I never revolted in vain, as a rebel or as a tyrant, but I … - Husayn ibn Ali

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I never revolted in vain, as a rebel or as a tyrant, but I rose seeking reformation for the nation of my grandfather Muhammad. I intend to enjoin good and forbid evil, to act according to the traditions of my grandfather, and my father ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib.

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Hussain ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (Arabic: الحسين بن علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب) ‎(626 – 680 AD) was the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the son of ‘Alī and Fātimah, as well as the third Shī‘ah Imām.

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Native Name: أبو عبد الله الحُسين بن علي بن أبي طالب

Alternative Names: Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib • Husain • Hussain • Hussein • Leader of the Youth of Paradise • Master of the Martyrs • Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib • Emam Hossein

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The wise one does not speak to one whom he fears he shall be belied, he does not ask anyone of anything if he fears he shall not give, and he does not repose hope on one whom he does not trust.

Those who worship God for the hope of gaining, they’re not real worshippers, they’re merchants. Those who worship God out of fear (of punishment), they’re slaves. And those who worship God to be grateful towards their creator, they are the free people, and their worship is a real one.

One who pursues a goal through sinful ways, will ironically distance himself from that goal, and will approach what he was afraid of.

I never revolted in vain, as a rebel or as a tyrant, but I rose seeking reformation for the nation of my grandfather Muhammad. I intend to enjoin goo… - Husayn ibn Ali

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