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Do not Destroy our Holy Shrines
By Zahra Fa.

All the Prophets (a.s.) and the Holy imams (a.s.) have said: "The world is a garden, In the garden there is a tree. The tree is Ahlulbayts family. In the garden there is also a flower. The flower is Imam Hussein a.s. So Imam Hussein a.s. is a flower!" In the heavens, Almighty Allah (s.w.t.) asked all the prophets (a.s.) and Imams (a.s.) - "Who will sacrifice his family? who will sacrifice his baby? Who will sacrifice a 4 year old girl? who will sacrifice all his belongings"? Imam Hussein a.s. stood up and replied that he would sacrifice all of the above. Then Almighty Allah (s.w.t.) asked - "Who would sacrifice the chadar (veil) of the womenfolk"? Imam Zain ul aabedeen a.s. stood up and replied that he would take up this sacrifice!! A person asked - "Why is Imam Zain ul aabedeen a.s. not called a flower"? - The reply was that even he is a flower, but mostly it is Imam Hussein a.s.  Example -:  There is a house. In that house there is Father and Mother. The father buys expensive jewelry for the mother. The next day a thief comes and steals the jewelry. Who would feel sadder?? The person replied that the father would feel sadder. So Imam a.s. asked the person, Why would the mother not feel more saddened as the jewelry was now the property of the mother? The person replied - As the father had spent money from his pocket   to buy the expensive jewelry he would feel sadder. Imam explained - In Karbala, Imam Hussein a.s. was the head of the household and the Imam of that time. He decided to spend everything he had to save the most precious thing in this world – ISLAM.  After the 10th Muharram sacrifice, when he had finally given all he had , began the sacrifice of Imam Zain ul aabedeen a.s., to sacrifice the chadars of the women folk for Precious Islam. Imam Hussein was the base for all the sacrifices given to save the most precious thing on earth - ISLAM!!! It is very sad that today the Saudi nation wants to destroy the Holy shrines of Imam Hussein a.s., Hazrat Abbas a.s. and the Shrine of Bibi Zainab in Damascus. Please leave these Shrines in peace. Imam Hussein has suffered a lot for Islam - Why are the Saudi Muftis calling for the destruction of the Holy shrines? What wrong or sin have these shrines committed against Islam, that the Muftis consider it necessary to destroy the holy shrines? O Muftis - These are the shrines of the family members of the Holy Prophet SAW. Why are you trying to hurt the holy Prophet SAW.

Source: Moulana Sadiq Hassan, Towards Karbala written by Ayatollah Mohamed Yazdi, and www.presstv.com