| 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 A model for Islamic Unity We are still living with Imam Hussein (a.s.) in mind, soul and movement. When we live with the Imam (a.s.), we live with Islam in its doctrine, laws, methods and goals, just as we live with the Message and the Messenger (p.) who said that he was a part of Hussein and Hussein (a.s. ) was a part of him. And when we talk about Islam, the Messenger (p.) and the Message, we are talking about all Muslims, whom Allah wanted to unite as one coherent nation despite its sectarian and jurisprudence differences. Islam is but one, it is the understanding of Islam that vary. In the light of this, we believe that if Ali (a.s.) was the champion of Muslim unity, Imam Hussein (a.s.) is the role model of that unity. He is the Imam whom all Muslims- those who adhere to his beliefs and those who do not-love and glorify. They all believe that he and his brother Al-Hassan are "the Masters of the youth in Heaven", and they all agree that Muhammad has said: "I love Hussein, May Allah love those who love him". Thus, they all agree on his love, respect and appreciation, although they might differ in their view of Thus, dear loved ones, when we remember our Imam we should not remember him only as a revolutionary or as the victim of a tragedy. He was certainly a revolutionary and he undoubtedly lived one of the most saddening and heart-breaking events, but he was also a Muslim Imam whom we have to study his teachings in all aspects of the call especially in the field of changing the minds of Muslims and making them closer to God. The real followers of Hussein (a.s.) are, therefore, those who unify Allah, the most Exalted, and obey Him. They are the ones who obey the Messenger (p.) and seek to be Islamic in everything they say, think or do. The Mind and the Right Thus, we would like here to remember some of Hussein (a.s. )'s advice to learn more about our relation with Allah and Islam. He said that one is not rational in full unless he follows the right, meaning that man has to develop his mind. Moreover, he has to try to perfect it, for the mind is what Allah, the most Exalted, has given you to make you distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil… Allah would not have decided to judge our actions had He not given you the mind. It is the mind that leads you to the right, since it leads man to know what happiness is, as well as the basis of all life and this come to the conclusion that the Right is an eternal constant that does not change. It is the mind that tells you that the Right is your belief in God, the Message and all the values that Allah, the most Exalted, and His Messenger (p.) love. It is the Right that controls your relations with others, whether with your parents, your wife and children or with the people in all fields. On this basis, we say that it is the mind that tells you to follow the right. If you do, then your practical mind becomes in harmony with your theoretical one, and the theory turns into practice. But if you follow falsehood then both of your minds are deficient. That is why Imam Hussein (a.s. ) says that those who do not follow the right are not of a sound mind. The most honorable In another saying the Imam (a.s.) says that the most honorable is he who does not need the advise of others. It is the one who studies the results of his actions and learns from every past experience, knowing all the time that he will die as the others did and he will be held accountable on the Day of Judgment. In this respect, the Imam also said: "He who does not advise himself will not benefit of any advice". One should always be able to learn from his own experience and "wake up before he is awakened". He should always keep his eyes open on everything that harms or benefits him. Remorse will do no good on the Day of Judgment. This is why the Imam says: "I have awakened with a God above me and hellfire in front of me, and death awaiting me, and my judgment is imminent. I am totally dependent on my deeds"… Things are in the hands of someone other than me Who could punish me if so wishes or forgive me if he wants. So, who is poorer than me? Therefore, when you attend Ashoura sermons, remember that the Imam he does not want you to cry only. He also wants you to cry on yourselves. The Quran mirrors facts In another saying, the Imam says: "The believer inspires his virtues from God and takes God's sayings as his mirror" meaning that the Quran is the mirror that makes the believer sees all the facts. This is very important because it asserts that one should make the Quran his guide in his actions in life. He added that the Quran described the manners and traits of both the believers and the tyrants, thus enabling man to know himself and be sure of his judgments towards others. In anther saying, when the Imam was told that Abu Zar said: "poorness is more to my liking than richness. I also prefer sickness to health", he said: May Allah have mercy on him. As for me I say that he who depends on Allah's good choice would not wish anything but what Allah has chosen for him. In another saying, the Imam talks about the worldly life and the Hereafter by noting that he who seeks God's satisfaction by angering people, Allah will preserve him from their anger. While he who seeks the people's satisfaction in what angers Allah, Allah will leave him to those people. He also said when asked about how great his fear from God is: "No one will be safe in the Day of Judgment, except those who are afraid of Allah in this life". Salutation ties between the hearts. As for the necessity of saluting others, the Imam says: "Saluting has seventy rewards, sixty-nine of them for the one who salutes and one for the one who responds". Imam Ali (a.s.) refuted the behavior of those who do not salute sinful Muslims by saying that Allah sees him worthy of believing in His oneness and you do not think he is worthy of being saluted. Therefore, we should salute all people, and we should always salute before we start talking with any one. For our salute is a call for peace, which extends compassion and links between the hearts. Dear beloved, this is what our Imam is, and this is what we should follow on the road of obeying Allah, the most Exalted, and His Messenger (p.) . Walhamdo Lillahi Rabbil Aalameen
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