Hussain’s Imprint

Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet, the son of Fatimah and ‘Ali, was a man known for his intense spirituality. His spiritual compositions such as the Invocation of ‘Arafah reveal a deep sense of mystical connection to the Divine, one that the imperialists had no interest in or use for. Right after the demise of the Prophet Muhammad, his daughter Fatimah and his would be successor Ali, were the object of intense persecution and kept away from power through a coup that later on enabled the old enemies of Muhammad, the trading clan of the Bani Umayyah, to eventually take over power of the entire Muslim community and empire. The Prophet’s Family is known to have had a great deal of love and affection for the nations and people who had been forcefully conquered by the violent wars of the Arab conquests and they themselves did not participate in any of the wars of conquest nor waged any during the very few years they were allowed to rule. The Byzantine sources even speak of ‘Ali as “Ali the Persian” due to the mutual love between himself and the downtrodden Iranian nation conquered and enslaved by a racist regime that was bent on destroying its rich heritage.