1) Be righteous even if you are alone . Standing up for what is right is important, even if you have to face death with certainty. It is important for the greater good . This is the only way to defeat injustice .
2) Be just . Don't be selective when speaking up against tyranny . It doesn't matter if the oppressed person is not related to you . Similarly, it doesn't matter if the oppressor is related to you . You have to stand up for what is right .
3) Be kind , even to your enemies. Hurr was the general of the enemy army . He and his group of soldiers had run out of water while on their way to intercept IMAM HUSSAIN ( AS) . IMAM HUSSAIN ( AS) served them with water despite his limited stock .
4) Be patient . The overall goal is more important than your personal feelings . ABBAS ( AS) , the brave son of IMAM ALI ( AS) and the younger brother of IMAM HUSSAIN ( AS) , was a famous warrior of his time . He drove fear into very souls of his enemies. Yet , he kept quiet in the face of many provocations as commanded by his elder brother , IMAM HUSSAIN ( AS) .
5) Be brave , even when you have lost everything. BIBI ZAINAB (AS) , the brave daughter of IMAM ALI ( AS) & sister of IMAM HUSSAIN ( AS) , was taken as prisoner after seeing her family being massacred- her loving brothers , her nephews , & her own sons . All were killed in one day , yet she didn't lose focus of the goal of her brother . Tied up in ropes , she fearlessly spoke against the tyrant ruler right in his durbar/courtyard .
All these events took place 14 centuries ago , but lessons are still relevant today . These sacrifices were not just for one particular sect of Islam , but for humanity as whole ; hence , their relevance stands today as well . MUHARRAM is much more than the blood letting rituals shown to people .
Be the true ambassador of Karbala . Be a HUSSAINI . IMAM HUSSAIN ( AS) treated everyone kindly with love . Be like him . Do the right thing . Don't follow the herd .
Remember it starts with you always .
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Where there is Love , there is Karbala .
Spiritualبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم ( In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.) لبيكَ ياحُسين IMAM HUSSAIN ( AS) stood alone , saying 'O ALLAH I have done my duty and exposed your enemies , so that mankind do not remain in dark a what is...
