The Miracles of Imam Hasan and Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with them)

 A divine verdict?

 

Imam Ibn Katheer has mentioned another miracle of Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him).

 

Those who had martyred Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him) returned, drank wine and spent the night.  The blessed head of Hadhrat Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him) was with them.  Suddenly a pen of iron appeared and it was written in blood on the walls:

 

Those who have martyred Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him)

 

Do they still hope for his grandfather’s intercession on the Day of Judgment?

 

‘Allama Muhammad bin Yousuf Salihi (May Allah shower His mercy on him) writes on the authority of Ibn Asakar:

Translation: A group of people went to Rome on an expedition.  There, they saw this couplet written on the wall of a church.  On inquiring, they found that this couplet had been there since 300 years before the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) declared His Prophethood.  (Subul Ul Huda War Rashad, Vol. 11, Pg. No. 80)

 

This shows the stature Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him) has with Allah Most High.

 

All the miracles and wonders mentioned above have been related by exegetes, jurists, experts of Hadith memorization and historians in authoritative and reliable books.  These are those scholars of Islam from whose relation and interpretation of Hadith, a great corpus of Islamic knowledge is derived.

 

The aforementioned incidents make it clear that Imam Hasan and Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with them) were not powerless.  Almighty Allah has granted them power and authority.  Having power but not using it is possible only for the truly great.  As it was a trial (from Allah) the Imams didn’t use any of their divinely granted power and authority to stop the oppressors.  If they had so desired, the earth itself would have gobbled them and the sky would have rained fire on them – the Imams expressed miracles on some occasions and suggested that they are not helpless before others.

 

Through the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him) the Ummah gets a great lesson of sacrifice, those who are powerless and helpless gain assurance, the oppressed derive courage and the spirit to overpower the forces of falsehood, the lessons of steadfastness and firmness of purpose can be learnt; all in all Islam is revived and the standard of truth was again hoisted.

 

For the sake of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), may Allah Most High keep us steadfast on the path of guidance and let us die with our faiths intact.  May the Lord Almighty grant us the blessings of Imam Hasan and Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with them).  Aameen.