 Assalamu alaikum from the holy city of Karbala Today, I was wondering on the greatness of Ma'am S.A. The greatness of Karbala, the greatness of the story that we've been hearing over the past few days We'll continue to hear to the 10th day of Muharram, the day of Ashurah And I wrote a short couplet about the Ansar of Ma'am S.A. Who the people of Karbala are commemorating today Which says, I saw Habib Ibn Muzaher at the foot of the battle meal It says Allahu Akbar God is great And Hussein is actually real, Subhanallah Sometimes I sit today, in fact I was sitting outside the grave of Ma'am S.A. And despite all the things we hear, all the lessons we hear about The beauty of Ma'am S.A. I was sitting there thinking Subhanallah In the midst of all this, someone like Imam Hussein is actually real His story is actually real, his story actually happened His values and freedoms, and there was actually a person that stood up For such values and freedoms that we learn from till today And as we know, it's the main thing we hear about the story of Karbala That Imam Hussein S.A. stood up and gave everything His whole life, the lives of his family and his companions For the sake of his values, for the sake of freedoms And as we speak about the journey of Imam S.A. From Medina to Karbala in the context of what we can learn from it Today in the 21st century, the one thing we want to tackle tonight Insha'Allah, is what exactly are the true value and the true freedoms That Imam S.A. stood up for As I mentioned, as me and my respected guest said, Ali mentioned And talked about on the first night of these live shows We, living where we live, where all of you watching I'm sure live as well In the West, where there is democracy, there is freedoms Have this idea of freedom, which is to do anything that you want And we asked ourselves, is this the same freedom that Imam S.A. stood up for? Because where we come from, we have the freedom not just to live in peace But the freedom to sin as well, the freedom to indulge in sin And is that, in fact, is that the same type of freedom that Imam S.A. stood up for? Was it not that Imam S.A. stood up for the freedom Not just to live in peace, but also from the freedom From being enslaved to a desire, from being enslaved to a tyrant We're going to discuss that today, Insha'Allah With my respected guest, Sayyid Aaynoab Assalamu Alaikum Sayyidina Assalamu Alaikum Aaynoab Thank you for joining us once again Thank you So let's dive straight into the topic And as the viewers can hear, Mashallah Processions are very loud behind us Here in the whole city of Kalabala So do forgive us If perhaps the sound is a bit loud outside If perhaps we have to raise our voice But the emotions are very high As it comes towards the day of Ashra You can see old kids' processions coming From people who are from Turkey Iranians as well and Pakistanis All joined together in their own processions That go well into the early hours of the morning Lamenting the tragedy of Muhammad S.A.A Sayyidina, everyone here is here to commemorate Not just the story of Muhammad S.A.A Not just because he was Even though this is perhaps one of the greatest tragedies The grandson of the Holy Prophet Muhammad But also because the reason he stood up Was for the values and freedoms That we hold so dearly to And that's why his message Is not just something that speaks to Muslims Or just even Shias But all Muslims and even people of non faith So when we asked ourselves What exactly were the values and freedoms That Imam S.A. stood up for How would you respond to that? Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem I would like to welcome our dear viewers and guests Who have joined us once again Through the Imam Hussain TV Here in this whole city of Kalabala Imam Hussain A.S. Makes a very beautiful statement And through that statement he outlines The sole purpose and the sole aim And objective of this movement And that is when he says As you yourself and the respected guests and viewers at home know That Islam is a set of rules and regulations The Islamic civilization is a set of values That Rasulullah A.S. strived very difficultly To establish these values and principles And Imam Hussain A.S. When he comes and outlines The fact that this movement of mine Is not on account of stubbornness I have no proof and no argument Nor any misguidance, nor any wrongdoing There may be people that will come and say That Hussain, son of Ali ibn Abi Talib Has come out and is the cause of the corruption His movement is going to cause corruption Imam from the beginning outlines that Because he knows that in the future People are going to make those assumptions I have no proof and no argument And I do not want worldly desires and I am not in instigating or I have not been instigated by the devil, and that is, and I have risen solely for the whole reason of seeking reform in the nation of my grandfather, the Holy Prophet of Islam. Now that again outlines, highlights what level or to what extent the nation of Islam, the ummah of the Holy Prophet had reached in disobedience to the Islamic laws and that needed someone like Abu Abdullah al-Hussein, so high ranked in the family tree of the Holy Prophet to rise in that climate, in that situation to stand against tyrants