Bravery has a unique place in our\ndaily life. It has a holy definition and becomes meaningful with danger.\nPerhaps the highest level of bravery occurs when one’s life is in danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nonetheless, there is a higher level\nof bravery. This level of courage was shown in the day of Ashura by Imam\nHussain (PBUH) and his companions and children. In the day of Ashura, the\nchallenge was not about endangered lives. It was obvious that everyone in the\nbattlefield were going to be killed. This was a matter of fact even before\nreaching the land of Karbala and Imam Hussain (PBUH) had mentioned it several\ntimes amidst the journey from Mecca toward Kufa. Further, the reality of\ngetting killed not only bothered Imam Hussain (PBUH) and his companions, but\nalso increased their commitment to the decision they had taken for this trip\nuntil every single companion was killed in the battlefield defending their\nbelief and religion. Such sacrifice is the essence of bravery and its peak\nstatus…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
… Imam Hussain\n(PBUH) has reached to Th’alabiyah(1) in his path to Karbala. The caravan\nsettled temporarily. Imam (PBUH) fell asleep for little while and then woke up\nand said, ?I heard a sound saying that ‘You are going fast but death will take\nyou to paradise faster.?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His eldest son, Ali Akbar (PBUH) said,\n?Aren’t we on the right path??<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam Hussain (PBUH) replied, ?I swear\nto Allah whose every man’s return is to Him, we are on the right path.?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ali Akbar (PBUH) said, ?Then why\nshould we be concerned about death!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indeed, Ali Akbar (PBUH) had no fear\nfrom death and how gloriously proved his word in the day of Ashura:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
… Imam’s\ncompanions had vowed to prevent Imam’s family members to go to the battlefield\nas long as they are alive. Every companion had devoted his life and there was\nno one in Imam Hussain’s (PBUH) army other than his own children. Ali Akbar\n(PBUH) who was a handsome man came out of his tent and asked his father to go\nto the battlefield. Imam Hussain (PBUH) gave him permission and then looked at\nAli Akbar hopelessly (since he was about to lose his eldest son). After Ali\nAkbar (PBUH) left, Imam closed his eyes and cried; he said, ?O Allah! Witness\nthat we are sending a young man whose is most similar to Your prophet in\ncreation, behavior, and language. Whenever we missed the Prophet, we looked at\nhim…?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then Ali Akbar (PBUH) entered the\nbattlefield and shouted these slogans, ?I am Ali the son of Hussain. I swear by\nthe Ka’ba that we are the ones on Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH&HP) path. By\nAllah we will not belittle ourselves. I will fight until my spear bends; I will\nfight so hard with my sword until it breaks…?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a while of fighting, Ali Akbar\n(PBUH) went back toward his father and said, ?Dearest Father, thirst is killing\nme, and the heavy shield has made me restless. Is there any water??<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam Hussain (PBUH) cried. Ali Akbar\n(PBUH) entered the battlefield once again reciting the same phrases. He killed\ntwo hundred men until he was struck on the head unfairly by one of the armed\nmen. Ali Akbar (PBUH) fell to the ground and the soldiers all gathered to\nattack him further\n? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam Hussain (PBUH) hurried to his son\nAli Akbar and put his face on his son’s face, and said, ?May there be no world\nwithout you! These men have no respect for Allah and the Prophet\n(PBUH&HP).? The Imam then gathered a handful of Ali’s blood and threw it to\nthe sky…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This day will pass too, but the day of\nAshura is alive for ever. Bravery holds a deep meaning, a meaning which I do\nnot know how close we are to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peace be on the oppressed Imam who\nwith his companions gave meaning to the word bravery…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
?Peace be on the\nprotector who had no helpers; peace be on the face decorated with blood; peace\nbe on the cheeks covered with dirt…?(2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Selection taken\nfrom ?Maqtal of Imam Hussain (PBUH)? gathered by the research center of Baqir\nal-Ulum (PBUH) the group of Hadith(3),with certain changes)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Roshd Website pays its condolences on\nthe anniversary of the martyrdom of the master of martyrs our leader, Imam\nHussain (PBUH) to all the freemen of the world and especially to you dear\nfriend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Name of place\nclose to Karbala<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Phrase taken\nfrom Ziarat Nahiya Muqaddasah<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. This book is\ntranslated by the scholar Jawad Muhaddithi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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