Who is Imam Hussain? Why did he launch an uprising?
In the Name of Allah In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful We have written in the Psalms, after the Remembrance: 'The righteous among My worshipers shall inherit the earth Sura 21: AL-ANBIYA (THE PROPHETS) - Juz' 17 - Translation Qarib Quran ************** Who is Imam Hussain? Why did he launch an uprising? 1. Why did Imam Hussain (a.s.) rise up? Did Imam Hussain (a.s.) rise up only for opposing a corrupt ruler like Yazid? Which were the true dimensions of Imam Hussain's movement? Imam Hussain's (a.s.) movement is, indeed, perceivable via two perspectives—both of which are acceptable. Nonetheless, when put together, the two views show the extensive dimensions of this movement. One perspective involves the appearance of Imam Hussain’s action, which is a movement against a corrupt, deviated, suppressive and oppressive regime: Yazid’s Regime. But, at the heart of his action, there is a more important movement that t...