In the civil society we live it is our duty to work for the overall development and welfare of humanity. Hussainiat teaches us the benevolence like that of a torrential rain of which the beneficiaries gain irrespective of their color, caste, creed or religion.
Imam Ali (as) in one of his sayings is reported to have said that “Muslims and non-Muslims should be treated alike. Muslims are your brothers and non-Muslims are human beings”. Some people may object that they treat us as their worst enemy so why should we treat them alike? Hussainiat itself answers here. Imam Hussein (as) used to say that we should raise our conduct and morality above the normal standards. The life of our Holy Imams is the best example along with that of our Holy prophet (swa) in this regard. We should not behave like them. Instead we should try to set the higher standards in order to be recognized as a true Hussaini. People can be won over by might by not their hearts. We should come forward to help all the downtrodden and oppressed. This will not only dilute their opposition towards Muslims but also strengthen our stand. Imam Ali (as) says that a wicked can’t be faced with wickedness as he has the specialization his skills. The best way to encounter him is with the morality as he isn’t even aware of it’s a, b, c, d. It is our higher standards of morality, ethics, social behavior that place us far ahead of general Muslims. Usually people all around the world believe that the Shiite are better educated and well behaved. But during the recent times many of us have noticed the degradation in our standards. This is simply ridiculous because this is not our natural way to live. So better the people among us should come forward and try to make some awareness campaigns. This may not make the gradual change but at least we should start from somewhere. Hopefully many of us will take some initiative as we are the leader in our self and Hussainis doesn’t rely on numbers but the quality of efforts.
Imam Ali (as) in one of his sayings is reported to have said that “Muslims and non-Muslims should be treated alike. Muslims are your brothers and non-Muslims are human beings”. Some people may object that they treat us as their worst enemy so why should we treat them alike? Hussainiat itself answers here. Imam Hussein (as) used to say that we should raise our conduct and morality above the normal standards. The life of our Holy Imams is the best example along with that of our Holy prophet (swa) in this regard. We should not behave like them. Instead we should try to set the higher standards in order to be recognized as a true Hussaini. People can be won over by might by not their hearts. We should come forward to help all the downtrodden and oppressed. This will not only dilute their opposition towards Muslims but also strengthen our stand. Imam Ali (as) says that a wicked can’t be faced with wickedness as he has the specialization his skills. The best way to encounter him is with the morality as he isn’t even aware of it’s a, b, c, d. It is our higher standards of morality, ethics, social behavior that place us far ahead of general Muslims. Usually people all around the world believe that the Shiite are better educated and well behaved. But during the recent times many of us have noticed the degradation in our standards. This is simply ridiculous because this is not our natural way to live. So better the people among us should come forward and try to make some awareness campaigns. This may not make the gradual change but at least we should start from somewhere. Hopefully many of us will take some initiative as we are the leader in our self and Hussainis doesn’t rely on numbers but the quality of efforts.
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