like Yazid ibn Muawiyah on all the levels, on all the principles that Yazid was trying to establish in the Islamic ummah just to reform the Islamic nation. And why didn't the Imam use, for example, I am seeking the reform of these two groups, for example the group of Yazid ibn Muawiyah and for example my group, why did the Imam say I seek to reform the nation of my grandfather because the whole of the Islamic ummah had been affected by this virus. The whole of the Islamic ummah had reached a level where they had neglected general rules and regulations of the Islam. In terms of the history, it took place a mere 60 years after the Holy Prophet died. After the Holy Prophet himself had perfected religion, had bought this perfect, had perfected morality and perfected values, how do people sway so easily in just a mere 60 years that Imam Hussein had to give his blood and everything he had for these same values of freedom. And that's a very good question and the answer to that is that things did not start 60 years. It was a gradual movement towards the ummah leaving the real message of Islam and that gradual descent was started from the first day after the martyrdom of the Holy Prophet started with the Saqifah of Bani Sa'idah, started when the so called companions of the Holy Prophet decided to deprive and to steal and take away the Khilafa from Amirul Mu'mineen Ali ibn Abi Talib and this is a statement that is widely used if Saqifah was not established. If the attack on Fatima t-Zahraa, peace be upon her, had not taken place, the events of Ashuraa wouldn't have taken place. So that was the first movement of the hypocrites and the non-believers towards the gradual descent of people after they had been elevated to the ranks of being individuals described in the Holy Quran by the Holy Prophet. At one time, you the nation of Rasulullah, you was the best ummah that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala used to use you as an example for the other nations. Because you enjoined good and forbidden evil, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala described you as the best of the nations. But when you left these two things, that's why Abi Abdullah al-Husayn says, and the whole reason that I have risen, how am I going to seek reform? In the nation, by taking them back to those two principles that they used to actually practice before. Amr bil ma'roof al-nahi anil munkar. And that shows how important Amr bil ma'roof al-nahi anil munkar is. Because it all outlines the true meanings of the values and freedoms in Islam and the true values and freedoms being practiced and being preached by the Holy Prophet and ahlul bayt and ulama and the marajah these days are the values and freedoms that we see the western societies preaching and conveying that they are looking for these kind of things like freedom of speech, freedom of rights, freedom of opinion, human rights. Ahsant oppression and protecting the female, protecting children, stopping poverty, all of these things they were established in the government of Rasulullah and Ali ibn Abi ta'alib. Salawatullahi wa salamu alayhi. For example, let me give you a beautiful example from the life of Amr al-Mu'mineen Salawatullahi wa salamu alayhi. The day that Ali ibn Abi ta'alib was asked by the people to assume leadership after the ummah faced problems and situations after the first two so-called caliphs. Amr al-Mu'mineen told them, listen, I Ali ibn Abi ta'alib, it's true that I am your leader and I am ruling and governing over wide area of land on today's map. But let me tell you something, that I have the same rights and obligations as the rest of you. It's not right that just because I am a leader or I am a minister or I hold a office, a special office in the government, it means that I have to use that power I have to feed my own interests and lusts and I leave the rest of the ummah, the rest of the nations to strive to whatever they need and neglect their rights. No. O people of the West, if you are looking for the true meanings of values and freedoms and rights and if you want to abolish poverty and crime against members of the society, against the women, against the children, wherever they may be, come and read the life of Ali ibn Abi ta'alib, salawatullahi wa salamu alayhi, because in the life of Ali ibn Abi ta'alib, you will find segments like these that he as a leader comes and says to the Muslims, O Muslims, I as a leader, I have the same lifestyle as you do, not only Ali ibn Abi ta'alib, if you say he is the Khalifa, he is the leader, he has been chosen and appointed by Allah swt. I will come and say to you, no, I'll give you a lower example, Salman al-Muhammadi, Salman when he was appointed by Ali ibn Abi ta'alib during the rule of the second leader, Salman traveled lightly, he didn't have any mataa, any belongings to take with him. The people of Mada'in came to the outskirts of the city, waiting for the caravan of the new ruler, the new leader being appointed upon them. And they noticed that a man riding a donkey with a prayer mat and a water container is entering the city. They asked him, did you not see the companions of the new leader, the leader, his whole caravan coming into the city? He said, no, I haven't seen such a leader that you are