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The Revolution of Imam Hussein

endures these suffering and pain. No one comes to save

and rescue him from his enemies [of course, except his
close relatives such as his son Ali al-Akbar and his brother
Abul Fadl al-‘Abbas and his companions who sacrificed
their lives for the cause of Imam Hussein (as) which is
indeed the cause of al-Mighty Allah] “We despised him
and rejected him; he endured suffering and pain. No one
even looked at him” (21).
As for Imam Hussein’s martyrdom; the same book
describes the battle of karbala and the way in which the

army of the unjust ruler Yazid b. Mu‘awiya treated him.
But “he endured it humbly. Like a lamb to be slaughtered,
like a sheep to be sheared, even though he had never
committed a crime or ever told a lie” (22).
The Lord says; “It was my will that he should suffer; his

death was a sacrifice…and so he will see his descendants;
he will live a long life and through him my purpose will
succeed. After a life of suffering, he will again have joy;
he will know that he did not suffer in vain. My devoted
servant with whom I am pleased, and so I will give him
a place amongst great and powerful men. He willingly
gave his life” (23).
When we investigate the Prophet Muhammad’s
traditions about Imam Hussein and his interpretation of

this verse of the Holy Quran “And we made it a word
to continue in his posterity ” (24). We realise that it

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