Imam Hussein (AS) Uprising against the Pharaoh of Time

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) -  This is according to Hojat-ol-Islam Bassim Al-Abedi, director of the Quran department at the Shahid Mehrab Institute of Iraq.He said the uprising of Imam Hussein (AS) was a religious, political and social phenomenon and a manifestation of verse 24 of Surah Taha “"Go thou to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds".“The uprising of Imam Hussein (AS) was a revolution against oppression, injustice and transgression,” he underlined.He pointed to reforming the Ummah as one of the main goals of the uprising. “Imam Hussein (AS) said his objective of rising up against Yazid was reforming the Ummah of his grandfather, Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). He embarked on his revolution only when he was certain that deviation and corruption had taken roots in the Islamic Ummah and the Ummah was in need of a powerful movement to be reawakened and return to the Divine faith.”The Iraqi cleric said Imam Hussein’s (AS) movement is unique and has no matches in terms of components, content, leadership, slogans, objectives, those involved, timing, place, etc. He added that the uprising of Imam Hussein (AS) is a Divine one formed to bring the Ummah back to the Straight Path. “It is unlike other revolutions and uprisings which are terrestrial and whose leaders are not infallible.”He likened Imam’s (AS) uprising to the movements of the Divine prophets and said the messengers of God, too, created movements against the tyrants of the time.According to Hojat-ol-Islam Al-Abedi, Ashura is a bright light that illuminated the path for the Islamic Ummah.He stressed the need for reviving Husseini (AS) values in today’s world, saying all Muslims and even non-Muslims ought to stick to Husseini (AS) values like justice, freedom and dignity.Elsewhere in his remarks, he referred to the ideas of some non-Muslims who have praised the uprising of Imam Hussein (AS), stressing that the Imam’s movement was not limited to a certain time or geographical place./129