Despite the unfavourable conditions at Karbala...

Despite the unfavourable conditions at Karbala, Imam Husain, together with his associates, did not abandon the observation of Salat for its first time even at the point of death. LESSON 8: Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evils Enjoining good and forbidding evil are two important Islamic requisites from the glorious Qur’an [10] and Hadith [11] . Imam Husain stood against the tyrant Yazid to enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong.

In one of his popular speeches on his way to Mecca, Imam Husain categorically declared thus: “… I wish to enjoin good and forbid evil, and to follow the path of my grandfather and my father ʿAli ibn Abi Talib [12] .” LESSON 9: Social Reform One of the duties of the Messengers of God is the reformation of the people and the society to which they were sent.

During the time of Imam Husain, the deviation from the Prophetic path was at its peak when someone like Yazid, son of Mu’awiya, could assume the status of a…