Ashuraa is
the tenth day in the month of Muharram, the first month in the islamic
calendar. year. An important and tragic event took place on that day that shook
the muslim world. Imam al-Hussein the grandson of prophet Mohammed peace be
upon him and his family were murdered in Karbala in the year 61 AH/ 680 AD.
The political and religious standing
of Imam Al-Hussein and his
martyrdom played a major role in shaping the political, cultural and religious
life of all muslims to this day. Because of his sacrifice despotism was
uprooted till the day of resurrection. He awakened the sleeping muslim
nation, and by sacrificing his life for
the sake of truth verily, therefore he becomes the foundation of the muslim
creed ‘ la Ilaha Il-lallah’
.
He knew that
from the military perspective a group of 71 made up of his family members
(man,women and children) and few of the prophet’s companions can’t stand for long to the force of a regular army
composed of military officials and the militias of different tribes. That didn’t deter him because he had a strategic political and
religious goal more important than winning at the confrontation site. As a
believer of his grandfather’s message and Imam of all muslims he had one and only
duty and that is to uphold the truth brought by the prophet and fight and
expose all falsehood in the name of islam or any other religion for that matter
and he stated his position in few words” we will never
submit to falsehood ”
Karbala, therefore went down in in
history as a clash involving Islamic truths versus falsehood, belief versus
disbelief, and the oppressed versus the oppressor, faith against brute force.
The Imam’s
slogan, strategy and sacrifice became an example taught and applied by the
leaders of the oppressed and righteous all over the world. Gandhi for example
said: I learned from Hussein how as an oppressed to fight and win. Marbin and
Antoine Bara indicated that they took his revolution as a guide in their
battles to achieve justice ,democracy, freedom and as framework for basic human
rights
Under the prophet’s
command muslims were one ideology but since that event and till now they are
divided into sects, and parties whose ideology stems from the issue of imamah
and their position from the martyrdom of the Imam Al-Hussein. At the time of
the battle the muslims were divided into those who believe in the values of
justice, freedom and human rights and expressed that in public and private with
Imam Al-Hussein, and those who adopted the values
that protected their worldly interests mainly power and wealth like the
politicians and the hypocrites. Muslims unanimously agreed, imams Sunnis and
Shiites on the principles and all were in support of the Imam’s
ideology, strategy and goal , and differed in minute details that accommodated
the fanatics on both sides, but I single out one group which are called the
Nawasab, who adopted hostile point of views against the family of the prophet Mohammed peace be upon
him. therefore celebrated the killers of his family and downgraded the sayings
about his family’s virtues ,position, status, importance and roles. One of the many
examples is the celebration of the day of Ashura by fasting, of course, they do
not announce the real reason for their joy, but they relate it to a a number of
Hadiths attributed to the prophet, the most supported one is the one that mention
that him and his family intended to fast when migrated to Medina the day
prophet Moses crossed the sea and escaped the pharaoh, the day of atonement or
Yom Kippur. According to the islamic calendar the prophet migrated to Medina on
Monday the 8th of Rabei I in first Hijri
Year so it was never in Muharam and that corresponded the 20th of september 622
AD . That Hadith was also before Ramadan was announced as the fasting month for
muslims and once that was announced we were not to fast that day as stated by
major scholars. if we apply the rules of jurisprudence the people who are
promoting Sunni fasting this day in celebration has to also mention the several
Hadith mentioned in the Sahah about the crying of the Prophet peace be upon him
and his family on this day after he was told by Gabriel, peace be upon him that
his nation would kill his son Hussein in Karbala.The Khawarij and Nawasib of this age follow only what
they see fit to their agenda and is dictated by their hatred to the prophet and
his family whom they see as a threat to their interests.
I wonder how that Sabea Almndalih and
some Iraqi churches, declare it a morning day for the killing of the oppressed,
Imam Al-Hussein and his family who represent the
true islam while some celebrates the victory of prophet Moses when all evidence
disprove their allegations.
We are obliged to use our God given
brain to analyze the available date and not to follow anything blindly, and to
be polite with the prophet peace be upon him and his family
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