The Infallible Imam
Husayn (a.s.) was born on 3rd Sha’ban 4 A.H. His father was the
Conqueror of Khyber, the Lion of Allah, the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali
(a.s.). His mother was the Lady of Paradise, the Chief of the women of the
world, Sayyida Fatima Zahra (s.a.), the daughter of the Chief of the Prophets
of Allah (s.w.t.), the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.).
After the birth, Jibra’il descended on earth with greetings from Allah s.w.t.) to
him (s.a.w.a.s.) and directed to name the new born as “Husayn” and conveyed the
news that he will be mercilessly martyred by the so called, in the desert of
Karbala, depriving him water for three days. The Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.)
cried and his daughter also cried upon hearing the impending tragedy. On
inquiry from Sayyida Fatima (s.a.), the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) forecasted
that Allah will create a nation who will cry on her son Husayn (a.s.). She
promised that she will not enter the Paradise until every mourner of her son enters the Paradise. There is a famous tradition of the Noble Messenger
(s.a.w.a.s.) which says, “Husayn is from me and I am from Husayn”
When the people
interfered in the Divine scheme of leadership and elected their own leaders,
the deviation started and the leadership settled in the arch-enemies of Islam
and the Prophet of Allah, the hypocrites Bani Umayyads. Muawiya, after breaking
the truce with the grandson of the Prophet of Allah, the Infallible Imam Hasan
(a.s.), appointed his son Yazid to be the caliph of Muslims. Yazid openly ridiculed
Islam and Islamic tenets. After he became the caliph, he demanded the grandson
of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.s) to pay allegiance to him, to get the seal of
approval for all his anti-Islamic actions from Imam Husayn (a.s.).
Imam Husayn (a.s.),
who was one of the Pure ones in the Qur’anic Ayah of Purity (Surah al-Ah’zab
Ayah 33) and included in the “Truthful” according to Ayah 61 of Surah Al-Imran,
could never pay allegiance to a vicious, immoral and tyrant person.
Imam Husayn stood for
and defended the human rights, human dignity, freedom of speech, justice, the
rights of the oppressed, compassion and mercy to even his enemy, forgiveness
and clemency, chivalry and bravery, faith and sacrifice.
He saved not only
Islam but all the Abrahamic faiths revealed by Allah from beginning of time.
Before the tragedy of Karbala, the world knew only the rule of “Might is Right”
The Day of Ashura introduced even more powerful rule to this world; “The Right
is the Might”
Mahatma Gandhi of
India said, “I learned from Husayn, how to achieve victory while being
oppressed.” The first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Nehru said, “Imam Husayn
(a.s.) ‘s sacrifice is for all groups and communities, an example of the path
of Righteousness.” Former President of India Dr. Radha Krishna said, “Though
Imam Husayn gave his life 1300 years ago, but his indestructible soul rules the
hearts of the people even today.”
There is a saying
that, “Every land is Karbala and every day is Ashura”
Most of the freedom
movements in the world draw inspiration from Imam Husayn (a.s.)’s powerful
sacrifice.
When this small band
of freedom fighters left Makkah, and was travelling towards Iraq, Yazid’s army
commander Hurr leading an army of about one thousand soldiers met Imam Husayn
(a.s.). They were thirsty. Imam Husayn asked his brother Abbas ibn Ali (a.s.) to let the enemy be provided with water even
to their horses. While travelling in
the desert, water is a precious commodity but the son of “Saqi-e-Kusar” offered
his water resources to the enemy.
The famous Urdu poet
Josh Malih’abadi said, “Insan ko bedar tu holane do Har qaum pukaregi hamare
hain Husayn.” It may be translated as, “Let the human beings be awakened, every
nation will claim to own Imam Husayn”
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