Karbala: A "Bloody" Consipracy and the Secrets Behind It

The first call to stand up against the Ummayyad rule

The first call to stand up against the Ummayyad rule

During the era of Hadhrat Mu'awiyah (radhiyallahu anhu), despite the efforts of the satanic hypocrite forces not ceasing; due to the unique ability of leadership which Hadhrat Mu'awiyah had been blessed with, their efforts found hardly any success.

As mentioned in the previous part, the calls for overthrowing the government had been made numerous times during the rule of Hadhrat Mu'awiyah (radhiyallahu anhu), with letters being sent, first to Hadhrat Hasan (radhiyallahu anhu), and after his death, to Hadhrat Hussain (radhiyallahu anhu), but for various reasons, consideration was hardly given to their letters.

Hadhrat Hasan (radhiyallahu anhu), after having seen the conduct of the people of Iraq first-hand, knew quite well that the voices of the many of its population was nothing but hypocritical. He had heard them proclaiming untold love for him, much more than even that which they had claimed for Hadhrat Ali (radhiyallahu anhu), but as soon as he expressed his desire to bring back unity for the Ummah, by handing over the caliphate to Hadhrat Mu'awiyah (radhiyallahu anhu), in a second all their claim of love disappeared and thereafter during his short stay in Iraq, he received nothing from these once-loyal supporters, except filthy remarks, criticism of the worst level, and even a physical attack on his most noble body.

Hadhrat Hasan (radhiyallahu anhu) was thus most wary when letters began reaching him in Madinah Munawwarah, begging that he return to lead a revolt against the present Ummayyad government. Beside these numerous letters, Hadhrat Hasan (radhiyallahu anhu) could see another sinister plot hatching, with nothing but bloodshed, treachery and further shaitani schemes resulting from it.

Hadhrat Hasan (radhiyallahu anhu) on numerous occasions, expressed his dissatisfaction from those fragments in Iraq, who were forever moaning and complaining regarding their rulers, and who were always eager to re-ignite some sort of fire amongst the Ummah.

The following statement from Hadhrat Hasan (radhiyallahu anhu), recorded in Mu'jam Tabrani, with a strong chain of narrators, which has previously been mentioned, clearly indicates to most of what has been mentioned above:

Yazid ibn al-Asam narrates that once whilst on a journey with Hadhrat Hasan ibn Ali (radhiyallahu anhu), a bundle of letters reached him, Hadhrat Hasan (radhiyallahu anhu) called for a container, and had water poured into it. He then threw the letters into the water, without even bothering to glance at its contents. I asked, O Abu Muhammad (Hadhrat Hasan (radhiyallahu anhu)), who have sent all of these letters?' He replied, "It has come from the people of Iraq, a group that shall never accept the truth, and shall never desist from their evil! As for myself, I do not fear getting deceived by these people. However, I do fear that they may have an impact on him!" Saying this Hadhrat Hasan (radhiyallahu anhu) pointed towards Hadhrat Hussain (radhiyallahu anhu).

The reason behind Hadhrat Hussain (radhiyallahu anhu) standing up against Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah

Understanding this issue is vital for anyone who is desirous of understanding the deeper reality of Karbala, and the role that Yazid played in the entire episode.

Due to immense Shia propaganda and influence, many have been unfortunately bluffed into believing that the underlining reason behind Hadhrat Hussain (radhiyallahu anhu) proceeding towards Iraq was that Yazid had turned renegade, or he was oppressing the masses, or that he had begun committing open adultery, or that he had now become an open transgressor, or he had fallen totally into drinking liquor, etc.

Yet, if one were to be asked to provide some sound evidence for the above, he shall find that despite these allegations been recorded in many books, none have ever provided any solid chain of narrators, reaching up to any reliable person, who had witnessed any of this act from Yazid.