describing, but if you are asking about the leader appointed by Ali ibn Abi ta'alib to rule Mada'in, I am, he was all alone carrying a piece of clothing, a prayer mat and a water container. And he told them, the day that I am entering to your city to become your leader and I am carrying a piece of clothing and a prayer mat and a water container is the same day or the same style and the same way I will be leaving. If I am leaving and you observe me leaving with more than these three items, know that I have not ruled you according to the book of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And it is so funny because you speak about how people in the West who are oppressed, who are in need of some hope, they should learn from the message of Imam Sayn al-Islam and Ahlul Bait reminds me of speaking to an African-American Muslim who used to be a reverend and she told me, she said, I go to these impoverished ghettos, African-American communities all over the states, all over America where there is gun violence, there is gun problems. As you know in America there is very systematic racial oppression and she goes, I go to these communities and I tell them about the story of Imam Sayn and I see these people stand up and say, if we were there, you know in the way they speak, we would protect this Hussain. How could they do this to our brother Hussain? How could they do this to our master Hussain? People who don't even believe in religion and SubhanAllah it reminds me of that saying from Ahlul Bait that if people knew the beauty of our words, they would surely come towards us. Similarly, if we tell the oppressed people of the world the message of Imam Sayn, there is no doubt they would cling to it and of course as you said the message of Ahlul Bait and Islam as well. Accent and if that message was to be conveyed and I repeat, if that message was to be conveyed to the people of the world and why do I say the world? Because the day that his grandson is going to come back, he's going to stand by the curtains of the Holy Ka'bah, the house of Allah, Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and shout with a high pitched voice and say, Allah ya Ahlul Al-Alam. He will not come and say, Allah ya Ahlul Al-Islam or any Shia or Muslims or followers of Hussain. People will say, Allah ya Ahlul Al-Alam, enna jaddiya al-Hussain, qutila atshana. Imam Al-Mahdi A.S., he will come and ask people of the whole world, not the Islamic world, the western societies. He will come and say, you westerners, you carry the banner of freedom. You want to abolish poverty. You want to make sure that every poor child, every toddler, every infant that is born without parents, every orphan is able to live a life similar to the other children who have not been deprived of their parents. You call to your religion or you call people to yourselves in the name of freedom and values, come and see what values and what freedoms my grandfather, Abiy Abdullah al-Hussain, was deprived of. The simplest thing that people of the world today live in the comforts of their houses and they have clean water in the majority of the parts of the world and the United Nations and the organizations that work for human rights, they strive to build and dig wells to give and provide clean and healthy water to the poverty-struck areas in Africa and Asia because they see that human beings are so unique that they have to be offered clean water. That water, Abiy Abdullah al-Hussain did not receive on the day of Ashura. My grandfather Al-Hussain was killed in a very humiliating way. He was oppressed. People of the West, the free thinkers of the world today, they call the governments, they call the NGO organizations to stop poverty and oppression all over the world. And this is what Abiy Abdullah al-Hussain called people on the day of Ashura. So what reform did Abiy Abdullah al-Hussain ask for in Karbala in the event of Ashura? That reform was that he wanted to teach people, to bring back people to the true meanings of the values of Islam, which were the values of humanity, to live safely, to live in security, to live in a healthy lifestyle, to have their rights given to them. You want to speak freely without being oppressed, without anyone terrorizing you, you would have found it in the government of Ali ibn Abi Talib. You would have found it in the time of the ruling of Abiy Abdullah al-Hussain. People used to come and stand opposite Abiy Abdullah al-Hussain in the streets of Medina and say, are you the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib? Because the media was very, very strong in Sham and they used to send their spies and their aid workers to come and tell the different areas of the Muslim Ummah that Hussain ibn Ali is the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib who did not even pray. That's why when Ali ibn Abi Talib was killed and martyred in the mosque, the people of Sham asked, what was he doing in the masjid? Did he even pray for him to go to the masjid? So that individual who was from Sham stood in front of Abiy Abdullah al-Hussain in the streets of Medina and he said, why are you calling people towards Islam when you do not practice Islam yourself? And he started insulting Abiy Abdullah al-Hussain and how did the Imam receive