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His soul did not allow him to give allegiance to
an immoral and unjust leader. His mission was not
born out of a need for power, but was to “‘correct
not conquer,’” and to simply refuse to be silent in
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the face of injustice. Imam Hussain tells the people,
“[The Caliphate] ha[s] spread corruption, suspended
the application of Islamic laws, and taken to
themselves Muslims' wealth. Besides forbidding
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what is permitted and allowing what is forbidden."
For the likeness of his character, the Imam had "no
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choice but to announce his outright rejection" of Yazid.
He chose to pursue a journey based on
principles, while many chose to remain indifferent,
so as to not to disrupt their lives with hardship.
History recounts certain people who attempted to
derail Imam Hussain from his mission. As mentioned
in “The Revolution of Imam Al-Hussain (a),” a man
by the name of ‘Abd Allah ibn Muti’ al-’Adawi warns
the Imam, “By God, if you see what the Umayyad
clan has in their hands, it will kill you [...] By God, it
is the sanctity of Islam which will be defiled [...]
Do not go to Kufa. Do not expose yourself to the
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Umayyad clan.”

1. Mutahhari, Tehran. https://www.al-islam.org/truth-about-al-
Hussain-s-revolt-ayatullah-murtadha-mutahhari.
2. Yusuf Fadhl, https://www.al-islam.org/imam-Hussains-revolution-
analytical-review-yusuf-fadhl.
3. Mutahhari, Ibid.
4. Shams Ad-Din Al-Amili, https://www.al-islam.org/revolution-imam-
al-Hussain-shaykh-muhammad-mahdi-shams-ad-din-al-amili.