Islamic Text Seven: Imam Hussein (p. b. u. h) Fought with Yazid to Save Islam
Imam Hussein (p. b. u. h) was forced to fight with Yazid's army because he would not give allegiance to Yazid. When Imam Hussein (p. b. u. h) heard that he had to give allegiance to Yazid or he would be killed, he replied that: a man like him could not give allegiance to a man like Yazid. Imam Hussein (p. b. u. h) knew that he, his friends and his family would die in Karbala. He also knew that this was the only way that he could show the other Muslims that Islam was in fact being destroyed. Imam Hussein (p. b. u. h) wanted people, to know that it was not for power but for Islam and because of this in his army people had to be believers, not soldiers.
Imam Hussein (p. b. u. h) had rich, noble men, freed slaves, old and young men, men who had done wrong and repented, and also pious men. Whenever other Muslims heard about the events of Karbala, they would ask themselves, why it was that men from different backgrounds, different ways of life, all came together to fight and die with Imam Hussein (p. b. u. h). Every Muslim regardless of his color, his race, his background, his financial situation, his age, could be one martyr in the army of Imam Hussein (p. b. u. h) and through his martyrdom understand why Imam Hussein (p. b. u. h) did what he did.
posted by Mohsen Feizian @ 5:51 PM
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