1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,160 Hazrat Hussain, peace be upon him. 2 00:00:08,660 --> 00:00:14,620 Hazrat Hussain, peace be upon him, the grandson of our Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, 3 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:19,980 and the son of Hazrat Ali, peace be upon him, was born in the fourth year of the Hegira. 4 00:00:20,900 --> 00:00:28,200 His mother was Hazrat Fatima, the only daughter to continue the line of our Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. 5 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:37,360 He was given the name Hussain, meaning fine or handsome in Arabic, by Rasulullah, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. 6 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:49,140 Some of Hazrat Hussain's nicknames were Sibit, grandson, Sayyidi, shuhada, tabili, amrila, he who obeys Allah's command, 7 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,520 Zaki, and Mubarak. 8 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:59,980 Hazrat Hussain, peace be upon him, bore a close resemblance to the Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. 9 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:04,020 Hazrat Ali, peace be upon him, said of that similarity, 10 00:01:04,420 --> 00:01:09,720 Hassan resembled Rasulullah from his breast to his head and Hussain from there down. 11 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:17,940 Hazrat Hussain passed in the deep love and affection of Rasulullah, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. 12 00:01:17,940 --> 00:01:22,820 Following the martyrdom of our Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, 13 00:01:23,340 --> 00:01:28,920 he completed his education and upbringing at the side of Hazrat Ali, peace be upon him. 14 00:01:29,260 --> 00:01:32,400 He had eight children, five boys and three girls. 15 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:36,720 Like his older brother, Hazrat Hassan, peace be upon him, 16 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:38,920 Hazrat Hussain, peace be upon him, 17 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:44,380 would also sit on Rasulullah's, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, blessed knees, 18 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:46,860 and grew up with a profound love in his heart. 19 00:01:47,620 --> 00:01:53,960 Our Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, was full of love for his grandsons and enjoyed playing with them. 20 00:01:54,660 --> 00:01:58,740 A group of companions accompanied Rasulullah to a dinner to which he was invited. 21 00:01:59,380 --> 00:02:01,300 They met his grandson, Hussain, on the road. 22 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:02,800 He was playing with the children. 23 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:06,920 When Rasulullah, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, saw the boy, 24 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,220 he passed in front of the group and opened his arms to embrace him. 25 00:02:10,920 --> 00:02:13,440 The boy began scampering to the right and to the left. 26 00:02:14,180 --> 00:02:17,580 Rasulullah copied him, running right and left until he caught him. 27 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,860 When he caught him, he placed one hand under his chin 28 00:02:20,860 --> 00:02:23,340 and the other on the back of his neck and kissed him. 29 00:02:24,340 --> 00:02:25,740 Hussain is my descendant. 30 00:02:25,920 --> 00:02:28,400 Whoever loves Hussain, Allah will love him. 31 00:02:28,860 --> 00:02:31,300 Hussain is a grandson of grandsons. 32 00:02:31,300 --> 00:02:36,940 In one hadith, our Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, said, 33 00:02:37,780 --> 00:02:42,380 Hassan and Hussain are the two Sa'id of the young people of Paradise. 34 00:02:43,380 --> 00:02:47,060 Hazrat Hussain, peace be upon him, was full of the love of Allah, 35 00:02:47,500 --> 00:02:50,780 heroic, morally virtuous, compassionate, and generous. 36 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:54,520 In his will, addressed to his brother Muhammad bin Hanifiyah, 37 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,340 Hazrat Hussain, peace be upon him, said, 38 00:02:57,340 --> 00:03:01,460 Let the people of the world know that I am not the one who seeks rank or station, 39 00:03:01,900 --> 00:03:05,560 nor a spreader of strife, a disturber of the peace, or a despot. 40 00:03:05,820 --> 00:03:06,980 I have no such aims. 41 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,240 My position is to purify. 42 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,780 My aim is to purify the ummah of my ancestor. 43 00:03:13,420 --> 00:03:17,020 I wish to command what is lawful and forbid what is unlawful. 44 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,100 In similar words, he also said, 45 00:03:19,100 --> 00:03:25,180 I did not leave Medina out of excess, for rank, to spread strife, or to oppress others. 46 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,100 My aim is to purify the ummah of my ancestor, 47 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,300 to command what is lawful and forbid what is unlawful, 48 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:36,540 and to act along the line of my ancestor Rasulullah and my father Ali. 49 00:03:36,540 --> 00:03:40,700 The Martyrdom of Hazrat Hussain, peace be upon him 50 00:03:40,700 --> 00:03:46,840 Hazrat Hussain, peace be upon him, served as imam for ten years. 51 00:03:47,540 --> 00:03:51,960 All but six months of that time were spent under the most harsh and difficult conditions. 52 00:03:52,660 --> 00:03:56,320 Hazrat Hussain, peace be upon him, was martyred at Karbala, 53 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:59,040 together with seventy-two blessed companions, 54 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:03,580 on the tenth day of the month of Muharram, in 681 A.D. 55 00:04:04,340 --> 00:04:06,440 Following the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali, 56 00:04:06,540 --> 00:04:10,240 peace be upon him, the Caliphate passed to Muawiyah. 