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Answer to the well wishers of Yazid (L.A)

By: Dr. Sakhawat Hussain Sandralvi It's a shame that Mufti Mohammad Rovais Khan Ayyubi has written four fake, insulting, and full of lying articles in a newly born weekly newspaper called Nida-e-Waqat (New York) in which he insulted Sayyid-us- Shuhadaa Imam Hussain (a.s.). His quotations and statements are false, his claims are not genuine. Mufti has written that Shias have killed Imam Hussain (a.s.) to protect Yazid and his army. Let me clarify that Shias are loyal to their Imams even in severe hardships. Zakir Naik, well wisher of Yazid(l.a) We have been commemorating the days of martyrdom for 1369 years (since the tragedy of Karbala). Shias never wrote letters to Imam Hussain, but the letters were written by disloyal so called Muslims of Kufa to Imam Hussain. All of them wrote to Imam that we do not have any Imam please come, we will make you Imam. Mufti, Shias always have Imams and they don't appoint Imam, they believe that Imam is appointed by Allah. Lover s

Who wrote letters to Imam Husain(a.s) and invited him to Kufa?

Objections : The Shi’a of Imam Ali a.s invited Imam Hussain(as)"by writing letters and requesting that he come to Kufa so that they can recognise him as their Imam. Our Reply: There are few words in this sentence, highlighted. 1- Shia of Imam Ali a.s. This is the first word. The definition of this word is not something tough to find. Therefore, to say all people of Kufa were Shia of Imam Ali a.s is out of logic . In the history of Islam up till that time, there was not any city with majority of Shia of Imam Ali (a.s.), especially Kufa suffered harsh treatment for 20 long years by Muawiyah's illegitimate brother Zeyad and then his son Ubedullah Ibn Zeyad. Shia of Imam Ali a.s were persecuted, killed and were forced to live under oppression. Therefore yes, those weak shias of Imam Ali a.s did write to their Imam when Muawiyah died and ray of hope emerged. And yes they were the only few who believed in Imamat and called upon there Imam. They were not the opportunistic and th

Whoever support Yazid and praised him killed Imam Hussain(a.s.)

Whoever today loves Yazeed and Muawiyah and praises them then his group is the one who killed Imam Hussain The conversation is nonesense if there is no agreement on the definition of Shia and Sunni and its also nonesense if we want to turn it into a sectarian thing to attack the sunnies of today or the shias of today as they have no direct role in that event. The shias of Hussain were 72 people plus all the ones who got jailed and persecuted for standing with Imam Hussain and the rest were common muslims, but if we suppose that shias killed Hussain, where  were sunnis ? Why they didnt even invite him or protect him? Hussain was the grandson of Holy Prophet(s.a.w) and most pious and God-fearing person on earth.   Well , if you define Sunnis to be followers of Abubakr and Shia to be the followers of Ali, then you can say that Abu bakr gave the leadership to Umar and Umar to Uthman and Uthman made Muawiya the governor of shaam, Muawiya opposed the caliphate of Ali and later became lead

Who invited Imam Husain(a.s) to Kufa?

Who invited, well people of Kufa invited. People of Kufa includes majority sunnis, minority shia of Imam Ali a.s and plus those who saw the majority looking upon Imam Hussain a.s for help and for their worldly gains decided to follow the direction of flowing river. Again, a sunni brother asked : why would sunni invite as they do not believe in Imamat? Reason: because for sunnis Imam Hussain a.s was the only living grandson of Prophet s.a.w, the most pious and the leader of youth of paradise. They found him the best option to rule as compare to Yazid. Main stream sunnis were not only in Hijaz but in Kufa also the maority was of those main stream sunnis. Imam Hussain a.s did travel to Makkah first but he saw the place is not free from his killers and so as medina which was under yazid's governor. People of Kufa were willing to fight for justice as it was near Umayyad capital as compare to Hijaz and they were the one getting affected first.  Abdullah Ibn Zubair also left medina and

Who are Shias?

There were no such thing as Ahle Sunnah or Sunnis at the time of Imam Husain(a.s) . Also there was no such thing as Shia Isna Ashari or any other Shia sect at that time. It was Muslims all the way through. Everything kicked off later on after the Prophet's [pbuh] death. First the Muslims were divided into two groups. Those who selected and accepted Hazrath Abu Bakar [ra] as the first Khalif of the Muslims were known as just Muslims. They had nothing to do with Ahle Sunnah or being Sunni because Ahle Sunnah didn't start to develope until Imaam Abu Hanifa's time. From there on Sunnis start to form and other Ahle Sunnah groups started to emerge. Those people who opposed the meeting in Sakeefa and rejected the appointment of any Khalif by the Ummah because they believed that the Prophet [pbuh] named, nominated and appointed his successor, like every great leader does which was Hazrath Ali [ra], were later on named as Shiayaan-e-Ali [ra]. This is were the Shia, with the ideolog

Imam Hussain (as) fought with Yazid ibn Muawiya to save Islam

Imam Hussain (as) fought with Yazid ibn Muawiya in 61 AH to save Islam. Yazid needed Imam Husain's Bayat (oath of allegiance) to legitimized his rule as Imam Hussain (as) was the rightful successor. Imam Hussain (as) refused to give his allegiance as he knew that Yazid was not only corrupt and oppresive but also an enemy of Islam, who wanted to destroy Islam and take revenge of his uncles and family members who had fought with Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and died in the early battles. When Imam Hussain (as) was told that he had to give Bayat to Yazid otherwise he would be killed, Imam Hussain (as) replied that: a man like him could not give Bayat to a man like Yazid ibn Muawiya. By saying this Imam Hussain (as) was trying to tell everyone that what Yazid believed in was totally opposite to what Imam Hussain (as) believed in. Yazid was the follower of Shaitan while Imam Hussain (as) was the follower of Allah (SWT). Imam Hussain (as) knew that himself, his friends and family were t

Imam Hussain (as) and Martyrdom in the way of Truth (Islam)

Imam Hussain (as) was a man of faith and action. During nights, he worshipped Allah (SWT) in privacy, while during the day he worked hard and guided the people. He was constantly mindful of the poor and the needy, and he used to visit them and cheer them up. He used to tell his followers: "Be always in touch with the needy, for Allah (SWT) does not love the arrogant".  Imam Hussain (as) always helped the poor as much as he could. At night he would carry sacks of food to the houses of the poor by following the footsteps of his father Imam Ali (as) and leave them near the doors. He worked hard to eradicate poverty, establish justice and acquaint the people with Allah (SWT). During the time of Imam Hussain (as) a tyrant called Yazid ibn Muawiya became the ruler. Yazid called himself the successor of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw), but this was a lie. He used to spend the income of the Islamic realm on drinking, gambling and wild parties. Public wealth was wasted for support

Imam Hussain (as) his kindness, charity and love for the poor

Imam Hussain (as) is the grandson of Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). He was well known for his kindness, charity and love for the poor.  One day when Imam Hussain (as) was riding through the streets of Madina, he came across some beggars who had gathered together to eat the food that they had begged for during the day. The beggars saw Imam Hussain (as) and invited him to join them. Imam Hussain (as) was not allowed to take anything given in charity (Sadaqah) as he was from the family of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw). Sadaqah is forbidden (Haraam) for all members of the family (Ahlul Bayt) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw). Imam Hussain (as) got off his horse and sat down with the beggars.  Imam Hussain (as) then explained to them that although he would love to eat with them, he could not because as a member of the family of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) he could not take Sadaqah. As an alternative he invited all of the beggars to his house for food so that they could all eat to