Hussain ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib ibn Abdul-Muttalib

 Hussain ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib ibn Abdul-Muttalib

اے میرے رب جہاں۔۔۔ اک عجب عشق ہوا۔۔۔ وہ سرکرب و بلا۔۔۔ تیرا عاشق ہے کھڑا۔۔۔ خون میں ڈوبا ہوا۔۔۔ دے چکا لخت جگر۔۔۔ دے چکا نور نظر۔۔۔ دے چکا سارا وہ گھر۔۔۔ اورخنجر کے تلے۔۔۔ اسکا سجدے میں ہےسر۔۔۔ نہ نماز ایسی نہ عاشق کا کلیجہ ایسا۔۔۔ نوک نیزہ پہ جو کرتا ہی رہا ذکر تیرا۔۔۔

I am always a little surprised to see some Muslims playing loud music (not intentionally but still) in the first ten days of Muharram.  Even if some people don’t believe in mourning over Hazrat Hussain’s martyrdom like Shia do, aren't they obliged to show some respect to the innocent souls?  How can an incident be so important for one part of ummah called Shia while totally neglected by the other part called sunni?  How can some scholars ignore the whole issue just because they think it was all political?  Even if the issue was all political, shouldn't they revere it for how did it all happen?  Haven’t we started giving  more respect to Benazir Bhutto (the co-partner in her husband’s corruption as many think of her) after her political murder?  And the recent brutal killing of two brothers in Sialkot, (though the two brothers have no comparison to Hasan and Hussain but) only an evil would have a soft corner for their murderers? and same goes for the murderers of Hussain ibn Ali, only an indecent person would call them human beings.

Hazarat Hussain was the son of the fourth Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib (Prophet’s cousin) and Fatimah bint Muhammad (Prophet’s daughter).  He was born on 3rd of Sha’ban 4 A.H in Madinah and was martyred at Karbala, Iraq on 10th of Muharram 61 A.H.  He had an elder brother named Hasan and two younger sisters Zainab and Umm-e-Kulsoom.  Out of his step brothers and sisters, Abbas ibn Ali got fame for accompanying him to Karbala till his martyrdom.

Hazrat Hussain had his first born Ali bin Hussain commonly known as Zainul Abideen from his wife Sheharbanu, the daughter of last Persian/Iranian emperor Yazdegerd.  He died of poison in Madinah and is buried next to his uncle Hasan ibn-Ali.

He had another son named Ali Akbar from Umme Lyla, daughter of Abi Murrah bin Urwah bin Mas’ud Al-Thaqafi.

He had four other children, Sakina called Fatimah Kubra, Fatimah Sughra, Ruqaiyyah known as Sakinah and Abdullah known as Ali Asghar from his wife Rubab, the chief’s daughter of Al-Qays tribe.

Fatimah Sughra didn’t join the family on the way to Karbala and was left in Medinah with Fatimah bin Hizam famous as Ummul Banin, the mother of Hazrat Abbas ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib.

Hazrat Hussain left Medinah on the 28th of Rajab 60 A.H and reached Karbala on 2nd Muharram, 61 A.H/680 A.D.  He refused to give pledge of allegiance to Yazid ibn Muawiyyah ib Suffiyan for his deviation from Islamic ethics and other reasons.  He was intercepted by Yazid’s soldiers at Karbala (now a city of Iraq) was martyred on the 10th of Muharram .  His brother Abbas, sons Ali Akbar and Ali Asghar along with 68 faithful companions also laid their life for Hussain’s rightful cause.  Ali Asghar is honoured as the youngest martyr of Karbala.  Hazrat Zainul Abideen was captured as he was lying ill inside a tent.

Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) loved him a lot, once said, “Hussain is from me and I am from Hussain, Allah befriends him who befriends Hussain and He is the enemy of those who bear enmity with him”.

Hazrat Hussain was the man of best character and of his words.  As his life  was the symbol of love and kindness, knowledge and wisdom, truth and justice, courage and determination, patience and sacrifice, he is a role-model for every gentle soul.

Yazeed ibn-Mu’awiya ibn Abi-Sufyan belonged to clan of Banu Ummayya.  He was not elected by the Muslims and was made Khalifa by his father Mu’awiya.  He was the second Khalifa after his father since the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali.  That is why Hussain ibn Ali and his family and friends did not accept his caliphate.  This tyrant is remembered as the murderer of the family of Prophet (pbuh) as he brutally murdered Hussain ibn Ali, his sons, his friends and other family members on the 10th of Muharram in 61 A.H.  He only ruled for 3 years and died at the age of 38, but in such a short period of time, he earned nothing but curses, embarrassment and hatred from entire Muslim Ummah.

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