uprising was crushed and ever since the Muslims have been under the curse of authoritarian and tyrannical government. This is why it is so important to atone for the collective sin which the Muslim Umma committed and get revenge on the killers of Imam Hussain and those who follow in the footsteps of such cruel and black hearted people. This is the concept behind the promise of an expected Mahdi whose purpose will be to get revenge for the atrocities that these evil dynasties have inflicted upon the Prophet’s pure family and blessed progeny.
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