@Ike, why martyrdom of Hussein is ignored by most of the western authors? Laura No Laura; let me highlight some of the quotes: The tragic scene of the death of Hosein will awaken the sympathy of the coldest reader. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, London, 1911, volume 5, p. 391-392 Charles Dickens If Husain had fought to quench his worldly desires…then I do not understand why his sister, wife, and children accompanied him. It stands to reason therefore, that he sacrificed purely for Islam. Antoine Bara : No battle in the modern and past history of mankind has earned more sympathy and admiration as well as provided more lessons than the martyrdom of Husayn in the battle of Karbala. Husayn in Christian Ideology Dr. K. Sheldrake: iOf that gallant band, male and female knew that the enemy forces around were implacable, and were not only ready to fight, but to kill. Denied even water for the children, they remained parched under the burning sun and scorching sands, yet not one faltered for a moment. Husain marched with his little company, not to glory, not to power of wealth, but to a supreme sacrifice, and every member bravely faced the greatest odds without flinching. Ignaz Goldziher (Hungarian orientalist): Weeping and lamentation over the evils and persecutions suffered by the ‘Alid family, and mourning for its martyrs: these are things from which loyal supporters of the cause cannot cease. ‘More touching than the tears of the Shi’is’ has even become an Arabic proverb. Introduction to Islamic Theology and Law, Princeton, 1981, p.179 Edward G. Brown (Professor at the University of Cambridge): a reminder of that blood-stained field of Karbala, where the grandson of the Apostle of God fell, at length, tortured by thirst, and surround by the bodies of his murdered kinsmen, has been at anytime since then, sufficient to evoke, even in the most lukewarm and the heedless, the deepest emotion, the most frantic grief, and an exaltation of spirit before which pain, danger, and death shrink to unconsidered trifles. A Literary History of Persia, London, 1919, p.227 Sir William Muir (Scottish orientalist): The tragedy of Karbala decided not only the fate of the Caliphate, but also of Mohammadan kingdoms long after the Caliphate had waned and disappeared. Annals of the Early Caliphate, London, 1883, p.441-442 “Though Imam Hussain gave his life years ago, but his indestructible soul rules the hearts of people even today.” Dr. Radha Krishnan
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