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Heroic Manifestations of Ashura) part۲)

"The Islamic nation must resign itself to the loss of Islam if it finds a ruler like Yazid."

Hawzah News Agency (Qom, Iran) - His encounter with Marwan ibn Hakam
After the meeting, the next day Marwan advised the Imam to give allegiance to Yazid, to which Imam Husayn firmly responded, "The Islamic nation must resign itself to the loss of Islam if it finds a ruler like Yazid." In other words, Islam will vanish with the rulership of Yazid. Imam said:

 

“O' Marwan! How do you urge me to give allegiance to Yazid, a wrongdoer? Indeed, what you say is nonsense and I do not reprimand you for it, because you are the cursed person whom the Prophet cursed while you were not born yet. And it is improbable that the one who is cursed by the Prophet invites people to give allegiance to Yazid.”4
 

The Imam's firm resolution shocked Marwan and silenced him. No one but Imam Husayn dared to speak in this manner to Marwan5, and Marwan feared this could destroy his own reputation.
 

His reply to Muhammad Hanafiyyah
When Muhammad Hanafiyyah talked to the Imam about giving allegiance, Imam Husayn said, "O' my brother! By Allah, even if I find no refuge in the whole world, I would never give allegiance to the son of Mu'awiyyah."6
 

Imam Khomeini was a student and follower of the school of Ahlul Bayt. After being expelled from Iraq by its government and forbidden from entering Kuwait, Imam Khomeini said, "I do not head for a specific place. The real important issues are carrying out divine duties and defending Islam and Muslims."7

Imam Khomeini also said, "I will express my opinions, no matter where I go. I would go from one airport to another and from one city to another to tell the world that all the oppressors of the world have conspired with each other ignore to the voices of the oppressed throughout the world."8

 

4. Maqtal Kharazmi, vol. 1, p. 185.
5. Marwan was son of Hakam son of Abi al-'As, son of Umayyah. (So, Hakam, Marwan's father was Mu'awiyah's cousin and 'Uthman's uncle; since, Abi al-'As was the brother of 'Affan, father of 'Uthman.) When the Prophet (S) conquered
Mecca, Hakam had to convert to Islam together with Abu Sufyan and other polytheists in order to save his life. Once, the Prophet (S) came across Hakam (Marwan's father) and stated: "Woe to my Ummah dealing with the child of this man. (i.e.Marwan)".
 

The Prophet (sa) exiled Hakam to Ta'if and even once wanted to take his eye out since he eavesdropped on private conversations of the Prophet's (S) house and spread them in meetings and gatherings. (Of course, other reasons are also mentioned for his exile.) Once 'Ayesha told Marwan: "I testify that the Prophet (S) cursed your father when you were in his [your father's] loins!" In his Usd al Ghabah, Ibn Athir says: "No doubt despite the Prophet's mercy and forgiveness, he
cursed and exiled Hakam to Ta'if. This shows that he had not done little wrong!" Hakam stayed with his son (Marwan) in Ta'if during the rest of the Prophet's (S) life and ruling of the first and second caliphs but his nephew, 'Uthman - during his
government - asked him to come back.
 

Once, Imam 'Ali saw Marwan and said: "Woe to you, woe to the Prophet's Ummah dealing with you and your children."
 

When Muslims attacked 'Uthman's house and killed him, Marwan's neck was hurt and remained askew until the end of his life. Mu'awiyah appointed him as his agent in Medina and Mecca and later Ta'if, and dismissed him in 48 AH. After withdrawal of Mu'awiyah ibn Yazid (second Mu'awiyah) from rulership, Marwan became the caliph of Sham and finally was killed by his wives. (Cf. Usd al Ghabah, vol. 2, p. 48, no. 1217, trans. by Hakam ibn Abi al-'As Umaw!; Ibid. vol. 5, p. 139, no. 4848, trans. by Marwan ibn Hakam; Sharh Nahj al-Balaghah, Ibn Abi al-Hadid, vol. 6, p. 275, Sermon no. 72.)
 

Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn interceded and Marwan was released after he had been captured in the battle of Jamal. After his release, the two Imams reported to their father: "Marwan wants to swear allegiance to you." Imam 'Ali stated: "Did
he not swear allegiance to me after the murder of 'Uthman in Medina? Now I do not need his allegiance, because he is cooperating with deceitful Jews. If he swears allegiance to me with his hand, he would violate it very soon. Well, he will rule
so long as a dog licks his nose [for a very short time]. He is the father of four rams (who will also rule). The people will face hard days due to him and his sons." (Nahj al-Balaghah, Sermon no. 73)
6. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 44, p. 329.
7. Sahifeh-ye Nur, vol. 1, p. 587 (The message of Imam Khomeini to the Iranian Nation; 10/6/1978).
8. Kawthar, vol. 1, p. 438. Cf. speech made by the departed Hujjat al-Islam Sayyid Ahmad Khomeini.

 

 

 

Reference:
Ayatollah Jawadi Amuli, Heroic Manifestations of Ashura, Journal: Vol. 15, no. 3, Autumn 2014, Translated by Mohammad Reza Farajian, Published by Ahlul Bayt World Assembly.

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