The Great Personality of Sayyiduna Imam Ḥusayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ

Book Name:The Great Personality of Sayyiduna Imam Ḥusayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ

increasing our worries, however, at that time, we will be incapable of doing anything other than feeling regretful.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Passion for recitation of the noble Quran

O the devotees of Imam Husayn! The way Imam Husayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ was passionate about performing worship abundantly and he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ used to offer Nawafil abundantly, similarly, he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ also had a great passion to recite the Holy Quran abundantly too. Let us hear about his abundant recitation of the Holy Quran.

Sayyiduna Imam Sha’bi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states: رَاَیْتُ الْحُسَیْنَ یَتَخَتَّمُ فِیْ شَھْرِ رَمْضَان i.e. I saw that Imam Husayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ would complete the entire Quran in Ramadan-ul-Kareem.[1] 

A practicing scholar of the holy Quran

Sayyiduna Imam Husayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ was a practicing scholar of the Quran, an embodiment of piety and righteousness, someone who had fear of Allah Almighty, and a person of great generosity.[2]

Love for the holy Quran and Salah

O devotees of Imam Husayn! We come to know of Sayyiduna Imam Husayn’s رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ love for the holy Quran and Salah from the following incident: On the 9th Muharram-ul-Haraam, when all hopes of reconcilement with the army of Yazeed had ended, Imam Husayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ told his brother that this battle should be delayed until tomorrow by any means and it will be better if we spend this night in the worship of


 

 



[1] Siyar A’lam-ul-Nubala, Al-Husayn Bin Ali. vol. 4, p. 410

[2] Shahadat Nawasah Sayyid-ul-Abrar, p. 473, summarised