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Could You Stand Beside Imam Hussein (AS)? | Face to Face - Episode 9

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The video explores the profound spiritual connection between believers and Imam Hussein (AS), portraying him not merely as a historical figure but as a living presence in the hearts and consciences of the faithful. The narrative delves into the brutal reality faced by Imam Hussein and his family, where traditional weapons like arrows transformed from symbols of protection into instruments of cruelty against them. Despite the terror of seeing spears and arrows raining down, the story emphasizes that Imam Hussein stood alone after all his companions and family were martyred, yet he maintained an unyielding dignity. His honor is depicted as a global revolutionary force rather than just an Islamic one, offering a sanctuary for those burdened by the turmoil of the world and seeking refuge from their own suffering. A central theme of the transcript is the emotional intimacy between the devotee and Imam Hussein, illustrated through a poignant memory of a father comforting his crying child on the battlefield. This imagery serves as a metaphor for how Imam Hussein welcomes the broken-hearted, wiping away tears and exhaustion just as he did in Karbala. The speaker reflects on the transformation of letters filled with promises into blades during times of trial, yet asserts that the gate of mercy remains ever open for those who turn to him. The video suggests that loving Imam Hussein is a natural response to his immense kindness and generosity, where he gives freely without expecting anything in return, making it impossible for sincere people to resist this blessing. The discussion also addresses the challenge of maintaining faith amidst despair and the temptation to lose hope, using the metaphor of standing beside Imam Hussein as an act of ultimate devotion. The speaker questions why some individuals feel driven crazy by their love for him while others struggle with doubt, ultimately concluding that true sincerity leads to a deep bond where one feels honored by his presence. Through supplications made on the Day of Arafah and personal vows, the narrative reinforces the idea that Imam Hussein acts as a guardian, protector, and guide who intercedes for believers, forgiving their sins and granting them martyrdom on his path if it is their destiny. Ultimately, the video concludes with a powerful affirmation that the love for Imam Hussein transcends time and space, connecting the living with the martyred across fourteen centuries. The speaker expresses a desire to be written in the book of the faithful, asking God to grant them the honor of being close to Imam Hussein and to forgive the sins of their loved ones through his intercession. This emotional journey ends with a commitment to remain true to the covenant established by Imam Hussein, viewing him as an eternal source of comfort and strength who waits behind the curtain to welcome those who seek him with pure hearts.
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[Singing] [Music] Oh [Music] Oh [Singing] If only we had been with you, if only we had been with you, so that we might have attained a great victory. [Music] [Singing] Oh. [Music] God, hello, peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings. And upon you be peace. It's possible to start. Look, we talked in all this, my life. [Music] Hussein's food on every occasion, Hussein's food, by God, just build it with water, Imam Hussein. Hussein is present in our hearts, present in our consciences, in our daily lives. [Music] Could [Music] [Music] Why? [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Moreover, the different traditional weapons like the arrows and other traditional weapons. [Music] Me of the exent of the brutality of the enemy of Hussein. I hope, Imam Hussein. [Music] [Music] [ Singing] My father, Bash, my right. [Music] G [Music] [Singing] [Music] [Music] Accepts, and how can he be in this situation, so that he knows that after him [Music] the women will be taken captive, and his children will be taken captive, and he will cut off the Erbil. A great situation. [Music] Peace be upon him. It is not possible for anyone to go through this situation. Oh, by God, Abdullah Abdul. [Snoring sounds] I am so unique feeling that I do [music] [music] [music] [ singing] [music] [music] [music] [music] Oh [music] [ singing] [music] [singing] [music] The honor of Hussein is to be given a chance to talk about Hussein and the honor of Hussein. Hussein does not need us. Hussein is great, not on the Islamic level, no. Hussein is the revolutionary on the global level. Today, when we read all the books, we move [snoring sounds] [music] Come closer. Don't be afraid of these arrows. Come touch them. Feel how sharp and cold they are. But would you believe