Sunni Muslim Ulema of Pakistan Eulogising Yazeed Have Lost the Love of Ahl-e-Bayt
New Age Islam Edit
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10 October
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The one
sided battle of Karbala between Imam Hussayn r.a. and Yazid was fought on 10th
October 680 in the deserts of Karbala, 100 km from Baghdad. Imam Hussayn, the
grandson of Prophet Mohammad pbuh and his 71 companions and relatives were
martyred by the army of Yazeed.
At the time
of the battle, the governor of Kufa under which Karbala fell was Ubaidullah ibn
Ziyad. Under his direct supervision the battle of Karbala was fought. But he
had got full authority from the 'caliph' Yazid to get allegiance of Hussayn by
any means because Yazid considered Imam Hussayn r.a. and Hadhrat Zubair ibn
Awam r.a. grave threat to his political career.
On the 10th
of Muharram 61 Hijri, Imam Hussayn and his 71 relatives and companions were
martyred by the soldiers of Yazid's army and on the eleventh of Muharram, the
women of Ahl-e-Bayt and women of Imam Hussain’s companions numbering 61 and
some surviving men including the son of Imam Hussayn, Imam Zaynal Abedin were
taken captives and brought to Kufa to the court of Ibn Ziyad where he showed
disrespect to the severed head of Imam Hussayn r.a. and the women of
Ahl-e-Bayt. They were tied in chains and ropes like ordinary captives.
They
arrived in Kufa on 13th Muharram. From there, they were taken to Damascus in
Syria to the court of Yazeed. The journey took about 15 days. Before the
arrival of Ahl-e-Bayt to Damascus, the city was decorated at the order of Yazid
as a mark of celebration of his victory. The people of Damascus, misled by the
constant propaganda by Yazeed against the Ahl-e-Bayt and Imam Hussain expressed
joy at the arrival of the 'vanquished' Ahl-e-Bayt and expressed solidarity with
Yazid.
The captives
were first stationed at a Chabootra (raised platform) near the mosque while
Yazid ordered decoration of the palace. The elite of the city were invited to
the palace. After that Yazid ordered the army to bring the Ahl-e-Bayt to the
court.
They were
brought to the court as captives tied with one another by ropes. Yazid did not
show any respect either to the severed head of Imam Hussayn r.a. or to Hadhrat
Zaynab r.a. and other women of the holy family. To the contrary, he showed
disrespect to Imam Hussayn and his family. After some altercation, Yazid
ordered that they should be kept imprisoned in a dilapidated building without
roof for about 7 days. From there they were freed and returned to Madina, which
took them almost a month.
In the
whole tragedy, Yazid is the main antagonist at whose orders the assassination
of Imam Hussayn r.a. happened and at whose orders the women and minor children
of the holy family were held captives and were humiliated. Yazeed did not show
any remorse to the Ahl-e-Bayt. They were subjected to hardships and insults and
were forced to travel for about twenty days on bare backs of camels. In the
palace of Yazeed, they were not hosted respectfully but were kept at a
dilapidated and unhospitable place.
All this
has been recorded in the pages of history and it is well known that all this
happened under the direct orders of Yazeed. But some Sunni Ulema of Pakistan
this year brought processions in Muharram and shouted slogans in favour of
Yazeed. They chanted slogans like "Amir Yazeed Zindabad" which hurt
the religious sentiments not only of Shia Muslims but also of the Sunni Muslims
of the world. The Sunni Muslims of India even condemned this bizarre and
unjustified act of the Ulema of Pakistan. Even general Sunni Muslims are
flabbergasted at this show of support for the killer of the holy family of the
Prophet pbuh. Till now, these Sunni Ulema defended Amir Muawiyah on the ground
that he did not have any hand in the assassination of Imam Hussayn and that he
was a Sahabi (companion of the Prophet pbuh) and a Katib-E-Wahi (recorder of revelations). But now they have gone one
step further and have started openly defending Yazeed and absolving him of the
blame of Imam Hussain’s martyrdom, putting all the blame on the governor of
Kufa Ibn-e-Ziyad.
The
governor could not have ordered the killing of an important personality like
Imam Hussayn without the power of attorney vested in him by Yazeed.
Hadhrat
Hussayn did not support and pay allegiance to Yazeed because Yazeed was not a
pious Muslim and did not deserve the caliphate. How can the followers of Imam
Hussayn support Yazid? Hadhrat Imam was killed only because he did not accept
him as his Amir (Khalifa) but the Sunni Ulema of Pakistan call Yazeed their
Amir (Khalifa). Are they really Sunni Muslims or Khwarij to distort the image
of Islam? These so-called Sunni Ulema cite a couple of hadiths supporting
Yazid. If that was true, was not Imam Hussayn aware of these hadiths?
Supporting
and eulogising of Yazid and absolving him of the killing of Imam Hussayn and
his family members and compatriots and insulting of the women of Ahl-e-Bayt by
Yazeed can never be supported or defended by a true Muslim. It is the biggest
crime in the eyes of God and the holy Prophet pbuh. It only speaks of the
ideological bankruptcy of the Sunni ulema of Pakistan. This is the highest
degree of blasphemy against the holy prophet pbuh, against Imam Hussayn r.a.
and against the holy women of the family of the Prophet pbuh.
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