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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Radiance of Imam Husayn The Brilliance of Husayn A selection of the works, sermons and speeches of the Eminent Lord of the Martyrs, Abi Abullah Al Husayn, peace be upon him.

Compiled by: The hopeful servant (of Allah) Sayyid Muhammad-Husain Husaini-Tehrani May Allah forgive him[^1] I take refuge in Allah from Satan, the outcast In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Allah’s blessings and salutations be upon our lord and master Muhammad and his pure and immaculate family, and the curse of Allah be upon all their enemies from now until the judgment day.

And there is no Power or Strength except in Allah, the Exalted, the Mighty Among the edicts of the Lord of the Martyrs, Aba Abillah, Al Husayn ibn ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon them, which he delivered one day, was this speech before his companions. Oh, people. Truly, Allah did not create his creatures other than that they might come to know Him.

And, when they know Him, they will become his servants and worship him; and through being His servants and worshipping Him, they will become free of the need to worship any other. At this point a man said: Oh, son of the Messenger of Allah! What does it mean to know Allah, Glorified and Exalted be He? That Eminent one replied: This knowledge, for the people of any era, is embodied in the Imam of their time, whom they are obliged to follow and obey.

[^2] In one speech which he delivered about the abandonment of the practice of ordering others to the good and forbidding them from doing wrong, and about the uprising of the oppressors and oppressive rulers, he spoke at length about the deprivations of the oppressed, and about the departure from the Truth.

In the process, near the end of that speech, he issued this reminder: The flow of matters and rules are in the hands of those who know Allah, those who uphold and observe the difference between what is haram and is halal. Oh, Lord.

You know that what has taken place (in terms of an upsurge and movement to commanding the right, forbidding the wrong, aiding the oppressed and opposing the oppressor) has not been done out of greed and craving for power or position on our part; nor was it undertaken for self-aggrandizement or to achieve wealth and riches.