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STRAIGHTPATHMONTHLY December 2011 Quotations About Imam Hussain a.s by Non Muslims sympathy of the coldest reader." (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, London, 1911, volume 5, p. 391-392) By S.M.Masum Mahatma Gandhi (Indian political and spiritual leader): "I learned from Hussein how to achieve victory while being oppressed." Thomas Carlyle (Scottish historian and essayist): "The best lesson which we get from the tragedy of Cerebella is that Hussain and his companions were rigid believers in God. They illustrated that the numerical superiority does not count when it comes to the truth and the falsehood. The victory of Hussain, despite his minority, marvels me!" Edward Gibbon (English historian and member of parliament): "In a distant age and climate, the tragic scene of the death of Hosein will awaken the 52 Charles Dickens (English novelist): "If Husain had fought to quench his worldly desires.then I do not understand why his sister, wife, and children accompanied him. It stands to reason therefore, that he sacrificed purely for Islam." Antoine Bara (Lebanese writer): "No battle in the modern and past history of mankind has earned more sympathy and admiration as well as provided more lessons than the martyrdom of Husayn in the battle of Karbala." (Husayn in Christian Ideology) Dr. K. Sheldrake: "Of that gallant band, male and female knew that the enemy forces around were implacable, and were not