Living Martyr Episode 2: The Origins Of Hussain And Yazid

09/16/19 • 32 min

The two main characters involved in the story of Karbala are often spoken about confined to the tale. What this doesn't allow for is a wider inspection of how they came to be.
Episode 2 looks at Hussain and Yazid from the early days: how they grew up, how they saw the world around them, what characteristics they embodied and how all of these things, and more, shaped them to become the personalities they were and ideologies they had come 680 AD. It also allows those unfamiliar with Hussain and Yazid to gain some wider context into their backgrounds - just who exactly are you exactly listening about?
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Previous Episode

Living Martyr Episode 1: The Shia Of Ali

1400 years ago, a man and his family found themselves on the plains of mesopotamia confronted by an army. 100 or so men, women and children against 3-30,000 soldiers sent on behalf of the ruling Caliph. Suffice to say, it was a bloodbath.
1400 years later, almost no city across the world does not mourn the death of that man and his family. 1.8 billion revere his stand and 300 million of those people go a step further, basing their actions and principles around that man and his family. On the 20th of Safar of the Islamic calendar, 20-30 million people flock to his grave in order to pay remembrance, consistently the largest peaceful gathering year on year. The caliph who ordered his death? Nowhere to be heard of or seen.
This is the tale of Hussain: son of Ali and grandson of the Prophet. A tale known by heart in Shia circles but often underappreciated amongst the wider Muslim community and unknown to many across the world. This is a tale of a man and his stand against injustice, against oppression, against hate. This is a tale which goes beyond time, person and space: his message was universal, for persons of all faiths and none and for all corners of this earth.
Over the next few weeks, I hope to tell this story piece by piece. Many of you may already be aware of his journey, many of you may not. I am no expert, but I hope I can do it some justice and bring some small light into the magnanimity of this man: the Living Martyr.

Next Episode

Living Martyr Episode 3: A Tale Of Four Cities

Muawiyah is dead. Yazid has ascended the throne. He sends his threats to Imam Hussain regarding paying allegiance to him or facing death but the Imam knows that with allegiance comes the acceptance and advocation of tyranny in the name of religion. This episode find us following the journey of Imam Hussain from his house when he hears the news of Muawiyah's death to the city that promised him sanctuary and support... until they didn't.