4. The Ark of Salvation

4. ﮐﺸﺘﯽ ﻧﺠﺎت

ﻫﺰاران ﺳﺎل ﭘﯿﺶ از ﺧﻠﻘﺖ اﻧﺴﺎن، ﮐﻠﮏ ﻗﻀﺎ ﺑﺮ ﻋﺮش ﺧﺎﻟﻖ ﻣﻨّﺎن ﻧﻮﺷﺖ:

 إنّ اﻟﺤﺴﯿﻦ ﻣﺼﺒﺎح اﻟﻬﺪي وﺳﻔﯿﻨﻪ اﻟﻨّﺠﺎه؛

ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﻣﺸﻌﻞ ﻫﺪاﯾﺖ و ﮐﺸﺘﯽ ﻧﺠﺎت اﺳﺖ.

اﻣﺎم ﺣﺴـﯿﻦ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺴـﻼم ﻣﺮز ﻋﻘﯿﺪه را در ﻧﻮر دﯾﺪه و در ﻣﯿﺎن ﻫﻤﻪ ي اﻗﻮام ﺟﻬﺎن دل ﻫﺎﯾﯽ را ﺑﻪ ﺳﻮي ﺧﻮد ﺟﺬب ﮐﺮده، آﻧﻬﺎ را در ﺷﻤﺎر ﻋﺎﺷﻘﺎن و دﻟﺪادﮔﺎن ﺧﻮد درآورده

ص:۱۸

اﺳﺖ.

ﺑﻬﺮه ﮔﯿﺮي از ﻧﻬﻀﺖ ﺳﺎﻻر ﺷﻬﯿﺪان، ﺑﻪ ﺷﯿﻌﯿﺎن و ﻣﺴﻠﻤﺎﻧﺎن اﺧﺘﺼﺎص ﻧﺪارد.

ﮐﺘﺎب ارزﺷﻤﻨﺪ: »اﻟﺤﺴﯿﻦ ﻓﯽ اﻟﻔﮑﺮ اﻟﻤﺴﯿﺤﯽ« ﻧﻤﻮﻧﻪ ي ﺻﺪق اﯾﻦ ادّﻋﺎ ﻣﯽ ﺑﺎﺷﺪ۔[1]

ﺳﺨﻨﺎن ﺣﯿﺎت ﺑﺨﺶ و ﺣﺮﮐﺖ آﻓﺮﯾﻦ آن ﺣﻀـﺮت ﻧﯿﺰ ﺧﻄﺎب ﺑﻪ ﻣﺴﻠﻤﺎﻧﺎن و دﯾﻦ ﺑﺎوران ﻧﺪاﺷﺖ، ﺑﻠﮑﻪ ﻫﻤﻪ ي وﺟﺪان ﻫﺎي ﺑﯿﺪار را در ﻃﻮل ﻗﺮون و اﻋﺼﺎر ﺧﻄﺎب ﻣﯽ ﮐﺮد و ﻣﯽ ﻓﺮﻣﻮد:

إن ﻟﻢ ﯾﮑﻦ ﻟﮑﻢ دﯾﻦ، وﮐﻨﺘﻢ ﻻ ﺗﺨﺎﻓﻮن اﻟﻤﻌﺎد، ﻓﮑﻮﻧﻮا أﺣﺮاراً ﻓﯽ دﻧﯿﺎﮐﻢ؛

اﮔﺮ دﯾﻦ ﻧﺪارﯾﺪ و از روز رﺳﺘﺎﺧﯿﺰ ﻧﻤﯽ ﻫﺮاﺳﯿﺪ، در دﯾﻨﺎ ﻣﺮدﻣﯽ آزاده ﺑﺎﺷﯿﺪ۔[2]

 ﺷﺎﻋﺮ ﻧﮑﺘﻪ ﺳﻨﺞ ﻣﻌﺎﺻﺮ ﻣﺮﺣﻮم ﺳﻌﺪي زﻣﺎن ﭼﻪ زﯾﺒﺎ ﺳﺮوده اﺳﺖ.

