Скачать или смотреть "Never to Humiliation": A Call for Everyone, in Every Era - Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi

July 11th, 2025
15th Muharram 1447
Friday Jumu'ah Khutba

The Shi‘a and some Sufi/Sunni communities commemorated the tragedy of Karbala, symbolizing the struggle between justice and tyranny.
Imam Husayn (a) offered to leave peacefully when rejected by the people, but refused to surrender to an unjust ruler or flee in humiliation.
Husayn’s refusal to pledge allegiance to Yazid was a vital moral and spiritual stance, representing divine truth and justice over tyranny.
Accepting Yazid would have symbolized the defeat of moral principles.
Imam Husayn (a) declared that humiliation was not acceptable for the family of the Prophet, as God and the righteous reject obedience to oppressors.
A local dispute arose around a public display of Husayn’s quote “Never to humiliation” at the Jaffari Community Centre, where neighbours and the local community misinterpreted the meaning behind this universal message
This slogan embodies global resolve against oppression, urging peoples to resist injustice peacefully, as explained earlier in the lecture
It does not represent, encourage, condone, or relate to any form of violence
We invite the local community and neighbours to reach out and learn more about this message and Husayn's struggle for freedom, rather than making assumptions or spreading misinformation
The message of Karbala is universal and continues to inspire oppressed people worldwide to stand against injustice.
Conveying the message of the oppressed, like Lady Zaynab and Imam Zaynul ‘Abidin did, is a vital part of resistance against false narratives.
Highlighting modern parallels to historical episodes of oppression, especially media bias and suppression of voices criticizing Israeli actions in Gaza, where labels of Anti-Semitism are used to silence valid criticisms of a government system

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