57 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,140 Muawiyah sought to ensure, during his lifetime, 58 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:17,060 that the Caliphate would pass to his son Yazid after his death. 59 00:04:18,220 --> 00:04:20,720 He made his supporters swear allegiance to Yazid. 60 00:04:20,980 --> 00:04:23,440 When Yazid took over, the first thing he did 61 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:25,280 was to write to the governor of Medina 62 00:04:25,280 --> 00:04:27,500 and demand that he swear allegiance to him, 63 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:31,420 not to Hazrat Hussain, peace be upon him, on pain of death. 64 00:04:32,260 --> 00:04:35,360 At this point, Hazrat Hussain, peace be upon him, 65 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,160 was receiving letters from the people of Kufa, 66 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:39,660 offering their allegiance. 67 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,800 At this, Hazrat Hussain, peace be upon him, 68 00:04:45,060 --> 00:04:46,980 and his companions set out for Kufa. 69 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,080 They pitched camp at Karbala, near Kufa. 70 00:04:51,020 --> 00:04:53,020 Yazid sent an army of thirty thousand 71 00:04:53,020 --> 00:04:55,260 against Hazrat Hussain, peace be upon him. 72 00:04:56,260 --> 00:04:58,200 Hazrat Hussain, peace be upon him, 73 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,640 and his blessed family were deprived entirely of water. 74 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,820 Then, Hazrat Hussain's, peace be upon him, 75 00:05:06,100 --> 00:05:07,320 six-month-old son, 76 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:08,740 Ali Askar, 77 00:05:09,140 --> 00:05:10,640 was martyred by an arrow. 78 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:13,560 Following the martyrdom of Hazrat Hussain, 79 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:14,600 peace be upon him, 80 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:16,340 and his seventy-two companions, 81 00:05:16,840 --> 00:05:18,260 the women and children with him 82 00:05:18,260 --> 00:05:19,800 were taken prisoner by Yazid. 83 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,460 Among those who spent years in captivity 84 00:05:23,460 --> 00:05:26,020 were Hazrat Hussain's, peace be upon him, 85 00:05:26,180 --> 00:05:26,520 sister, 86 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:27,520 Zainab, 87 00:05:27,780 --> 00:05:28,520 and his son, 88 00:05:28,980 --> 00:05:29,940 Zainal Labedin. 89 00:05:31,620 --> 00:05:32,900 Our blessed Prophet, 90 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:34,820 sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, 91 00:05:35,300 --> 00:05:37,140 foresaw the martyrdom of Hazrat Hussain, 92 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:38,040 peace be upon him, 93 00:05:38,280 --> 00:05:39,900 in a most miraculous way. 94 00:05:40,620 --> 00:05:41,300 Rasulullah, 95 00:05:41,540 --> 00:05:43,260 sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, 96 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,600 described that martyrdom as follows, 97 00:05:45,900 --> 00:05:46,600 and it happened, 98 00:05:46,980 --> 00:05:48,260 just as he foretold. 99 00:05:48,260 --> 00:05:52,040 The messenger of Allah was sleeping one day. 100 00:05:52,500 --> 00:05:54,180 There was red earth in his hand. 101 00:05:55,300 --> 00:05:56,200 O Rasulullah, 102 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:57,300 what is that soil, 103 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:58,060 I asked. 104 00:05:58,820 --> 00:05:59,360 He said, 105 00:05:59,840 --> 00:06:01,020 Gabriel said he, 106 00:06:01,420 --> 00:06:02,200 Hazrat Hussain, 107 00:06:02,300 --> 00:06:03,080 peace be upon him, 108 00:06:03,500 --> 00:06:05,320 will be martyred in Iraqi lands. 109 00:06:05,860 --> 00:06:07,380 This soil comes from there. 110 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:10,700 Hussain, my son, 111 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:12,740 will be martyred in the place known as Karbala. 112 00:06:13,260 --> 00:06:14,660 Let anyone who sees him 113 00:06:14,660 --> 00:06:15,700 go to his assistance. 114 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:17,960 At this, 115 00:06:18,260 --> 00:06:20,980 Enes bin al-Harris went to Karbala. 116 00:06:21,460 --> 00:06:22,400 He was martyred there, 117 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:24,120 together with Hazrat Hussain, 118 00:06:24,500 --> 00:06:25,320 peace be upon him. 119 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:30,340 Adnan Oktar 120 00:06:30,340 --> 00:06:33,740 Hazrat Hassan and Hazrat Hussain 121 00:06:33,740 --> 00:06:34,680 are my forebears. 122 00:06:35,220 --> 00:06:36,780 I curse those who martyred them. 123 00:06:36,980 --> 00:06:37,980 May Allah curse them. 124 00:06:38,540 --> 00:06:39,960 My lion, Hazrat Ali, 125 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:41,000 peace be upon him, 126 00:06:41,180 --> 00:06:42,180 was also martyred. 127 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:44,400 Hazrat Hamza was also martyred. 128 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:45,920 They were most heroic. 129 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,320 We have always given up martyrs, 130 00:06:48,340 --> 00:06:49,440 and we must never mourn them. 131 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:51,460 One must not mourn for martyrs. 132 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:52,600 One must be proud of them. 133 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:54,160 I am proud of them, 134 00:06:54,260 --> 00:06:54,560 Inshallah. 135 00:06:54,900 --> 00:06:56,040 But we remember them 136 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:57,000 with love and affection. 137 00:06:57,500 --> 00:06:58,660 They are most dear to us. 138 00:06:59,140 --> 00:07:00,020 They are the Sa'ids 139 00:07:00,020 --> 00:07:01,420 of the people of Paradise, 140 00:07:01,660 --> 00:07:02,080 Inshallah, 141 00:07:02,420 --> 00:07:03,120 as our Prophet, 142 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:04,980 Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, 143 00:07:04,980 --> 00:07:05,600 says.