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| History of Imam Husain And His Martyrdom
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When we invite strangers or guests and make them free of our family circle, that means the greatest out-flowing of our hearts to them. The events that I am going to describe refer to some of the most touching incidents of our domestic history in their spiritual aspect. We ask our brethren of other faiths to come, and share with us some of the thoughts which are called forth by this event. As a matter of fact all students of history are aware that the horrors that are connected with the great event of Kerbela did more than anything else to unite together the various contending factions which had unfortunately appeared at that early stage of Muslim history. You know the old Persian saying applied to the Prophet:
Tu barae wasl kardan amadi; - Ni barae fasl kardan amadi.
"Thou camest to the world to unite, not to divide."
That was wonderfully exemplified by the sorrows and sufferings and finally the martyrdom of Imam Husain.
I propose first to give you an idea of the geographical setting and the historical background. Then I want very briefly to refer to the actual events that happened in the Muharram, and finally to draw your attention to the great lessons which we can learn from them.
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Umar ibn al Khattab among the most influential people in history
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A surprise to many people in "THE 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential
Persons in History" was Michael Hart's choice of Umar Ibn Al-Khattab among
the 100 influential persons, whom he not only included among these 100 persons
but also put him as number two on the second half (51 to 100) of his choice.
Umar Ibn Al-Khattab is 52nd on the list. He ranked him higher than such famous
men as Charlemagne and Julius Caesar. He further says that Umar's brilliant
leadership was responsible for the expansion of the Islamic territory and the
enormous extent that it did occur under him. He further says that Umar Ibn Al-Khattab
ordered the Muslim armies to leave the natives of the conquered land in peace
and ordered the military personnel not to force the natives to convert to Islam.
In the parenthesis Michael put his note, "From
the above, it is clear that the Arab conquest was more a nationalist war of
conquest rather than a holy war, although the religious aspect was not
lacking". Michael Hart further says that Umar ibn Al-Khattab's
achievements are impressive and it would be a grave mistake to ignore his
contributions to humanity. It should be noted that Umar Ibn Al-Khattab's
brilliant leadership was responsible for permanence of the territories that came
under the Islamic role at that time and are still part of the Islamic world
today.
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| Reading
the Quran by Lesley Hazleton |
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An insightful presentation about the Quran.
Lesley Hazleton is an award-winning British-American writer whose work focuses on the intersection of politics, religion, and history, especially in the Middle East
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 Don't forget your own self
while preaching to others.
Saying of Umar ibn Al-Khattab
Source:
IslamiCity
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