Sermon of Imam Sajjad in Madina: Difference between revisions

   

After the brave speeches of [[Zaynab]] and [[Ali b. al-Hussain|Imam Sajjad]], Yazid became so afraid of rumours and trouble that he ordered No'aman Ibn Bashir to take the ladies of the [[Ahl al-Bayt]] and the remainder of the Prophet's family back to their homes in Madina and his fear was so great that he ordered him to take them back during the night<ref>Tafsir al-Matalib fi Amali Abi Talib:93, al-Had’aq al-Wardiyah 1:133.</ref>.  Before entering Madina, the Imam gathered the people outside its perimeters and spoke to them. At that time, the governor of Madina was Walid ibn ‘Uqbah ibn Abi Sufyan. During his governorship, the situation in Madina was far from calm and peaceful, because, in a period of two years, the position of governor had changed three times. Finally, Yazid discharged Walid ibn ‘Uqbah and awarded his post to Uthman ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Sufyan.<ref>Tarikh al-Tabari 5:p 479 - 480.  </ref>

“All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds; Master of the Day of Resurrection. He is the One who nourishes all creatures; the One who is somewhere high above the skies, yet so near to His servants that He can hear them whispering. We thank Him, during our hardship, for all disastrous times, tragic events, the burning of stings and deadly, unpleasant and horrible calamities.  

I swear, by Allah, that had the holy Prophet recommended you to fight and make battle against us to the same extent that he recommended kindness and beneficence, they could not have oppressed us more. Thus, indeed, we belong to Allah and to Him we, indeed, return. For our suffering, which is immense, painful, tragic, breaking, terrible, sore and unfavourable, we, for all our sufferings, only ask Him for our return because He is the only Beloved and Avenger.<ref>Ibn Tawus in al-Luhuf fi Qatli al-Tufuf, 116; al-Majlisi, Bihar al-Anwar: 45 p. 148- 149.</ref> ”  

This sermon, though concise, portrayed the event of [[Karbala]] in the most realistic manner; it underlined the condition of the oppressed members of [[Ahl al-Bayt]]. In this speech we also come of learn of Imam Hussain being painfully slaughtered; we see the holy Household of the Prophet being removed to Damascus as captives and we come to know about the disrespect that Yazid and his officials showed them. We then come to understand that the heads of the martyred were fixed on the top of spears, especially the holy head of Imam Hussain.  

Imam Sajjad tried, in his talk, to make people aware of the oppression and suffering that the holy Household of the Prophet faced. He wanted to awaken the spirit of revolution in the people of Madinah against the Umayyad’s oppression and dictatorship as well as to put an end to the Umayyad’s transgression.

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[[Category:Event of Karbala]]

[[Category:Sermons of the Captives of Karbala]]

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