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Gleams of Friday
Representative of Supreme Religious Authority wonders,
Was Imam Hussain's
Reformation Achieved or not?
The representative of the Shia Muslim Supreme himself, and after his martyrdom, his reformation
Religious Authority, Sayyid Ahmed al-Safi, was strongly led by his son Imam Ali al-Sejjad,”
in the Friday’s sermon wondered, “Was the said further Al-Safi.
reformation, for which Imam Hussain had risen, He mentioned that one of the biggest challenges
achieved or not?” Imam al-Sejjad confronted was the misleading
He also said that Imam Hussain was a great media, which had presented the community –
personality, and he would never waste his life for the Imam faced – with a counterfeit Islam.
a cause he was uncertain of, although death is Al-Safi added further that the Damascus
inevitable for humankind. government disinformation played an influential
Al-Safi added, “Imam Hussain was fully aware of role in misleading people and keeping them
his cause; he rose for an objective he defined, away from the true principles of Islam, indicating
saying, ‘I have not risen to spread corruption that even wise individuals cannot do anything
or discord, but I have risen to rectify the nation if the whole nation is misled, and such people
(Muslims) of my grandfather.’ And he was did not give Imam Hussain the opportunity to
cognizant that his objective would not be communicate with them on the Day of Ashura;
achieved if he remained alive; he was aware that they never listened to him and said to him, “You
he would be murdered on the Day of Ashura. He have exasperated us by attempting to coax us
nevertheless preserved his motto.” with many proofs that you are of truth,” and then
He noted that it is significant when a person, stopped their ears in order not to listen to him.
such as Imam Hussain wants to achieve He concluded, saying, “The community Imam
reformation; it ought to be achieved without al-Sejjad faced believed that the one—Imam
failure, saying, “Imam Hussain wanted to achieve Hussain—who was killed in Kufa City, Iraq, was a
reformation like prophet Noah, who remained rebellious person who rose against the prince—
among his nation for the time God wanted him, Yazeed, the cursed—and God granted Yazeed
and tried to have people believe in God, but they success to kill Imam Hussain. All that was made
– including his son – did not.” through the misleading media,” emphasizing that
“The Day of Ashura was inadequate for Imam media and publicity have existed throughout the
Hussain to achieve his objective, which was ages.
to guide people righteously, but he sacrificed
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