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The Spiritual Importance of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage… S. Fahs and Y. Ali / (79
touched by the fire, and The Quranic verses and
you would not have other honourable hadiths show
than Allah any protectors; that obedience should be
then you would not be shown towards the rightful
helped”. (Quran, 11: 113) leader and not to the
oppressor because accepting
In the English language, wrongdoing for a long
the incline means to remain period of time distorts the
silent about something. The human instinct and causes a
incline in this noble verse person to be satisfied and
refers to the tendency to content with the oppression.
defend wrongdoers, justify In addition to their
their actions and deeds, and ideological and religious
remain silent about them. role in directing the people,
When asked why the the Prophets and Imams
Umayyads had such presence had a role in confronting
and power, Imam Sadiq dictators and their beliefs,
said: so they had a giant role in
“If someone had stood preserving Islamic principles
up to the Umayyads and and defending the Prophet’s
opposed their views, they Sharia by standing up to
would not have robbed tyrants.
us of our rights”. For example; Abraham
(Majlisi, 1983, Vol. 93: 238)
confronted Nimrud, Moses
faced Pharaoh and Imam
