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The Excellences of Imam Husain in Sunni Hadith 4 - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Excellences of Imam Husain in Sunni Hadith 4 2023-02-19 468 Views Imam Husain , Status of Imam Husain , Sunni Hadith In this part of the article titled “The Excellences of Imam Husain in Sunni Hadith”, we shall make reference to other Sunni hadiths on the superiority of Imam Husain (a.s).

Divine wisdom in creation can be best discerned, according to the Qur’an, in the order of nature, and in the human individual and his society. Muslim hagiography has recorded the dramatic effect the death of Husayn had on nature. Thus the famous traditionist al-Bayhaqi reported that when al-Husayn b. ‘Ali was killed, and the sun was so deeply eclipsed that stars were seen at midday. People feared that it was the Day of Resurrection (1).

Nadra al-Azdiya, a woman who was contemporary with Imam Husayn, is said to have reported: ‘When al-Husayn b. ‘Ali was killed, the sky rained down blood, so that next morning we found our wells and water jugs filled with it’ (2). The memory of the martyred Imam has been kept alive and nourished by the tears of the faithful who vicariously share in the tragedy of Imam Husayn and his loved ones and friends.

Here again, tradition has extended the grief displayed by the pious for the tragedy of Karbala’ to the cosmic order. Thus al-Suyuti reports in his commentary on the verse describing God’s compassion towards the ancient martyr John son of Zachariah that ‘The heavens did not weep for the death of anyone except John son of Zachariah and al-Husayn b. ‘Ali. Its redness [at sunset] is the sign of its weeping (3).

CONCLUSION It has already been argued that there is an existential and all-inclusive unity between the Prophet and his daughter Fatima, her husband, ‘Ali, and their two sons. This unity makes it impossible to discuss one without discussing all the others. We have, therefore, been concerned throughout this study with Imam Husain in the context of this essential unity. It must be added, however, that Imam Husain was especially close to the heart of his grandfather, the .

It is of Husayn alone that he declared: ‘Husain is of me and I am of Husain. May God love those who love Husayn.'(4) When Surah 108 (al-Kawthar) was revealed, the Prophet announced this great favour to his close companion Anas b. Malik, on whose authority this tradition is reported.