Hawzah News Agency- In the beginning of his speech Ayatollah Hakim, a Shia source of emulation in Iraq, expressed his happiness regarding the Muslim students' devotion to their religious affairs and beliefs ,then he said, “These days we’re mourning for the great tragedy of Karbala, it’s our duty to remember the Ahl al-Bayt’s (a.s) sufferings and sacrifices for Islam, particularly those of Imam Hussain (a.s), who sacrificed his own life, his family and all of his companions’ lives to decry the oppressive rulers of his time and make people realize that their government was not Islamic at all.

The senior cleric further added, “Imam Hussain’s (a.s) uprising was aimed at defining the true form of Islamic government and Sharia; he wanted people to understand that Yazid’s government has nothing to do with genuine Islam and its teachings; but his enemies revolted against Imam Hussain (a.s) and eventually martyred him. This tragedy took place while his adversaries claimed they believed in Islam but actually they were its enemies."

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