An extract from one of Ali -asws ‘s Sermons delivered at the...

An extract from one of Ali -asws ‘s Sermons delivered at the place called ‘Qarah’’ is given below: (Amir-ul-Momineen -asws said): And know that you will never recognise the guidance until you recognise the ones who have left it, and will never take to the Covenant of the Book until you recognise the ones who broke it, and will never attach yourselves to it until you recognise the ones who have abandoned it, and will never be able to recite the Book as it deserves to be recited until you recognise the ones who altered it, and will never recognise the misguidance until you recognise the Guidance, and will never recognise the piety until you recognise the ones who abused it.

(Complete sermon is given in Appendix I). Main Conclusions: Imam Hussain -asws ’s refusal to the ‘Bayat’ of (allegiance to) Yazid -la and the purpose of going to Kufa may be highlighted below; however, the impact and reforms of Imam -asws ’s campaign on Islam and on the lives of human and Jinns are numerous and can never be enumerated!

Imam Hussain -asws acted in accordance to Divine Commands, as per the Instructions exclusively laid out for the Imam -asws in the Divine Tablet: (An extract of a Hadith) ‘The Tablet was handed over to Imam Hussain -asws who broke its seal related to him -asws and opened the Tablet, it was written that he -asws should rise up in order to be martyred and only those will meet martyrdom who will fight in his -asws support.

Thus, Imam -asws acted upon these (Divine) Instructions’ (see Ahadith in next section as well as in Appendix II).

Imam Hussain -asws ’s struggle had never been directed to topple the government of Yazid -la nor to form a parallel government but to awaken those who had fallen victim of propaganda of the falsehood: (An extract of a Hadith) Imam Hussain -asws replied (when told about unreliability of people of Kufa): ‘If my -asws purpose of going to Kufa were to stage a war to topple the government (of Yazid -la ), then there was neither a need for me -asws to travel to Kufa, nor to Makkah, I -asws could have done so from my -asws home in Madina’.

Imam -asws showed them the arrays of armed angels lined up in the skies awaiting for the command to assist Imam -asws ’.