These will inspire
*****01*****
Black-robed, bare-footed, with dim eyes that rain
Wild tears in memory of thy woeful plight.
And hands that in blind, rhythmic anguish smite
Their blood-stained bosoms, to sad refrain
From the old haunting legion of thy pain,
Thy votaries mourn thee through the tragic night
With mystic dirge and melancholy rite.
Crying to thee Husain! Ya Husain!
Why do thy myriad lovers so lament?
Sweet saint, is not thy matchless martyrhood
The living banner and brave covenant
Of the high creed thy prophet did proclaim,
Bequeathing for the world's beautitude
Thy enduring loveliness of Allah's name!
~Sarojini Naidu~
*****02*****
But for the sacrifices of the great martyrs, the world would have
remained unaquainted with the values of morality, religion and
truth. The world owes those martyrs great debt of gratitude, who
preferred death to dishonour. Imam Husain belongs to the class of
martyrs who laid down their lives in the service of humanity. We
should actualise his memory in our own conduct and we should learn
a lesson from his sacrifice.
~Dastoor Kaikhusro Mahyar Kator~
*****03*****
Quat-le Husain asl mein marg-e-Yazeed hai
Islam zinda hota hai har Kerbala ke baad.
~Moulana Mohammed Ali "Jauhar"~
*****04*****
In a distant age and climate the tragic scene of the death of
Husain will awaken the sympathy of the coldest reader
~Gibbon~
*****05*****
The sacrifice that Imam Husain gave in the desert of Kerbala is an
example to all of us, giving us impetus and instruction to do our
bit when circumstances oblige us to face evil against truth. Imam
Husain with his 72 followers achieved everlasting victory in
his defeat which it is impossible for any great force to acquire
at any cost. Imam Husain proved to the world for all times that
numbers do not count when the real spirit is in action with a
definite purpose and determination.
~Sir Byramjee Jeejeebhoy~
*****06*****
The kerbala tragedy is a historical event of human martyrdom of
such importance that it cannot be forgotton.It shall continue to
influence the lives of billions of men and women of the world throughout the ages. The event is commemorated in India with
complete reverence, not only Muslims participate in the rites, but
also the non-Muslims evince great interest therein equally well.
~Dr. Rajendra Prasad~
*****07*****
There is no house-hold in the world which presented so many martyrs
as Husain's. The number of his companions counted, his might
measured, his fame assessed, and his family appraised, he stands
unique in history of the world. Being a martyr, the son of a
martyr, and the father of martyrs, indeed, he is the Lord of Martyrs.
~Abbas Mohammed al-Aqqua~d
*****08*****
Let the whole world then join in common love and reverence to
glorify the name of this perfect man and let the anniversary of this grandest and sublimest event in history be fittingly celeberated. As to keep green the commemoration of this great sacrifice is to water the roots of love and peace, truth and honesty, liberty and fidelity amongst the entire humanity.
~Dastoor Kaikhusro Mahyar Kator~
*****09*****
Such deeds should be regarded as, and they really are, the common
heritage of all mankind. Just as a rose is a rose, whether in Arabia of in ancient Egypt, similarly such great and noble sacrifices are things of which all mankind, for all times, may be equally proud.
~Pandit Sunder Lall~
*****10*****
If ignorant prejudice does not blur our vision, we cannot fail to
appreciate, whatever religion we may profess, the sacrifice of the
martyrs of Kerbala in the cause of Truth and Justice, for the
appeal of Truth and Justice is universal, it is not bounded by
geographical or creedal limitations.
~Pandit B.N.Sarga~
*****11*****
One of the significant fact of history is the great and abiding
influence of the tragedy of Kerbala on the human world. Strange
that through these long centuries this powerful impress should
have influenced hundreds and millions and drawn forth the sympathy
of vast numbers of others; and yet it is not strange, for
sacrifice in a cause has always moved mankind and the purer the
sacrifice and the nobler the ideal the further it goes echoing
through the corridors of time and affecting the lives of men and
women. It is inevitable that a tragedy should arouse sorrowful
feelings. Still, out of that sorrow itself comes a feeling of
truimph - the victory of the human will over the most adverse
circumstances. And thus out of sorrow and defeat come joy and
victory. and it is well that we remember this and take inspiration
from it
~Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru~
*****12*****
If Husain fought to quench his wordly desires, (as alleged by
certain Christian critics) then I do not understand why his
sisters, wives, and children accompanied him. It stands to reason therefore that he sacrificed purely for Islam.
~Charles Dickens~
*****13*****
The tragedy of Kerbala decided not only the fate of the caliphate,
but of Mohamedan Kingdoms long after the caliphate had waned and
disappeared. Who that has seen the wild and passionate grief with
which, at each recurring anniversary, the Muslims of every land
spend the live-long night, beating their breasts and vociferating
unweariedly the frantic cry -- Hasan Husain! Hasan Husain -- in wailing cadence can fail to recognise the fatal weapon, sharp and
double-edged, which the Ommeyyad dynasty allowed thus to fall into
the hands of their enemies.
~William Muir~
*****14*****
Husain marched with his little company, not to glory, not to
power, or wealth, but to a supreme sacrifice and every member of
that gallant band, male and female, knew that the foes around were
implacable, were not only ready to fight, but to kill. Denied
even water for the children, they remained parched under a burning
sun, amid scorching sands yet not one faltered for a moment but
bravely faced the greatest odds without flinching.
~Dr. K. Sheldrake~
*****15*****
He who could have said he was the Lord of the East
Merely bowed his head and said "I am Husain"
~Unknown~
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