IMAM HUSEIN (AS).
FATHER OF ALL MANKIND.

By MohammedulBaqir N Kalimi.

To narrate the unfathomable contribution of Imam Hussein (as) to the World is like attempting to put the waters of the oceans in one container. Allah revealed the Path of Truth through Prophet Mohammed (saw) by the Holy Quran. Imam Hussein (as) gloriously and practically showed the meaning of the messages of Allah.

There cannot be any adult Shia Muslim who does not know about the happenings at Kerbala. The reason as to why Imam Hussein (as) gave this sacrifice, unparalleled in the history of the entire human race, forms the heartthrob of Islam. To comprehend the significance of martyrdom and Imam Husein's battle against the forces of evil is to know Islam. Today in the world of changing values, many as though claiming to believe in Imam Hussein (as) is missing altogether the crux of the teaching of the Father of all the Humanity. Children always look up to their parents for guidance and comfort. Imam Hussein (as) is the Father of all the fathers as in times of crisis of any magnitude, by remembering the suffering of the Great Imam, we are consoled and our difficulties are proportionately diminished.

The paramount worthy deed of Imam Hussein (as) was to utterly decline and reject Yazeed (Lanatullah) on the principles that irrespective of the power in the forces of anarchy, one must stand adamantly against perpetrators and revolutionaries' of lawlessness. Though Yazeed Laeen in his madness employed maximum strength at his disposal to suppress Truth, his ambitions perished in the battlefield of Kerbala. The proof of this statement lies in the fact that the shining torch of Islam and Imam carried by Imam Hussein (as) exists to day in all its majesty in the hands of our beloved Aqa Moula, Abul Qaid Johar Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS). Forces of evil and disorder keep changing shapes according to the times but the methods of dealing with them have been firmly stamped by Imam Hussein (as)--to reject and dis-associate from the enemies of Dawat. This is also Farman of Aqa Moula (TUS). Imam Hussein (as) has laid down a message in blood. This message is -- BARAAT.

Imam Hussein (as) has given true depth to all virtuous quality like faith, patience, piousness, humanity and steadfastness. The presence or the absence of these qualities advocated by Islam distinguishes between good and evil. In dealing with the material world, Imam Hussein (as) has taught that religion is a way of life. A Muslim, therefore, has to abide by the laws of Islam not only in the compounds of the mosque but in every second of his life. Today, many, contrary to the teachings of Imam Hussein (as) put forward distorted ideas that religion should be confined to the mosque. Aqa Moula (TUS) who is a Dai of Imam Hussein (as) is therefore not only the true guide of Islam but also the rightful authority on all matters pertaining from a man's life until his death. This is the message in the immense sacrifice of Imam Hussein (as).

The magnetic greatness of Imam Hussein (as) can further be seen in the unreserved loyalty of his noble followers in Kerbala. By giving away their very lives for the cause of Islam, They have defined loyalty. The followers did have the choice to opt for the worldly comforts by deserting Imam Hussein (as). Yet in their unshakable faith, they stood in obedience to the laws of Islam. Those that are bent into seeking the material world by abandoning the principles, rules and regulations of Islam are the very followers of Laeen Yazeed. They talk of freedom that does away with discipline and morality. What freedom indeed has been shown in blood to the world by the noble followers of Imam Hussein (as) in Kerbala? On the other hand Laeen Yazeed tried to define and impose his version of freedom and the world has seen the results.