When Imam Zainul Abideen (‘a) was asked by Talha bin Abdullah who had won...

When Imam Zainul Abideen (‘a) was asked by Talha bin Abdullah who had won, he mentioned this point and said: “Whenever it is prayer time, you recite the call for prayer (Azan) and shorter call for prayer (Iqamah); this tells you who the victor is.” [1] His Eminence, Husain (‘a) himself became successful and victorious; because he [1] Shaykh Tusi, Amali Pg. 677, H. 1432 restored life and youth to Islam.

On the basis of this he was a reformer; perhaps it was about this aspect that the Holy Prophet (s) said: “Husain is from me and I am from Husain.” Because if the sacrifice of His Eminence, Husain (‘a) had not been there all the efforts of His Eminence, the Prophet (s) and that well-being, blessings and mercy that he brought for the people would have been destroyed as Bani Umayyah was bent on eradicating all the principles that this religion brought and they proclaimed infidelity and apostasy, and ruled the people with a policy in which no sign of Quranic command was visible.

Defeat of the Umayyads The first clear victory that the Imam earned was to defeat the Umayyads; because the sacrifice of His Eminence destroyed all the pillars and foundations raised by Muawiyah for strengthening the regime of Abu Sufyan’s family. One of the writers says: “Whatever Muawiyah had built up for his son Yazid in years was destroyed by Husain in a few days. People began to look at the caliph with disgrace and heedless way.

Muslims were disillusioned by his policies and eyed with malice the blemishes that had stained him with bad qualities like fraud, deception, injustice and oppression. All this was under the shade of the leadership of His Eminence, Husain and the popularity of His Eminence, a result of wise policy in observing steadfastness in front of their persecution and a well-designed program for removing disobedience and oppression which was instrumental in this.

The foresight of the Imam and his sincerity in his actions made all this possible.” [1] By his auspicious movement, the Imam crushed the heads that were full of pride, weighed down with arrogance and blinded by self-conceit. Sayyid Amir Ali says: “The carnage of Kerbala shook up the world of Islam; a factor that assisted in the destruction of the foundation of the Umayyad regime.” [2] As for the signs of Umayyad defeat after the martyrdom of Imam Husain (‘a); they were as follows: A.