him? Again, teachings of the values and rights in Islam, that the ruler accepts the opinion of the others without oppressing them, without capturing them and placing them in prisons. Abiy Abdullah al-Hussain said, I see you, you are not from the city of Medina, you are a foreigner and Taghariib, if you need money, come, I will help you financially. Imam wants to establish a rule that the leader and the ruler, the ruler has the obligation to support people financially. How many governments do we have today? How many countries do we have today? Is there a government that honestly can come and say that we do not have a single poor person under our rule? There isn't a single rule on the face of this earth today that can come and claim that we do not have poor people in our government. And that was the case in the government of Ali ibn Abi Al-Tarib. And Hussain ibn Ali, the son of that great leader, Ali ibn Abi Al-Tarib, wanted to bring people back to that same value, to let people live in good financial situation. Yazid ibn Muawi, one of the things that he done, because Abi Abdullah says Yazid is a corrupt individual, one of the things that he corrupted in Islam was that he deprived poor people from their rights. How? I will tell you. Those who used to believe that they were the followers of Ali ibn Abi Al-Tarib, he used to wipe their names away from the Bayt ul-Mal, from the treasury. Why? I thought there was freedom of expression and freedom of speech in Islam. I thought the messenger of Islam and Ali ibn Abi Al-Tarib were individuals that called people to the freedom of speech and freedom of practice. So why is Yazid ibn Muawi, the one that is saying, I am the leader of the Muslims and he is ruling the Islamic nation according to his version of Islam, which people until today 2018 are following his footsteps. Why is he wiping away the names of Muslims from Bayt ul-Mal because they love Ali ibn Abi Al-Tarib and what's wrong with loving Ali ibn Abi Al-Tarib? Was Ali ibn Abi Al-Tarib God forbid someone who was violent for you to stop people loving him? Was Ali ibn Abi Al-Tarib someone who was a corrupt leader and a corrupt ruler? No. You was. Yazid was someone who used to be so corrupt that he used to take taxes from the Muslims and if they did not pay taxes he would have beaten them, killed them and destroyed their houses upon their heads and where did he used to spend those taxes for the sake of the Muslims? No. He used to give it away to his family and to his clan, to the Umayyads. This was the different sides of the freedoms and values assumed by Yazid who corrupted the Islamic world who said I am the leader and this is my version of the values and Ali ibn Abi Al-Tarib and his son Hussain ibn Ali sallallahu alayhi wa sallam alayhim taught us the real meanings of values and freedoms and this is widely and very openly embodied and manifested by the presence of the noble companions of Ibn Abi Al-Hussain in Karbala. You are telling me about time and as we know the time of Imam Hussain ibn Ali sallallahu alayhim he stood up against such a corrupt leader that those values and freedoms were not present and that so many refuse to stand with those values and freedoms. How is it that the Ansar on Imam Hussain were able to see these true values and freedoms able to recognize these true values and freedoms somewhat like horror saw truth in these values and freedoms and was able to stand for them and die for them? What did they see that the rest of the Ummah did not see at the time? Ahsent. This is as a result of many issues. One of them being is that Abi Abdullah describes why the people who were once upon a time so much religious that they memorized the Holy Quran, they prayed Salat al-Lail, they did Salat al-Jama'a, they led people for Salat al-Jama'a and they were companions of the Holy Prophet some of them were companions of the Holy Prophet or at least heard the message of the Holy Prophet but they decided to stand against Abi Abdullah al-Hussain. What did they not see that the close companions of Abi Abdullah al-Hussain saw? One of the things as Imam Hussain alaihi s-salam says, مولئة بطونهم أو بطونكم من الحرام when someone takes a piece of food and that piece of food contains haram, that haram food that is entering your existence will deprive you from seeing the right from the wrong. مولئة بطونهم من الحرام Ali al-Akbar comes and says to his father Abayah Hussain, father Hussain and in another situation lady Zainab says to Imam Hussain, ألم تخبرهم did you not inform them who you are? Imam Hussain says yes, I told them do you not know my grandfather? Do you not know my father? Do you not know my mother Fatima Tuzahra? And they say we do, we know who you are but we're still going to kill you. They know Imam Hussain and they know the Quran and they know Islam. And this is one of the things. The other thing is that their minds were diluted so much as a result of the media machine of Bani Umayyah. As today we see a group of youth, group of people being carried from right to left and from left to right and that is as a result of them just listening, merely just listening without investigating, without going behind history and behind the books and opening books to find out where the truth lies. Imam Hussain alayhi salam meets