The Tragedy of Karbala by Israr Ahmad

Author:Israr Ahmad [Ahmad, Israr]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-26T18:30:00+00:00

Ameer Mu‘awiya (ra) accepted all these terms and peace was restored in the sprawling empire. Strife and civil war came to an end and the state was unified under one central authority as he forced allegiance from all the dissidents. Hassan Ibn Ali (ra), commenting on the transfer of authority, said, ‘‘If Mu‘awiya was the rightful successor to the Caliphate, he has received it and if I had that right, I, too, have passed it on to him; so the matter ends there.’’ This was in accordance with the prophecy of the Holy Prophet (saw) about Hassan (ra) when he had said, ‘‘Through my son Hassan, Allah will bring about peace between tow warring factions of Muslims.’’ It was an honor bestowed on Hassan Ibn Ali (ra) by Allah (swt), but the Sabayees were highly indignant at his peace move. They called him names and taunted him with the words ‘‘Ya Aar Al-Momeneen’’ (O, Shame for the believers!) and ‘‘Ya Mozill Al-Momineen” (You, the debaser of the Believers!). Ostensibly they were his supporters, but in fact expressed their utter resentment at his action for peace making which ushered in an era of twenty years of unity and tranquility in the Muslim empire.

Muslims belonging to Ahl Al-Sunnah Wal-Jama‘ah (the Sunni sect of Islam) do not include Ameer Mu’awiya’s (ra) reign in Al-Khilafah Al-Rashidah (the period of Rightly Guided Caliphate). But Ameer Mu‘awiya’s (ra) twenty years reign is still considered to be the best period in the entire Muslim history after Al-Khilafah Al-Rashidah, because during his reign all the functions of a Muslim state --- maintenance of peace, dispensation of justice, struggle for the supremacy of Islam, dissemination of the Word of Allah (swt) --- were performed admirably well. The reign of Omar Ibn Abdul Aziz (RA) is also considered a glorious era of Islamic history, but it should be borne in mind that Ameer Mu‘awiyah (ra) --- who was not only a Companion of the Holy Prophet (saw) but also a scribe of Divine Revelation --- stands much higher in rank and status than Omar Ibn Abdul Aziz (ra) because the latter was a Taba‘yee (a companion of the Companions of the Prophet) and not a Sahabi. It is the common belief of the Sunnis that however pious a person may be, he cannot be rated equal to the lowest among the Companions of the Prophet (saw).

Hassan Ibn Ali (ra) lived for ten years during the reign of Ameer Mu‘awiya (ra), and after the peace agreement between the two, they had a very close and friendly relationship. However, Hassan (ra) was poisoned to death, most probably by the same group who were enraged at his armistice with Ameer Mu‘awiya (ra). By no stretch of imagination this heinous deed can be ascribed to Ameer Mu’awiya (ra) who had no grudge against Hassan (ra).

Before we discuss the nomination of Yazeed as a successor to his father, it would be appropriate to understand some basic and relevant issues. Firstly, the differences in belief (aqeeda)

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