| Address of Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadhlullah on the anniversary of Imam Husayn's martyrdom
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| In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful We are still living the atmosphere of Ashoura, and inspiring the principles of this movement, as explained and practiced by Imam Hussein, who represents Islam in its purity. The traits of Muslim ruler On the political level, Imam Hussein talked about the Muslim ruler who should exemplify the Islamic just and dedicated ruler that should lead the Muslims in every Muslim country. He also talked about the responsibility of all Muslims to confront the ruler if he deviates from the straight Islamic path, considering the movement of change as the duty that Allah wants the Muslims to perform. This is what we aspire from his speech in Makkah, before he left for Karbala. He explained to the people what it takes to be a ruler in Islam so that they could judge for themselves if the ruler at that time, Yazid, was a just Islamic ruler or not. He also said, in response for the call of the governor of Medina asking him to pledge loyalty for Yazid: we are the family of prophethood whom the Quran was revealed to, while Yazid was a dissolute man who drinks wine and kills innocent people despite Allah's prohibition. And ended by saying: A man like me does not pledge loyalty to a man like him. Revolution on Tyranny The speech of Imam Hussein was based on the Prophet's tradition (Sunna) because he was carrying the Messenger (p.)'s. Message and seeking to reform his grandfather' The Imam went back to the Prophet to lay out the justifications of his movement against tyranny, as well as its supporters. He said that those people who believe in and act under the legitimacy of Yazid's ruler have adhered to the obedience of Satan and abandoned that of the Most Merciful one. They have manifested corruption, transgressed the limits, dealt with the "nation's revenuers" as their own property, permitting what Allah has forbidden and forbidding what He has permitted. Those people are the unjust rulers whom the Prophet wanted the nation to change. And who is more worthy of leading this change than Imam Hussein? The Imam, thus, upheld the responsibility of affecting change, a responsibility that should be held by all Muslims in all ages when they see deviation and injustice, especially… these days where the international Arrogance is imposing unjust rulers, who violated the Sunna of the Prophet (p) turning each Muslim country into a jail for all people. As we aspire the lessons of Ashoura, we have to refuse the unjust rulers whom the Messenger(p. Thus, the main lesson of Ashoura is that we have to refuse all rulers and leaders who deviate from the straight path of Allah and His Messenger. This is why we celebrate the occasion. We ought not cry here and laugh to the unjust there, or hit our heads with swords, while we have our reservations on hitting the heads of our enemies who occupy our land… Hussein: The Martyr of Islam If Imam Hussein were present now, he would have stood up as he did in the year 60H, and talked to us saying the same things he said to these people. Imam Hussein is not for a certain stage only; he is for Islam in all ages. Therefore, the Imam is not the martyr of Karbala. He is the martyr of Islam while Karbala is the place he was martyred in. He lived Islam throughout his life. He lived it with all people and not only his family and companions, but also with those who came to kill him saying: "If you do not have a religion and if you have no fear of the Hereafter, then be free in this world". He wanted even the deviators to be free and not to be slaves of the unjust. This is what we ought to aspire in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran and all Muslim countries to be the makers of our decision and future. To be with Hussein (a.s.) is not to go back to history to the time of Yazid, but to live that history in the present; initiate change and stand against wronging and deviation. Yazid was only one individual but now we have the international arrogance and the international unbelief and all those who work with them and who want to act as slaves to America, Israel and their supporters. Let us rise to the level of Hussein (a.s.) and Ashoura, and leave these choking corners that make us cry with cold tears instead of warm ones, and which make us spill our blood meaninglessly. Imam Hussein is the rescue ship. He is the Imam of the Message. He is for all people and for all life. Let us walk to him and bring him to us to follow his path when he said. The swindler son of swindler had left me to choose between death and humiliation, but there is no way humiliation could find route to us. God, His Messenger(p. Walhamdo Lillahi Rabbil Aalameen Courtesy:http:
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