an individual like Farazdaq. Farazdaq was a poet and the Imam says to Farazdaq, Ya Farazdaq, inna ha'ulaa directing his speech against the people of Kufa and the people that decided to go with Amr ibn Sa'ad. Ya Farazdaq, inna ha'ulaa lazimu ta'ata shaytan wa taraku ta'ata r-Rahman. They decided to listen to the shaytan and they decided to leave the words of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And as a result of them obeying the devil and leaving the message of Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa alaihi wa sallam, which was obedience to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, they made facade and corruption so apparent. And as a result of them practicing, all of these corruptions, they deprived poor people from their wealth and from their money. Why did the companions of Abiy Abdullah al-Hussain decide to accompany him? And they knew from beginning, Abiy Abdullah reminded them, man la haqabi is tashhad and whoever is going to join me is going to become a martyr. Don't think that whoever is going to join me is going to receive a high position in the government or is going to hold office or is going to get wealth and money and going to loot and take the booties of the wars and the battlefield. No. Abiy Abdullah al-Hussain, we can't accept anyone coming and saying these people they didn't know what was waiting for them. We would come and say, Abiy Abdullah al-Hussain since day one informed the people of Medina and again repeated himself in Mecca. And every station that he stopped from Mecca to Karbala, the Imam used to remind his companions. And until Imam reached the city of Karbala, his companions is the ones who traveled with the Imam, peace be upon him, they were in the thousands. But what made them leave the Imam as they left Muslim al-Milaqeel before him is the fact that the Imam, peace be upon him, used to test them, used to remind them. Gradually, gradually telling them, listen, people are going to kill me and they are going to kill anyone that is going to be standing by me. You are not going to receive any wealth. They are fooled if they are thinking that they are going to be given the governance of specific areas of land. Directing his speech to Amr ibn Sa'ad when he was promised that they were going to give him the governance of Ray. And the Imam told Amr ibn Sa'ad, the funny thing is that the Imam told him, oh Amr ibn Sa'ad, you think that Yazid is going to give you the governance of Ray? By Allah, he's not going to give it to you. He's not going to give it to you. You are going to be taken because you are going to participate in my death. You are not going to benefit from this life and you are not going to benefit from the hereafter. I think just to throw in a quick point, I remember hearing in a lecture, perhaps I'm not 100% sure if it's Sahih, but I remember I think it was Amr ibn Sa'ad or one of the killers of Amr ibn Sa'ad. When he requested what he was expecting, Yazid said, well, you killed the Imam saying, God knows what you'll do to me if I keep you the power. So he lost in both aspects and said we have about 10 minutes left. So just tell us these Ansar, what was their final story and what were these values and freedoms that they really grasped on in those last few moments, in that last 24 hours? In that last 24 hours, lady Zaynab came and asked, have you tested the real intentions of your Ashab? Have you asked them? Have you told them? Because I, oh brother Hussain, I fear that tomorrow they are going to leave you all alone. And Imam Hussain, says to his sister Zaynab, those are my companions and I know them from the before, from my grandfather, the Holy Prophet, gave me the names and the details of my companions. They are the ones who are going to be killed and martyred with me tomorrow. From the time of the Holy Prophet until the time of Abdullah Hussain, those true companions, they were known to Ahlul Bayt alayhim, as we have narrations. Let me just give you this narration. So our dear viewers become pleased because they are lovers of Ahlul Bayt, because they carry the love of Ahlul Bayt in their hearts. Your names Ahlul Bayt say, the companions, they were so sincere in their honor and dignity towards Abdullah Hussain, that this ayah falls upon them. And this is the verse that Abu Abdullah Hussain was reciting after the demise and the death and the martyrdom of every single companion that used to go to the battlefield and not come back. The Imam used to recite this verse of the Holy Qur'an. And they never changed their stand and their opinion about Abdullah Hussain. They saw what was happening on the battlefield, but each one was advising and saying, for example, Muslim Ibn Ausajah said to Habib, Ya Habib, I want to give you my wasiyyeh. What wasiyyeh was that? He said, O Sika bi hadar gharib. Do not leave this Imam who is going to be all alone. Do not leave him. Who are these individuals? They were individuals who Imam Salamullahi alayhim says, Khair min ashabi upon all the companions of the prophets and messengers and the imams. I do not know any companions better than my companions. So what levels did these individuals reach? Amongst those strong brave warriors was an individual by the name of Abis Ashakiri. Go and read the life of Abis