Hi bloggers…..
Today I´m gonna spend this afternoon to tell all my readers about 3ashoura.
The Battle of Karbala took place on ´Muharram 10, in the year 61 of the Islamic calendar (October 9 or 10, 680) in Karbala, in present day Iraq. On one side were supporters and reltives of El nabi mu7ammad´s grandson, Imam Al Hussein Ibn Ali and on the other side there were the forces of Yazid. The armed forces was led by umar ibn saad. There were many women and children with al Imam Al Hussain like setna zeinab and tofl el radi3. Yazid chose to use the state power to first deny access to water and food for three days to Husayn and his family including women and children, even to an infant lillte baby ( tofl el radi3). The reason why this war broke out was because Yazid wanted all the power to himslef (ell wileye) but according to Allah rab el 3alamin, el wileye couldn´t be his beacuse he was a cruel man . From the beggining Prophet Mohammed sallallah3alayhi oally said that after him imam el 3ali would be the grreat leader because Imam 3ali was a great man and a nobel person. In the qur2an Islam´s holy book it is written that the person that will take the wilewe (the leadership of islam) after el nabih will be a person who in his salat (pray) will give a sadaka to a poor person. And this event has only occured one and only one time in history and that person was Imam al 3ali, father of imam al hassan o al imam al hussain. And the legmicity would therefore be Imam al hussein´s because God the allmighty wanted that. But Imam al hussein didn´t want to give the legacy to yazid. He and his followers were killed by the forces of Yazid during the first day battle in Karbala. The captured women were tortured, mocked and made an example of. In the end though, these women, through their speeches were able to turn the tables on Yazid. The battle of Husayn ibn Ali is commemorated during an annual 10-day period held every Muharram by the Shi’ah.
Today, many years have passed by but the events of Karbalaa2 still remains alive in our hearts, minds and mostly our actions. We must remember ahlulbayt and Imam al hussein and his followers and relatives in every step that we take. When drinking water think of tufl el radi3 who was neglected water. Can you believe how cruel one person can be, Yazid is that person and every person that stood by his side. Not only did they neglect the infant child water but they murdered him cold bloodedly, how awful.
Here are the events that took place in Karbala22….
Death of the infant son of Hussain
Imam al Hussain took Ali al-Asghar towards the enemy camp and cried out, “Is there anyone who can give some water to my thirsty child?”. Hussain didn’t literally want water for his son, but wanted to show the world cruelty of Yazid. The rival army sent a best archer, Hurmula, who killed Ali al-Asghar, (six-month-old baby), by shooting an arrow which penetrated his neck. After he returned to the tents, Imam Husayn had made a small grave for Ali al-Asghar behind the tents with his sword, Imam Husayn had no water to make the grave wet, but there was enough tears shed by Imam Husayn that the grave became very wet. Imam al Hussein ibn 3ali, killed everybody that fought him in single battles. He demonstrated extreme courage and bravery, forced the enemy into retreat frequently and killed a great number of opponents but in the end the was murdered by Yazid´s forces.
And so, here is today´s advice to all my readers……
Mourn ahlulbayt and all the people killed during the events of Karbalaa and ahlulbayt´s followers and relatives that stood by Imam al Huseein´s side and didn´t leave him, knowing that they would die. Go to every majles held for 3ashoura2 and grieve ahlulbayt because they did what they did so the legacy of Islam would be kept holy and pure.