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80 PURE LIFE, Vol.3.No.7, (Safar Al-Muzaffar 1438. Azar 1395. November 2016)

Knowing this, Imam Hussain’s companions
prepare themselves for the cruelest of the deaths.
But it is not this death his followers are afraid of.
To them, this death is a desire: to fight against the
human beasts, and to be sacrificed to protect the
grandson of the Holy Prophet.
The true nature of Yazid’s army is crystallized in
the sermon of Lady Zainab in Syria. She informs
the Syrians of the atrocities committed towards the
Ahlul-Bayt, even after their death. She announces
that “the sacred bodies of the martyrs have been
placed at the disposal of the wolves and other
carnivorous animals of the jungle.”
1
Lady Zainab reveals the true nature of Yazid’s
army as animals. It can be understood that Lady
Zainab, as the daughter of Imam ‘Ali possessed the
knowledge of the hidden world.
Thus, it can be understood that comparing
Yazid’s army wolves is not simply a figure of
speech. Rather, their souls have taken the shape of
a beast, rescinding their position as humans.
The juxtaposition of the two armies is a clear
embodiment of the potential for every human being.
The power to choose: to stand by principles for the
sake of great principles, or to disregard one’s principles
for the sake of wealth and status. It is such decisions
that lead to the elevation or degradation of one’s soul.

1. Ayati, https://www.al-islam.org/probe-history-ashura-dr-
ibrahim-ayati.