Subject: What They Say About Imam Hussain (A.S.)
Charles Dickens had said the following about Imam
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"If Hussain fought to quench his worldly desires, then I do not
understand why his sisters, wives and children accompanied him. It
stands to reason therefore that he sacrificed purely for Islam."
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Thomas Carlyle has relayed this about the Tragedy of Karbala:
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"The best lesson which we get from the tragedy of Karbala is
that Hussain and his companions were the rigid believers of God. They
illustrated that numerical superiority does not count when it comes totruth
and falsehood. The victory of Hussain despite his minority marvels me!"
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The famous, Dr. K. Sheldrake on Imam Hussain (AS)said
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"Hussain marched with his little company not to glory, not to power or
wealth, but to a supreme sacrifice and every member of that gallant band,
male and female,knew that the foes were implacable, were not only ready
to fight but to kill. Denied even water for the children, they remained
parched under a burning sun,amid scorching sands yet no one faltered for
a moment and bravely faced the greatest odds without flinching."
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Sir Muhammad Iqbal says:
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Imam Husayn uprooted despotism forever till the Day of Resurrection.
He watered the dry garden of freedom with the surging wave of his blood,
and indeed he awakened the sleeping Muslim nation. If Imam Husayn had
aimed at acquiring a worldly empire, he would not have travele the way he
did (from Medina to Karbala). Husayn weltered in blood and dust for the
sake of truth. Verily he, therefore, became the bed-rock (foundation) of
the Muslim creed; la ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but Allah).
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ALLAMA IQBAL (REHMUTULLAH)
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I am one who weeps at the plight of the Martyr of Kerbala Won't the
reward be given to me by the Keeper of Kauser Allama Iqbal in his
Baqiyat (in Urdu)
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Mahatma Gandhi, statement published in 'Young India,'1924.
I wanted to know the best of the life of one who holds today an undisputed
sway over the hearts of millions of mankind.... I became more than ever
convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days
in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of
Husain the scrupulous regard for pledges, his intense devotion to his friends
and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and
in his own mission to save Islam. These and not the sword carried everything
before them and
surmounted every obstacle.
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