Hazrat Khwaja Syed Moinuddin Hasan Chishty: Faith Is Hussain, Protector Of Faith Is Hussain
By
Haji Syed Salman Chishty
August 29,
2020
In the
month of Muharram, the Day of Ashura is when the most Beloved demonstrated the
highest noble quality and made the ultimate sacrifice. He is the grandson of
Holy Prophet Muhammad and the son of Amir ul Mominin Hz Ali and Hz Bibi Fatimah
Az’Zahra.
There was a
noble reason for the martyrdom of Hz Imam Hussain – to protect Islam from being
contaminated by vice and the falsehood of tyrant Yazid. The sacred month of
Muharram is a reminder that one should fight against oppression and tyranny and
help the cause of the oppressed.
Truth,
justice, equality, freedom and liberty are all precious values that demand
precious sacrifices. That is the supreme significance of martyrdom; Hz Imam
Hussain chose the path of danger and hardships with duty and honour and never
swerved from his duty, giving up his life in the bravest of ways.
Hz Imam
Hussain, the martyr of Karbala, wrote one of the most brilliant chapters that,
even after 13 centuries, continue to echo in the minds and hearts of people
everywhere. The tragedy of Karbala took place on the banks of the Euphrates in
Iraq but it continues to have universal appeal. Its spirit of non-violent
resistance and supreme sacrifice has been a source of inspiration for leaders
like Mahatma Gandhi who said, “I learnt from Hussain, how to be oppressed, yet
victorious.”
Varanasi, with its famous Ghats and vedic saints, has a mixed tradition of commemorating Muharram where some respected Hindu families participate in the procession of Taziya Sharif. This also happens in Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Amroha, Indore, Nagpur, Jaipur, Ajmer Sharif, Bhopal and other major cities and towns.
The
Hussaini Brahmin community members are renowned for their devotion to and
respect of Hz Imam Hussain; they are mostly from the Punjab.
The
Hussaini Brahmins have had a long martial tradition, which they trace back to
the event at Karbala. They believe that an ancestor named Rahab travelled all
the way from the Punjab to Arabia and there, developed close relations with Hz
Imam Hussain.
In the
battle of Karbala, Rahab fought in the army of Hz Imam Hussain against tyrant
Yazid. Rahab’s sons, too, joined him, and most of them were killed. Hz Imam
Hussain, seeing Rahab’s love for him, bestowed upon him the title of sultan,
king, and asked him to go back to India. It is because of this close bond between
their ancestor Rahab and Hz Imam Hussain that the Hussaini Brahmins got their
name and feel immense pride for their sacred ancestral legacy.
The
martyrdom has prompted a vast body of literature in several languages
worldwide. Outstanding examples of this are the Mersiye (elegies) written by
Mir Anis, one of which holds the world record for the longest verse in the past
two centuries.
One of the
most recited and famous Persian poetry in honour of Hz Imam Hussain was written
by the great Sufi master Hz Khwaja Syed Moinuddin Hasan Chishty: “King is
Hussain, King of kings is Hussain/ Faith is Hussain, Protector of faith is
Hussain/ He gave his head, but not his hand in the hand of Yazid/ Verily, truth
is nothing but Hussain.”
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Haji Syed Salman Chishty is Gaddi Nashin of Hz
Khawaja Gharib Nawaz Dargah, Ajmer Sharif and chairman, Chishty Foundation
Original
Headline: Significance of Hazrat Imam Hussain’s martyrdom
Source: The Times of India
URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-personalities/hazrat-khwaja-syed-moinuddin-hasan/d/122744
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