it? These ws at first. [Music] There were letters. White pat promised come. We will never leave you alone. My dad [music] would kiss every single one of them. He would breathe in their sense but then I don't know what happened. The gr changed and suddenly [Music] Their letters turned into blades. They rained from the sky. [Music] They pierced our skin. They tore through my uncle's hands. [Singing] [Music] Let me tell you something that nobody else knows. On that final [music] day [singing] when my dad was about to leave everyone was weeping. I stood in the corner swallowing my tears trying [Music] so hard to hide them so he wouldn't be sad. [Singing] But my dad saw me. [Music] He dismounted his horse and he sat right there on the dusty ground. Just be in my [music] height. He h me so tight with warm hand whpped [Music] away my tears and whispered please don't c when you c it my heart you know my was so kind he could never bear to see anyone in pain when someone was sad he would w his arms around them right away why do your eyes so your heart is tired [Music] to It feels as though there is a heavy locked inside your chest. One you never told the soul. [Music] It feels like you've been running for a very long time wandering through the noise and chaos of this world. Just searching for a place to rest. Searching for someone to hold you. Yes, it's you. You are the very my has been waiting to race. My dad hasn't changed, [Music] you know. I swear if he sees your eyes wet with cheers, he would grieve you before you even yourself. He truly [Music] likes it when someone comes to his door with a broken heart and leaves emptyhanded. You are a friend of my dad's ar [Music] I can tell. Because your eyes carry the very essence of his kindness. Look, [singing][music] walk through these areas. Don't fear them anymore. It's over now. My dad is up there just behind those curtain waiting for you. He wants to come and wipe away your exhaustion. Just like the day [Music] he on the ground wiped away my tears. I cann't walk any further than this. This is my boundary. You must go all upon yourself and tell him, "Father, look, your friend [music] has finally come. The one who missed you so terribly. Stay right here. Take [music] a deep breath. My right is Ruqayya, and by God, I mean, describing my raising of the helmets is a desperate, miserable, orphaned attempt [music] to honor and venerate these heads. I couldn't bear to see a helmet made in the 21st century, remanufactured and thrown on the ground because it holds the symbolism of Hussein. So what about the one who saw the head hanging on the spears? The head of Hussein and his family hanging on the spears. 27 Imam Hussein [music][singing] In the name of God, the most gracious [music], the most merful peace be upon you. I know you are burdened. [music] I know you have come to this seeking refuge [music] from the claimant of the world, from its turmoil, and from the burden that has laid [music] upon your heart. Do not think you are alone. [music] Do not think your suffering is unseen. I know you. [Music] I know what lies heavy upon you. I know the grieves you have concealed and the tears you shed in the darkness. The tears witnessed by none, God. [Singing] I heard even the [Music] whisper of your heart. Once letters came [Music] to me in great number of pages adorned with promises, words of loyalty, words of devotion, but when the hour of trial descended [Music] those words vanished, and today from this place I call you my [Music] draw [Singing] forth what is concealed with you, but be aware that the notes of yours are not for you. The gate of mercy is ever open, and with it there shall always be a place for you. Your [Music] heart with this secret, and be at peace. [Music][Singing] When I stood in the center and saw the spears and arrows, how they were heading, I felt terror. I felt the [Music] human feeling that happens to me when I see how many spears and arrows are heading towards me, and I am on Certain that this is not a real picture, it's just a hanging image. I remembered the stand of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. [Music] Imam Hussein [Music] Abd Zakalna Qakna, by God [Inhalation] I mean [Music] Imam Hussein [Music] Imam Hussein, this giant, this great one, who stood alone in the field after all his companions and all his family were martyred. When he saw all this hatred and enmity, all these spears, whether human spears or material spears, the looks of the people, the looks of the criminals, they are spears, the looks of the criminals towards Hussein and towards his family. This is Hussein, the one with the honor, the one who would n't accept that anyone should see the shadow of Zainab, peace be upon her. [Music] May first of all, mayucky [ Music] Hamad Tawfiq Abdullah Hamad Hamad, we were afraid, but then a break came on about a sheikh talking about a supplication: "O