himself, thus conquering the
“I”, and sacrificed his most
beloved family and
companions, hence sacrificing
the “we” to gain the Pleasure
and Satisfaction of the AllMerciful, Glorious, Loving and
Rewarding Allah (swt), and
hence he gave all that he had
for the sake of the “He”. Indeed
in the world of today, if one
could attain a level near the
level of Imam Hussain (a.s),
one of pure and sincere
submission, faith, piety and
certitude, he would certainly be
very near to Allah (swt),
because it takes immense
intensity of a pure intention to
go as near to Allah (swt) as
Imam Hussain (a.s) did.
2) Love for the Sake of Allah
(swt)
Imam Husayn Ibn e Ali (a.s)
was a soft and warm hearted
man. He was kind, merciful,
compassionate and friendly. It
would be utter foolishness to
believe that he was a being who
possessed less emotion than us
and it would be sensible to
understand that the level of
emotion that Imam Hussain
(a.s) had was much more than
ours. Now hear the words of
Imam Ali (a.s) about Love to
understand the heart and the
sacrifice of Imam Hussain (a.s)
better: Once Imam Ali (a.s) was
sitting in his house with his two
young children, Abbas a.s, his
son, and Sayyida Zainab a.s, his
daughter.
Imam Ali (a.s) said to Abbas a.s,
"Say Wahid (one)". Imam Ali
(a.s) then asked him to "say
Isnain (Two)". Abbas a.s
replied, "I feel ashamed to utter
'two' from the same tongue
which just said 'one' ". Imam
Ali (a.s) hugged his son,
pleased at such a charming
expression. The reply from
Abbas a.s indicated how deeply
devoted he was in his belief in
Tawheed, that is, Oneness of
Allah (swt). A true believer
never likes to even imagine any
association with Allah (swt).
Sayyida Zainab a.s then asked,
"Dear, father, do you love me?"
Imam Ali (a.s) said, "Yes, of
course, my children are like a
part of my heart". On hearing
this, she said, "You also love
Allah (swt). How can two loves
be in one heart of a true
believer, the love of Allah (swt)
and that of children?" Imam Ali
(a.s) smiled and replied, "Love
Allah (swt) and for the sake of
His Love, you love His
creatures; children and fellow
beings too. I love you for the
sake of Allah (swt)."
Imam Hussain (a.s) also loved
his family and companions
immensely for the Sake of Allah
(swt), and this is proved to us
by the fact that he sacrificed
them to Allah (swt). His love is
so pure that he sacrificed all
that he had to the One for
Whose sake he loved them. As
Ansar Allah we know that our
sacrifices that we are to give are
many InshaAllah, if we want to
be true Ansar Allah, therefore
we know that if we are to love
for the Sake of Allah (swt), then
sacrifice that which we love for
His Sake to Him, our love must
be truly for His Sake for the
sacrifice to be pure, just as the
love of Imam Hussain (a.s) was
truly for the Sake of Allah (swt),
which is why his sacrifice was
pure.
3) Kindness and Compassion in
times of difficulty
Bismillah Hir Rahman Irr
Rahim [12:87] “O my sons! Go
and inquire respecting Yusuf
and his brother, and despair not
of Allah's mercy; surely none
despairs of Allah's mercy
except the unbelieving people.”
Yet so many despair of the
Mercy of Allah swt in times of
crisis and difficulty. In Karbala
we see the true heroes fulfilling
their roles with such
determination and steadiness
Alhamdulillah that it is an
example for all those today,
because even in those times of
hardness, intense hunger,
intense thirst, and being
surrounded by a huge army
without access to water, they
stayed patient, resolute and on
the right track. Today we find
that people break so quickly
Astaghfirullah, including the
author that in times of crisis
people snap at each other and
fall away from the virtues of
patience, resolve, forbearance
and dignity. Karbala is a strong
exhibition of staying on the
right track even in hard times,
and keeping the opinions and