اﻋﻼﻣﯿّﻪ از ﻗﺘﻠﮕﻪ ﮐﺮب و ﺑﻼ داد

ﺑﺎ زﯾﻨﺐ و ﺳﺠّﺎد ﺳﻮي ﺷﺎم ﻓﺮﺳﺘﺎد

اﯾﻦ ﺟﻤﻠﻪ از ﺧﻮن در آن ﻧﺸﺮﯾّﻪ ﺑﻮد

ﻣﺴﻄﻮر ﮐﻪ ﺑﺎﯾﺪ ﺑﺸﺮ از ﻗﯿﺪ اﺳﺎرت ﺑﻮد آزاد۔[3]

اﻗﺒﺎل ﻻﻫﻮري 1289) - 1353 ق( در اﯾﻦ

راﺑﻄﻪ ﮔﻮﯾﺪ: رﻣﺰ ﻗﺮآن از ﺣﺴﯿﻦ آﻣﻮﺧﺘﯿﻢ

وز آﺗﺶ او ﺷﻌﻠﻪ ﻫﺎ

اﻧﺪوﺧﺘﯿﻢ ﺧﻮن او

ﺗﻔﺴﯿﺮ اﯾﻦ اﺳﺮار ﮐﺮد

ﻣﻠﺖ ﺧﻮاﺑﯿﺪه را ﺑﯿﺪار

ﮐﺮد

ﺗﺎ ﻗﯿﺎﻣﺖ ﻗﻄﻊ اﺳﺘﺒﺪاد ﮐﺮد

[1]      اﻧﻄﻮن ﺑﺎرا، اﻟﺤﺴﯿﻦ ﻓﯽ اﻟﻔﮑﺮ اﻻﺳﻼﻣﯽ، ﭼﺎپ ﮐﻮﯾﺖ، 1978 م.

[2]      اﺑﻦ ﮐﺜﯿﺮ، اﻟﺒﺪاﯾﻪ واﻟﻨّﻬﺎﯾﻪ، ج 8، ص .203

[3]      ﺳﻌﺪي زﻣﺎن، ﻟﻤﻌﺎت ﺣﺴﯿﻨﯽ، ج 2، ص .56

ﻣﻮج ﺧﻮن او ﭼﻤﻦ اﯾﺠﺎد ﮐﺮد۔[1]

ﺷﺎﻋﺮ ﮐُﺮدﺗﺒﺎر ﻣﻌﺎﺻﺮ در اﯾﻦ زﻣﯿﻨﻪ ﮔﻮﯾﺪ:

ﮔﺮ ﻫﻮاﺧﻮاه ﺣﺴﯿﻨﯽ، ﺗﺮك ﺳﺮ ﮐﻦ ﭼﻮن

ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﺷﺮط اﯾﻦ ﻣﯿﺪان ﺑﻪ ﺧﻮن ﺧﻮﯾﺶ

ﺑﺎزي ﮐﺮدن اﺳﺖ

از ﺣﺮﯾﻢ ﮐﻌﺒﻪ ﮐﻤﺘﺮ ﻧﯿﺴﺖ دﺷﺖ ﮐﺮﺑﻼ

ﺻﺪ ﺷﺮف دارد ﺑﺮ آن وادي ﮐﻪ ﮔﻮﯾﻨﺪ اﯾﻤﻦ

اﺳﺖ و در ﺑﯿﺖ آﺧﺮ در ﺗﺨﻠّﺺ ﺧﻮد ﮔﻮﯾﺪ:

»ﻣﻦ ﺳﻨّﯽ ام ﻧﺎﻣﻢ رﺿﺎ ﮐﻠﺐ اﻣﺎم ﻣﺮﺗﻀﯽ۔[2]

