Who was Hussain Ali and why was he murdered?

 Who was Hussain Ali and why was he murdered?-October 10 is a significant date in Islamic history. On that day (October 10, 680 AD Hussein ibn Ali was killed in Karbala), Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was defeated and killed at Karbala in modern-day Iraq. His death cemented a deep and enduring division among Muslims that persists to this day.

 

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Who was Hussain Ali and why was he murdered?

Hussein was the son of Ali - Muhammad's cousin, a close friend, and trusted ally - and Fatima, the prophet's daughter. Before his death, Muhammad had made statements praising Ali that some members of the Muslim community had appealed to as nominating him as their successor. When Muhammad died in 632, however, three others were chosen as caliphs (literally, "successors") before Ali's turn came in 656. Ali's rule was rejected by the rebels, and just four years after taking office, he was assassinated. As a result of his death, the Shias (from Arabic "Ali's Party") separated from the majority Muslim community, known as Sunnis.

The Shias were in turmoil under the rule of Ali's successor Muawiyah. Although Hussein accepted his authority, he relented when Muawiyah's son Yazid claimed the position upon his father's death. The Shias of Kufa (in Iraq) threatened to revolt and asked Hussein to join them. He left for the city but arrived after Sunni forces arrived in the region and—unknown to Hussein—imposed allegiance.

Hossein, hoping for reinforcements, led his army of less than a hundred against an army of a few thousand. No help arrived, and she and her men (and Hussein's youngest child) were all killed. After the fight, their bodies were mutilated. The defeat of Karbala martyred Shias to idolatry—and reinforced their anger at the Sunni majority.

Shias around the world celebrate Hussein's death in the religious festival of Ashura. Compared with its solemnity to Yom Kippur or Good Friday in the Jewish and Christian calendars, Ashura was traditionally celebrated by processions of flag bearers passing through the streets, beating themselves up for the sufferings of Imam Hussein and small bands of his companions. For. In Iran, where the population is heavily Shia, the death of Hussein - the "leader of the martyrs" - is regularly celebrated in passionate plays in contrast to the Good Friday celebrations in many parts of the Christian world.

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More than 50 years after the death of Muhammad (Islam's last prophet), Muslim rule, from the Umayyad family, was slipping into corruption under the tyrannical Yazid.

Ali's son and Muhammad's grandson Hussein took a stand against Yazid's evil rule. While Yazid was feared and hated for his cruelty, Hussain was loved and respected by society. Yazid realized this and understood that if he could convince Hussain to support him, the people would too.

Hussain had a choice. For supporting the tyrant and leading a comfortable life full of luxuries, or for refusing and is likely to be killed for his decision. What should he do? What will you or I do? For Hussein, he could not live his life as a supporter of tyranny, and the choice was simple for him. Hussain refused. He said "I just want to spread good values ​​and stop the evil"

After receiving a final ultimatum from Yazid, Hussein realized that he would be executed in a matter of days.

 Anyone who opposed him followed a policy of killing those who disagreed with him. Wary of this, Hussein decides to leave his hometown of Medina and move his family to Mecca.

Mecca, the capital of Islam and home of the Kaaba, Hussein hoped that Yazid would respect the holy city and not follow Hussein and his family. However, Yazid did not do so. Forced to leave Mecca, Hussein figured out a way to Kufa. A city in Iraq from where he had received letters of support. Yazid predicted this and sent a huge army to stop Hussein from reaching Kufa, and forced him to move to the desert city of Karbala.

Once they reached Karbala, Hussain along with 72 of his family members was surrounded by a Yazid army of 30,000 men. Despite being outnumbered and having limited access to water, Hussein refused to give up. Yazid gave Hussain the last option. Either support the government or die.

Hussain gathered his comrades and urged them to run away. He explained that it was the one whom Yazid wanted to kill, not them. Once again, Hussain's selflessness shone through. Being deprived of water in the hot desert, he urged his supporters to save themselves.

Despite this, Husain's men remained loyal to him and stood by their principles. Within days, Yazid ordered his army to kill Hussain and his companions. When the dust settled, Hussain and his companions were killed. Yazid's entire army promised him that he could leave freely if he wanted to support Yazid, but each time Hussein refused and was eventually killed, holding firmly to his principles.

After his death, Hussain's family was taken captive. His sister Zainab took a leadership role and gave a motivational speech at Yazid's palace, condemning his actions and his style of leadership.

Zainab was one of the first to be inspired by Hussain's stance and principles. Despite the sexism that existed in society at the time, she refused to remain silent and held Yazid and his ministers responsible for their role in the moral degradation of society.

Hussein's example is that a man can stand up against the army, and in giving his life inspires his later men to overthrow the humiliating Umayyad dynasty. Just as people who lived in the 7th century were inspired by Hussein's stand, there are millions of people today who pay tribute to Hussain for his stand and mourn his death. People from all over the world pay homage to Hussain by visiting his grave in Karbala.