The story of Amen Hussain

By alizada
• Hello everyone,My name is Alizada .and I am a afghan so I will be
talking about the story of amen Hussain. This is one of my cultural
legends which was passed on to one generations to another generations
tell all the way up to this generation .

• So you all are wondering what is the story about so I will explain it
in full detail. Hussain the son of Ali and the grandson of Muhammad took
a stand against Yazid’s evil rule. Whilst Yazid was feared and hated for
his ruthlessness, Hussain was loved and respected by society. Yazid
realised this, and understood that if he could convince Hussain to support
him, the people would too. So Yazid send his troops to convince Hussain
to suppers him so Hussain had a choice. To support the tyrant and live a
comfortable life full of luxury, or to refuse and likely be killed for his
decision. So For Hussain he could not live his life as a supporter of
tyranny, and the choice for him was simple. Hussain refused. He said “I
only desire to spread good values and prevent evil”.

• Having refused to support Yazid, Hussain knew his life was in

danger. Yazid did not allow anyone to oppose him, and adopted a policy
of killing those who disagreed with him. Cautious of this, Hussain
decided to leave his hometown of Medina, and take his family Mecca. so
Hussain went to Mecca, the capital city of Islam and home to the Ka’ba,
Hussain hoped Yazid would respect the holy city and not follow Hussain
and his family. However, Yazid did not. Forced to leave Mecca, Hussain
set course for Kufa. A city in Iraq where he had received letters of
support from. Yazid predicted this and sent a huge army to block Hussain
from reaching Kufa, and force them to the desert town of Karbala.

• So when he reached Karbala, Hussain with his family 72

companions were surrounded by Yazid’s forces of up to 30,000 men.
Despite being hugely outnumbered and with limited access to water,
Hussain refused to give up. Yazid gave Hussain a final choice. To either
support the government, or be killed.so After receiving the final
ultimatum from Yazid, Hussain realised he would be killed in a matter of
days. so amen Hussain gathered his companions and urged them to
escape. And amen Hussain explained that it was him who Yazid wished
to kill, not them. Again, Hussain’s selflessness shone through. Having
been deprived of water in the hot desert and he urged his supporters to
save themselves.
 • HUSSAIN STOOD BY HIS PRINCIPLES AND MADE A
SELFLESS SACRIFICE.AND Despite this, Hussain’s men stayed loyal
to him and stayed true to their principles. Within a few days Yazid
ordered his army to kill Hussain and his companions. When the dust
settled, Hussain and his companions were killed. Throughout the forces
of Yazid promised him he could leave freely if he chooses to support
Yazid, but every time Hussain refused and was eventually killed, In front
of his principles.

• After amen Hussain death, Hussain’s family were taken captive.

His sister, Zainab, took up the role of leadership and gave an inspiring
speech in Yazid’s palace, condemning his actions and his style of
leadership. Zainab was the first one to be inspired by Hussain’s stand and
his principles. Despite the gender that existed in society at the time, she
refused to be silent and held Yazid and his ministers to account for their
role in the moral decay of society.

• THE MOREL OF THE LEGEND WAS TO NEVER FORCE OR

BE TO GREEDY TO PEOPLE IN MANY WAS WHICH IT WILL
CUSS A CUAMOTION AND WHAT EVER YOU DO IN THE DARK
WOULD COME BACK TO THE LIGHT.