Double post 😕 Rectifying:
and amina thanks for ur nice post 2!
Nothing to thank me for 😊 Here, I was worried that my post might not be appreciated 😆
Originally posted by: ChemistryMajor
Amina Zahra...your post is simply amazing. It spreads the message of courage and resilience of Imam Hussain.
Thank you 😳
My post doesn't come anywhere near to encompass the whole picture of the sacrifice in its broadness, importance and impact though, this is not my thread, and it would have taken a lot more space...
Otherwise, I could have gone on and on about the Ansar (Helpers) of Husayn ibn Ali [a] like Jon, that freed slave who had refused to leave the family of the Prophet [s] ever since and died for Husayn [a]; about Habib who rushed towards Karbala as soon as he heard about Husayn [a] being there surrounded by an army of thousands; about Hurr who was the one who cut off Husayn [a] from his original route and forced him towards Karbala, and upon realizing his error, changed sides, asked for forgiveness and insisted that his son and he be amongst the first to die; or Zuhayr leaving his city and wife (who urged him to) to accompany the Imam [a] - and on goes the list.
And of course, the family of Husayn [a]- Abbas who couldn't bear the thirst of the children and went to bring back water but didn't drink a drop of it, himself, although he, too, was thirsty for days, and lost both his arms; Zainab who cried when Ali al-Akbar's body was brought back to the tents but didn't allow herself to shed a tear for her own sons [until returning to Medina] and instead, prostrated to Allah and asked Him to accept this sacrifice; of Ali al-Akbar who asked for permission from his father to fight and die and who was the only one whom Husayn [a] didn't try to stop; about Abdullah ibn Hasan that child who rushed out when no one was left, throwing himself between his uncle and Hurmilla's arrow; Ali al-Sajjad [a] who had been too ill to even call out "Labbayk" to his father and never healed from that tragedy...
On this note, I forgot something in relation to those advising Husayn [a] not to go (ironically enough, many/some of those pledged allegiance to Yazeed) in my original post (might edit it) - firstly, the Imam [a] didn't leave Medina with his family because he was called to Kufa. The lackeys of Yazeed (amongst them the governor of Medina) turned more and more aggressive the longer he refused to give bayyah hence, why the city of his grandfather wasn't safe for them, anymore. The letters from Kufa came later, when he was in Makka (where they tried to assassinate him, as well).
Secondly, in a letter to his brother, Muhammad al-Hanfiyya, Husayn [a] wrote while preparing to set out: "In the name of Allah the Beneficient the Merciful: From al-Husayn b. Ali to Muhammad b. Ali and those who are with him from the Children of Hashim [in Medina]. Verily, one who joins me will be martyred, and one who does not join me will not attain the Victory. Peace."
As for the women- Allah is the Greatest of all Planners. If not for them, we probably would never have known the extent of what transpired in Karbala and after. How miserably Muslims failed in that test of Allah. When we say Husayn saved Islam' we don't forget to mention that If not for Zainab and the women and children, this would not have been possible'. Some lines come to mind, a recitation about when Zainab returned to Karbala after the imprisonment, "Bhaiyya, teri Zainab ujad chuki hai, maloom hai tum ko? Lekin teri shahadat ghar ghar tak pohunch chuki hai. Shabash do behen ko, bhaiyya, gala se laga kar"
Truly enough, those present in Karbala were of another level of spirituality and ma'rifah [knowledge/belief] than those refraining from joining. It is easy to advise someone not to do something thinking you know better, and much more difficult in trusting someone wholeheartedly and disputing over who is going to die, first, for him. There's a lot we can and should learn from these personalities.
Mein Zainab hun - (understandable without the sermon in front of you, too; don't take everything literally)
May Allah protect us all.
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By: Sister Mardhiya from almujtaba.com [Islamic poetry]:
In the heart of Karbala;
has taken halt, the son of Zahra.
The night gently befalls;
upon his faithfuls,
the lonely commander calls.
Some words of wisdom with them he shares;
for a sea of knowledge his chest bears.
The Master of Martyrs announced;
"Time is there, awaiting still,
Take leave my loyal friends,
for it is me whom they want to kill."
With this he extinguished the candle.
After a while, the candles were re-lighted,
not a single companion's parting Hussain sighted.
"We shall not abandon you,"
echoed aloud in the tent.
"Master, do you not consider us reliable enough?"
"Are we incapable?"
"Are we not strong and tough?"
"Our every drop of blood,
we shall in your love sacrifice!"
"The sand on which you stand,
is for us the surmah for our eyes."
With tears in Hussain's eyes, he addressed;
"Alhamdulillah, I am truly blessed!
Neither did brother, father nor grandfather have,
an army as loyal and faithful as I have!
No soul amongst you shall tomorrow stay alive;
Yet in the heart of Hussain your love shall forever thrive."
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For anyone who is interested- mourning for al-Husayn (a) everywhere, ranging from Iraq to Iran to Pakistan/India to Japan, Europe, America, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe...
"The tyrant dies and his rule ends. The martyrs dies and his rule begins." - Soren Kierkegard
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