God, make me honored by Hussein." I was drawn to the supplication, but I didn't know what it meant: "O God, make me honored by Hussein." Imam Hussein [Music] [Music] On the day of Arafah, it came to my mind I remember this supplication [music] in the courtyard of Karbala between the two shrines [music] after I performed the prayer. I said, "O God, make me worthy of Hussein [music]." A supplication whose greatness I [music] didn't know. I didn't know how quickly it is answered. I didn't know that on the Day of Arafah I was making this supplication [music] and then someone from your esteemed channel would call me and seat me on the pulpit of Hussein, in front of Hussein [music]. One, okay [music] in front of Hussein. The problem is, there are more than one question for more than one person. Should I direct the question to Zuhair, or to Habib al- Shayda, the great sheikh, or should I direct a question to Abis [music] [music] in front of Hussein? But the problem is that I have the answers [music] today. Do I have the right to say to Abis, "Why did you go crazy? Hussein drove us crazy before you, after 1400 years. Now we are going crazy for Hussein, so what about Abis, who saw in Hussein what he couldn't bear?" Or maybe it's a question that could be a request. God willing, God willing, I always say, " O Habib, write me down in the book." Your visitors because [music] at the notebook, Habib Al-Zahir, God willing, I have been saddened by Abbas, may God grant him our intercession, God willing, God willing, be sincere with God, be sincere in your hearts, so God Almighty has guided them to love Hussein. Today you have Hussein, overflowing, overflowing, and that is why the sincere people close to Hussein cannot resist this blessing, peace be upon him. He gave them security. You are in Han, tomorrow go, God be with you. They could not leave him, they could not leave him. Now I would like to show you the companion sitting behind that curtain. [music] [ music] [music] [music] [music] Saj Saj said Imam [music] Hussein, Imam Hussein, the truth [laughter] [inhalation] [music] [ singing] Imam Hussein, and by the way [music] not because he is good, not because he is kind [music] because Hussein cannot be resisted [ music] because Hussein gives it to you in cash. This is what you see, this is a merchant, a merchant, this is because he knows the path of Hussein, he is not a loser [music] There are many messages [music] By God, like this and zero opportunities ever Description of a year like this, description of Imam Hussein Qurban [snoring sounds] My master Imam Hussein [singing] [music] [music] I think this is not very equation love can [music] even love our beloved about love for Imam Hussein Imam Hussein God willing, we will be saved like God willing, intercession God willing [music] Not this question [music] Not this question, why with all these mistakes that I serve him with, and he loves him, why does he love me and why do I love him? Of course, of course, they love me and they love you, Hussein, bring to the master Abdullah, O God, bless Muhammad and his family, peace be upon you, my master, my lord Abu Abdullah, see, no crowding [music] without you hearing me about, not even in the simplest, supporters of the fire, and without, I mean, without supporters, just intercession God willing [music] [music] The tenth day of Muharram [snoring sounds] Who says except for [music] a supporter who will support me, I say, at your service, O Hussein [music] Qurban, by God, a Qurban, by God, a promise, I mean, after it, despair, with the touch, supporters, I mean [music] ruined supporters It means [music] God willing, God willing [singing] He means it's not me, and if I were 73, he would be martyred before him, not after him, so he promises me that he will pray for me, run to me like I run to Abbas, and pray for me to be forgiven my sins, and we say to him, we remain true to the covenant of my master, we remain true to the one who bestowed upon us his compassion, mercy, prayers, and goodness, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful. I say, O God, make me honored by Hussein on a personal level, O God, make me honored by Hussein [singing], and of course I pray for my mother and father and my family and all the people who have passed through my life, all the people I have met, all the people whose happiness I was a reason for, or in the important thing, O God, forgive them by the honor of Hussein, and grant me martyrdom on the path of Hussein, even if after a while. In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. O God, make every one of Your [music] guardians, the Proof, the son of Hassan, Your blessings be upon him and upon your forefathers, at this hour and at every hour, a guardian, a protector, a leader, a helper, a guide, and an eye, until You settle him in Your presence willingly and grant him enjoyment therein. long-term medical