With the departure of the holy Prophet from the world...
With the departure of the holy Prophet from the world, as the people of Moses and Jesus went astray so also the Muslim. The love of pleasures and the glory of this world maddened the masses and led them astray from the right path, under the evil influence of those in power.
To get the religious authority and the powers to rule over the destinies of the people, the self-assumed rulers of the states, the self-made religious heads and the fanciful spiritual leaders, misinterpreted the holy QUR'AN and added much of falsehood to the Traditions or the Sayings of the holy Prophet, and many false traditions were fabricated to assume unwarranted powers and authority.
At the same time, to see that the masses do and get rightly guided by the holy 'AHLUL BAIT', and AHLUL BAIT were thrown into the background.
They were not only totally neglected but also teased and tortured and all access to them by the public was strictly banned and if any one was found to have any friendly contact with these holy ones, he was severely punished even to the extent of his property being confiscated, his family being put to all sorts of torturous miseries and himself being mercilessly killed.
But a very few who feared none but God and cared not for any loss of property of the pleasures of this world against the perpetual gain and the everlasting bliss in the life hereafter, suffered the tortures and kept themselves faithfully attached to the AHLUL BAIT, to be on the right path.
Some such godly devotees like MEESAM ATTAMMAR and others of his group were heartlessly tortured, which they bore with ideal patience and some were mercilessly put to death, but the great souls most willingly met even the most painful death with matchless courage and boldness but never gave up their attachment to the holy Ones.
When Islam was being corrupted at the hands of the aspirants for power and pleasures of this world, and the holy AHLUL BAIT were ignored, those who resorted to the right guidance from the right authorities were tortured and put to miseries and torturous death.
It can be imagined how deep was the Truth buried and how difficult it was for any one to have it, but Truth was always there with the AHLUL BAIT and none could snatch it away from them at any cost, but only a very few, the sincere and bold ones, could have it.