The stance of Imam Hussain (as)

Was Imam Husayn (as)’s alleged return from Karbala without fighting proof that this was not a battle between truth and falsehood? Another Nasibi, lieutenant of Azam Tariq, Hafidh Salah’udeen in his book ‘Khilafat ai Mu’awiya aur Yazeed’ echoed these comments in his book page 23 “If the battle of Kerbala was a fight between truth and falsehood, then he [Husayn (as)] would not have made plans to return to Medina. Haqq (truth) is linked to rules of martyrdom, falsehood is not linked to anything” Reply One Can this Nasibi cite us any proof that Imam Husayn set a date and venue to fight Yazeed? Yet again the Nasibis adopt a tactic of using words that give the impression that they are supported by historical facts. The reader might think that this premise of the Nasibis is based on some kind of textual source. There is none – it is just a fairytale of this Nasibi that Husayn (as) intended to return to Madina rather than do battle. Not one book, page, sentence, wor...

The Stance of Imam Hussain (as) Was this only a political dispute? Azam Tariq al Nasibi stated: IT WAS ONLY A POLITICAL DIFFERENCE WITH YAZID AND HAZRAT HUSAYN WANTED TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. IT WAS NEVER A CONFRONTATION BETWEEN ISLAM AND KUFR AS NONE OF THE CONTESTANTS EVEN ONCE CALLED EACH OTHER AS KAFIR (INFIDEL). Reply One What this Nasibi has failed to recognise is the fact that opposition to Ahl’ul bayt (as) is inexorably linked to the Deen; it cannot simply be watered down to a political dispute. In this connection we shall cite a narration of a Sunni scholar Allamah Shibli: “‘Ali [r] said to Mu’awiya ‘Guard yourself from hating me since Rasulullah (s) said that on the Day of Judgement those that hate me shall be turned away from the Pond of Kauthar and be thrown in the fire”. This one example serves as proof that Mu’awiya’s hatred / opposition to Imam ‘Ali (as) can never be defined as a political dispute. Had it just been a political matter, Hadhrat...