Most of the uprisings are comprised of\ntwo components: combat and message. Combat refers to the struggle and sacrifice\nmade in the way of a holy goal, whereas the message component deals with\nannouncing the purpose of the uprising and explaining its goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In regards with the successfulness of\nan uprising, the importance of conveying its purpose and explaining its goals\nis no less than the struggles and sacrifices; because if the purpose and goals\nof an uprising are not clarified in the society, it will not gain support from\nthe people. Therefore, it will be diminished within its origin and might even\nbe deviated and misused by the enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By studying the movement of Imam\nHussain (PBUH), it is clear that a significant portion of the responsibility of\nexpressing the purposes of uprising was given to Imam Sajjad (PBUH) and Lady\nZainab (PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the time of Mu\u2019awyiah, the\nUmayyad dynasty had spread widespread propaganda against the Ahl al-Bait (PBUT)\n(specifically in Syria). In that condition if the family of Imam Hussain (PBUH)\nhad not awakened the people, the enemies of Islam and agents of the rulers\nwould have exploited the great movement of the Imam and inverted its view\nthroughout the history (1). However, the extensive awakening of the family of\nImam Hussain (PBUH) during their captivity- which was an opportunity for them\ndue to the foolish vengeance of Yazid- prevented the enemies of Imam Hussain\n(PBUH) from such a deceit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, when the captives entered\nDamascus, a man approached Imam Ali ibn Hussain (PBUT) and said, \u201dPraise be to\nGod who killed and destroyed you; and saved people from your evil, and granted\nvictory to Amir al-Mu\u2019minin- Yazid- over you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam Ali ibn Hussain (PBUT) remained\nsilent until the man finished what he had to say. Then, the Imam asked the man,\n\u201cHave you ever read the Quran?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man replied, \u201cYes\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then Imam asked, \u201cHave you read this\nverse, \u2019Say: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near\nrelatives (2)\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man replied, \u201cYes\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then Imam asked, \u201cHave you read this\nverse, \u2018And give to the near of kin their due (3)\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man replied, \u201cYes\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then Imam asked, \u201cHave you read this\nverse, \u2018Verily Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O\npeople of the House (Ahl al-Bait)! and to purify you a (thorough) purifying (4)\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man replied, \u201cYes\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then Imam Sajjad (PBUH) said, \u201dO man!\nThese verses are revealed about us. We are the near relatives; we are the\npurified people of the house.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The old man realized what he had heard\nbefore about the captives was untrue; they were not agitators, rather the\nfamily of the Prophet (PBUH&HP). Therefore, he regretted his statements,\nand said, \u201dO Allah! I repent to you from the hatred I had towards these people.\nI dissociate myself from the enemies of Muhammad (PBUH&HP) and his family\n(PBUT).\u201d (5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besides that, the confession of Abd\nal-Malik ibn Marwan declares another aspect of the consequences of the\nmartyrdom of Imam Hussain (PBUH) and awakenings of his family. Abd al-Malik ibn\nMarwan had appointed Hajjaj as the governor of Hijaz. Once he wrote a letter to\nHajjaj, \u201dDo not make me to be involved in the killing of the progeny of Abu\nTalib; because I witnessed myself that the family of Abu Sufyan were destroyed\nwhen they grappled with them (6)\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since we know that Abd al-Malik was a\nsmart and diplomatic caliph among the Umayyads (7), and that he became the\nCaliph five years after the incident of Karbala, we realize the significance of\nthis confession; because such an order reveals that the Umayyads did not\nsucceed in executing their deceitful plots, despite all their pressure against\nthe family of Abu Talib. In fact, they gained nothing but eternal shame and\ncurse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overall, considering the extensive\npropaganda against the family of the Prophet (PBUT), the significance of the\njourney of Imam Hussain\u2019s (PBUH) family to Syria becomes evident; in this\njourney, they canceled forty years of poisonous propaganda, unveiled the ugly\nview of the Umayyad government, and awakened the silent feelings of the people\nof Syria towards reality. Therefore, it can be said that the Ahl al-Bait (PBUT)\nwere a victorious army who had accomplished its mission upon their return to\nMedina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The above is a\nselection from \u201cThe Lifestyle of the Imam (PBUT)\u201d, By Mahdi Pishwayi)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Roshd Website offers its condolences\nto all Muslims, especially you dear friend, upon the arrival of 20th of Safar,\nArba\u2019een (forty days after the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (PBUH)), the time to\nrenew allegiance to the master of the martyrs, and the time to visit the Imam\nof the lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. For instance,\nsome of them made up the false accusation that Imam Hassan (PBUH) died of\npneumonia or tuberculosis in order to acquit Mu\u2019awiyah of participating in his\nmartyrdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. The Holy\nQuran (42, 23)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. The Holy\nQuran (17, 26)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. The Holy\nQuran (33, 33)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Maqtal\nKhawarazmi, vol. 2, p. 61- Luhuf, p. 74<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Tarikh\nYa\u2019qubi, vol. 3, p. 49 (in the section describing the government of Umar ibn\nAbd al- Aziz)- Ikhtisas of Shaykh Mufid, p. 315<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Al-Fakhri fi\nAdaab al-Sultanyyah wa al-Duwal al-Islamyyah, p. 122<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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