{"id":21409,"date":"2019-01-26T22:16:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-26T18:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/?p=21409"},"modified":"2025-07-22T10:27:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T06:57:30","slug":"the-secret-of-immortality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/the-secret-of-immortality\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret of Eternity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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As the 40th<\/sup>\u00a0day after the Martyrdom –\u00a0Arba\u2019een<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 of Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0approaches, and provides a cause for many people to once again look back in bewilderment at the epic movement, one cannot help but wonder how the commemoration of such a movement continues to be revered and repeated with greater magnificence each year. What is the secret to the everlastingness and the holy reverence of this movement?<\/p>

Many view Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0a free man, who refused to fall prey to serving a corrupt rule; as one who defended his freedom, and invited people to\u00a0seeking freedom<\/strong>. While this matter is true, it is but a simple part of the entire occurrence. For, there are many freedom-seeking warriors, and many people throughout history have who lived and died free. But why are they not as revered as Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)?<\/p>

There are those who see the eternalness of the event of Karbala in its\u00a0tragic nature<\/strong>, and perceive that no incident surpasses the tragedies that took place in Karbala. As portrayed in the famous saying, \u201cO Aba Abd Allah, no day is like yours!\u201d[1]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>Yes, the day of Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0is the greatest day, for it burned the hearts and made the tears flow uncontrollably; but even this is not the sole reason for the greatness and everlasting secret of Ashura. For, history has witnessed many tragedies. The history of Islam alone has recorded the death of people like Hussain Shahid Fakh and Zaid ibn Ali and their families, but many people do not care about them or even know them.<\/p>

Others view Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0as a man who fought for\u00a0divine rule<\/strong>, to\u00a0establish justice<\/strong>, to\u00a0revive religion<\/strong>, and to promote spiritual Quranic values in the Islamic Ummah. This point, is also true, but does not deliver the entire essence of the movement. For, there have been many in the past who have revolted to establish divine rule, and have been killed as a result.<\/p>

The greatness of Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0does not lie merely in the fact that he was a person seeking reform and justice, and who faces grand tragedies along the way. Then what is the secret of this greatness?<\/p>

To approach the answer, we must first consider that Allah, the almighty, the creator of being, the owner of the skies and the Earth, is the master of all affairs. He elevates whomever He desires, and leaves that which He does not desire. He promotes anyone who grips His rope, and leaves to himself anyone who abandons His guidance.<\/p>

What is evident is that Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0held tightly to the divine rope and acted for Allah\u00a0(SWT)\u00a0in the\u00a0utmost sincerity<\/strong>\u00a0and devotion. And Allah\u00a0(SWT)\u00a0made him exalted, and turned the hearts of the pious towards him, and He placed the fire of his love in the hearts of Muslims. The value of Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0lies in the fact that his work was in all its essence and purity done\u00a0for Allah\u00a0<\/strong>(SWT)<\/strong>\u00a0alone<\/strong>. For if had thousands of sons like Ali Akbar\u00a0(PBUH), and had it been ordained to sacrifice them in a moment for Allah\u00a0(SWT), he would not have hesitated. Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0had purified his soul from personal desire, and while his son, his love, was closest in resemblance to the Prophet Muhammad\u00a0(PBUH&HP)[2]<\/a>, he offered him in the way of Allah\u00a0(SWT); because his love of Allah\u00a0(SWT)\u00a0was the greatest. To which Allah says, \u201cBut they who believe, have a greater affection towards Allah.<\/em><\/strong>\u201d[3]<\/a><\/p>

He knew that anything that lays on and exists in the world, and all values manifest themselves in the love towards Allah\u00a0(SWT)\u00a0and His knowing. It is noteworthy to mention that each of the children of Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH), brothers, and companions who were martyred in Karbala were on the horizon of such divine belief in Allah\u00a0(SWT). They were martyred one after another, and as a result of the martyrdom of each, the face of the Imam\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0shined even more, while his heart would tear to pieces from the loss of them.<\/p>

Yet, after Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0completed his mission, he took a fistful of the sand of Karbala and placed it on his forehead, saying, \u201cPatience on Your decree, O Lord! For there is no true God but You, O helper of those who seek help, I have no authority or God, but You\u2026.<\/strong>\u201d[4]<\/a><\/p>

Indeed, that which has made the name of Imam Hussain\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0eternal is his\u00a0depth of sincerity<\/strong>\u00a0towards Allah\u00a0(SWT), and whatever is\u00a0done for Allah<\/strong>\u00a0(SWT)<\/strong>\u00a0will be\u00a0eternal<\/strong>.<\/p>

(The above is selection taken from “Imam Hussain\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(PBUH)<\/em><\/strong>, the Manifestation of Truth”\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by Ayatullah Sayyed Muhammad Taqi Mudarrisi, (with some changes and summarization))<\/strong><\/p>

Footnotes:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

[1]<\/a> Amali Saduq, p. 116; Muthir al-Ahzan, p. 4<\/p>

[2]<\/a> When Imam Hussain (PBUH) sent Ali Akbar to the battlefield, he said, \u201cO Allah, be witness, a young man has gone into battle who is closest in resemblance, in attitude, in appearance, and in logic, to Your Prophet. And whenever we missed and desired to see Your Prophet, we would observe him.\u201d\u00a0Lohouf,\u00a0<\/em>p. 113<\/p>

[3]<\/a> The Holy Quran, (2:165)<\/p>

[4]<\/a> Maqtal al-Muqarram, p. 357; Yanabi\u2019 al-Mawdah, vol. 3, p. 82<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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