It is important for us therefore to tear off the veils of...

It is important for us therefore to tear off the veils of the periphery of the Ziyarat and touch the center and appreciate the universal message that it confers. La’n and invoking curse is not merely an emotional state of anger that is evanescent. It is a translation of the reality. Therefore whether we invoke curse on them, or not they will always be distanced from the mercy of Allah (SwT), due to the seeds of mischief that they had sown in this world.

Seeking the kernel of the curses, we would come to realize that we have parables of Yazid and Mu’awiya in our time and age too. If we cursed the Yazid of a thousand years ago, it was not because of himself per se, but his ideology and actions. The Yazid of today must be repelled the same way. This is the message of curse.

May the Almighty enable us understand the spirit of the Ziyarat , so that we avoid discussing trivial issues that distance us from a sacred effusion that rains down perpetually and requires receptive containers.