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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Sorrow and Sufferings (4) The Origins Of Karbala's Tragedy Life is an eternal conflict of truth and evil God having granted power to the devil To rule the hearts of those who love this world And care not the banner of truth to unfurl. The forces of darkness were perturbed For soon their kingdom would be disturbed At first, they ridiculed and scoffed To their dismay, they found themselves dwarfed.

They fumed and fret; threatened and cajoled They offered Muhammad a chief's role They asked him to stop preaching Islam Or else they would cause him bodily harm. Abu Sufyan was their chief - a mortal foe The grandson of Ommaya, the lowest of low The progeny of Abd Shams, the brother of Hashim They were steeped in enmity, which was ever lasting.

Envious were they, of the position of Hashim Whom God had honored with things everlasting Muhammad was thus their bitter foe Whom they longed to see cast low. Karun, Firaun, Namarood and Suddad The four aces of arch-devil Iblis' cards Were the brains behind the notorious Abu Sufyan To destroy Islam and cause Muhammad harm. Harut and Marut, the two fallen angels, were glad The four Aces had mastered everything evil and bad Abu Sufyan became their living agent To them his services he joyfully lent.

They issued the call, they summoned aid Each helper, they said, would be well paid Thus started persecution of the new faith, With all means that symbolized envy and hate. They thought to themselves, the easiest way, We are Muslims why not say? Hit from within the Hashemites That would throttle Islam, without a fight. The decree of God none can stop It flows like a river, with a drop to start None can withhold its onward march Be they friends or foes at large.

And so was the case with Islam's flow Many became Muslims, just for show Pagans at heart, they hid their line To wreck vengeance, in course of time. They behaved as friends; they cloaked their pretense For Muslims in name, were they from hence They spread their tentacles, in many homes They tightened their grip over Islam's dome. Ali, they knew, was the seedling's strength To guard it, he would go to any length He would with pleasure sacrifice his rights Rather than see Islam hurt in a fight.

They knew, that Ali was just a lad When his mission, the Prophet declared He was among the first to profess Islam And stand by the Prophet through storm and calm.