10th of Muharram 1435 A.H. - The day of Ashoora when Imam
Hussain(as) and his 72 companions were martyred in the desert of Karbala
in Iraq in 61 AH.
Imam Hussain(as) was the
icon of Islam who was upholding the religion of Allah(swt) against an
icon of oppression and cruelty (Yazid bin Moawia Laeen) who had usurped
the noble status of Khalifa-e-Rasool. Imam Hussain(as) refused to accept
this unjust person as Caliph and started off on a memorable journey to
expose the nefarious designs of Yazid Laeen. This endeavor of Imam
Hussain(as) marked a turning point in the history of Islam and set out a
clear distinction between the true Islam and the false brand of Islam
that Yazid Laeen was trying to established.
Imam
Hussain(as) arrived in the land of Karbala on the 2nd of Muharram and
his camp was moved away from the river Euphrates on the 7th of Muharram
and from the 8th of Muharram all water and food resources finished in
his camp and the women and little children of his family were without
water and food in the scorching heat of Karbala for 3 days. On 10th of
Muharram, battle between the small group of Imam Hussain(as) and the
30,000 (upto 100,000) strong army of Yazid(laeen), led by Omar
ibn-e-Saad(laeen), started and one by one all male members of Imam(as)'s
camp were martyred including children of tender ages of 14 and 12 years
and the cruel men did not even spare the 6-month old Ali Asghar(as) -
the son of Imam Hussain(as).
Just before the
time of Asar prayers, Imam Hussain(as) was left alone and he gave a
thought provoking speech which highlighted the reasons why he had
started this campaign and how the people of Kufa betrayed him and left
him alone. Then he started a valiant battle all alone against the
enemies and fought like his brave father till the time of Asar prayers
when a voice called him to put his sword down and come to Allah(swt) as
Nafs-e-Mutmaeenah - satisfied soul. Imam Hussain(as) started praying
and while he was in prostration, Shimr-e-Maloon attacked him and
martyred the Imam(as) with an unsharpened dagger hitting him 13 times.
I present my condolences and Pursa to Prophet Mohammad(sawaw), Bibi Fatima(sa), Imam-e-Zamana(as), the Ahl-e-Bait(as) and all Momineen and Mominaat on this day of Ashoora and as instructed by our Imams(as), you should also present condolences to your friends and family members on this day of the great martyrdom of Imam Hussain(as) and his companions.
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