The events occurred at Karbala were not accidental.
Allah had prescribed the future of humanity after the sad demise of the Noble
Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.). The Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) had completely and
successfully communicated the divine Message and practically demonstrated what
he preached. Hence nothing was left to be communicated to the Muslims.
Two months before his return to the Creator, while returning from Makkah
after performing last Hajj along with over 120,000 Hajjis, a harsh toned Ayah
was revealed to him saying: “O Messenger! Deliver what has been revealed to
you. If you did not do so you have not delivered His Message (at all); and
Allah will protect you from the people.” The Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.)
crowned Imam Ali (a.s.) as his vicegerent. Allah showed the future course of
events after Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.)’s demise. But Muslims decided
otherwise. Hence, Allah, His Messenger, Imam Ali, Sayyida Fatima Zahra, Imam
Hasan, and Imam Husayn knew where the Muslim society was proceeding and it
culminated in the brutal massacre of Imam Husayn, members of Banu Hashim and
his companions.
The seeds of the massacre were sown on the occasion of
the Great Victory of Makkah, when the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.)
re-entered Makkah triumphantly without shedding any blood. Abu Sufyan, who
directly or indirectly fought the battles against Islam and the Messenger of
Allah and failed to stop the spread of Islam throughout the region, then
changed the strategy from open confrontation to hypocrisy and converted as a
Muslim with the flame of revenge still burning in his heart. His son Muawiya
also converted to Islam seeing a golden opportunity on the horizon to capture
the khilafah. After the death of the third caliph, Muslims in thousands pleaded
Imam Ali (a.s.) to accept khilafah which he first refused but was forced to
accept on the plea that when Ummah was in dire situation and requested the Imam
to lead but he refused. Imam Ali (a.s.) was and is the “Mushkil Kusha” hence he
tried to help them.
Muawiya sensing a golden opportunity to extricate
(worldly) caliphate from Imam Ali (a.s.), fanned the tide of the so called
revenge for murder of Usman, and then openly fought the legitimate caliph of
Muslims at Siffeen. Later, conspired to assassinate the Commander of the
Faithful Imam Ali (a.s.), conspired against the fifth Khalifa-e-Rashid, Imam
Hasan (a.s.) using his tactics of hypocrisy, money and use of sword, forcing
the Imam to enter into a treaty to leave the power to the cunning manipulator.
The details of the treaty have been stated in a separate article but the three
conditions are worth-mentioning here. 1. Muawiya shall rule strictly according
to the Glorious Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.)
2.After his death; the khilapha shall revert to Imam Hasan (a.s.) or Imam
Husayn (a.s.) as the case may be. 3. The cursing of the Commander of the
Faithful Imam Ali (a.s.) from the pulpits of the Muslim world shall cease
immediately! He did not comply with any of the terms. Muawiya purchased Imam Hasan (a.s.)’s wife, Ja’dah bint Ash’as, to
poison the Imam. In the clear contravention of the Treaty, he appointed
his son Yazid (l.a.) as the caliph. Yazid was a transgressor (Fasiq) and
debaucher (Fajir).
Muawiya laid the foundation of the Umayyad Kingdom and
Yazid (l.a.) became the second king. They unlawfully used the public treasury
to consolidate and strengthen their illegitimate kingdom while Muslims were
leading miserable life having barely the basic necessities of life. The moral
fabric of the Muslims was so much torn apart that just after 50 years of the
demise of the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.), they openly opposed and committed
heinous crime of brutally slaughtering the grandson of the very Prophet whose kalmia
they recited, they denied water and other provision to the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.)
including small babies in particular a six month old Ali Asghar, they looted
and set on fire the belongings of Imam Husayn (a.s.) and his companions,
desecrated the most respectable daughters of the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.),
forcibly snatched the era-rings of Imam Husayn (a.s.)’s 3 year old daughter
causing her ears to bleed.
Yazid openly disclosed the intentions of the Umayyad when
he declared in his royal court in front of the imprisoned daughters of the
Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.): “There was no revelation from God, no angels
came. It was a drama played by Banu Hashim to gain power. If my ancestors
killed in the battle of Badr (against Muslims) were alive, they would have
praised my achievement (of killing Imam Husayn and desecrating his family!)”
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