How can I insult him when I'm saying that he was a great man & he would've made a great Caliph !
I dont mean any disrespect but you are obviously missing the bit of history
the way things were.. after having seen his father and older brother assassinated and the caliphate firmly under the Bannu Umayats there was no chance of him becoming a Caliph.
it may seem like he asked for trouble and got killed in the process, but he was already marked for elimination, his presence was a hurdle for the smooth rule of Yazid and he would have had him assassinated just like his older brother who is not really known much.
Ali's sleeping on the bed of Muhammad PBUH, despite the mortal danger, Hazrat Abu Bark's ra decision to block the snake pits with his toes and getting stung in the end were all done in the love and power of faith in Muhammad PBUH & His Islam. the only difference is that they lived through their ordeals but Hissain didnt. his journey from Madina to Karbala was the Will of Allah, I believe he knew about the result and just like Hazrat Ismael he was content with it
in a crude and elementary sense it was the climax of the civil war which was started by the father of Yazid, Hazrat Amir Mawviya r.a who decided to wage war against Hazrat Ali r.a in the name of blood of Hazrat Usman r.a, we Sunnis shy away from questioning why Hazrat Mawviya r.a did what he did and what truth was there behind his allegations and why a Khalifa Rashid had to face such accusations and the bloody war.
for us all Sahabah are pious and must be respected even if some of them picked up arms against the others and had them killed this is the tragedy of our faith which is unique to Islam which gives a lot of fodder to those who mock our faith.
we are drifting away from the subject here, which was about heavens crying over the murder of Muhammad PBUH's grandson in the most grotesque way. I would have happened just like we are told that the Ursh trembles on the cries of the innocent.. these words may or may not be taken literally they are said to make a reference.
I am a devout Sunni, I have attended one or two Majalis that were co-organised by shia and sunni people and upon the mention of shahadah of Hussain r.a I saw some people in tears but I couldnt bring myself to that because in current times I see Krabala happening on everyday in Pakistan (including the massacres of Ahmedis and Christians) my eyes have died out and I am a bit fed up with the freedom with with evil is able to bring pain to the mankind. I sometimes think that why shias dont call off their processions as it will keep them safe from the takfiris but then again the takfiris have now declared war on all of us so there is no respite there.
the concept of shahadah and sacrifice is very important, keeping the sectarian divide aside we must try to understand why these words exist and what is the lesson behind it? speak up in the face of the tyrant no matter how much odds are stacked against you.
I finish my post on the mention of Alama Naemi Shaheed r.a, he was marked by the taliban, he knew his life was in danger for speaking up against the takfiris but he continued with his work and sacrificed with his life for what he believed in. had he been quiet and ambiguous like many of our other relgious leaders, he would have made the head of Ullema Council with a good grant and perks..
waslam, I got nothing to add.
Long Live Muhammed PBUH's Islam
