So, the Momineen replied with ‘Labaik Ya Hussain -asws ’ (At...

So, the Momineen replied with ‘Labaik Ya Hussain -asws ’ (At your -asws service Imam Husayn -asws ) which was later embedded in the Momineen’s nature. Today, we answer to this very call by reciting ‘Labaik Ya Hussain -asws ’! Imam -asws replies to our calls but our impurities, tarnished with the love of the world, hinder our hearing to greet the reply of our Imam -asws .

However, our souls are softly touched upon and our hearts cry out and tears start trickling through our eyes upon perceiving the warm welcome. A Momin, when unable to listen to the replies of the Masomeen -asws would say, what can I do for my Moula -asws ? Except for mourning and trying to observe, in my very little way, the suffering you -asws and your -asws family -asws had experienced by those who usurped your -asws properties, plundered your -asws rights and violated your -asws sanctity.

Masomeen -asws and the Imam -ajfj of our time deeply respect our sentiments and love towards Imam Hussain -asws with our trembling and tired bodies slowly progressing towards Karbala! Sadly, one has to realise, our slogans naive due to our infirm commitment. Why?

If we scrutinise ourselves, we will find out that the love of the world has empowered us and our commitment may only be short-term and our feelings are no more sincere than those of Kufis’ pledges of allegiance to Muslim Ibn Aqeel -asws !

On one side are our imperfect commitments but on the other side Mola -asws is ‘Kareem Ibn Kareem’ [13] , so we all will be given a chance to assist the awaited Imam -ajfj , as we all wish, regardless of our flaws and infirm commitments – either we triumph or loose! How is that possible? We quote below a sermon of Amir-ul-Momineen -asws from Nahjul Balagah: نهج البلاغة: قال أمير المؤمنين عليه السّلام: الراضي بفعل قوم كالداخل فيه معهم، و على كلّ داخل في باطل إثمان: إثم العمل به و إثم الرضا به.