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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Lectures On Ashura Causes of Husaini Jihad Dr. Ibrahim Ayati I seek refuge in the Hearer and the Omniscient Allah from the accursed Satan. In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Do not think of those slain for the cause of Allah as dead. They are alive with their Lord and receive sustenance from Him.

(Surah Al Imran, 3: 169) The subject of today's speech is the causes which obliged Imam Husayn (P) to take a stand and the events on account of which he decided that it would be a sin to sit quiet under those circumstances. I must mention at the very outset that those events did not take place all of a sudden. In other words it did not so happen that after the death of Mu'awiyyah son of Abu Sufyan in the month of Rajab in 60 A.H.

a critical state of affairs appeared in the Islamic society, and obliged Imam Husayn (P) to rise to the occasion and before that there was nothing in Islamic history , which might be considered to be the introduction and prelude to the Imam's stand. In fact this is not the position and a search for the causes of Imam Husayn's (P) decision should be made in the history of at least thirty years ago. This is as regards the direct causes.

If indirect causes are also taken into account we shall have to go back even beyond that. However, it is neither intended to mention these indirect causes nor is this the .proper occasion for that. However thirty years before 60 A.H. i.e. in 29 A.H. or 30 A.H. the causes for this sacred movement had come into existence. As is known the Umayyad Caliph, 'Uthman son of, Affan ruled the Muslims and occupied the Islamic Caliphate for about twelve years.

As you have read in history the trend of the Islamic Government underwent a change during the last six years of 'Uthman's Caliphate. What should take place in the Islamic Government is that the people should enjoy full freedom in all matters except that it should be necessary for everyone to obey law.

None should be under obligation to do anything except to remain within the limits of his rights and to observe law, so much so that none should be bound to act according to the Caliph's personal wish and pleasure. It was this form of government which had undergone a change. The Muslims became free from obeying law and instead of that it became necessary for them to respect the desires and policies of the Caliph.