اﮔﺮﭼﻪ اﯾﻦ ﺷﺎﻋﺮ ﻣﻌﺎﺻـﺮ از ﭘﯿﺮوان اﻫﻞ ﺑﯿﺖ ﻋﻠﯿﻬﻢ اﻟﺴـﻼم ﻧﯿﺴﺖ، وﻟﯽ ﺳﺨﻨﺎﻧﺶ ﺑﺮﮔﺮﻓﺘﻪ از ﺳﺨﻨﺎن اﻣﺎم ﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ اﻟﺴﻼم اﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ ﻓﺮﻣﻮد:

إﻧّﯽ ﻻ أري اﻟﻤﻮت إﻻّ ﺳﻌﺎده وﻻ اﻟﺤﯿﺎه ﻣﻊ اﻟﻈَﺎﻟﻤﯿﻦ إﻻّ ﺑﺮﻣﺎً؛

ﻣﻦ ﻣﺮگ ﺷﺮاﻓﺘﻤﻨﺪاﻧﻪ را ﺳﻌﺎدت، و زﻧﺪﮔﯽ زﯾﺮ ﯾﻮغ ﺳﺘﻤﮕﺮان را ﻫﻼﮐﺖ ﻣﯽ ﺑﯿﻨﻢ۔۔[3]

ص:۲۰

4. The Ark of Salvation

Thousands of years before the creation of man, the Pen of Divine Decree wrote on the Throne of the All-Bountiful Creator:

"Indeed, Husain is the lamp of guidance and the ark of salvation." Husain is a beacon of guidance and a ship of salvation.

Imam Husain (a.s.)) saw the boundary of creed in light, and among all the peoples of the world, he has drawn countless hearts toward himself, making them among his lovers and devotees.

Benefiting from the uprising of the Master of Martyrs is not limited to the Shia or Muslims. The valuable book "al-Husain fī al-Fikr al-Masīḥī" (Husain in Christian Thought) is a truthful example of this claim.

His life-giving and awakening words were not merely addressed to Muslims or religious believers, but to all awakened consciences throughout the ages. He said:

[1]      اﻗﺒﺎل، ﮐﻠﯿﺎت اﺷﻌﺎر، ص .7475

[2]      ﺻﻔﯽ زاده، ﭘﺎرﺳﯽ ﮔﻮﯾﺎن ﮐُﺮد، ص 6973 -

[3]      ﺣﺮّاﻧﯽ، ﺗﺤﻒ اﻟﻌﻘﻮل، ص .176

"If you have no religion, and do not fear the Resurrection, then at least be free men in your world."

Meaning:

If you are without religion and do not fear the Day of Judgment, at least be free and honorable in this world.

The insightful contemporary poet, the late Saʿdī Zamān, beautifully composed:

He sent a proclamation from the killing field of Karbala With Zaynab and Sajjād toward Shām (Syria) A message written in blood was in that declaration: Mankind must be free from the shackles of bondage.

The poet Iqbal Lāhorī (1289–1353 AH), in this connection, said:

The secret of the Qur’an we learned from Husain, From his fire, we gathered the flames. His blood unveiled these mysteries; It awakened the sleeping nation. He uprooted tyranny until Qiyāmah. His wave of blood created new life in the garden.

A contemporary Kurdish poet also says in this regard:

If you desire to be like Husain, then sacrifice your head like him. The condition of this battlefield is to play with one’s own blood.

The plain of Karbala is not less than the sanctuary of the Kaʿbah; It holds a hundred times more honor than that valley which is said to be secure.

And in the final verse, in his signature (takhaLLUṣ), he says:

“I am a Sunni; my name is Riḍā, servant of the Imam Murtaḍā.”

Although this contemporary poet is not from among the followers of Ahl al-Bayt (a.s.), his words are drawn from the sayings of Imam Husain (a.s.), where he said:

"Indeed, I do not see death except as felicity, and life with the oppressors except as humiliation."

I see honorable death as happiness, and living under the yoke of tyrants as destruction.