Al-Hussain is the manifestation of the Reviver
Tajali al-Mu’hyee fi haqieeqat al-Hussain
تجلي المُحيّ (عج) في حقيقة الحسين(ع)
The sacrifice of Imam Hussain is very distinguished from that of the many true servants of God. Often God intervene to rescue his messengers in time of eminent danger. In the case of Prophet Muhammad (sAaww) the Quran tells of the few occasions when God (the Most High) came to the rescue of His messenger and his followers. Imam Hussain’s struggle against tyranny was dedicated to uphold the principle of the Unity of God, “al-tawheed” What is really extraordinary in respect to Imam Hussain’s confrontation with evil forces that he never asked God to intervene in his favour; this intervention could be in the form of sending divine support with some Angelic Army to defeat the army of Yazid as it was the case in the early battles of the Prophet of Islam. Although it is widely believed that God did not intervene, in the battle of Karbala, to rescue al Hussain and his followers, as He (SW) did with other messengers, but I believe that in the case of Imam Hussain God has indeed intervened. However, such divine intervention was in different form unmatched with any forms of interventions in the past in respect to many of Gods’ messengers. This intervention was in the form of “manifestation” or “tajali تجلي” of one of God’s divine attributes and that is the attribute of “al-mu’hyee” or “The Reviver”
Imam Hussain felt the strangulation of the religion of Islam at the hands of the Muslim hypocrites led by Yazid and his followers. He recognized the eminent danger from within which would erode the foundation of Islam and ultimately it will render it as a mere organized religion greatly influenced by Man’s corrupted nature. Such terrible scenario would impose itself for generations to come without any challenge. Islam would be transformed into man made religion; and it would be presented as a legitimate form of Islam. Muslims would have been taught that there is no evil within an Islamic state and that they must submit to tyranny and injustice so long as the leader is a Muslim and regardless of the means through which the Muslim leader ascends to power; whether it is through the use of force or intimidation or other illegal means. Islam then would be an empty shell devoid of its essence and no Muslim is able to recognize such reality. Although some Muslim authorities from among the Salaf- predecessors, who were the product of the Umayad, Abbasyed, Ottomans rule and other brutal Muslim systems; the enemies of Ahlul bait, teach Muslims to obey any Muslim leader regardless of being just or tyrant, but through the sacrifice of Imam Hussain, Muslims were enabled to identify and reject tyranny, through various legitimate religious means, and it makes no difference whether the tyrant ruler is a Muslim or not. Imam Hussain taught that tyranny and injustice has no religion and no immunity, and it must be rejected and exposed to all.
When Yaizd bin Mu’awiya seized power through intimidation, suppression of free choice and murder, the religion of Islam was facing an eminent death of substance and it needed to be saved and revived. Then Allah, al-Mu’hyee-the Reviver, desired to breath new life into His religion and this was made possible through the blood of Imam al Hussain. The Divine Reality of al Mu’hyee has truly manifested itself and was embodied by the reality of Imam Hussain. This divine intervention was not recognized by the enemies of Hussain. They thought that military superiority would determine the outcome and consequently Islam would be transformed into man made religion in accordance to their corrupted nature and worldly desires. Hence the message of Hussain cannot diminish in time and could not die because it represents the Reviver (SW).
Wa-ssalam
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