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The Revolution of Imam Hussein

tell lies against me. They are strong and want to kill me”

(10).
The Umayyads killed the grandson of Prophet
Muhammad (p), not for any reason except fearing for
their worldly life and their rule. The ‘Abbasids followed
him after his martyrdom. They regretted that they did
not participate in his killing. Therefore, they destroyed his
grave (236A.H) (11).
“If anyone places the character of an Umayyad or
‘Abbasid ruler as an example simply to denounce Islam,

the character of Imam Hussein (as) immediately appears
in defense before him on the pages of the Islamic
history”(12).
After this short pause, let us go back to the Psalms to
see what happened to Imam Hussein (as) on the land

of Karbala “When I was hungry they gave me poison,
when I was thirsty, they offered me vinegar” (13). “I
have relied on you Lord since the day I was born, and
you have always been my God” (14). “My strength is
gone; my throat is as dry as dust and my tongue sticks
to the roof of my mouth” (15). “A gang of evil men is
around me” (16). “My enemies look at me and stare”
(17). “They gamble for my clothes and divide them
amongst themselves” (18).That is exactly what happened
to Imam Hussein (as) on the 10th of Muharram. They
stripped him of his clothes after his martyrdom and

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