Ashakiri. He is an individual that was known for his bravery. He was a lion on the battlefield. He saw the true meanings of the values and freedoms that Abdullah al-Fursayn was speaking about. That is why he came and sacrificed himself on the battlefield. Do you know how he went to the battlefield? First, he entered the battlefield with a shield and a sword and an armor. As usual, as normal, as all the soldiers go to the battlefield with all of these equipment. But soon he noticed that no one is coming towards him. They are all afraid. Omar ibn Sa'd spoke to his army and said, save yourselves. Run away. This is Abis. Usually commanders and army generals, they try to push strength and power into the souls of their soldiers. Telling them, why are you running away? Go to the battlefield, fight. But in this situation, Omar ibn Sa'd was saying to his army, men and soldiers, save yourselves. This is Abis. Who was Abis? Abis was an individual that at the end he decided, I haven't come to the battlefield just to play. I've come to save and protect the life of Abdullah al-Fursayn. I've come to take away these individuals from the front of the path of Abdullah al-Fursayn. So what does he do? And this is a strong and brave warrior. He throws away his shield. He throws away his armor. What else? He takes away his helmet. He throws to one side his sword. He takes off his clothing but leaves his pyjamas and goes and charges the war towards the army of Omar ibn Sa'd. His friends and companions in the army of Imam Hussain say to him, what's wrong with your Abis? Are you okay? A Junintia Abis? Have you gone crazy? Look at the statement of this brave man. Na'am says yes. Why? What has made him reach this level for him to say, the love that I carry for Hussain ibn Ali has made me crazy for him to enter the battlefield without a sword. Another individual was by the name of Wahab. Wahab was a Christian young man who before the events of Ashura, before arriving to Karbalaq, he was a newly wed young man. He was a Christian and he was traveling with his newly wed wife and his mother upon reaching the camp of Abi Abdullah Hussain and arriving at the route of Abi Abdullah Hussain before arriving to the land of Karbalaq, Abi Abdullah Hussain sends after him, calls him, speaks to him, invites him to join him, speaks to him about the values of Islam, speaks to him about his position and how these people are oppressing him. It's the mercy of Imam Hussain. It's the mercy because he wants to save him, he wants to tell him, yah Wahab joined me because if he joined me he will be rewarded with paradise. Wahab on the day of Ashura, he comes and says to his mother or mother, what shall I do? The companions of the Imam are going to the battlefield, from one aspect my wife is saying to me, don't leave me alone, we have just been married. If you go to the battlefield you will be killed, who are you going to leave me for? And from one aspect you, my mother, you're pushing me towards the battlefield, what shall I do? The mother was saying, yah Wahab go, go to the battlefield. Give your life for the sake of Hussain ibn Ali. Do not listen to your wife. Wahab says, I charged towards the battlefield. Wahab was a young man who was very brave, he fought fiercely until he was struck and he fell to the ground. He was bleeding heavily. Suddenly he looks back and he hears the voice of his wife who was telling him, do not go to the battlefield. His wife was saying, yah Wahab, stand up, qatildunat tayyibin, fight and protect the life of the beloved family of Rasulullah. He says to his wife, moments ago you was telling me do not go to the battlefield, what happened? His wife says to him, yah Wahab, la talumni, inna wa'iyat al Hussain, kasarat qalbi. I cannot bear to stand and hear the call of Hussain saying, ala min nasrin yansurini, ala min thabbin yadubbu an-kurami rasulillah. And this was the situation after all the companions went to the battlefield one by one, and Abi Abdullah al Hussain was all alone. Bani Hashem went and never came back. The companions went one by one and never came back. It was time that Abi Abdullah al Hussain was all alone. He started looking at the bodies of the Ansar. Moments later Imam looked at the battlefield, looked at the fields and started calling, When I call you, and I am your Imam, why do you not answer my call? Do you not see me all alone between the thousands of the army of Omar bin Saad? When the Imam did not receive any reply, it's as if he said, Allahumma salli ala muhammedin wa alaikum. How much peace and blessings be not only on Imam Hussain, but also his noble companions. And we see the great reward of these noble companions long after their death, not only do we still narrate their stories alongside the story of Imam Hussain, when we come to the shrine of Hussain in Qalbala, we see just by his grave, there is a mass grave of all these wonderful martyrs, which millions of people visit and must visit once they visit the grave of Hussain al Islam. Insha'Allah, we'll be back right after the break with my guest, Sayyid al-Hakim, where I insha'Allah, we shall be reading some poetry and Sayyid al-Hussain reciting some lamentation insha'Allah. We shall see you then. As-salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakat.