Womanhood was once again subjected to a shameful subjugation...

Womanhood was once again subjected to a shameful subjugation to satisfy the brutal lust of the drunkard debauchees with the beastly lust to devour the chastity of women. Marriage had lost its sanctity and protection to married women. Deceitful measures were employed to force a husband to divorce his wife if she was wanted for the sexual lust of the ruling authority.

Human rights were deliberately denied and the rites of religion were openly defied and religious ordinances were violated with extreme impunity. There was no security of life or property. Plunder, pillage and persecution was freely practised to realise the political ends of the state.

People at last sent messengers with the written request to Husain, the Hoiy Imam,to come to the rescue of the faith and the faithful, with a note of threat that should Husain fearing death and destruction not come out and save the religion of God from getting lost and the faithful religionists from getting astray? any longer, on the Day of Judgment the people wopldcomplain to God and His Holy Prophet against him.

The deputation from the people of Kufa signed by a multitude of them approached Husain at Mecca. The call now was without any taint, purely for the rescue of the faith and the faithful. Husain now could not but respond. The Holy Imam knew that it was the destined and the awaited call. He offered prayers and looked to the heavens and decided to act, to fulfil his covenant with his Lord. Husain at Mecca and the Dcputation from Kufa HUSAIN ARRIVED IN Mecca on 3rd Shahan 6o A.H.

for the pilgrimage and thereafter to decide for his future step. He could not stay in Madina without paying 'Bait' to Yazid or getting killed in return for his refusal to pay the allegiance. Allegiance meant recognising the Devil in the place of God which Husain could never do.

His murder at Madina would have caused the clash of the Madinitcs, particularly the Hashimites with the Yazidian forces ,resulting in the destruction of the poor citizens and the ruin of the holy city of his Grandfather for which he did not like to be rcsponsible. Besides, if he had stayed there in Madina with death facing him, the world would have questioned his stay there and not taking shelter somewhere out of it.